Some of you might know of a new show coming to Syfy called Defiance. It takes place in a future after an alien migration (not invasion) but the world is ravaged and there is war. It looks interesting and I'm looking forward to it premiering in April ( Read more... )

This afternoon I finally got my Ingress invite. (Android only, it's a Google produced game.) After having requested it four weeks ago! I was actually starting to not care anymore. I mean, by the time I would get to play all the portal would be claimed and I wouldn't be able to do anything anyway. Right? Except I was still excited to get it ( Read more... )

I only remembered this became available today about 30 minutes ago. >.<

Angry Birds Star Wars

That's the Android version. If you have iOS you'll have to find it on your own. Or you can go here where you can find links for Android, iOS, and PC (but looking at that it appears it costs $5 for PC).

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News:

♠ If you have a Nintendo Wii, September 14th is when Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals: Sing & Dance will be released. 32 Webber songs from 13 of his musicals making for probably the gayest karaoke party ever.

♠ Human Rights Campaign now has a resource guide for Your Elected Officials. You can check up on your representatives to see how well, ( Read more... )

Of the Humble Indie Bundle V, so far all I've been playing is Amnesia. I was curious how so many people could say it's terrifying. I can't say that it scares me but I definitely get chills and goosebumps. Although, I haven't really gotten that far yet. So far it feels like Myst but with a Lovecraftian theme.

Here's a two-and-a-half minute trailer ( Read more... )

The Humble Indie Bundle V is now available. I've been intrigued by this project since it started, but never until now was I excited enough to actually dive into it. If you're unfamiliar, the Humble Indie Bundle is a collection of cross-platform DRM-free games. And you set the price how much you want to pay. If purchased separately these games would ( Read more... )

A new scripted show for Syfy is set to air in February 2013. Defiance is a joint project between Syfy Studios and Trion Worlds. The series stars Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Fionnula Flanagan, Mia Kirshner and Oscar-nominee Graham Greene. Set in the near future, Defiance introduces a completely ( Read more... )

Just a couple notes of interest...

◊ In a random but neat thing, Flavorwire has infographics of fictional character birthdays for every day of the year. You can see who shares your birthday. Mine is shared with Sherlock Holmes. But I already knew that.

◊ In an opinion piece at the Guardian about LGBT inclusiveness in video games, Charlie Brooker ( Read more... )

College Humor brings us this highly amusing Doctor Who RPG, that loosely covers the Eleventh Doctor's run so far. 8-bit soundtrack, turn-based battles, choose which questions to ask to propel the story! I'd play this if only it were a real thing. In the meantime, does anyone have a link to the selection of the last question? *g ( Read more... )

♠ The Avengers ( Embedded Under the Cut )