Archive for November, 2010

REVIEW: ‘Vanquish’
/ November 30, 2010 3:10 PM

REVIEW: ‘Vanquish’

Vanquish, from Shinji Mikami (creator of the Resident Evil series), is like a quarter munching arcade game that’s frustrating, fun, epic, cheesy, and just plain nuts at times, but under all of that its surprisingly well put together, albeit incredibly short romp

FX Sets Launch Dates for ‘Archer’, ‘Lights Out’
/ November 30, 2010 11:33 AM

FX Sets Launch Dates for ‘Archer’, ‘Lights Out’

FX has set the premiere dates for returning comedy series Archer (Thursday January 27) and new drama Lights out (Tuesday, January 11) both at 10 PM ET/PT. FX has 13 episodes for Archer, which was excellent in its first season and one of the funniest shows on TV after the sudden crash of adult swim, if you loved Sealab, you’ll

New ‘Magic: The Gathering Tactics’ Art Released
/ November 30, 2010 11:21 AM

New ‘Magic: The Gathering Tactics’ Art Released

While I was never one to play Magic back in junior high and high school, there was a devoted community who, even today, still play the game weekly at our local haven, Atomic Comics (yes the comic book store seen in Kick-Ass is our local chain here in the Valley of the Sun). Well for all the Magic fans out

‘Being Human’ Premieres Jan 17 on SyFy
/ November 30, 2010 9:00 AM

‘Being Human’ Premieres Jan 17 on SyFy

SyFy, once the home of Battlestar Galactica, has a new series on tap for January 17 involving creatures and spirits of the night, living together, and trying to figure out how to live in a world full of humans. We have a vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost co-existing and while it sounds like a bad sitcom, SyFy describes it

‘The Walking Dead’ Hits Series Highs
/ November 30, 2010 8:40 AM

‘The Walking Dead’ Hits Series Highs

AMC’s Original Series The Walking Dead, based on the graphic novel of the same name, and which we reviewed right here, hit series highs with the fifth episode according to TVByTheNumbers. The November 28th episode hit 5.6 million viewers and a 2.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic, this beats nearly everything on NBC. The series’ first season finale is this

PREVIEW: ‘DC Universe Online’
/ November 29, 2010 1:47 PM

PREVIEW: ‘DC Universe Online’

There isn’t a richer stable of material to pull from for an MMORPG than a comic book universe’s stable of characters, history, and influence. With DC Universe Online, Warner Bros. and Sony Online Entertainment are bringing the entire DC Comics collection to life in ways that long time players of City of Heroes only dreamed

Batman Enters the DC Universe Online Fray
/ November 24, 2010 10:58 AM

Batman Enters the DC Universe Online Fray

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is featuring Batman as this month’s iconic character and participant of the 2011 release of DC Universe Online. Check out some of the screens of The Dark Knight as he lays the smack down. Hit the break for a full image gallery of The Batman

CONTEST: ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’
/ November 23, 2010 7:45 AM

CONTEST: ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’

Exit Through the Gift Shop available now on iTunes and VOD! Become a fan on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/ExitThroughTheGiftShopContest Buy on iTunes at http://bit.ly/BanksyiTunes DVD Available on December 14th, Pre-Order at http://amzn.to/i4H0JW This is the inside story of Street Art – a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money and vandalism collide. Exit Through the Gift Shop follows

REVIEW: Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik 0-60
/ November 22, 2010 5:15 PM

REVIEW: Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik 0-60

For all the hype that Yelawolf has generated in the hip-hop community and associated circles, it’s no surprise that you’ve never heard of him. Southern-bred and laying low, with this being his label debut, the artist has a distinct sound and a decent flow, but the material on Trunk Muzik 0-60 is average at best with Yelawolf coming off as

‘Fringe’ Sent to Die on Friday, ‘American Idol’ to Steam Roll Wednesdays and Thursdays
/ November 20, 2010 10:46 AM

‘Fringe’ Sent to Die on Friday, ‘American Idol’ to Steam Roll Wednesdays and Thursdays

Well FOX has apparently given up hope of turning Fringe into the next big thing, unless it prospers like the series FOX hopes it would be, The X Files, on Fridays. FOX’s midseason announcement has a lot of changes, the biggest one is American Idol moving from Tuesday/Wednesday to Wednesday/Thursday where it will go head to head with each networks