Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Nerd Bastards 12 Days of Christmahanakwanzika – Day 12

















While the flux-capacitor hasn't been perfected, and we can't help you fix any past holiday humbuggery, maybe we can help you get this holiday season off to a good start.



For the next 12 days (Dec 1st-12th), the staff of Nerd Bastards will be listing a few of their favorite nerdy things. Gadgets, doohickeys, thingamabobs and more - all sorts of items that have been Nerd tested and Bastard approved. Basically, stuff you want, things you need, and everything you can't have.



We hope you'll find some unique and nerdtastic gifts among our selections, and that they make their way under your tree, Menorah or Kwanzaa bush.



Hit the jump for Sam Sakura’s list of Nerdful things. To see archive of this feature, click HERE.














When decorating your tree this year don’t forget the reason for the season, Cthulhu. This adorable little guy can be yours for only $7.49. It’s a small price to pay to honor our mighty overlord. Available at NeatoShop.








People who smoke pipes and are not douchebags are a dying breed. I like to think because I am a nerd and a woman I couldn’t possibly be a douche, especially when smoking such a fine replica of Gandalf’s pipe. Known as the “Wizard” available from Macqueen Pipes, each pipe is hand crafted of either Ash, Cherrywood, or Briar Wood. No self respecting wizard should be seen with out it.






Ever wanted to fight the rain like a warrior? Well you can’t, because that statement doesn’t make any sense. You can however, look like a total badass with any of these Sword Umbrellas. Samurai Sword available through Think Geek








Many of you may suffer from the same issue as myself, I refuse to grow up. Fullmetal Alchemist will always have a place in my cold little heart. As it was one of the ways my brother and I used to spend our time together when we were young.. This is the only item on my list I actually own and I am not ashamed to say, as a 26 year old adult I still wear the pendant all the time. The pocket watch features the inscription on the inside that says ” Don’t Forget 3.OCT.10″ An awesome gift for any FMA fan. Get yours Here








As an avid player of MTG I want this more than I want air. I can just picture sitting down at the card table with the rest of my brood and slamming this big ol’ bitch down on the table. Oh, you wanna roll to see who goes first? Feel my wrath. If you’re ready to drop $85.00 bucks this lovely 20 sided die can be yours. Get it from Etsy.






It’s the one that says Bad Mother Fucker… I don’t know how nerdy this is, but who doesn’t want to own Jule’s wallet from Pulp Fiction? Made of Italian Leather each one includes Jule’s calling card. Available from BadMoFoWallets.








Never have to pass the pepper again, just wind up these cute little fuckers and they’ll walk themselves across the table. The pair can be yours for a reasonable $15.00 from ThinkGeek.






It’s no secret to those around me that I survive on alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. As I write this I’m smoking a cigarette and drinking a glass of wine. God, I love booze. Wait, what were we talking about? Oh right, being healthy! Feeling under the weather? Hearts empty? Slam one of these bad boys and you’ll defeat your enemies in no time. Get one (or more) at ThinkGeek.






Not as strong as the actual force, but a hell of a way to waste time and exercise your brain. If you have the patience and a desire for another useless talent (I KNOW I DO!) then this might just be the gift for you! Available for dirt cheap at Wal-Mart.






Oh God, oh yes, please God. I want this more than I want air. And for only $2,950.00 you could buy me this. Oh, it doesn’t work that way? Shit. Well with over 5,000 pieces this is sure to keep some lucky bastard in the basement until spring. Not that we can afford it, but it’s available on Amazon.


Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Vocaloid 2: Hatsune Miku 34


vocaloid 2 cosplay - hatsune miku by shooting star's


Source: ayaka-ch.com




Flowing, flowing, the flowing red river

It flows to my mind

Deeply, deeply, he engraves
( )
For our eternity




The taste of his life



"The Red River in the Woods"
Lyrics and Translation by Vocalochu



Another amazing cosplay by Shooting Star's! I love this photo so much because it almost looks like a CD cover, wouldn't you agree? Thanks to Gatamon for sending this in!


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American Film Institute Awards 2012: Top 10 Motion Pictures & TV Series


Yet another year is coming to a close. This means we’ve got yet another Top [insert number here] list of [insert year here]. In this case, it’s the American Film Institute‘s awards for the top 10 motion pictures and the top 10 television programs of 2012.



The list includes many of the expected film titles like The Dark Knight Rises and Les Miserables. Same goes for the TV series; we’ve got Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Modern Family and The Walking Dead to drop some big names. Fun fact for y’all: Mad Men is now the most recognized AFI Awards TV honoree in history after 5 straight years on that list. I guess everybody loves themselves some Hamm, eh? Eh?



Anyway. Jump the chasm for the full list!


