Posted 4/8/13 2:04 pm EST by MTV Geek in Announcements, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin
It's no secret that we at MTV Geek are fans of the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones" -- so we are very excited to exclusively announce that its star Peter Dinklage will be making a special appearance at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards! Dinklage will be presenting Will Ferrell with the inagural Comedic Genius Award at the MTV event, which airs this Sunday April 14 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Posted 2/27/13 2:21 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Announcements, Comic Books
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It's official: Joe's Comics, the imprint that created Midnight Nation and Rising Stars, is back in business. And MTVGeek has exclusively learned from JMS himself that the first comic book from the new line will be "Ten Grand," illustrated by best-selling artist Ben Templesmith ("30 Days of Night"). The comic will officially debut May 1st -- but a convention variant will be unveiled at C2E2 in Chicago the week before for those who can't wait.
Watch our exclusive video interview with J. Michael Straczynski after the jump! Read More...
Posted 1/31/13 3:43 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Announcements, DVD and Blu-ray, Movies
In advance of its DVD and Blu-ray release in May, TT Animation and Warner Brothers are giving New York the first look at the animated feature based on the "LEGO Batman" games.
Posted 1/15/13 1:23 pm EST by MTV Geek in Announcements, Comic Books
By Danica Davidson
Titan Publishing came into the New Year with announcements about its new imprint, Titan Comics. The first titles will launch in July and Titan has promised to both publish new works and re-release old favorites.
The company has announced the first titles it’ll be releasing: “The First Kingdom” by Jack Katz; “Chronos Commandos: Dawn Patrol” by Stuart Jennett; “Numbercruncher” by Si Spurrier and P.J. Holden; “Ring of Roses” by Das Petrou and John Watkiss; and “Thrud The Barbarian” by Carl Critchlow. Read More...
Posted 11/21/12 1:30 pm EST by Matt Morgan in Announcements, Hobby Gaming, Mayfair Games
One of the best games of 2011 is about to get a better. That's more truth than hyperbole, as "A Few Acres of Snow" was named the #4 best game of 2011 here on MTV Geek, and one year later, the game is about to receive an improved second edition printing. There's also a switch at the publishing helm, with game designer Martin Wallace moving his business from Mayfair Games to Asmodée Editions.
MTV Geek debuted on October 4, 2010 with a video introduction by none other than Stan Lee:
It has been my pleasure to, as Stan says in the video, "enjoy the ride" with MTV Geek for most of its two years. During that time we have put out a massive amount of original content that I'm really proud of, and which I feel has helped redefine what a "geek culture" website can be.
Posted 8/14/12 11:44 am EST by Matt Morgan in Announcements, Hobby Gaming
It's beginning to feel a lot like the late '90s in here. If you're not already familiar with the deck-building card game concept, you will be soon, as it is growing with a pace not seen since collectible card games took over hobby stores some 15 years ago. Now the heroes and villains of Marvel comics will be starring in their own deck-building card game come November, when Upper Deck publishes Marvel: Legendary.
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Posted 8/7/12 10:46 am EST by Matt Morgan in Announcements, Hobby Gaming
Board game publisher WizKids is turning their Quarriors! dice game into a full-fledged franchise, and they've got plenty more "Q" puns to back it up. Quarriors!: Quest of the Qladiator, the fourth game in the series, has been announced for a November 2012 release.
Posted 8/6/12 2:32 pm EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Announcements, NECA, News, Video Games
NECA Toys has recently been doing the work of Aperture Laboratories with the release of their 1:1 scale Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device prop replica. While not actually being capable of opening portals through which to fling weighted cubes and/or annoying people in line at the bank, they do light up are an exact match to what is seen in the Portal 2 video game from Valve. Today, NECA is announcing the ATLAS version of the ASHPD will be going on sale in a succession of three different special sales, that will be announced exclusively on their Facebook page this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! Not only does the Atlas light up in the correct blue and purple colors, but has some sweet blue racing stripes added on! That makes it faster!-- right?
Read on for all the info about the ASHPD: ATLAS sale, and your chance to be one step closer to living in a videogame.
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Posted 7/31/12 12:00 pm EST by Matt Morgan in Announcements, Hobby Gaming
Back in March, Flying Frog Productions stole the GAMA Trade Show when they unveiled new content for their successful Last Night on Earth and A Touch of Evil game franchises. With just a few weeks to go until Gen Con, one of the gaming industry's other main events, Flying Frog has opened the pre-order floodgates and revealed their convention plans.
