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Thor 2 & Iron Man 3 Confirmed For Summer 2013
Walt Disney Pictures have finally confirmed what we’ve suspected for a while, Thor 2 will be released in Summer 2013. Thor grossed $437 million worldwide, and Marvel Studios has a public mandate to release two movies a year. In 2011 it was Thor and the upcoming Captain America:... [Read more...]
Featured Story #2
GMT Games Announces ‘Space Empires’ Boardgame For Pre-Order
Space Empires is a game in the finest tradition of 4X space games – eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Make no mistake. All four “X’s” are included in this game. This is a wargame where the purpose of building your empire is not to feel good about... [Read more...]
Featured Story #3
Wild West Roleplaying For BRP From Chaosium
Chaosium brings you Devil’s Gulch, an old west setting for the Basic Roleplaying system… Devil’s Gulch is a typical town of the American Old West from 1870 through 1885. It is a collection of buildings set along a single dirt road with side streets where private... [Read more...]
Featured Story #4
Men Of War: Assault Squad Coming Any Time Now
Hopefully this will be out any day now. I am really looking forward to this one… Men of War: Assault Squad is the new title in the “Men of War” series. This stand-alone expansion takes place across the globe during the height of World War II and features a... [Read more...]
Featured Story #5
More Cthulhu Fiction From Chaosium – ‘Cthulhu’s Dark Cults’
I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing new Cthulhu stories appearing on the horizon. Chaosium is doing us a great service by not only publishing an awesome role playing game, but keeping us filled with enough fictional creepy goodness to keep us satiated between... [Read more...]
Movies/TV
Thanos To Appear In the Avengers Movie?
The Avengers heads into theaters May 4 and thus far, has been shrouded in secrecy. Movie Fanatic has uncovered a slew of plot points and if you don’t want The Avengers story spoiled, stop reading now and head over to our Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2012 (of which Avengers is one).
What do we know? Well, for one… Hugo Weaving is back as Red Skull. We first saw him in Captain America: The First Avenger and it appears he will cross paths with The Avengers’ main bad guy, Loki. Loki, as you recall, is the brother of Thor from the Thor movie and his presence on Earth is what compels Samuel L. Jackson’s character, Nick Fury, to call his Avengers into duty.
Loki is also spending time with Thanos. Rumors have abounded that Thanos would be in The Avengers and now we can confirm that is true. The devious Loki tricks Thanos… how? First, since Fox owns the rights to the alien race The Skrull, Marvel had to change the alien shape shifters to The Redacted. So, back to Thanos and Loki: Loki pulls the wool over Thanos’ eyes when he convinces him that the Infinity Gauntlet is more powerful than the Infinity Gems. When Loki gives Thanos the Infinity Gauntlet, he in turn gives Loki The Redacted for his mission to destroy Earth.
By now, we’re sure you’re curious about Red Skull and his dealings with Loki. Loki and Red Skull split up the Infinity Gems with Red Skull garnering the Soul, Time and Space, and Loki taking the Mind, Reality and Power gems. Something tells us, given Loki’s dealings with Thanos, that Red Skull will regret that deal.
Now, for the biggest reveal! Loki will eventually join The Avengers! How? Stay tuned for more and while you’re at it… check out The Avengers trailer!
Technology
Transfer Media From iOS to a Computer Without iTunes
When Apple originally launched iTunes it revolutionized device-to-computer media sync software. But after years of leaving the app largely unchanged, users have started calling for a revamp. In this day in age, iTunes feels antiquated.
Luckily, there are a couple of ways around using iTunes to transfer media from your iOS device to your computer, and vice versa. Using file transfer software, you can move virtually anything from your iDevice to your Windows PC or Mac and back again.(…)
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Comic Book News
‘Warriors of Mars’ from Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment will launch its next miniseries set in the world of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Princess of Mars, Warriors of Mars, in February.
The series will introduce a new character, Lt. Gullivar Jones, to the story, which will be written by Robert Napton, drawn by Jack Jadson, with covers by Joe Jusko.
Jones originated in Gullivar of Mars, a 1905 novel by Edwin Lester Arnold. Princess of Mars began serialization in All-Story Magazine in 1912, with a number of similarities to Arnold’s novel, including lead characters that are southern U.S. solders that arrive on Mars and fall in love with Martian princesses.
Gullivar was more hapless and less heroic than Burroughs’ John Carter. Now the two characters will appear in the same story.
Gaming
‘Abaddon’ Board Game by Toy Vault and Richard Borg
Toy and game manufacturer Toy Vault will be publishing a new mech-fighting board game designed by Richard Borg (Memoir 44, BattleLore). The new game, entitled Abaddon, is expected to release in 2012.
The game is set on the planet Abaddon, a desolate wasteland that produces “Feronium.” Two factions fight for control of the resource using mechanized suits called “Links.”
Battles take place on a 28” by 19” game board using 32 detailed miniatures and 18 free-standing landscape features. The game system utilizes a deck of 100 cards representing offensive and defensive weapon systems and special battle dice. Unpredictable and random events and malfunctions are resolved through the use of special “Wild Fire” cards. 15 mission scenarios are included.
Abaddon is designed for two to four players.
