During an interview with gay podcast Feast of Fun during C2E2, veteran Archie Comics cartoonist and writer Dan Parent revealed that the comic’s first openly-gay character will make his way to Riverdale High School this fall.
(More on Techland: DC’s First Openly-Gay Character Gets Her Own Series)
Debuting in Veronica #202, which …
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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Trek Nation:
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Video games by … Martha Stewart?: Believe it. Majesco Entertainment cut a deal with Stewart’s company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to create games …
Microsoft has announced “Docs” for Facebook, a service that allows users to create, edit, and share Microsoft Office documents with their Facebook friends. While some of us may be wondering what took Microsoft so long to show up at the online document creation party, the company insists that Docs is something unique:
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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Reefer Madness!:
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It’s been fun, Spock. You will be missed: It’s sad, but true: 79-year-old Leonard Nimoy has announced his retirement from acting. Nimoy is best known as the man behind Star …
Here’s the deal with Roger Ebert. He’s a critic I respect who’s paid his dues and earned the right to hold forth on cinema, writing and any number of artistic disciplines.
But, he’s talking trash about video games again. It’s painfully clear that he hasn’t played video games in a long time (the clip is from 1993) and …
For the last few years, Captivate has been Capcom’s annual showcase of its upcoming titles. It’s been their way to generate some buzz and show off games that are near release or in development before the craziness of E3 hits. This year, Capcom displayed its latest wares in Honolulu. Over the next few days, I’ll be rolling out …
Aaand… exhale. The $20 Classic Controller Pro is now available for the Wii. It looks somewhat similar to the Classic Controller, except for some handy grips, two rows of shoulder buttons, and the handsome black color.
The Classic Controller Pro is also available in white or as part of a special limited-edition bundle for $60, …
For the last few years, Captivate has been Capcom’s annual showcase of its upcoming titles. It’s been their way to generate some buzz and show off games that are near release or in development before the craziness of E3 hits. This year, Capcom displayed its latest wares in Honolulu. Over the next few days, I’ll be rolling out …
Monday, April 19, 2010
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We like those odds: A “lost” survey of 5,000 librarians says that 1 in 5 have had sex in the stacks. Conducted in 1992 by now-defunct Wilson Library Bulletin the survey also produced these interesting facts about your friendly neighborhood …
Case of the Mondays? Well, we’ve got some free stuff to give away to cheer you up. We don’t have any particular swag lying around but we do have oodles and oodles of video games around the office. I’ll pull together a handsome collection of three Xbox 360, Wii or PS3 games depending on your console of choice. All you need to do is watch …
Here we go: At this weekend’s Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Steve Sansweet, Lucasfilm Director of Fan Relations, told IGN that a Star Wars box set on Blu-ray isn’t far off.
“We have been at work for a couple of years working on-I won’t call it the Ultimate Set because we keep finding stuff-but, a very full set of …
According to Comic Book Resources, Kevin Conroy–the actor who’s voiced Batman in various animated series and last year’s hit Batman: Arkham Asylum game–let slip the identity of one of the Dark Knight’s major arch-nemeses who’ll be showing up in the upcoming Bat-game. During a Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo panel on …
