Posts Tagged ‘ComicBooks’
Music Review: Kirby Krackle – E for Everyone
Seattle based Kirby Krackle are a self-proclaimed “Comic Book/Nerd Rock Band”. What does this mean, exactly?
No, their albums aren’t made up of KA-POW! sound effects. Neither are they a band that covers songs from video games. What it means is that their lyrics are heavily inspired by the things that interests nerds and geeks around the world; video games and comic books.
Review: Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
"Magic Bullets Abound"
I came into “Wanted: Weapons of Fate” not expecting much. The game being a videogame adaptation of a film, that is an adaptation of a graphic novel, I was prepared for the worst. Surprisingly, Wanted: WoF actually manages to rise above the average licensed game.
The game begins immediately after the movie ends, and without having watched the movie since its release in theaters, I wasn’t quite sure what was going on half the time. The player character swaps between Wesley and his father, Cross, both telling their own story between two different time lines. The story is a poor follow-up to the film, which didn’t have too strong of a plot to begin with.
Why Comic Books + Video Games Should = Awesome
"I Believe In A Thing Called Love"
Comic books and video games are two things that most nerds love, and they should go together perfectly
Unfortunately, that is almost never the case. The quality in these games range from horrible to just shy of greatness. There are three major flaws in nearly all of their games that developers need to overcome to make a truly amazing comic book game.
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Videogame Jam of the Day Latest Podcast- Barrel Roll #150 - "I Can't Stop Playing James Brown" January 31, 2012Welcome to our one-hundred and fiftieth episode! This should probably be some sort of milestone, but instead we carry on and talk about video games as per usual. This week we are joined by Mike Bachmann, host of Fistful of Pixels and generally known as a decent sort of fellow. Topics include Dustforce, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Resident Evil: Revelation […]