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Posted 7/19/12 1:59 pm EST by Matt Morgan in Announcements, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Hobby Gaming
Because getting your butt kicked in the Battle of the Blackwater just once is not nearly enough, Game of Thrones fans will soon be able to take the reigns of House Baratheon and re-create the epic conflict again and again. Perhaps they'll even have a chance to write their own ending to the conflict between Baratheon and Lannister, or better yet, stage a fan fiction-esque battle of Baratheon versus Stark.
All of the above are possible with the Battles of Westeros tactical board game system from Fantasy Flight Games, which is about to receive its first major addition in the form of a House Baratheon Army Expansion. Game of Thrones may not be returning to HBO until March 31st, but with the luck of the dice and a skin of hot mulled wine, you just might yet survive the winter.
Posted 6/11/12 3:31 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Announcements, Apple
"The most beautiful computer we’ve ever made" -- so said Apple CEO Tim Cook, rather modestly, about the new MacBook Pro unveiled at the World Wide Developer's Conference today. But with a crystal-clear Retina-display -- a first for Apple laptops -- and the lightest and thinnest construction ever for the MacBook Pro line, Cook's words were more than just PR hyperbole.
The next generation MacBook Pro, dubbed by Gizmodo as "the most amazing laptop we've ever seen," has a 15.4-inch screen with a stunning 2800 x 1800 resolution. Expect software updates to accomodate the higher resolution, with Final Cut Pro and Aperture getting upgrades. The svelte device also weighs a measly 4.5 pounds and measures in at .71 inches -- and yet carries up to 768GB on its hard drive and rocks a quad-core of 2.7 GHz (thanks to Intel's super- Bridge processors). Other goodies include two Thunderbolt ports, an HDMI port, a built-in SD card reader, USB 3.0, dual microphones and a quietly cooling internal fan. Not bad, if you have $2200 or so to spare on a laptop. Read More...
Posted 6/11/12 2:30 pm EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Announcements, News, Toys
From WCW's Bill Goldberg to Transmetropolitan's Spider Jerusalem, Tim Bruckner has had a hand in making action figures that have run the entire spectrum of pop culture. Highly regarded for his work with DC Direct on their flagship action figure lines like Alex Ross' Kingdom Come and, the Jim Lee-based, Batman: Hush, Tim's scope of work also includes numerous statues and collectibles-- and now he's set out to bring fans statues based on his own incredibly cool designs! The recent launch of a new website and online store has made it possible for pieces of greatness (like the Prometheus statue below) to their way to your shelves where you can eye-hump them til your hearts content!
Read on for all the info on Tim Bruckner's latest endevour, plus some pics of the new collectibles being offered!
Posted 6/6/12 1:07 pm EST by Matt Morgan in Announcements, Hobby Gaming
At last year's Gen Con, Star Trek: Fleet Captains from WizKids was one of the show's highlights. Featuring 24 sculpted ship figures, Fleet Captains let Trek fans conduct tabletop space battles between the Federation and Klingons using WizKid's popular HeroClix system.
Yet even though there is a large well of source material to pull from, fans of Star Trek: Fleet Captains have been unsure if the game would ever receive additional content. With a $100 price tag, it was no certainty that Fleet Captains would sell well enough to finance the release of another fleet, but those questions have now been answered. WizKids has announced the upcoming release of the Romulan Empire expansion.
Posted 5/30/12 12:27 pm EST by Matt Morgan in Announcements, Hobby Gaming
What's a publisher to do when a once-popular title is replaced by a newer version, even though there is still some life left in the original? For Alderac Entertainment Group and their Thunderstone card game, the answer is simple: give the old version away. Starting today, Thunderstone is available as a free print-and-play downloadable card game.
Taking a tabletop game from store shelves to a free download could be as simple as uploading a few PDFs, but AEG chose to first make some upgrades to the set. The original Thunderstone has now been given a complete facelift. The card layout has been revised and new artwork added to help Thunderstone match the style of its successor, the newly released Thunderstone Advance.
"The original Thunderstone for us was a great success," AEG Senior Brand Manager Todd Rowland told me. "It was reprinted and sold out many times over (at least 6 from my recollection), and built a very large playerbase for the game. We thought it would be fun to give the player's a lot of added value to their new Thunderstone Advance game," Rowland explained.