Day: December 5, 2014

Super Mario Groot, Newgrounds, http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/manenames/super-mario-groot

Kickstarter of the Week: Video Game Coasters

Melding his love of games and his woodworking skills, Hunter Montgomery wants to create pixelated video game coasters for video game fans everywhere. The Video Games Coasters Kickstarter aims to bring four of Hunter’s designs to life using various hardwoods to achieve the different colors. That’s right, he’s not staining them;  he’s using the natural color…

If You Like…Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect is one of my comfort movies. I throw it on whenever I’m in a funk or just need something playing in the background while I work. The combination of singing, humour and sarcasm speaks to me. So when the trailer for Pitch Perfect 2 débuted a little while ago I was aca-ecstatic. Haven’t…

Preacher Adaptation Gets an AMC Pilot

The small-screen adaptations of beloved comics series continue: AMC has picked up a pilot episode of the TV adaptation of Preacher. Executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, as well as episode writer/showrunner Breaking Bad alumnus Sam Catlin, will be bringing the first of (hopefully) many episodes to geek and non-geek audiences alike. No word…

Con Diaries: Metatopia

Metatopia bills itself as a game design festival, not a game conference. The difference lies in the purpose: Metatopia is for game design professionals to playtest their current projects. You can’t buy most of the games there yet, although you may recognize some of the game titles from a Kickstarter. You can register as a…

Another Day, Another White Guy at Marvel: Benedict Cumberbatch to play Dr. Strange

Well, Marvel made it official, Benedict Cumberbatch is billed to play Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange in the upcoming Dr. Strange movie. I’m caught in a mix of emotions ranging between mad, bitter, and disappointed. Mostly disappointed. I had hoped that Marvel execs’ statement at their last press conference denying Cumberbatch’s involvement in Dr. Strange, along…

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