Capcom Bringing Street Fighter IV to Android?
Monday, 19th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, consumer, device, fighter, games, hd, lg, street
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Until today, we haven’t heard much of a potential official Street Fighter port for Android. A press release from LG just confirmed that Street Fighter IV will land exclusively on one of their first “HD Android smartphone” in the near future. Keep Reading
Need Your Movie Fix? Get Your Video Game Hits and Flix On…Qwikster?
Monday, 19th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Written by: Paul Nyhart
For all of your movie needs...streaming not included.
Because corportate America hasn’t confused itself enough, Netflix made quite the startling announcement that they will be spinning off their DVD/home movie division into a new company called, Qwikster. Not to be confused with twister, the rousing game that is eerily remiscent to the actions of those at the helm of Netflix, Qwikster a new division owned and operated by Netflix, that will solely focus on distributing DVD’s and Blurays to you by mail. If there’s a silver lining, there will also now be video games served along with Keep Reading
The Protector: How One ‘Jace Hall Show’ Fan Dealt with Conflict
Monday, 19th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Submitted by F. Rocky A.
I was born on a small island in the Caribbean, where I spent my first 10 years of life. Living in a tight knit community made up of close and distant relatives, I can remember being able to scurry in the streets well into the night without having to worry about sexual predators or stray gunfire. Life was good, serene and fruitful. Always the audacious type, I was running around with my cousins and friends playing war, building forts, shooting marbles. Which at no surprise to my parents, helped me choose my future occupation. Keep Reading
Use a classic PS, NES, SNES, Atari, or Sega controller on your Wii
Monday, 19th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Technology
Tags: adapter, bruno, classic, controller, freitas, hack, retropad, wii
Written by: Jordan Kahn
The video above shows a PlayStation controller being used to play Wii thanks to modder Bruno Freitas and his latest Wii RetroPad Adapter hack.
The adapter is apparently quite simple to construct yourself and Bruno has made everything necessary available here. No Game Cube extension cables here, the Wii RetroPad adapter allows your controller of choice to talk to the Wiimote, which in return talks to the Wii wirelessly. Freitas explains:
Gamers Crack Case in AIDS Research That Scientists Have Struggled With For Years
Monday, 19th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture, Technology
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Which console will get it first
It took a group of 1337 gamers all of three weeks to solve something that scientists have been working on for a decade to understand — the result is one of the biggest breakthroughs in AIDS treatment of recent memory. Online gamers were able to determine the structure of a retrovirus protein called protease, which scientists have been trying to “de-activate” in order to reduce viruses like HIV from spreading throughout the body. Keep Reading
Does the PS Vita’s battery life suck?
Monday, 19th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Technology
Tags: apple, battery, gaming, hours, life, sony's, vita, vita's
Written by: Jordan Kahn
The reports are coming in on Sony’s PS Vita and the majority seem to be focusing on battery life. While this is probably because everything else hardware-wise seems to be be pretty flawless, we know poor battery life can make or break a dedicated gaming handheld. Keep Reading
Steam offering Portal for PC and Mac for free until Sept.20
Saturday, 17th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 99, just, mac, making, new, original, PC, portal, steam, valve
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Much like they did for the release of the original Portal port for Mac OS X, Valve is making the first installment of the incredible first-person puzzler available for free on both PC and Mac until September 20th. Keep Reading
Samsung’s Epic 4G Touch (Galaxy S II variant) lands on Sprint
Friday, 16th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: 4g, design, device, epic, Galaxy, ii, make, phone, samsung, sprint
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Looking to upgrade to a new Android device on Sprint? Starting today Samsung’s Galaxy S II variant, the Epic 4G Touch is officially available via the Sprint website. It’s gonna set you back $200 on the usual two year commitment, but the good news is you’ll be getting one of the better Android-powered smartphones on the market for much less than possible before now.
