'Star Wars Rebels' Announced as a Disney XD Animated Series

In the fall 2014, Star Wars and animation fans alike will be able to look forward to the next step in the franchise with Star Wars Rebels. The animated series will be a glimpse into the history of our favorite characters, elaborating on the 20 years worth of history between episodes III and IV.

'Crouching Tiger 2' to Star Donnie Yen

Harvey Weinstein, of the Weinstein Company, announced that there will be a sequel to the 2000 Academy Award winning Best Foreign Language Film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Hong Kong martial arts superstar Donnie Yen will co-star as Silent Wolf, along with original cast member Michelle Yeoh reprising her role as Yu Shu Lien.

Channel Surfer: 'Star Trek: The Original Series'

Television: the final frontier. These are the ramblings of Channel Surfer. Our infinite mission: to explore strange old shows, to seek out old ideas and concepts, to watch what no one may ever want to watch again.

The Last Word 15 - There Are Other Options [Podcast]

In this episode, Karly, Lyz, and special guest Wes, discuss the varied landscape of comics. There's more to it than just DC and Marvel!

'Attack on Titan' Coming to Home Video in 2014

At Anime Central on Saturday, Funimation revealed that the hit anime Attack on Titan is set for a home video release next year. The series debuted on April 6 in Japan, with Funimation and Crunchyroll streaming the series as it airs.  

Couch Potatoes: Movies to Television [Podcast]

This week we're joined by special guest Jose (from Film or Movie). We discuss the trend of movies turned TV shows, then Dylan and Lyz take a look at this Fall's upcoming new shows.

Yahoo Buys Tumblr (And Lots of Porn) For $1.1B

Like a starving vampire, dying slowly and looking for fresh blood to revive its decaying carcass; Yahoo is sinking its teeth into Tumblr, the popu-trendy blogging platform, which boasts 100 million users and 90 million posts per day. The companies are sealing the evil deed with a reported 1.1 billion dollar deal.

'Warehouse 13' Comes to an End

Warehouse 13 fans, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that the show has been cancelled. The good news is that the artifacts hunters will be back for one final condensed season of bagging and tagging. Unfortunately, the final season will have only six episodes, just so we aren’t left completely hanging in the wind.

Sequel Set for the 'ABC's of Death'

S is for Sequel. Yep, The ABC’s of Death is getting a followup, and once again learning the alphabet has never been more deadly. The film was influenced by the children book of the same name. Magnet Films of Magnolia Pictures will again produce in association with Timpson Films and Drafthouse Films. A sequel is a bit surprising because the first didn’t fare too well financially. Nonetheless it is set to be released next summer.

Rumor: Next Xbox Console Smaller With 'Flattened Controllers'

According to numerous sources speaking to The Verge, Microsoft is set to reveal an Xbox console that is “smaller and denser” with redesigned “flattened” controllers.  This new console will also reportedly be less expensive than current models.  No images of the console or its controllers have been leaked so far.

Nintendo Direct: 'Super Luigi U' to Get a Standalone Retail Version

The latest Nintendo Direct presentation has revealed details on the upcoming downloadable content for New Super Mario Bro U. Titled New Super Luigi U, the DLC will be arriving this June, and is based around courses from the base game, but modified for Luigi.

Nintendo Direct: Sega and Nintendo Partner For Three 'Sonic' Titles

During this past week's Nintendo Direct present, Satoru Iwata announced that Nintendo and SEGA have partnered up to develop exclusive games for both the 3DS and Wii U.  Sega has confirmed that the partnership is for at least three new Sonic titles on both systems.

Nintendo Direct: 'Wonderful 101' Gets a Release Date

The Wonderful 101 has finally gotten a release date. The game will debut in Europe on August 23, and in North America on September 15.  It appears that the European market will finally get a game ahead of the Americans... MUHAHHHAHAHA. It's about time!

Microsoft Teases 'Surprises' for May 21 Event

Microsoft has confirmed that next week’s announcement will be “laying the foundation” and taking an “inside look at the making of the new Xbox platform and the team that’s brought it to life.”

EA Software Engineer States the Wii U is 'Crap'

EA recently announced that they had no current plans to release games on the Wii U, and a recent message from EA senior software engineer Bob Summerwill might just explain why. Summerwill released some steam on Twitter yesterday, and failed to delete them before they were picked up by a number of sources.

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