March 12, 2020
With the explosion in popularity of White Claw and other alcoholic seltzers, it was presumably only a matter of time until the world would have beer mixed with seltzer. The time has now come. Leinenkugel, the beer company known for its Summer Shandy, is entering the hard seltzer game. “There are plenty of beers on […]
March 06, 2019
The creators behind the wildly successful game “Exploding Kittens” is at it again with a new tabletop game called “Throw Throw Burrito.” Though the game has only been on Kickstarter for a few days, it’s surpassed its funding goal of $10,000 – by a lot – raking in more than $1 million already. Referred to […]
October 30, 2018
Stern Pinball is turning 1960’s Beatlemania into a modern arcade game! Given what the company has accomplished recently with the pinball games for Star Wars and Iron Maiden, we’re pretty excited to see the results. According to the press release, “only 1964 units will be produced in recognition of the year in which the world […]
July 11, 2018
Fans can check out the first public demo build and booth for the “Ghostbusters World” augmented reality game at SDCC this year, at The Experience at Petco Park. According to the press release, “The game enables players to battle and capture hundreds of ghosts from all dimensions of the franchise, including the films, TV shows, […]
July 03, 2018
Admit it, you’ve got the Holiday-itis. That thing where you can think only of the festivities to come, and absolutely “cannot” for anything else. Yeah, we have it too. So as we consider our fashion and food game for Wednesday’s Fourth of July celebrations, here’s a tutorial from makeup maven Kylie Jenner on how to […]
June 07, 2018
Universal just announced that an interactive virtual reality game inspired by the Jurassic World movies will debut at over 100 Dave & Buster’s locations starting next Thursday, June 14. The state-of-the-art VR motion simulator accommodates up to four players at a time, with each wearing an HTC VIVE headset. The 5-minute VR experience “transports players […]
May 21, 2018
Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal has listed his Isleworth estate for $28 million. The 31,000-square-foot mansion at 9927 Giffin Court in Windermere, FL is where “a world of luxury awaits,” according to the Premier Sotheby’s International Realty exclusive listing. “Privately situated on 3 acres overlooking tranquil Lake Butler, this magnificent custom home sits behind the gates […]
February 16, 2018
Black Panther’s Michael B. Jordan teamed up with Brisk Iced Tea to find three creative hustlers in the areas of filmmaking, visual arts, and writing for a mentorship program. A representative from Brisk said, “We partnered with Marvel Studios’ Black Panther and have invited some of the creative minds behind the film to join the […]
February 05, 2018
The trailer for the third installment in the Cloverfield franchise dropped during the Super Bowl last night, which would have been news in itself – but then Netflix did something unprecedented by releasing the film just hours later, after the game. Even Ava DuVernay commented on the”gamechanger” status of the move to release so quickly, […]
November 07, 2017
One of the disappointments with VR is that we’re tempted to get up and walk around the virtual environment, which is both impractical and dangerous in small spaces. To solve that problem, Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters fame is working on “electric shoes” to use with VR games, where “microcomputers in the shoes control the mini-treadmills […]
August 22, 2017
The Sims 4 expansion pack, “Cats and Dogs,” was announced this week and will feature – you guessed it, cats and dogs. Players will be able to customize their furry in-game friends using the “Create A Pet” tool, and the game even promises that each pet will have an individual personality. For the first time ever, […]