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Max Brooks writer of the critically acclaimed World War Z is working in conjunction with Avatar Press to tell the story of a different war. The Extinction Parade is based on short story Brooks wrote several years ago, told from the perspective of vampires who have to deal with the onset of a zombie apocalypse. [...]
By Sai Mealing
Now the topic of many a meme and fanboy rant, it’s no secret that Sony delivered a crushing blow to Microsoft last week at E3 when they confirmed that the PS3 will not feature first-party enforced licensing for used games on the PS4. On the face of it, this makes PlayStation look like a far more [...]
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Special agents Mulder and Scully are set to Return in X-Files Season 10 for IDW. The new series picks up where season 9 ended in 2002 and X-Files creator Chris Carter is working as executive producer on the series, which will start with Dana Scully and Fox Mulder now living normal lives under secret identities [...]
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Maverick writer and film producer Mark Miller, creator of Kick-Ass, has gone all establishment after being awarded an MBE, that’s Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for those who don’t know. The Herald Scotland reported that Millar gained the recognition for his services to literature and drama. Originally from Coatbridge in Lanarkshire, the graphic [...]
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Want to win some genuine Starwars sand, direct from the Tunisian desert and Lars Homestead itself? Yeah ya do! But Matt how do we know it isn’t just sand from your garden or a building site? Well good sirs, it would be my pleasure to authenticate this sand by showing you something very special. I [...]
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Here’s the newer, slightly longer international trailer for Riddick: Rule the Dark. The film releases on 6 September (UK and US). Let us know what you think in the comments. [via Geeks are Sexy]
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Civilization V is probably my favourite strategy game at the moment; I’ve lost count of the hours I’ve spent clicking away on this game and so I was delighted to hear that there’s a second expansion pack, titled Brave New World, due for release on 12th July in the UK/9th July in North America. However, [...]
Geek Vids
Assuming he doesn’t pull his punch then you’d die, obviously. But what would be the cause of death? Would your face implode or head fly off? If only there was someone to explain it. Well there is! Luckily Vsauce3 tells all in this very informative video, with just the right amount of science to make it [...]
By SKB
8 June 1949 George Orwell’s novel ’1984′ was first published. Globally accepted to be a ‘must read’ for all it coined the term Big Brother, as the omnipresent government among other things held constant surveillance on its citizens, the book gave us the phrase ‘Big Brother is watching you’. Over the years many people, mostly [...]
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Improper Books has done it again. After teasing us with Porcelain, A gothic fairy tale for ages, it’s time for them to show us something they’ve been working at for a while - Knight and Dragon. We’ll keep you posted with news about it and, because we’re cool like that, we’ll try to get an interview [...]