Games
Stan Lee to Appear in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
The legendary Stan Lee has put in cameos in most of Marvel’s movies, but now he’s joining the voice cast of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Stan’s narrated a couple of games from the Spider-Man series, but this will be the first time he’s actually had an in-game part. According to Lee:
“I am thrilled to be [...]
Sam Raimi to Direct World of Warcraft Movie
Sam Raimi has signed on to direct a live-action adaptation of World of Warcraft. There’s a lot of talk out of the blogs about the wisdom of this teaming. Pajiba compares this announcement to shit fajitas: fajitas (Sam Raimi movies) are awesome, but their, you know, full of shit (i.e. video game movies traditionally suck). [...]
The Guild Season 2 Arrives on YouTube
If you’re a gamer and you haven’t checked out The Guild yet, then maybe you should upgrade that Vectrex and start watching it. Season Two is coming to YouTube.
Last season, we watched Syd (Felicia Day of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along blog fame) deal with the unexpected arrival of the love-smitten Zaboo and the guild’s betrayal by [...]
Halo Art for the Home
Now you can immortalize and proudly display your finest moments battling the covenant in Halo 3, thanks to haloscreenshots.com. Here’s how it works:
Using the screenshot functionality built into the Halo 3 game, users capture and create custom screenshot images.
These images are then stored, organized and shared in the community file share on bungie.net.
You then browse [...]
CapCom at Comic Con – Oh Yes, They Will Bring It
CapCom, makers of some of the most played games on the planet, has been updating their blog this week with a bevy of swag that they’ll be giving away and selling at their Comic Con booth.
First, you may have already seen the zombie transformation t-shirt, being given away to support CapCom’s Comic Con reveal of [...]
Star Wars Shop: Online Comic-Con Store is Now Open
StarWarsShop.com sends word that their Comic-Con Store is now open. My favorite item is the Secret of Monkey Island Statue ($89.99, ships September 10) shown above, but I might be biased because a good friend of mine from high school worked on Tales of Monkey Island, just released from TellTale.
There are also a number of [...]
Modern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition Revealed
Infinity Ward has released details on the various editions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and there’s some sweet swag waiting for you inside.
Standard Edition ($59.99 at Amazon):
Game and Instruction Manual
Hardened Edition ($79.99 at Amazon):
Game and instruction manual
Premium, special-edition Steelbook case with custom artwork by Infinity Ward
Hardbound art book “Behind the Lines”, deigned by [...]
Stap Man Stapler
When you’re designing your geek den, office or cubicle, there’s always room for the classics, and there are few more classic than Pac-Man. Chomp away at the masses of paper with the Propaganda Stap Man stapler now available at Panik Design for £16.00 (roughly $26.00 USD, according to Nerd Approved).
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Wizards of the Coast Gift With Purchase Weekend
Wizards of the Coast has a very cool promotion this weekend. There’s still time, so get over to a game store ASAP. If you visit one of the participating retailers and purchase $15 or more worth of WotC merch, you can choose one of the items above for free. Very cool, Wizards!
