• Games Next-Xbox-Speculation

    To Xbox Infinity and Beyond: Speculating Upon The Next Generation Xbox Reveal

    Can you smell it? It’s in the air, everywhere, all around us. Some may not notice it, but that’s because they aren’t looking for it. Some call it buzz, others say it’s hype. But deep down, in my bones, I know what it really is: a console reveal. And with console reveals, inevitably, come the obligatory press conference, which can make or break a company’s calendar year with a simple blunder or by exceeding expectations. Gamers everywhere can make gold out of fools gold with these press conferences, a trademark for our industry since I can remember. And with every “giant enemy crabs” and “599 US dollars”, there’s a Watch Dogs unveiling, or GTA IV tattoo, or Gabe Newell surprise. Essentially, these things are mixed bags of disappointment and genuine shock, so with great responsibility to give us the information we so desperately need comes great power to spoil that in a heartbeat (or a demo of Skittles the tiger). Sony already let their cats out of the proverbial bag, with a PS4 event that I rather enjoyed. How can Microsoft top them, can them even do that, and what the hell are they going to do to top Usher’s groundbreaking performance at E3 last year

  • TV The-Office-Series-Finale-Review

    The Office Season 9, Episode 24 & 25 Review: “Finale”

    Throughout this entire year, I've seen a good amount of my favorite shows reach their end. I was a wreck when Fringe ended. I was surprisingly emotional at the end of 30 Rock. And I'm already preparing for the emotional onslaught that will be the Breaking Bad finale. But The Office? Well, I haven't felt a thing. And trust me, I didn't want it to be that way—I loved this show so very much in its early years, and will always remember the good times I had with it. But the last few years have really taken a toll on this show, so much so that I felt relief more than sorrow when watching the final hour of The Office. Did the finale manage to change that? Sadly...no, it did not

  • TV The-Best-Episodes-Of-The-Office

    The 20 Best Episodes of NBC’s The Office

    Well everyone, the moment is almost here; after eight long years on television, The Office is coming to an end. Usually, I would be really sad to see such a wonderful show go...but honestly, I feel nothing at this point. And that's primarily because of how rough the last few seasons have been—they don't resemble the earlier seasons at all, and are often unfunny, lazy, and just plain bad. But even though my love of the show was tainted by these last few years, I still remember how glorious it was at the start. In fact, it was one of the best sitcoms on TV for a time. So with the series coming to a close in a mere 24 hours, I thought now would be the perfect time to relive the best episodes that The Office has to offer. Here are the 20 Best Episodes of NBC's The Office

  • Games Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Review

    Injustice: Gods Among Us Review—This DC Beat Em Up Nails The Fun Factor, But Is Far From Perfect

    So...it’s been about three weeks since Injustice came out, and I feel those three weeks really helped me to gauge this review. With most games, the initial release doesn’t matter too much, since the game is more or less the same from there on, minus the addition of some patches or whatnot. But, with MMOs and fighting games, it may behoove savvy fans to wait out a bit, to see whether or not the kinks are ironed out. I can’t speak too much to the MMO front, but fighting games have a long legacy of not getting it right the first time around. Game breaking glitches, ban worthy character gimmicks, horrible imbalance between the cast, bad online connections, and other factors may lead to a strong argument to wait out on buying a new fighter. For me, the biggest risk in buying day one is how the community will react. Like a new kid at school being bullied, the fighting game community (or FGC as we affectionately call it) will devour anything it displeases, as with the first few months of Street Fighter X Tekken’s release. Day one combos, cheap tactics, no developer support post-launch, and a lack of actual dedicated players may be enough to end a game’s life (vanilla Marvel vs Capcom 3 had some of these problems). But with Injustice: Gods Among Us, the first reactions have been overwhelmingly positive, enough for me to watch the game played in tournaments, and to pick it up myself. So here is my reaction to the new wildly successful addition to the FGC’s line-up

  • TV "Something New" -- As the gang prepares to head out to Robin and Barney’s wedding, Ted (Josh Radnor) invites Lily (Alyson Hannigan) to see the house he's finally finished fixing up, on the eighth season finale cliffhanger of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, Monday, May 13 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Ron P. Jaffe/CBS © 2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    How I Met Your Mother Season 8, Episode 24 Review: “Something New”

    How I Met Your Mother is, at this point, probably the master of build up—a title it got, for the most part, accidentally. No one expected this show about a man telling his kids about how he met their mother to last for nine years. No one expected it to run for 184 episodes, be one of the highest rated shows on television, and in general take television by storm. But it did and, because of that, the show was faced with a difficult task: operating as a traditional sitcom with the usual story arcs and character development, and also tell a singular story with a grand mystery at its core. After nine seasons, that mystery has been spread out pretty damn wide—we've gained a seemingly uncountable amount of clues to the identity of the mother, from the color of her umbrella to the appearance of her ankle. All these teases have left fans certainly anxious to find out the mother's true identity and, in "Something New," the moment has finally arrived. Well good ol' Teddy Westside still has a few more hours until he meets his future bride to be, we the audience have gotten our first real look at her. It's an amazing, cathartic, weight lifting moment. But why then does it feel so...anti-climatic

  • TV Arrested-Development-Trailer-1

    Trailer Breakdown: The Prodigal Son of Comedy Has Returned In The First Trailer For Arrested Development Season 4

