Author Archives: John Carle

About John Carle

The Definition of “Geek Chic.” Comic books, sci-fi movies, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Lord of the Rings and more all rolled up in a Diesel wearing, club going socialite package. Having worked in both advertising and television, John is a lifetime writer always being a part of the creative process. John knows the television world between his experience on being involved with the production process of over two hundred episodes of prime time tv and being a self admitted media whore. Yes he has a weakness for trash tv, Michael Bay-esque action movies and the raunchy teen comedy as well. Never try to debate the Original Star Wars Trilogy versus Star Trek with him because the Holy Trilogy always comes out on top. Having partied with movie stars to Playboy centerfolds, John is somehow always able to find someone’s inner geek. The simplest rules that John lives by is to have fun and doing what makes him happy. There’s no shame in being a geek. Play Halo, read Spider-Man and proudly display the whole series of Neon Genesis: Evangelion on your DVD rack. And most importantly, make sure to read his weekly comic book pull list reviews at The Flickcast.

The Flickcast Five – Gaming Predictions for 2013

Posted on January 7, 2013 by John Carle

As you probably noticed last week that 2012 was a momentous year in gaming, it is time we take a step back to let it all sink in. (momentary pause) Well now that that’s over, it’s 2013 and everything is … Continue reading →

Posted in Activision, Flickcast Five, Games, Microsoft, News, Playstation 3, PlayStationNetwork, Rockstar Games, Sony, THQ, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Tagged 2013 Predictions, Activision, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto V, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix, Kingdom Hearts 3, Microsoft, Next XBox, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, Saints Row, Saints Row 4, Sony, SquareEnix, THQ, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment

The Flickcast Presents: The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012 – The Game of the Year Award

Posted on January 4, 2013 by John Carle

In 2011, there was an incredibly close race between Batman: Arkham City and Portal 2 between team Bitcast for the Game of the Year award with Portal 2 coming out on top. This year, the conversation went a lot smoother. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Best of 2012, Comic Book Games, Comics, Games, News, PC Games, Playstation 3, PlayStationNetwork, The Bitcast, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360, Zombies | Tagged Best of 2012, Comic Book Games, Comics, Game of the Year, Image Comics, iOS, Mac Games, Mobile Games, PC Games, PlayStation Network, Robert Kirkman, TellTale Games, The Bitcast, The Walking Dead, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360, Zombies | 7 Comments

The Flickcast Presents: The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012 – Part 4

Posted on January 3, 2013 by John Carle

This is it boys and girls. As the end of the week draws closer, so must our Best of 2012 awards from The Flickcast and Bitcast teams. Check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 from earlier in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of 2012, Capcom, News, Playstation 3, The Bitcast, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Tagged 2K Games, Best of 2012, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Capcom, Firaxis Games, Gearbox Software, Handsome Jack, Jessica Nigri, Juliet Starling, Lolipop Chainsaw, Mega Man, Street Fighter, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter X Mega Man, The Bitcast, Video Games, XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Comments Off

The Flickcast Presents: The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012 – Part 3

Posted on January 2, 2013 by John Carle

Don’t worry. We aren’t giving any more awards to Angry Birds. At least not today. But we do have four more games for the best of 2012. If you haven’t seen the previous two days awards, click here for Monday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Activision, Games, Horror, News, Nintendo, Playstation 3, The Bitcast, Ubisoft, Video Games, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Zombies | Tagged 38 Studios, Activision, Best of 2012, Big Huge Games, Blizzard, Call of Duty, Call of Duty Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Diablo, Diablo III, Kingdoms of Amalur, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Michael Rooker, R.A. Salvatore, The Walking Dead, Tom McFarlane, Ubisoft, Video Games, Wii, Wii U, Zombie U | Comments Off

The Flickcast Presents: The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012 – Part 2

Posted on January 1, 2013 by John Carle

Thanks for coming back for Part 2 of The Flickcast Presents The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012. Click here to see yesterday’s part 1 and keep coming back the rest of the week for more awards including the Game of … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Microsoft, News, PC Games, Playstation 3, The Bitcast, Video Games, Warner Bros, Xbox 360 | Tagged 343 Industries, Activision, Angry Birds, Bad Piggies, Battleship: The Game, Best of 2012, Comic Book Games, Cortana, DC, Halo 4, Lego, LEGO Batman, LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes, Master Chief, Microsoft Games Studios, Mobile Games, Playstation 3, Rovio, Superman, The Bitcast, Traveller's Tales, Video Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Xbox 360 | Comments Off

The Flickcast Presents: The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012 – Part 1

Posted on December 31, 2012 by John Carle

Welcome to The Flickcast Presents the Best of Gaming 2012. This is going to be a five part series throughout this first week of 2013 concluding with the Game of the Year being awarded on Friday. Best Use of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Best of 2012, Games, Indie, News, PC Games, Playstation 3, PlayStationNetwork, Star Wars, The Bitcast, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Tagged Angry Birds, Angry Birds Star Wars, Best of 2012, Far Cry, Far Cry 3, Indy Games, Journey, Mari0, Mobile Games, Playstation 3, PlayStation Network, Portal, Portal 2, PSN, Rovio, Star Wars, Super Mario Bros, ThatGameCompany, The Bitcast, Ubisoft, Video Games, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment

What Should Happen to THQ?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by John Carle

Since we started covering games, we have always had an eye on THQ and its franchises. From the WWE and UFC fighting games to fantasy adventures like Darksiders and sci-fi worlds of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine to even the modern day … Continue reading →

Posted in Activision, Games, News, Nintendo, THQ, Ubisoft, Video Games | Tagged Activision, Bankrupcy, Bethesda Softworks, Blizzard, Darksiders, Darksiders II, EA, Editorial, Electronic Arts, Gears of War, Metro 2033, Nintendo. Epic, Saints Row, THQ, Valve, Video Games, Volition, WWE, Yuke's | 1 Comment

Game Review: ‘LEGO The Lord of the Rings’ for XBox 360

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John Carle

Epic franchises have been doing crossovers for years. It was only a matter of time before the team behind The Lord of the Rings movie franchise took notice of the success of other film blockbusters like Star Wars, Harry Potter … Continue reading →