The Avengers Review

I'm just coming back from the midnight showing of Avengers in IMAX 3D. I'm hoping to try and get this all down before the fresh memories become stale, but honestly as I write this I'm beginning to realize that this movie had so many standout moments that it's hard to forget any of them. On a side note, midnight showings of films like this are quite possibly the best environment for an avid filmgoer.  That's usually where the true fans go, they cheer when you're meant to cheer, and laugh when you are meant to laugh.  Overall a very satisfying experience, so if your local theater offers a midnight premiere of a movie you are...

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Elder Scrolls MMO announced for 2013

 This is on the cover of the new Game Informer, who has the exlusive on the Elder Scrolls MMO Just when you thought you could escepe the grasp of Skyrim, the many realms of Elder Scrolls is not done with you yet. Game Informer got the exclusive scoop on the new title from Zenimax Online Studios, which will be featured in their June issue. If you're unfamiliar with Zenimax Online Studios, it's becasue they have yet to release a title. The new MMO will be developed by Zenimax Online Studios, founded back in 2007 under the direction of Matt Firor, a Mythic Entertainment veteran known for his work on Dark Age of Camelot. The Maryland-based...

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Avengers Movie Primer: Fury's Big Week

Are you ready for The Avengers TONIGHT!? We are, but you might need some help (And if you do, you might need some serious help). We've tackled each movie leading up to the Avengers, and while we've already tackled The Incredible Hulk,The Invincible Iron Man, The Mighty Thor, and lastly Captain America, there's an unforgettable character that we've all come to know and anticipate. That's right, Nick Fury has had a big week, and Marvel Comics has it all covered in 4 short issues. We're going to take a look at the four issue series that  ties all of the movies together in one neat little package. The Avenger's Prelude: Fury's...

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Spotify for iPad impressions

Spotify has been my favorite music service since it launched last year. After launch I immediately cancelled my subscription to Rhapsody. Spotify by far has the largest and diverse music library available to all of their users, and is an overall stand up service. The one shortcoming, and it’s a big one, with Spotify is their mobile apps. Whether it’s for iPhone or Android they are just clunky, clumsy and anything but polished. Navigation isn’t the best. It still relies primarily on playlists instead of streaming albums. At last much of that has changed with the release of the iPad app. It’s not perfect but it is certainly...

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Avengers Movie Primer: Captain America The First Avenger

Are you ready for The Avengers on May 4th? We are, but you might need some help (And if you do, you might need some serious help). We're going to tackle each movie leading up to the Avengers, and while we've already tackled The Incredible Hulk,The Invincible Iron Man, and The Mighty Thor, it's now time to tango with star spangled man with a plan, Captain America! Like Thor, Captain America The First Avenger is a standalone movie. There's no prequel or sequel yet, and the movie starts so long ago and ends pretty much at The Avengers movie, there won't be a sequel for some time. Let's get started with this movie. The first...

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$100 Xbox? Yes please!

Well as if the Xbox 360 wasn't already crushing the living room space it's about to even further. Microsoft has it's eyes set on destroying Sony and making themselves the undisputed king of in home entertainment from computing to gaming and now streaming movies and watching TV. Rumor has it that in the next week or two Microsft may be releasing an Xbox 360 and Kinect Bundle for as little as $100 with a two year commitment at $15 a month. This would most likely include an Xbox Live Gold subscription and some streaming services. If I were to venture a guess it will work a lot like a cell phone agreement with early termination fees...

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The Walking Dead game gets it right

Everyone should know by now that we absolutely love, I mean love us some Walking Dead. Robert Kirkman's comic has transformed from niche title that few knew about to full blown pop culture phenomenon in a matter of a couple of years. It's an impressive feat to say the least, and it looks as if things can only get better from here. Kirkman might be the hardest working writer in the comic book world, and that's paid off in spades. So we have the comic, we have the show, and now it's time for the game. Telltale Games, the unofficial godfathers of the traditional point and click adventure game, have plenty of experience...

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WWE Raw Wrapup 4/30/2012

WWE Monday Night Raw - April 30th, 2012 Two nights in a row of eventful, semi-logical, entertaining wrestling is something we've come to not expect.  Not this week!  WWE closes April strong with an interesting show that made effort to move story lines along and change up the usual Monday Night formula.  And at the least, the "Monday Night Raw starring Brock Lesnar" graphic was good for a laugh. Raw starts with John Lauranaitis out, telling the fans that we should be thanking him for bringing Lesnar in.  Lesnar has proved Cena to be a mere mortal.  Lesnar follows the warm welcome from Johnny and tells us he did just...

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Smartphones with keyboards are still cool

Keyboards on smartphones are totally cool, well, at least to me they still are. If you've been following me around the interwebs, you know that I proudly rock a MyTouch 3G Slide which I bought at release in early June of 2010. You probably also know that I love both Android and HTC (and HTC Sense) and I'm also very happy with my service from T-Mobile. Hitchcock would be proud. The MyTouch 3G Slide is basically a similarly spec'd HTC version of the original Motorola Droid. This chunky phone sports a slide-out keyboard beneath the 3.8" screen. It has all the amenities of android, including wifi-hotspot capability and the "Genius Button."...

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WWE Extreme Rules 4/29/12

Extreme Rules - April 29th, 2012 Instead of just running down the play by play action, today we'll take a bit of a look at results, reactions and what (if any) impact this show had on the WWE landscape.  As an initial reaction, I'm confident enough to call this the most solid PPV since Money in the Bank last year. Match 1 - Santino (c) vs The Miz, United States Championship Winner: Santino via pinfall The Youtube preshow seems to be a direction WWE is sticking with, and it's not necessarily a bad one, if we continue to get solid matches as part of the deal.  This was pretty standard fare for a Santino match, with a bit of a...

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