Amazon currently has a sale on video game downloads, one of which is for A Game of Thrones – Genesis for only $9.99 (that’s 75% off the list price of $39.99).

The sale on A Game of Thrones – Genesis is part of Amazon’s Year-End Deals in Game Downloads, where you can get at least 70% off on game downloads on titles like Dungeons and Hearts of Iron 3 [...]

Do you have an undying craving for some Butterbeer, the delightful beverage from the world of Harry Potter, but can’t get yourself to the actual Wizarding World of Harry Potter to get yourself some? Well then, Muggles, why not make it yourself?!

A new YouTube channel called Feast of Fiction is here to help. Their goal: to create the popular foods and drink of geek culture and teach us how to make them at home. Brand new, this Butterbeer recipe is only their second video—the first being the Sunlight Souffle recipe some of you may have found within the pages of one of the many books of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. [...]

Green Day’s fourth album, Insomniac, was a darker affair than its predecessors but is considered by some as the album the Californian trio has never bettered. Right now you can download the brilliant Insomniac for $5 on Amazon.com.

Before they got all political and tried to stick it to “The Man,” Green Day wrote impossibly catchy punk rock. Songs like “Geek Stink Breath” and “Walking Contradiction” for a long time defined their sound and were hugely influential to the genre in the mid-90s. [...]

Back in October we first heard about a “Mass Effect-style” Game of Thrones RPG in the works that was based on author George R.R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire book series. Now the first two gameplay trailers for the game have been released, and it’s looking pretty promising!

The game has been made along with Martin, and will follow a storyline that weaves itself into the existing mythology. Mors Westfold, a member of the Night’s Watch on the Wall, and a Red Priest named Alester Sarwyck will act as the two original main characters of the game, but players will also encounter many of the popular (and not so popular) names and faces from the books and TV series as well. [...]

Thanks to the holidays it’s a super-slow news week and I’m jetlagged after coming home on a red-eye flight this morning after a week of binge-eating in Arizona with my family and the cats are going crazy and the mail is piled up and whaaaaa… OMG, what is this heavy package that arrived from the offices of DC Comics?

It’s an advanced copy of The Annotated Sandman Volume One!!! [...]

It’s time to take another ride on a nightmare merry-go-round, and this time it will be in 3D.

The 1988 sci-fi/horror/comedy cult classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space is heading full tilt boogie for a 21st century reinvention with its original creators Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo once again at the controls. Prepare for the coming of The Return of the Killer Klowns from Outer Space in 3D! [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Doctor Who-themed shirt called “Who Let The Dogs Out” by WeRsNs.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

The digital rental deal of the day over at Amazon today is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 for only $.99.

This deal is valid only for today, Tuesday, December 27, 2011, until midnight PST. Once you activate the rental through Amazon’s Instant Video on demand service, you’ll have access to the movie for 48 hours. If you’re interested in purchasing the digital version, the cost is $14.99.

Also, if you’d like to own a physical copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the Blu-ray is available for $19.99 while the DVD is $9.99. Both of these editions are part of Amazon’s “Buy This DVD and Watch it Instantly” program — you get the film as a FREE digital rental you can watch immediately when your purchase the physical copy. There’s also a Blu-ray Combo Pack for $14.99 [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Goonies-themed shirt called “Lighthouse Lounge” by RubyRed.

The sale began at Teefury today, Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

For a limited time, HarperCollins Voyager is currently offering up the ebook for Richard Kadrey‘s Sandman Slim for only $.99!

You can get the ebook, which is the first installment in the Sandman Slim novel series, for the Kindle through Amazon.com.

Also, the ebook should also be $.99 through other retailers like Barnes & Noble (for their Nook device) [...]

Crooked Hills
Written by Cullen Bunn
Earwig Press
Release Date: May 7, 2011

I cannot think of a more difficult genre to write in then young adult horror. On one hand you have to maintain an element of fright and suspense to keep the genre true to its form. On the other hand as a writer you have to carefully construct frightening scenarios as to not traumatize young readers (at least not too much).

Cullen Bunn seems to have found that sweet spot with his latest young adult horror novel Crooked Hills. What Cullen Bunn has done here is create something that is often scary and nerve wracking, but at its core a testament to the spirit of childhood adventure [...]

As far as snow creatures go, the Wampa Ice Creature from Star Wars: The Empires Strikes Back and the Bumble, the Abominable Snow Monster from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, are probably the most popular. So, it’s not so surprising that someone would want to pit the two monsters against each other.



The Sugar Swings baking blog decided to do so by whipping up a few batches of Wampa and Bumble cupcakes. The results are pretty awesome [...]

It’s being reported that Alan Taylor has been chosen to replace Patty Jenkins as director of Thor 2, the follow-up the hit Marvel Comics adaptation that was released this past May.

Jenkins, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning Monster with Charlize Theron, chose to walk away from the project earlier this month due to some creative differences, though she is expected to take on another superhero title down the road. [...]

Mr. Plinkett, the sardonic, slow-speaking (dude sounds creepily like Buffalo Bill) video reviewer for Red Letter Media, has returned with another of his cuttingly funny and methodical dissections of another blockbuster from recent years.

In the past, he’s ripped movies like Star Wars – Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Avatar, and the 2009 Star Trek with joyous gusto. This time around he turns the tables on Steven Spielberg and George Lucas‘ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth go-around for filmdom’s favorite fedora-sporting archaeologist/adventurer and a celluloid corpse that has been kicked plenty enough over the years [...]

Geektionary
Paperback | Kindle
Written by Gregory Bergman and Josh Lambert
Adams Media
Release date: January 16, 2011

There is a common misconception that all geeks like the same things. While it is true that some franchises like Star Wars seem to be universally loved by all geeks, there are several different geek categories. Explaining this to a nongeek used to be a difficult task and would require a clever video or PowerPoint presentation… until now.

The Geektionary is a helpful guide to the many different genres of geekdom. There is individual chapters on Science Fiction, Comic Books, Anime and Manga, Science, and even a chapter on Sports. Of course, there are also chapters on Gaming and Television and the Movies [...]

NextMovie got Oderus Urungus and Balsac the Jaws of Death of the metal band GWAR to review the new heartwarming Steven Spielberg’s film War Horse, which was released on Christmas Day.

If you only have time for one review of War Horse this year, then let it be this one.

Watch the video here below of the members of GWAR reviewing the film [...]

The MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is Billy Joel’s Piano Man for only $3.99. The CD version is only $10.17.

There’s 10 songs on the album, including classics like “Captain Jack” and the title track.

A 2-disc Legacy Edition of Piano Man was released last month on CD and MP3 Download, which contains the 10 tunes from the original 1973 album, along with 23 live tracks from a 1972 radio broadcast of early songs [...]

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is an Elder Scrolls-themed shirt called “Winterhold Warlocks” by AdamH.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Monday, December 26, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at Teefury today is a mash-up of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who and Doctor Who called “Who?” by NikHolmes.

The sale at Teefury began at today, Monday, December 26, 2011 at midnight EST and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it won’t be sold at the site anymore [...]

The United Federation of Planet’s most famous science officer, Spock, took a moment to extend us all a very logical bit of goodwill for the holidays. I don’t know about you, but I plan on adopting this as my de facto greeting from this day onward [...]