You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Our favorite comic shop is moving! Don’t worry, they’re not going far. The Villainous Lair Comic Shop and Game Shop are moving just down the street. This week on the podcast we’ll tell you about the new space that’s big enough to
Only a week after displaying its newest tech on the GDC expo floor, Oculus VR has reached a “definitive” agreement with Facebook. The social giant will acquire the VR manufacturer for apprximately $2 billion in combined cash and Facebook stocks. Both Facebook and Oculus VR have commented on the deal, Facebook in their official press
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
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was one of the most acclaimed releases of 2011, drawing critical praise for itsart style, leveling system and changes to the series’ traditional combat. Now, Elder Scrolls modding community Dark Creations is getting ready to release the first part of a massive addition to the game: Beyond Skyrim – Bruma.
I’m probably way too charitable when it comes to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. It’s a disappointment not because it isn’t engaging but because it so often is, right up until it suddenly falters. Konami and Mercury Storm’s latest collaboration has met with…mixed reviews. It currently holds a critical metascore of 63 on Metacritic, with
Yet again, another post apocalyptic young adult novel turned movie is upon us, Divergent. Sharing the same name as the novel written by Veronica Roth and the movie being directed by Neil Burger. The world of Divergent is set 100 years in a futuristic Chicago, people are divided into five distinct factions based on their
You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! This week we go on a lack luster adventure and watch 2000s Dungeons & Dragons. A pretty terrible movie and an insult to fans of the D&D game. Listen as Spooky explains all the ins and outs of the game an just
If you haven’t checked out Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson’s title Beasts of Burden, the latest one-shot, Hunters and Gatherers, is a good place to start. The premise is clever and fun; a pack of neighborhood pets become paranormal investigators and save the local animals from monsters. The story is so well written that even
Venture Bros. has to be one of my favorite shows, especially from Adult Swim, but I was a little torn with how Season 4 ended. It wasn’t bad by any means, to be honest it was a near perfect ending. The idea hurt: I didn’t want to see my favorite series go – I just