During Blizzcon this past weekend, the Warcraft movie panel announced the cast for the upcoming film adaption of World of Warcraft and it includes two fabulous female actors! The panel was hosted by the Nerdist’s Chris Harwick and featured the film’s director, Duncan Jones, Christ Metsen (Blizzard Senior VP of Story and Franchise Development) and Bill Westenhofer…
Kickstarter of the Week: Flame Con
The folks at Geeks OUT think the Northeast needs a con that helps bring the LGTBQ community, people of every size, gender identity and expression, age, color and type, together to get geeky, expressing what makes each of us different, special, and awesome.
Day of the DEVs
This year’s Day of the DEVs festival hosted by Double Fine and IAM8BIT took place this past weekend in San Francisco. The free, all ages event showcased indie games, art and music. The line at #dayofthedevs (don’t worry, it moved fast) pic.twitter.com/AvcAe3LxBs — Doctor Popular (@DocPop) November 2, 2014 Outside of the bldng was…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
The annual Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction is live In time for the holidays! The auction being hosted at the Board Game Geek website raises funds for the The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund. The fund raises and distributes funds to help gamers in their hour of need. When Tom Vasel, lost his son in 2011, the…
Kickstarter of the Week: RISE: Comics Against Bullying
For proof that bullying still exists, check your social media feed for the day’s latest story. Lately, there’s been so much derision and hate, let’s fight back by supporting a comic series that aims to entertain and educate on the serious issue of bullying.
Get Your Game On Wednesday
This week’s game news covers a lot of ground with common sense codes of conduct, Sims mobile games, and a splash of sophistication with art and novels. Hold on to your hats, because then I spoil it all with silly Youtube parodies. Soft launch of SimCity BuildIt iOS and Android Canadian friends, you’re in luck!…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Steam pulls game after its developer tweets death threat Death threats are always serious business. Being angry that his game was released on Steam with the Early Access label, Mike Maulbeck, took to Twitter to vent. Then he crossed the line and allegedly tweeted he was going to kill one Gabe Newell. Maulbeck has since apologized…
Kickstarter of the Week: Daughters of Mercury
Trans women haven’t historically been represented in traditional oil painting. Artist Janet Bruesselbach wants to change that with a new series of paintings, Daughters of Mercury. Janet took a few moments to share what inspired the project and what she brings the art as a classically-trained artist. In the Daughters of Mercury Kickstarter campaign, Janet…
Where Do We Stand? September Comic Sales
Topping the Diamond’s top ten lists are two beloved characters, Marvel’s Wolverine and DC’s Batman. Taking the top two spots on single issue list is Death of Wolverine #1 and #2. The weekly mini series is getting so much buzz that even NPR’s All Things Considered has a piece about it. First prize on the…
Get Your Game on Wednesday
Another week, another boatload of stories about how GamerGate is truly getting out of hand. Lest you think that’s all there is in the world of gaming, here’s a recap of what’s new.
Reading Diaries: Study Them When They’re Coming Apart
This month I read The Sisters Brothers and Room. They were both good, but I think only Sisters Brothers is a reread. Room is the sort of book that’s built around reveals and tension, and I’m not sure that there’s much there once that’s gone. Certainly it’s a clever book, and the child-voice is wonderfully…
Kickstarter of the Week: The First Annual Journal of Bicycle Feminism
The legacy of the zine lives on. This week’s Kickstarter of the Week focuses on a zine-turning-annual that focuses on building the feminist bicyclist revolution. Vive la revolution! The aim of the Kickstarter campaign for The First Annual Journal of Bicycle Feminism aims to fund the making of their first annual. The theme is grief…