BBC Sherlock production designer and Twitter tease extraordinaire Arwel Wyn Jones upped the ante this week. So if you tuned out, thinking it would just be another week of wallpaper, here’s what you missed. It started off with some angels: Followed by a slightly higher tech and super cool panoramic […]
Beautiful Creatures Was Robbed This Valentine’s Day
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9rjhB7KWEc] I cannot even begin to explain just how disappointed I am in the Valentine’s Day opening of Beautiful Creatures. Some how Safe Haven and It’s a Good Day to Die Hard managed to pull almost $9 million at the box office but Beautiful Creatures? It got the same $2.5 […]
In the Game of Ticket Sales, You Win or You Die
Much like the fight for the throne of Westeros, if you’re not paying attention, if you haven’t gathered your resources, if you take a wrong step, you shall perish, but more than that, sometimes you’ll do all the right things and you can still perish. So this morning, at 9am […]
Remember Me Shines at the End of a Generation
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nnIjIvIQsg8] With the end of the current generation of consoles all but certain this holiday season, it’s surprising to see the number of new games and new properties that are being wheeled out by various publishers. The Last of Us from Naughty Dog is the one that seems to have […]
Batman and Robin Together at Last in Homoerotic Art Gallery
After spending a long winter break back home in the central valley, nothing says, “Welcome back to San Francisco!” quite like spending a Friday night at the “Batman on Robin” homoerotic art show. Sure, not everyone ships Batman and Robin. That’s totally okay! But try to tell me slash fiction […]
BBC Sherlock Production Designer Gives Fans Something to Smile About
As a third week of BBC Sherlock set-building comes to a close, 221 Baker Street is starting to look more and more inhabitable. But our inside-man, production designer Arwel Wyn Jones, is no fool. While it’s true that fans will likely flail over any crumb of series 3 news offered […]
Realism and Motion Capture in Video Games
Technology keeps updating and innovating in the realm of video games. It’s become an expectation for graphics to improve, but do better graphics mean more realism? Since the transition to more powerful processors and graphics cards, consoles and computers alike have encouraged projects to pay more attention to the aesthetics. […]
There’s More to February Gaming than Dead Space 3
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXhaO1IbXrE] Easily the most anticipated game of February 2013 was Dead Space 3 which came out two days ago on Tuesday. Everyone who pre-ordered it or rushed out and got it at midnight did so quite rightly. The Dead Space franchise has offered a pretty solid experience throughout and from what I’ve […]
This Valentine’s Day Watch Shakespeare, Instead of Sparks
So Valentine’s Day is coming. For us single people, it’s the worst day of the year and we just want to pretend it doesn’t exist. For the couples, it means an extra special date night. Or maybe just a movie. Now I have recently come to the conclusion that Nicholas […]
How To: SDCC 2013 Ticket Registration!
San Diego Comic Con ticket registrations are coming up! The official date is Saturday February 16th, 2013 at 9am Pacific time. I have made a few posts about this subject, but this is a stressful time so I’ll give you guys my advice/input on the matter of scoring tickets to […]