The lights in the theater lower, the projector speeds up, and the screen alights. –Cue trailer– In a world of terror, anguish, oppressors, and trolls, one bakery will stand up and defend honor and truth: AMY’S BAKING COMPANY BAKERY BOUTIQUE & BISTRO! She is “WONDER WOMAN… A GREAT CHEF, A GREAT WIFE, AND A GREAT [...]
Boldly Going Where No Techfiction Has Gone Before With Star Trek
It’s hard to imagine a television show that has had more examples of techfiction becomie techfact than the original Star Trek series. The multimedia franchise has a grip on the collective unconsciousness of geeks on the level of few other things. While the movies and spin-offs have their own assortment of impressive gadgetry made real, the original [...]
Teaser Trailer For Batman: Arkham Origins Kicks You In The Face
The game isn’t set to come out until October 25, but Batman: Arkham Origins has been pumping the gaming community full of adrenalin for months with teases about new characters and storylines. Today is no different. Warner Bros. Games Montreal has released a 41-second teaser trailer for the game that highlights one of those new [...]
What’s Been Announced At Google I/O 2013 So Far?
While we all wait for more news, both of the official kind and leaks alike, to make its way out of Google I/O 2013, the massive company has decided to make a few preemptive strikes by putting out information on its own. So far, these have mostly been expected bits of news, like updates to [...]
DC Comics Comes To The Scribblenauts Universe
Warner Bros. Interactive has teamed up with video game company 5TH Cell to create Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure, where you get to control the main character Maxwell as he goes on adventures with iconic heroes. As with other Scribblenauts games, you use your magic notebook to summon objects by writing their names out, [...]
Real Life Astronaut Rock Star Covers David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” In Space
Canadian-born astronaut Chris Hadfield hands over command of the International Space Station today, but not before taking the Blue Marble by storm with a cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” performed from space. It’s a remarkably well done music video and just about the coolest thing ever. (See the original “Space Oddity” music video from [...]
Injustice: Gods Among Us Unused Concept Art (Hint: It’s Mostly Terrible) And Dicey DLC
Yikes. Injustice: Gods Among Us, the Justice League video game that gives you the chance to pit your favorite heroes against each other in surprisingly brutal battles, continues to set itself up for pounding after pounding by the public. First, there are the dicier story elements of the NetherRealm Studios and DC Comics collaboration. Avoid [...]
Arrested Development’s New Netflix Business Model: Solid As A Rock?
It’s been a year since Netflix released its first original content with the Norwegian series LilyHammer. With four new series already under their belts (Lilyhammer, Bad Samaritans, Hemlock Grove, and the critically acclaimed House of Cards), as well as several comedy specials and a long-form film, the company seems committed to original programming. The streaming [...]
From Techfiction To Techfact With Iron Man
Techcitement touched upon some of Tony Stark’s wardrobe the other day, but we didn’t deal with one of the coolest aspects of the armor — the predictive nature. A lot of what was far-out science fiction in 1962 is science fact today. The first thing you need to be aware of is that in the [...]
Aisha Tyler To Gamer Trolls: GFYS
If you don’t know who Aisha Tyler is, shame on you. Here’s a quick rundown of her expansive resume: She’s an actress, comedian, author, talk show host, and runs a successful podcast. Currently, she’s the voice of gorgeous, sasquatch-handed Lana Kane in Archer, which has wrapped up its fourth hilarious season. Tyler also emceed the Interactive Awards [...]