    Holy crap, guys. I'm not going to lie; while watching this mere minute and a half long trailer, I started to quiver a bit. I simply could not believe that the images on screen were actually real; that one of the best shows ever made (and probably the best comedy ever put to television) was actually returning. It's like seeing beloved family after years with little contact; you're not only thrilled to see them, but also apprehensive to learn if they've changed at all since you last encountered each other. And for the case of the Bluth family, well...there's some differences surely. But thankfully, it seems to be as witty and funny as ever

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Arrow Season 1, Episode 23, Finale Review: “Sacrifice”

Published on May 19th, 2013 | by Kristina Rettig

The finale of Arrow’s first season, “Sacrifice,” was no doubt entertaining and straight-up exhilarating in some areas, but still had some flaws that kept it from the greatness of episodes like “The Undertaking” and “Dead to ... Read More →


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The Saturday Afternoon Shift: Star Trek: First Contact

Published on May 18th, 2013 | by Justin Powell

Years ago, I used to work as a video store clerk. I often found that people were looking to be most adventurous in their film choices on Saturday afternoon. So I would take time and give them something they haven't seen before. So this bi-weekly column, “The Saturday Afternoon Shift” is a series of essays about films I think viewers would be interested in seeing, films you perhaps haven't heard of or overlooked in your search for quality entertainment. Today's film is my favorite Star Trek film, the very under-appreciated First Contact... Read More →


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Joss Whedon Says That Tony Stark Will Return In The Avengers 2, Just In Case You Were Worried At All

Published on May 17th, 2013 | by Matthew Legarreta

Just moments ago, I wrote up an article explaining why today's rumor that Jeremy Renner could be replaced in The Avengers 2 was silly. In it I argued that Disney and Marvel would do everything in their power to keep the core team members the same, and I meant what I said. Well the jury's still out on The Avengers 3, I fully believe The Avengers 2 will have all of the main players on board—including Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark. And apparently, writer/director Joss Whedon agress with me. Hit the jump to read his exact confirmation. Be forewarned though, it will contain spoilers for Iron Man ... Read More →


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Rumor Mill: A New Report Claims Jeremy Renner Could Be Recast For The Avengers 2— But There’s No Way In Hell That Will Happen

Published on May 17th, 2013 | by Matthew Legarreta

Hey, did you click on this article due to the shock value of the headline alone? Good, then it worked...since I seriously doubt that there's much validity to this story at all, and that Comic Book Movie just reported on it for the oh so lucrative Avenger pageviews. But hey, it's out there now, and I guess it's worth talking about anyways. The website claims that talks have broken down with actor Jeremy Renner about reprising his role as Hawkeye in The Avengers 2, and that Marvel is now preparing to recast him as they did Edward Norton and Terrance Howard before him. Why do I not believe this rumor? Well, hit the hump to find out... Read More →


Games

Next-Xbox-Speculation

To Xbox Infinity and Beyond: Speculating Upon The Next Generation Xbox Reveal

Published on May 17th, 2013 | by Jared Russo

Can you smell it? It’s in the air, everywhere, all around us. Some may not notice it, but that’s because they aren’t looking for it. Some call it buzz, others say it’s hype. But deep down, in my bones, I know what it really is: a console reveal. And with console reveals, inevitably, come the obligatory press conference, which can make or break a company’s calendar year with a simple blunder or by exceeding expectations. Gamers everywhere can make gold out of fools gold with these press conferences, a trademark for our industry since I can remember. And with every “giant enemy crabs” and “599 US dollars”, there’s a Watch Dogs unveiling, or GTA IV tattoo, or Gabe Newell surprise. Essentially, these things are mixed bags of disappointment and genuine shock, so with great responsibility to give us the information we so desperately need comes great power to spoil that in a heartbeat (or a demo of Skittles the tiger). Sony already let their cats out of the proverbial bag, with a PS4 event that I rather enjoyed. How can Microsoft top them, can them even do that, and what the hell are they going to do to top Usher’s groundbreaking performance at E3 last year... Read More →


TV

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The Office Season 9, Episode 24 & 25 Review: “Finale”

Published on May 16th, 2013 | by Matthew Legarreta

Throughout this entire year, I've seen a good amount of my favorite shows reach their end. I was a wreck when Fringe ended. I was surprisingly emotional at the end of 30 Rock. And I'm already preparing for the emotional onslaught that will be the Breaking Bad finale. But The Office? Well, I haven't felt a thing. And trust me, I didn't want it to be that way—I loved this show so very much in its early years, and will always remember the good times I had with it. But the last few years have really taken a toll on this show, so much so that I felt relief more than sorrow when watching the final hour of The Office. Did the finale manage to change that? Sadly...no, it did not... Read More →


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Brad Bird Is “Thinking” About An Incredibles 2, Which Is Something I Guess

Published on May 16th, 2013 | by Matthew Legarreta

You know what's a film property I just can't believe hasn't received a sequel yet? The Incredibles. Unlike something like the Dredd sequel from earlier today, there's no real reason why an Incredibles 2 couldn't happen—the film was a huge hit worldwide, and remains one of Pixar's most famed properties. It's also a film that could EASILY be sequelized—and since we're getting films like Cars 2, Monster's University, and Finding Dory out of Pixar now, it's really weird to think that we haven't gotten an Incredibles 2 yet. The real problem here is the writer and director of the first film, Brad Bird: Pixar won't move forward with an Incredibles sequel without him, and Brad Bird simply hasn't made any indication that he's developing another entry in the series. But even though we've seen and heard little about The Incredibles 2 from him since the first movie came out, rest assured fans: the man is thinking about it. And that will have to do for now, right? Find out what he has to say about the development of the film right after the jump... Read More →


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