Recently, a petition to get Marvel Comics to stop supporting SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, appeared online. While the SOPA name sounds reasonable enough, because of course creators’ intellectual property rights deserve protection, the onerous nature of the actual legislation along with the Protect IP Act (PIPA) is nothing short of super-villainous. An […]
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Techcitement Is At CES 2012 — Join Us!
Ah, January, when a young geek’s thoughts turn to Vegas and the International Consumer Electronics Show (commonly known as CES). If the San Deigo Comic Con is Nerd Prom, then CES is Geek Cotillion. It’s your chance to find out what’s coming in 2012 and the best part is that Techcictement is there! Writer […]
Gameageddon: Enter The Holidays
Question: what do games this holiday season and nuclear warfare have in common? Answer: if you happen to experience either one, your life as you know it is probably over. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Batman: Arkham City, three different types of geekery greatness, all boasting hours and hours […]
Technology Techcitement Is Thankful For, Part Two
Earlier today, Techcitement published part one of what some of our staff is thankful for. More of the staff has their say on what tech items and ideas make them particularly happy in this second installment. Paul Hurwitz: Dropbox and LogMeIn I’m grateful for LogMeIn and LogMeInRescue for allowing me to do the same amount […]
Technology Techcitement Is Thankful For, Part One
We here at Techcitement are thankful for a lot of things like friends, family, jobs, and pie. Oh, so much pie. What we’re most obviously thankful for is how technology has affected our lives. Here is the first part of a two-part series on what the staff of Techcitement is thankful for. Matt Algren: WordPress […]
A Digital First As DC Comics Goes Digital First
A lot of us are comic book fans here at Techcitement. One of our earliest posts was about DC Comics digital initiative and we just posted yesterday about the upcoming comic book industry tablet war. Now, DC ups the ante a tad. Batman Beyond, one of their first comics to go day-and-date is now going […]
Comic Chaos Strikes The Tablet Universe
Amazon’s highly anticipated Kindle Fire begins shipping this week, and that means discussion in the tech world can turn to only one thing: comic books. Fine, maybe not just one thing, but Amazon has already dramatically changed the landscape of the comic book industry without even shipping its outrageously low-priced tablet. The Fire was announced […]
Doctor Strange vs. Nemesis — New Fighters Added To Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 took on a more mystic slant with the addition of its two latest characters, Dr. Strange and Resident: Evil heavy Nemesis. If you don’t know who Dr. Stephen Strange is … man, read a comic book. Created in 1963 by Stan “The Man” Lee and “Sturdy” Steve Ditko, Doctor Strange is a […]
Segues: Sometimes, The Tech News Gets Weird — That’s Techweird
We invent the word techweird and I discuss nudist web coders, Latin American dictators ruling with a digital hand, and anti-pervert vigilantes at San Diego Comic-Con.
Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys? Batman: Arkham City Collector’s Edition
The collector’s edition for Batman: Arkham City by Rocksteady Studios has been revealed and there’s a lot in that Batcave.