Category: Events

WonderCon 2014: so many panels, so little time

WonderCon 2014 is only one week away! This is my second year attending, and I’m hoping to actually make it to a few panels this year. The problem is figuring out which ones to hit, while still making time for interviews for the website, snagging photos for the cosplay gallery, shopping for geek trinkets, and

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Events
Guest Writer

[GDC 2014] Most Interesting Indy Titles

It was my first time at the Game Developers’ Conference this year. Of course, the hardware was nice, but the most interesting sights for me were showcases of the continuing creativity of the Indy developer scene. I came away quite interested in several major titles either currently available or soon to be released, and here

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Events
James Trauben

[GDC 2014] Occulus Rift DevKit 2 Impressions

It was a fairly quiet year for new hardware at the Game Developers’ Convention – except for one little piece of gear. That platform is, of course, the Oculus Rift, a virtual-reality headpiece that makes you look like you belong in a Daft Punk act and shoves you face-first into the game. My colleague Andrew and

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Art
llyzabeth

Gallery: DesignerCon 2013

Hitting the Pasadena DesignerCon this past Saturday was an awesome experience. The amount of artistic talent and creativity in that hall was just staggering. Check out our huge photo gallery from the event!

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For Star Wars Fans, Is No News Good News? Why a little less info could be great for the franchise and its followers

When Walt Disney executives refused to release new Star Wars: Episode VII details during last weekend’s D23 conference, millions of (fan) voices suddenly cried out in terror. In the audience, there were boos and moans of disappointment; on social sites like Twitter, there was an outpouring of indignant rage. “How are they not even announcing

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Comic Con
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[SDCC 2013] Kick-Ass 2 and Riddick panels

Two sequels shared San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H Friday afternoon. It’s hard to tell which caused more excitement: Kick-Ass 2, the sequel to the ultra-violent surprise superhero hit of 2010; or Riddick, the long-awaited continuation of the Pitch Black saga.

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[SDCC 2013] Cosplay Gallery Part 6

Every year the cosplay community continues to step up their game with better and better costumes.  We love their dedication to their craft and their confidence to wear their geek on more than their sleeve.  That’s why every convention we give them praise and support by showcasing their talents and love for the icons of

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[SDCC 2013] The World’s End at Hall H

With the final installment of The Cornetto Trilogy to be released in US theaters on August 23rd, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and moderator Chris Hardwick met with fans at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H to answer questions about the film The World’s End. It’s easy to see there’s a long-standing friendship between Pegg,

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[SDCC 2013] The Visionaries Panel

Entertainment Weekly’s “The Visionaries” panel in Hall H was a true meeting of the minds: directors Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, 500 Days of Summer), Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men), and Edgar Wright (Spaced, The World’s End, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) sat down and

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