The long wait is over for the trailer for the second installment in Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” trilogy, and it does not disappoint. Fans are introduced to characters new and old, including Bard, Beorn, Tauriel, and Legolas, as well as the highly-anticipated Smaug. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idp6wjqG674] Just so we’re clear: Orlando Bloom […]
Super Smash Bros. Trailer Hits the Internet
At the end of the Nintendo Direct broadcast today, President Iwata introduced a trailer for the game all Nintendo fans live for: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. I will attempt to control myself. Attempt. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvudMu-5kIU] The trailer opens with an endearing scene from Animal Crossing: New […]
What We're Looking Foward to Seeing at E3 2013
With E3 approaching in less than a week the gamer community is a buzz with speculation. We still don’t have an official list of what games are going to be featured by the individual publishers and the news that’s going to come out about the next generation is anyone’s guess. […]
Fire Emblem: Awakening Review
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-BB3KbVUYI] It’s time to buy a 3DS, folks. I’m being honest when I say that it takes something special for me to become emotionally invested in a video game, but this one has done it. Fire Emblem: Awakening is, in a word, addicting. And with gorgeous visuals, a superb […]
Nintendo’s Wii U: A "Crap" System?
With E3 right around the corner, Nintendo fans are growing restless as to what the future holds for their beloved company and its systems. We’ve seen little change since my first Nerdophiles article written back in March, other than a steady growth in frustration from both producers and consumers. I […]
Miracle Romance or Miracle Reboot?: A Sailor Moon Update
Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by…next year, maybe? When I heard that a new Sailor Moon series was in the works, I was sitting in “Cafe Talisman,” a Sailor Moon-themed cafe in Osaka, Japan. Nearly spitting out my “Tuxedo Mask Latte,” a wave of nostalgia hit me as my […]
You’ll Never See Me Coming: "Iron Man 3" Review
“You’ll never see me coming.” May 3 saw the US release of the third installment in the wildly popular Iron Man trilogy, and the final chapter in Tony Stark’s independent adventures. Fans found Iron Man facing a new and formidable tech genius business rival, while at the same time dealing […]
Doctor Who: The Name of the Doctor Recap [SEASON FINALE]
“The Doctor has a secret he will take to the grave. It is discovered.” Warning: this article contains major SPOILERS for the series 7 finale. Everybody stay calm–explanations and speculations to follow. The seventh series of Doctor Who ended on a high note this week as writer Steven Moffat churned […]
Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver Recap
“Now if you don’t mind, I have to finish my chess game and you have to die painfully and very far from home.” What starts as a quick visit to a space-themed amusement park quickly turns sour this week as the Doctor finds himself facing some old foes and protecting […]
Doctor Who: The Crimson Horror Recap
“I’ll go play with my grenades.” Our favorite crime solving trio is back, this time solving the mystery of a missing Clara, a plasticized Doctor, and a crazy old woman running a sweets factory in 19th Century Yorkshire. “The Crimson Horror” is really all about filler (in more ways than […]
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