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[ 23 Jan 2012 | No Comments | Bob Leeper ]
‘Cult Classics’ is <em>BACK…to the Future</em>

It was heartbreaking to see Mesa’s retro grindhouse theater, The Royale, close its doors at the end of 2011, but as the old saying goes, “The show must go on!” Local artist, film buff and Royale associate Victor Moreno has taken that adage to heart and will be continuing to showcase genre favorites with his Cult Classics screenings now showing at the MADCAP Theater in Tempe.

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[ 23 Jan 2012 | One Comment | Jayson Peters ]
Welcome to the <em>Stargate</em> casino: Playing in the ruins of a sci-fi video game franchise

“Stargate Resistance” shut down just over a year ago, but elements of the online combat game survive online — if only to hawk online gambling sites.

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Video: Warmachine Demo Days at Pop Culture Paradise

Summer Skye checks in at Pop Culture Paradise for a Warmachine minature game demo.
 

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[ 23 Jan 2012 | No Comments | Jayson Peters ]
Mesa college presents Chris Crawford on video game design

Mesa Community College’s video game speaker series continues Jan. 25 with Chris Crawford describing his 20-year quest to develop software that generates stories for game play. It takes place 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in room LB145 of the MCC main campus at Southern Avenue and Dobson Road in Mesa.
You can read more about the lecture series and upcoming speakers in my original post.

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[ 22 Jan 2012 | 3 Comments | Ryan Biggs ]
Facebook makes people sad

In a recent study done at Utah Valley University, researchers found that students who use Facebook are Debby-downers compared to students who didn’t use Facebook. Why is this, you wonder? The answer is simple. It’s girls.
Women use Facebook more than guys in any given age group. It’s a proven fact. Look it up if you don’t believe me. The last thing I’m trying to do is sound sexist in my wording, however, women are stereotypically known for comparing themselves to other women. All you guys (and most Nerdvana readers are …

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[ 22 Jan 2012 | No Comments | Jayson Peters ]
With Apple’s iPad textbook push, e-reader question turns from accessibility to access

America’s love affair with the e-book notwithstanding, digital publishing so far has found surprisingly little success making inroads in the educational world.

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[ 22 Jan 2012 | 2 Comments | Daniel Reichstein ]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics: Mutated origins

IDW is working to return our favorite heroes-in-a-half-shell back to their true origins: comic books!

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[ 21 Jan 2012 | No Comments | Jayson Peters ]
Game trailer: <em>Resident Evil 6</em> — Hell to the Chief?

Capcom will be releasing Resident Evil 6 on Nov. 20, 2012, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. A Windows PC release will follow.

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[ 21 Jan 2012 | 6 Comments | Bob Leeper ]
New <em>Resident Evil: Retribution</em> trailer — <em>Who</em> sold out?

You may have thought that the Morgan Spurlock documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold was the first “all-product-placement film” ever made. But I don’t think a movie whose sole purpose is to sarcastically point out the proliferation of product advertising in society can really hold that title. I think that distinction needs to go to Sony Pictures upcoming Resident Evil: Retribution.
I was excited to see the first Resident Evil: Retribution trailer had posted online and eagerly clicked the link, expecting to see a scantily clad Milla Jovovich whipping up on …