In The Dark Knight Rises and throughout the trilogy, we never hear of Dick Grayson, AKA Robin. Sure, Blake is insinuated as being a Robinesque character, but the former boy circus performer from other versions of Batman franchise never materialized. With no Robin, there’s no Nightwing. In this nice fan-made trailer, we see Brady Roberts… Continue reading #Video: Fan-made Nightwing trailer poses an interesting Batman sequel idea
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#Video: The best games at NY Comic Con (aka a Nintendo love fest)
Comic Con is the best play to see what’s coming in the world of digital entertainment. It isn’t just games. It’s movies. It’s television shows. Yes, there are even a few comics there as well. The guys over at IGN give us a breakdown of some of the most exciting upcoming games (as well as… Continue reading #Video: The best games at NY Comic Con (aka a Nintendo love fest)
#Video: The Hollywood versus gaming industry generation gap
Is Hollywood too old to grasp what video games represent? As graphics improve and storylines become more complex, the nature of the gaming industry is becoming much more like Hollywood than the old school entertainers my want to believe. It isn’t just the graphics. In fact, according to David Cage, the graphics aren’t nearly as… Continue reading #Video: The Hollywood versus gaming industry generation gap
Video gaming channels: the hits keep coming
Many opinions on this particular matter surfaced but I’d like to say this to start: I always more about playing video games than watching someone else play video games. I want to be able to experience what’s happening onscreen for myself and I can only get so much of an experience out of what others… Continue reading Video gaming channels: the hits keep coming
Sci-Fi tech that turned out to be pretty accurate
One of the most appealing aspects of science fiction is that it allows us to take a peek into the future through the imagination of the writers and producers of books, movies, and television shows. Some of them are far-fetched… or at least they seem that way at the time. Others turn out to be… Continue reading Sci-Fi tech that turned out to be pretty accurate
6 benefits of going digital with your music
Life can quickly become encumbered by clutter. It seems like you turn your head and suddenly counter tops are piled with stacks of CDs and other dust attractors. There is a good way to get rid of stack of CDs around the house: go digital. Here are a few of the best reasons for artists and fans… Continue reading 6 benefits of going digital with your music
End the vertical video madness
There was a faux-PSA posted last year that was enjoyable to watch but that rang a truth within its contents. Vertical videos, most often created on smartphones when the user captures video holding the camera vertically rather than horizontally, have continued to spread on YouTube and across the internet. The wonders of mobile technology have… Continue reading End the vertical video madness
Apple takes another crack at invading the living room by dealing with cable operators
An unwillingness to “sleep with the enemy” may be behind cable companies’ reluctance to deal with Apple, but that isn’t stopping the Cupertino tech firm from trying. Their latest round of talks with various entertainment brokers would give their set top box the ability to integrate traditional cable feeds. It’s a matter of compromise. Apple… Continue reading Apple takes another crack at invading the living room by dealing with cable operators
Disney is building creepy life-like human animatronics
The science of entertainment is getting more complicated. Disney Research in Zurich and Walt Disney Imagineering at Cornell are working on Physical Face Cloning to be able to create animatronics characters that behave with the precision of a human face. First, they are designing a synthetic skin that can mimic the movements and tendencies of… Continue reading Disney is building creepy life-like human animatronics
Social media and the “ironic” hit
Social media has clearly permeated out lives so much that it is now influencing the other media that we consume. This is extremely clear in the world of music. I see the songs popping up on my Facebook news ticker and it seems like my entire friends list is listening to the same songs. For… Continue reading Social media and the “ironic” hit