The Flickcast

‘Flappy Bird’ is Gone

Posted on February 11, 2014

I know. I can’t believe it. As quickly as Flappy Bird came to us, it has now left us. But in the process, it has left an eternal stamp on the gaming world that not many would have expected from a simple mobile game. Filling YouTube with rage quit videos and costing thousands of dollars in damage, Flappy Bird has clipped its own wings.

For those who don’t know, Flappy Bird was a game that came out and quickly became a viral hit much in the way that Angry Birds and Tiny Wings did (and it is completely ridiculous how popular birds are on mobile gaming). Unlike its avian cousins though, Flappy Bird was not easily accessible to all players.

Our parents and grandparents can’t just pickup and play and have a good time. Even seasoned gamers are terrible at Flappy Bird. After maxing out my high score at 6, I had to put down my iPhone or risk throwing it across the room.

Amazing Moments In the History of D&D On TV

Posted on February 10, 2014

You may know Dungeons & Dragons, the venerable role playing game, turned 40 recently. Our own Chris Ullrich even did a post about it over at his personal site.

Turns out, D&D is still pretty much as popular as it ever was and people from all walks of life enjoy it. But that wasn’t always the case. Back in the day it wasn’t as well regarded and the depiction of it on popular media, like TV, was often inaccurate, to say the least.

Moving forward on that topic, the folks over at Geed Dad have put together some of their favorite clips showcasing D&D’s appearance on TV. From Freaks & Geeks to 60 Minutes to Community, D&D has been pervasive in popular culture for a long time and shows no signs of slowing down.

Check out most of the clips after the break.

Get the First Look at Warren Ellis’ ‘Moon Knight’ #1

Posted on February 7, 2014

It should come as no surprise we’re big fans of writer Warren Ellis around here. His work is inspired and he brings a different sensibility to anything he takes on. In a great way.

So yes, we’re pretty excited (to say the least) he’s writing the upcoming Moon Knight comic series from Marvel. Want to know more? Of course you do.

“The touchtone for this book, for me, has been ‘Weird Crime.’ Both ground-level action and high strangeness,” says Ellis in an interview with Marvel.com. “This is a take on Moon Knight that unifies all the previous takes, making the character whole and taking him forward into a new kind of crime fiction.”

As a mercenary turned super hero, Marc Spector has faced down everything from werewolves, super villains to his own fractured psyche. Fearsome foes and gruesome threats permeate the darkest corners of New York City. Is Moon Knight ready for NYC? Better yet, is NYC ready for him?

Check out the preview pages after the break. Look for Moon Knight to arrive in stores on March 5.

Arnold Is Back (Again) In the Redband Trailer for ‘Sabotage’

Posted on February 7, 2014

Arnold is back again and this time it’s personal. Well, really, isn’t it pretty much always? Even when he’s a cyborg assassin from the future, it still ends up being personal. “Come with me if you want to live” and all that.

Anyway, his next action extravaganza is called Sabotage and there’s a new Redband trailer for it out now. Gotta say, this looks pretty darn good.

In the movie Arnold “leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world’s deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done – until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.”

We hate when that happens. Don’t you?

Check out the trailer after the break. Sabotage, which in addition to Arnold stars Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello and Josh Holloway, hits theaters on March 28.

Get a First Look at Marvel’s ‘Wolverine and the X-Men’ #1

Posted on February 6, 2014

We think it’s safe to say that Wolverine is one of the most popular comic book characters of all time. He’s just cool and that’s all you really need to say about him. His coolness continues in an upcoming comic series from Marvel called Wolverine and the X-Men. Here’s what you need to know:

Summer School is in session as world-famous mutants Wolverine, Storm, and more must educate and train the Marvel Universe’s next generation of X-Men! All-powerful inexperience mutants with the power to level cities. What could go wrong? Plus with Fantomex and Quentin Quire joining the staff – the Jean Grey School is in for a wild ride!

But with X-Men’s own lives riddled with deadly enemies and personal crises, how can they hope guide the next generation, when they can barely defend them! A new enemy lurks in the shadows, ready to strike at the heart of the Jean Grey School. And this new organization will test the faculty and students of the JGS like never before!

We’ve got preview pages for the new series. Check them out after the break. Look for Wolverine and the X-Men #1 to hit stores on March 5.

What the iPhone 6 Might Look Like

Posted on February 6, 2014

We don’t listen to the rumors surrounding the upcoming release of a new Apple product. Well, not very often anyway. Still, it is sometimes fun to speculate a little as to that the company may end up bringing to the table.

This time around our subject of speculation is the iPhone 6. We know there’s going to be one and we know it will likely come out in June or July. We also know it will probably have a larger screen.

But what will it really look like? This video, made by YouTube user Concepts iPhone, may just be able to tell us.

We won’t go into too much about the video itself because really, if this is your thing, you should just watch. After the break, of course.

Get Your First Look at Greg Rucka’s ‘Veil’

Posted on February 5, 2014

With his previous works such as Whiteout and Queen and Country, writer Greg Rucka has established himself as one of the premiere voices in comics today. And now he’s set to launch a new creator-owned comic being published by Dark Horse.

The comic, called Veil, concerns “a beautiful girl wakes up in an abandoned subway station with no memory of how she got there. When men try to hurt her . . . they wind up dead. Where did she come from? And what is she capable of?

What indeed. We have some preview pages for the comic for you today to get you interested. Well, more interested as we’re sure you’re curiosity is already piqued.

Veil #1 is on sale March 5. Check out the preview pages after the break.

Here’s a Preview (and More) for This Week’s ‘Helix’

Posted on February 5, 2014

We hope you’re enjoying Syfy’s new sci-fi horror series Helix as much as we are. We really like it. It’s good. If you haven’t had a chance to catch it yet, now is the perfect time. Why?

Well, the network is having a marathon of the first five episodes starting tomorrow night. That should get you caught up enough to watch the brand new episode airing on Friday.

Of course, we have previews for all of this to share with you right now. Check them out, as usual, after the break.

Helix airs Fridays at 10/9C on Syfy. Look for the episode 1-5 marathon at 6/5C on Thursday.