If you couldn’t bring yourself to part with $600+ for the unlocked Galaxy S II, the subsidized price will definitely make it easier to make the switch. The 4G WiMax-capable device sports a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display and an impressive 7.7-thin design. Most of the other hardware specs mirror its Galaxy S II counterpart available on other carriers. Keep Reading
Stars and Star Wars: Lucasfilm and Celebrities Team for Stand Up 2 Cancer
Friday, 16th September 2011Posted in Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: EBay, Ed Helms, Jaime King, Lucasfilm, star wars
Written by: Jeff Nau
To both celebrate the release of the new Star Wars films on blu-ray and garner awareness for cancer research, Lucasfilm created the following promotional video for their campaign Stand Up 2 Cancer. It’s a cavalcade of stars, including Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Hader, Aziz Ansari (30 Minutes or Less) and a bunch of others. And it’s actually pretty damn funny Keep Reading
Double Dragon Woodcut Art and More from Aled Lewis
Friday, 16th September 2011Posted in Gaming, Pop Culture
Tags: Aled Lewis, Double Dragon, Mario, plywood, The Great Gatsby, Zelda
Written by: Jeff Nau
Sony to release PlayStation Suite SDK for Android devs
Friday, 16th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Technology
Tags: certified, content, developers, devices, ps, sce, SDK, suite
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Looking to beef up its offerings on Sony certified Android smartphones, Sony is prepping the launch of a PlayStation Suite SDK that will not only support Xperia Play devices, but also other yet to be launched Android-powered handhelds. Keep Reading
A Book All About Girls’ Butts: Diddy’s Gift To the World
Friday, 16th September 2011Posted in NERDCORE, Offbeat
Tags: Culo by Mazzucco, Diddy, Interscope, Interscope Records, Jimy Iovine, P Diddy, Puff Daddy
Written by: Jeff Nau
In a move sure to send all you budding Hemingways smashing your IBM electric typewriters against a wall, Diddy has announced his latest endeavor: a 240-page collection of photographs celebrating the beauty of the female ass. Yes, please. Keep Reading
How’d Harley Quinn Get So Sexy? Going Behind the Scenes of ‘Arkham City’
Friday, 16th September 2011Posted in Gaming, Offbeat, Pop Culture, Technology
Tags: arkham city, Asian Dude, Harley Quinn, motion capture
Written by: Jeff Nau
If you thought Harley Quinn was hot in Arkham City…obviously you’re not alone. But if you ever wanted a more in-depth and behind the scenes look at Gotham’s sexiest villain, we have a special treat for you… Keep Reading
Chipotle Has an Asian Friend: ‘Shophouse’ Rolls out First “Asian Chipotle”
Friday, 16th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: chicken, chipotle, end, food, like, lower, shophouse, taste
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Many of us know Chipotle as the place where we eat every other meal…But how many of you knew they were rolling out a new asian counterpart called “Shophouse?”
It doesn’t quite ring delicious like Chipotle does, but Shophouse promises to offer great food in a colorless environment.
“We want the color of the restaurant to come from the food.”
No they don’t mean artificial coloring…we think. Keep Reading
Whatever Happened to Roland Emmerich’s ‘Asteroids’ Film?!
Friday, 16th September 2011Posted in Gaming, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: Asteroids, Asteroids movie, Roland Emmerich, singularity, Uwe Boll
Written by: Jeff Nau
For those of you who were looking forward to the Asteroids film – or more importantly, the fact that it was going to be directed by none other than Roland Emmerich, who brought you 10,000 B.C. and Independence Day – we have some bad news for you. Or good, depending on your sense of humor? Keep Reading
iOS 5 on iPad 2 vs Windows 8 tablet…. Fight!!
Thursday, 15th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: apple, build, early, features, important, iOS, iOS 5, latest, really, tablet, windows
Written by: Jordan Kahn
With Microsoft recently showing off some of the new features in Windows 8 (the latest iteration of Windows meant for both PCs and mobile devices), comparisons to the tablet market’s leader doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Luckily, our friends over at Winrumors have put together this video of iOS 5 and the latest Windows 8 build side by side. Keep Reading
Nerd Guru John Hodgman Dishes Dirt on Ghostbusters 3…Who’s He Gonna Play?
Thursday, 15th September 2011Posted in Pop Culture
Tags: Bill Murray, Ghostbusters 3, John Hodgman
Written by: Jeff Nau
On his WFMU radio show, aka The Best Show, nerd expert John Hodgman dished some serious dirt on Ghostbusters 3 – including his own potential role as both gofer and possible son of a famous bespectacled ghost-catcher. And will Bill Murray show up? Keep Reading
TGS: Square Enix announces Final Fantasy Legends, Chrono Trigger, and more for iOS & Android
Thursday, 15th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, announced, app, chaos, Chrono Trigger, demos score, fantasy, final, iOS, rings, square
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Square Enix has made some major announcements in the mobile space at this year’s TGS. Among them, Final Fantasy Legends, Chrono Trigger, and Chaos Rings 2, all of which will be landing on iOS and Android in the near future. Keep Reading
Immortal Technique: The Biggest Bad Ass in Hip-Hop (Who Are We to Argue?)
Thursday, 15th September 2011Posted in NERDCORE, Pop Culture
Tags: Chuck D., Dr. Cornel West, Immortal Technique, The Revolution of Immortal Technique, Woody Harrelson
Written by: Jeff Nau
Just how bad-ass is Immortal Technique? According to some of the most revered and venerable artists in the hip-hop industry, he’s one of the greatest writers of the genre. Or, as Chuck D. said, ““You’ve symbolized the voice of truth all around the world in the name of rap and Hip-Hop.” Keep Reading
Marine Thought He Was Going to Die, Receives Medal of Honor
Thursday, 15th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Written by: Paul Nyhart
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If Dakota Meyer had his way, he probably would prefer that we didn’t write this piece on him. He didn’t go into an ambush and save 36 lives because he wanted the attention of people writing about it, or a medal hanging from his neck. He did it because he was a soldier watching his brothers die, and today, even after receiving the highest Honor in the United States, he sees it no differently.
But seeing that Meyer is the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor from the President since the Vietnam War, we feel like he deserves his just due. Keep Reading
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