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.

NYCC11 Exclusive: ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Star Frankie Muniz Talks ‘Pizza Man’

Posted on October 18, 2011 by John Carle

You may know him best as Malcolm, you know from the middle. Or maybe even a few of our readers will remember him as Agent Cody Banks. But now, Frankie Muniz is taking on a new role on the silver … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic-Con, Exclusive, Interviews, Movies, NYCC | Tagged Diamond Dallas Page, Frankie Muniz, Interviews, New York Comic Con, New York Comic Con 2011, NYCC, NYCC 11, Pizza Man, Shelly Long | Comments Off

Game Review: ‘X-Men: Destiny’ for XBox 360

Posted on October 7, 2011 by John Carle

It’s been year since the release of a quality X-Men title. Not since X-Men Legends and its sequel has there really been a game that captured the essence of Marvel’s band of merry mutants, especially with the pitiful movie tie-in … Continue reading →

Posted in Activision, Comics, Game Reviews, Games, Marvel, News, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3, Reviews, Video Games, Wii, Xbox 360 | Tagged Activision, Adrian, Aimi Yoshida, Cyclops, Denis Dyack, Gambit, Grant Alexander, Iceman, Jamie Chung, Juggernaut, Magneto, Marvel, Marvel Entertainment, Mike Carey, Milo Ventimiglia, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Nintendo DS, Northstar, PAX, Pixie, Playstation 3, Pyro, Quicksilver, Reviews, Silicon Knights, Surge, Video Game Reviews, Video Games, Wii, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men: Destiny, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments

Game Review: ‘Orcs Must Die!’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on October 5, 2011 by John Carle

Since the genre began, tower defense games have always been downloadable titles with very few ever making it to full retail release. This has been an advantage for the genre as it has given more opportunity for innovation. For example, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Game Reviews, Games, News, PC Games, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Microsoft Games Studio, Orcs Must Die!, PC Games, Reviews, Robot Entertainment, Tower Defense, Video Game Reviews, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360, XBox Live Arcade | 2 Comments

Game Review: ‘The Gunstringer’ for XBox 360

Posted on September 28, 2011 by John Carle

The origins of The Gunstringer are not what most people would expect. At Comic-Con in San Diego, TwistedPixel CEO Michael Wilford let us in on the story that has already spread throughout the internet that the pitch for the game … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Games, Reviews, Video Games, Westerns, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Kinect, Michael Wilford, Reviews, The Gunstringer, TwistedPixel, Video Game Reviews, Video Games, Xbox 360, XBox Kinect | Comments Off

Twitter Giveaway: ‘Fruit Ninja Kinect’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on September 21, 2011 by John Carle

Taking a break from our Gunstringer review, we at the Flickcast realized something. It comes with a download code for Fruit Ninja Kinect. We at the Flickcast have already played and reviewed Fruit Ninja Kinect so why not pass it … Continue reading →

Posted in Contest, Games, News, Twitter Giveaway, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Fruit Ninja, Fruit Ninja Kinect, Gunstringer, Kinect, The Gunstringer, Twisted Pixel, Video Game Giveaways, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360, XBox Kinect | Comments Off

Game Review: ‘Dead Island’ for XBox 360

Posted on September 15, 2011 by John Carle

The first impression the world got of Dead Island left it with some lofty expectations to uphold. In one of the most emotionally stirring game trailers of the past decade, no one knew really what to expect from the Techland … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Games, PC Games, Playstation 3, Reviews, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Tagged Dead Island, Deep Silver, FPS, PC Games, Playstation 3, Reviews, RPG, Techland, Video Game Reviews, Xbox 360, Zombies | 3 Comments

SEGA Unleashes New Trailers for ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ & ‘Aliens: Infestation’

Posted on September 7, 2011 by John Carle

When looking back at the most truly terrifying moments in film in the last thirty years, some can be found in both Alien and its sequel Aliens. Though the series started to focus more on action than horror in its … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Game Trailers, Games, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, PC Games, Playstation 3, SEGA, Trailers, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Tagged Alien, Aliens, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Aliens: Infestation, Gearbox Software, Nintendo DS, PC, PC Games, Playstation 3, Trailers, Video Game Trailers, Video Games, WayForward Technologies, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments

New Character Screens and Trailers for ‘Skylander: Spyro’s Adventure’ Revealed

Posted on September 1, 2011 by John Carle

The Flickcast and the world got their first look at Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure back at Toy Fair. Activision has come up with a way to combine the collectible aspect of high detail model toys along with the addictive nature of … Continue reading →