Category Archives: Geek

PAX East 2011: A Love Letter to Kinect

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Cortney Zamm

Alright, I know I’m pretty late to the bandwagon since Kinect was released during the holidays, but I genuinely haven’t gotten to spend any time with the device. Until now. One of the amazing things about Penny Arcade Expo is … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Gear, Geek, Hardware, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | Tagged Gaming, Kinect, Microsoft, Motion Gaming, PAX, PAX East, Penny Arcade | Comments Off

PAX East 2011: Nintendo 3DS Hands-On First Impressions

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Cortney Zamm

With the release of Nintendo’s brand-spankin’ new handheld imminent on the horizon, it was only fair to assume it’d be at this year’s PAX East. I was really happy when I found that my assumptions were correct, as Nintendo had … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Games, Gear, Geek, Hardware, Nintendo | Tagged 3D, 3D Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, PAX, PAX East, Portable Gaming | Comments Off

PAX East 2011: Cool Booths Day 1

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Cortney Zamm

The expo floor is bigger and better at this year’s PAX East. If you’re a little overwhelmed by how much there is to take in, or if you’re one of the readers at home hoping to hear as much as … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Geek, News, PAX, PC Games, Playstation 3, Software, Star Wars, Tech, Video Games | Tagged Bioshock Infinite, Bioware, Irrational Games, PAX, PAX East, Star Wars: The Old Republic | Comments Off

Twitter Giveaway: Zibits RC Robots

Posted on March 11, 2011 by John Carle

At Toy Fair, Senario gave us a look at their latest line of the Zibits, a series of unique, collectible, miniature RC robots. Unlike most action figures from Toy Fair, the Zibits stood out to us at the Flickcast because … Continue reading →

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The Flickcast Covers PAX East 2011!

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Cortney Zamm

The second annual PAX East is this weekend, and while badges may be 100% sold out for the convention, you’ll find everything you need to know right here, since the team at The Flickcast will be there to report the … Continue reading →

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Cloud Saves Becoming Available to PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Posted on March 9, 2011 by John Carle

As a part of the March 10th system update for the PlayStation 3 (v3.60), PlayStation users will be allowed cloud game save support. This feature will currently only be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, PlayStation’s incentive based online subscription program … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Games, Gear, Geek, Hulu, Playstation 3, PlayStationNetwork, Sony, Tech, Video Games | Tagged Cloud Computing, Playstation, Playstation 3, PlayStation Network, Playstation Plus, Sony | Comments Off

Activision Brings Toys and Video Games Together with ‘Skylanders Spryo’s Adventure’

Posted on March 1, 2011 by John Carle

At Toy Fair, we were lucky enough to get the chance to see one of the newest undertakings by Activision called Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure. Under developer Toys For Bob, Activision is combining the much loved Spyro video game series with … Continue reading →

Posted in Activision, Announcements, First Impressions, Games, Gear, Geek, Hands-On, News, Screen Shots, Toy Fair, Toys, Trailers, Video Games, Wii | Tagged Activision, Announcements, Gear, Geek, Screen Shots, Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, Spyro, Toy Fair, Toy Fair 2011, Toys, Toys 'R' Us, Toys For Bob, Trailers, Video Games, Wii | 3 Comments

Felicia Day to Star in Six Episode ‘Dragon Age: Redemption’ Web Series

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Erik Jensen

One of the great things about producing a series for the web is that quite often, you get to do a project that has tremendous geek-appeal, yet whose economics are such it would never make it to television or the … Continue reading →