Blog Profile / Gamma Squad
| URL : | http://gammasquad.uproxx.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Genres / Sci Fi | |
| Posts on Regator: | 3822 | |
| Posts / Week: | 48.5 | |
| Archived Since: | November 14, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
Liveblog Reminder: ‘Arrow’ Takes On ‘The Undertaking’ Tonight
Tonight we apparently learn what Malcolm Merlyn has planned for the slums of Starling City. Considering how cuddly and light-hearted he’s been, we’re guessing it doesn’t involve building condos.
The full preview indicates that we get...Show More Summary
Imagine If ‘Drive’ Starring Ryan Gosling Was An 8-Bit Video Game
We’ve seen 8-bit versions of Community, Mad Men, even Downton Abbey. Now, we can add Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive to the list of games that we wish were real.
GundersonMunderson created a 9-bit start page for the Sega Genesis. He even...Show More Summary
‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ To Haunt Old And New Consoles Alike This November
Another year, another Call of Duty game, but this year it looks like Activision might be mixing things up just a little bit. Call of Duty: Ghosts won’t be a continuation of the Modern Warfare or Black Ops series according to Infinity...Show More Summary
Scientifically Accurate Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Are Hilariously Disturbing
If you enjoyed the NSFW nightmare fuel that was Scientifically Accurate Spider-Man, then you should know ADHD have outdone themselves with “Scientifically Accurate Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. They took mostly-factual information about tortoises (torti?) and animated these horrifying, salmonella-ridden, giant be-penised Ninja Turtles. Show More Summary
Why ‘Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon’ Is Better Than ‘Far Cry 3?
Far Cry 3 is quite a good game and a lot of fun. It’s just that Blood Dragon actually improves on the original game quite a bit in a few key respects.
It’s Better Written
One of the key problems of Far Cry 3 is best stated by the joke that the best ending of the game is you turn it off after the shmucks you’re supposed to care about get kidnapped. Show More Summary
Funny, Sexy, And Awesome Cosplay Of The Week
Bane’s gotta decide if taking off the mask is worth it. (It is.) [via @TheLadBible]
It’s that time of the week when we post a mixed bag of intriguing costumes we’ve spotted recently. Some of it’s new; some of it isn’t; all of it is worth...Show More Summary
This ‘Lego Breaking Bad’ Trailer Is Tight, Tight, Tight
Star Wars, Harry Potter, Batman, Pirates of the Caribbean — the folks at the Lego video game factory are willing to tackle pretty much anything, so how about a Lego game for adults? How about Lego Breaking Bad?
Sadly Lego Breaking Bad will probably never happen, but thankfully somebody went and imagined what it might be like it if did. Show More Summary
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Drops A First Look At A Klingon And More Of Alice Eve’s Underwear
We already knew there would be fourteen Klingons in Star Trek Into Darkness and two of them would have speaking roles, and Paramount even released a clip that hinted at Klingons. Now they’ve released four more videos, one of which provides our first look at a Klingon without a helmet in Star Trek Into Darkness. Show More Summary
Pull List: Comics Coming Out 5/1/13
It’s the first of May, the unofficial start of summer, and a perfect time to read comic books indoors away from all those annoying allergens, people, and skin-burning sunshine. Plus we have reviews of books from DC, Dark Horse, IDW,Show More Summary
Allison Williams Of ‘Girls’ May Storm Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’
(Photoshopped by Kevin Jagernauth)
Allison Williams, co-star of HBO’s Girls and secret sea lion whisperer, is on the short list to star in the Fantastic Four reboot, reports Deadline. They say it’s in the “early talking stage”, and we...Show More Summary
‘World War Z’ Gets A Vanity Fair Article/Hit Piece
We don’t normally recommend reading Vanity Fair, but the enormous, detailed piece that will turn out to be either a victory lap or damage control promises to be a pretty fascinating look at how something like this goes off the railsShow More Summary
‘IllumiRoom’: Here’s A Closer, Surprisingly Honest Look At Microsoft’s ‘Xbox Holodeck’
This is your mind on IllumiRoom.
A few months back Microsoft officially announced IllumiRoom, an interesting new peripheral that projects game images onto the walls around your TV screen, essentially turning your living room into one large game environment. Show More Summary
‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Season Three Is Back On Blu-Ray
We’ve previously talked about how Paramount is slowly overhauling Star Trek: The Next Generation season by season. But they’re also making this worth rebuying with some absolutely killer extras.
The set includes all the extras from the...Show More Summary
‘Amazing Spider-Man 2? Set Video and Pictures: Lookin’ Good, Jamie Foxx!
We have a new batch of set pictures from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to add to the ones where Jamie Foxx blue himself and director Marc Webb introduced us to the nerdy non-blue version of Foxx. The video and first pictures below seem to show the first meeting between Spider-Man and Electro (Max Dillon) before he became Electro. Show More Summary
Early Panels: The Three Coolest Comics Coming Out 5/1/13
A grim view of a world full of supervillains, a hitman spending five minutes at a time with the woman he loves, and superheroes repping the 99% are three books we can’t wait to read this week.
Ten Grand #1
The concept may seem a weeShow More Summary
‘Watch Dogs’ Has A Release Date And An Out Of Control New Trailer
Okay wannabe hackers, Watch Dogs now has an official release date, so get out your calendars and put a big red X on November 19th. Hmm, well, I suppose hackers like yourselves don’t use paper calendars anymore, so put a big red X on your phone or in the cloud or however you kids are doing it today. Show More Summary
‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Drops Three New Trailers For The Playable Lead Characters
Rockstar Games has released a three-in-one trailer for Grand Theft Auto V‘s three playable lead characters Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Michael’s a Vice-City-by-way-of-The-Sopranos style middle-aged thug who doesn’t understand why he’s not happy in retirement. Show More Summary
The World Wide Web Went Public 20 Years Ago Today. Let Us Celebrate With Internet Goodness.
On April 30th, 1993 CERN released the technology behind the World Wide Web into the public domain for all of us to use without paying royalties. It was a glorious day, and we’re going to celebrate with pictures both about the web and made possible by the web. Show More Summary
Why A ‘Gears Of War’ Movie Might Not Work
Epic has just hired a new producer, Scott Stuber, to take over and get Gears of War onto the big screen.
Depending on who you ask, this is a long time coming… but it might be better if Epic just let this one go.
It’s A Silly, Silly Game
This is a video game where one of the key McGuffins, the Resonator, is basically a bomb that maps things. Show More Summary
Chris Evans Brought An Axe To The First Footage Of ‘Snowpiercer’
Bong Joon-ho (The Host, Mother) is making his English debut with Snowpiercer, starring Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, and Octavia Spencer. Oh, and it also stars Tilda Swinton looking like this:
It would be awesome if they played against type...Show More Summary