Earlier today, Funcom announced the establishment of their new subsidiary, SweetRobot, which will handle Funcom's future ventures into the casual/social MMO-gaming markets. Its first announced project is an MMO titled Pets vs. Monsters, which will be marketed to children around Read More

Paige examines the impact vampire pop culture, particularly the Twilight franchise, has had on the appropriation of the "vampire lifestyle" as a form of teenage rebellion, and how it relates to sexual paraphilias. Read More

Indie comic book Hack Slash tells the story of Cassandra Hack and her monstrous friend Vlad, a team of slasher slayers that tracks down and eliminates crazed serial killers and creatures. It's gained a huge cult following, and it's the focus of this week's Fan Art Friday. Read More

You still have a week to enter our current contest to win one of five copies of Malice by Chris Wooding! I've been reading this book myself, and it's crazily dark and engaging stuff. Read More

Heavy metal band Slayer is bringing the hurt to Halo 3 next week... in Slayer Mode, of course. Read More

Along with the store-bought licensed Christmas ornaments that you've probably seen before, there are a lot of very creative geeks out there making their own. Here are ten handmade geeky Christmas ornaments. Read More

Borderlands, arguably one of the best games of the year, will be getting its second highly anticipated downloadable add-on later this month. 2K has announced that the follow-up to the first expansion, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, will be Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot. Read More

Post-apocalyptic world, gas-guzzling muscle cars, and radiation-mutated freaks of nature. The story starts at a full tilt sprint, and doesn't stop until your head explodes from adventure overload. Read More

In this episode, the team uses the wedding of a mobster's daughter as a front for the con of the week: helping Sophie's friend get back the restaurant that her family lost when her husband was set up for murder. Read More

Just a few weeks ago, Katy Perry released her latest album, MTV Unplugged. After only one run-through, it is clear that the two-disc CD/DVD set gave Katy Perry another opportunity to play with some of her earlier compositions — an opportunity that she takes full advantage of. Read More

Diva might not be the brightest crayon in the box, but she sets out to be nice (much to her parents’ chagrin) and fair, even though she is a devil. I was able to talk to the creators of Evil Diva, Brinson Thieme, Joe Cashman, and Peter Menotti, about the process and future for Read More

The last character featured in DC Direct's Heroes of the DC Universe collectible bust series was Aquaman, with a surprisingly outstanding addition to the line. Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow, is the newest release, and here's a look at how he stacks up to his predecessors. Read More