Every Thursday, the Techland Screening Room digs deep in an attempt to appreciate one of the 50 most important sci-fi titles of cinema’s first century. When we’re not analyzing the films, we’re announcing the next title in the series. We welcome your thoughts, insights, grumblings and epiphanies. See previous Techland Screening Rooms …
Paperboy: A Fistful of Newsprint coming exclusively for Playstation Move
Lot of old-school gamers will remember Paperboy in its original iteration, which was an arcade cabinet with a unique handlebar controller. A few updates have come out in the modern era but none have been able match the physicality of tilting and steering of the arcade version.
Until now.
Get ready to dodge those crazy poodles, …
Charlie Sheen is Lex Luthor: How Will Superman Ever Beat This Hairdo!
Every superhero needs his villains, and we’ve alread learned that the upcoming Superman reboot is going to feature two baddies: Both Lex Luthor and Brainiac.
Well today Christopher Nolan dropped another bombshell: Just as he reached out to Heath Ledger to shake up the popular conception of the Joker in the Batman franchise, he is now …
iPad Showing Up Early To Expedited Shipping Customers
Gizmodo posted a story yesterday asking whether or not paying $12 extra for expedited iPad shipping was really worth it. It seemed that no matter the shipping method, people were going to get their iPads this Saturday, April 3rd. Well it turns out that Apple had a nice surprise in store for those who opted for expedited shipping: early …
Michael Cera, One Lucky SOB, Cast As The Riddler
Riddle me this: How in the world did Michael Cera – the geeky boy from Juno and Superbad – get cast as The Riddler? Yes, that’s the Riddler as in the Batman universe, as in the next Christopher Nolan blockbuster.
When I think of the character – perhaps Batman’s best and boldest foe – I think of cackling and conniving. I think of …
New episode of “Supernatural” airs on The CW at 9 p.m.
Series premiere of LOST spinoff “FOUND” airs at 8 p.m.
New episode of “FlashForward” airs on ABC at 8 p.m.
“Merlin” marathon on Syfy beings at 8 a.m.
8 Netbooks Worth Buying Right Now
Tablets like Apple’s iPad will soon be all the rage, but netbooks are still holding strong and demand doesn’t appear to have dropped off drastically from last year. So we’ve compiled eight of the best and brightest available today. Each netbook on the list has a screen larger than 1024×600 because anything smaller just wouldn’t …
iPad Review Roundup
Like clockwork, the iPad reviews are starting to pour in and the general consensus is positive. Before we get to them, I’ve listed a few notable tidbits from each review.
• Looks as though Apple plans to have at least 1,000 iPad apps at launch
• 60,000 iBooks at launch
• Marvel Comics app “closely replicates printed comics.”
• Some …
The Daily Dose
Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2010
Today in Techland: Steve caught up with the lovely Kari Byron of Mythbusters, to talk about her return to the show, Evan brought us a look at upcoming game Spider-Man: Shattered Memories, and Doug tracked down the latest on the Loch Ness Monster. Happy hump day! And just in case you missed something…
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