Another solid episode of Chuck, all about swapping out ancient masks at an art museum and then all about counteracting the contraband poison that threatens to kill Sarah and Shaw. Near the end of the episode, as those two poisoned would-be lovebirds comfort one another, Chuck comes running across the museum, stopping dead in his tracks …
New episode of “LOST” airs on ABC at 9 p.m.
Series premiere of “Past Life” airs on FOX at 9 p.m.
“Time Traveler’s Wife” out on DVD
Google Looks To Crush Facebook, Twitter With a More Sociable Gmail
The invites are out and something is afoot in Mountain View, CA, at the Google campus. Whatever could it be? Well, this much we know so far, Google will be “unveiling some product innovations in two of [its] most popular products.”
According to an earlier report from the WSJ, Google will unveil a Gmail plug-in that streams …
The Daily Dose
Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
Today in Techland: Valentine’s Day sucks, but if you must, here are some things to do that won’t. Peter gave Bio Shock 2 an 8/10 in his review and found himself needing a night light. Steve delivered his diagnosis of the terminally ill Spider-Man franchise if Peter Parker turns into just another pretty face, and …
EA’s Future Release Calendar Portends Weak Holiday Lineup, Awesome 1Q 2011
Electronic Arts just wrapped up their fiscal 3Q 2010 earnings conference call. Quite a few games were mentioned during the call and within the accompanying press release, some that were previously announced through other channels and some that weren’t. Somewhat troubling for EA is that other than Crysis 2 and the new mixed martial arts …
Nintendo Dominates the 2000s
I would have never guessed it, but Nintendo dominated the last decade taking nine of the top 10 spots of best selling video games. The only title to crack the top 10 was Rockstar’s “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” with 18.15 million units sold, which pales in comparison to the 58.4 million copies of Wii Sports that were sold. The …
Batman 3: It Won’t Be Long Now
Today, Variety wrote that ABC’s FlashForward would endure another kick to the teeth as co-creator David Goyer announced his departure from the show to focus on his film career (though he will stay attached to the show as executive producer.)
Translation: It’s Batman 3 time, kiddies!
Goyer co-wrote 2005’s Batman Begins and also …
Shocking: Nintendo Is Developing New Hardware…
…and this picture of a black Wii isn’t it. According to this report from the 13th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival in Tokyo over the weekend, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed Nintendo is working on a new piece of gaming hardware. Unless he was talking about another Nintendo DS redesign (DSi XXL?), Miyamoto was referring to a next generation …
Vacation in Hoth, Winter Wonderland
I saw this on io9 and waited as long as I could before blatantly ripping off their post. (I already did so on Twitter.)
An artist named Justin van Genderen did a series of vintage deco-style travel posters for some of the major planets in Star Wars. Here’s Hoth:
Do you not admire its beauty? See them all here. I don’t know …
“BioShock 2” Review: I Need A Nightlight To Sleep
Once again we’re transported back to Rapture, but 10 years after the events that transpired in the first “BioShock” story and we find ourselves trampling through the underwater city as a Big Daddy. I won’t give away any of the story or plot lines because without them, “BioShock 2” is more or less the same game we’ve all …