And in case that’s not readable:



AFI Top 10 Motion Pictures of 2012



Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings
Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty



AFI Top 10 TV Programs of 2012
American Horror Story
Breaking Bad
Game Change
Game of Thrones
Girls
Homeland
Louie
Mad Men
Modern Family
The Walking Dead



Sources: American Film Institute, Collider


Monday, December 10, 2012

Watch All the World Premiere Trailers From the 2012 VGA’s





Friday night were the 10th annual Video Game Awards, hosted by Samuel L. Jackson on Spike. The night’s big winner was The Walking Dead: The Game from Telltale Games, who also took home Studio of the Year. See a full list of the winners below the cut.



But even more important than the night’s winners are the world premiere trailers revealed at the show. Compiled here are trailers for BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, The Last of Us, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Halo 4: Spartan Ops, Gears of War: Judgment, Assassin’s Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and The Phantom Pain.



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More trailers below!





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Game of the Year – The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)


Studio of the Year – Telltale GamesBest Xbox 360 Game – Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)Best PS3 Game – Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)Best Wii / Wii-U Game – New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)Best PC Game – XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games/Firaxis Games)Best Handheld / Mobile Game -Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment/Queasy Games)Best Shooter – Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)Best Action Adventure Game – Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)Best RPG – Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)Best Multi-Player Game – Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)Best Individual Sports Game – SSX (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)Best Team Sports Game – NBA 2K13 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)Best Driving Game – Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)Best Fighting Game – Persona 4 Arena (Atlus/ARC System Works/Atlus)Best Adapted Video Game – The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)Best Independent Game – Journey (thatgamecompany)Best Graphics – Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)Best Song in a Game – “Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)Best Original Score – Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)Best Performance By a Human Male – Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)Best Performance By a Human Female – Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)Best Downloadable Game – The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)Best Social Game – You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision Games)Best DLC – Dawnguard - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)Most Anticipated Game – Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)

Which of these new games are you most excited for? For me it’s South Park: The Stick of Truth, the game looks hilarious!



Source: Coming Soon


‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Update: New Production Still Released



Paramount Pictures just released a new picture from J.J. AbramsStar Trek Into Darkness. Check out Zachary Quinto (Spock), Chris Pine (Captain Kirk), and Benedict Cumberbatch as (John Harrison).


? ? ? John Harrison ? ? ?


? ? ? Who the Frack is that ? ? ?


That’s what the caption Paramount posted to the pictures says, but most egg-sperts are saying it’s a decoy name.





Star Trek Into Darkness opens in all theater formats May 17, 2013. The movie stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve and Peter Weller.



In Star Trek Into Darkness, when the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.



After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.



Via: Comingsoon


Sunday, December 9, 2012

Check Out The International Trailer For Tom Cruise’s ‘Oblivion’ Before It’s Taken Down




The official trailer for Tom Cruise‘s Oblivion won’t hit the Internet until Monday, but there is a subtitled version already sneaking it’s way out to the net. I’d not given a lot of attention to this movie, but that will change after watching the trailer.



I’m not sure what the heck is going on in Oblivion, but Tom does a lot of running away from things so I’m all in.



A court martial sends a veteran soldier to a distant planet, where he has to destroy the remains of an alien race. The arrival of an unexpected traveler causes him to question what he knows about the planet, his mission, and himself.



Oblivion hits theater screens April 19th, 2013 with Joseph Kosinski (Tron Legacy) directing and stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Zoe Bell .



Let us know what you think in the comments section below.



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Via: Bleedingcool


Guess What Whovians are Getting for Christmas? A New TARDIS Interior!





The Christmas special is marking a change for Doctor Who. It’s the first step towards the 50th Anniversary, The Doctor (Matt Smith) is being joined by new companion, Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman), and the TARDIS is getting a makeover.



The TARDIS interior has gone through several changes over the show’s 49 year history. Originally the inside what stark and white, but always with the familiar console and port hole design on the walls. In the 1996 movie the interior took one of its most drastic changes, becoming a massive, vaulted room of Edwardian iron work. When the series returned the interior changed again, with a raised platform for the console, coral pillars, and green lights illuminating the time rotor. It’s been tweaked for each Doctor since, most recently with the 11th Doctor’s TARDIS looking both steampunk and Seussian.



Now it’s changing again and the BBC has released this teaser image,




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Here’s a blurb released along with it,


The BBC's Doctor Who has revealed a sneak peak at a brand new TARDIS that will debut in this year's Christmas special, The Snowmen. The second TARDIS for Matt Smith it will be the first TARDIS for new companion Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman), who makes her entrance on Christmas Day at 5:15pm on BBC ONE. The new set was designed by Michael Pickwoad, the show's production designer, and will be home to the Doctor and Clara as they travel through space and time when the adventure continues in spring 2013 with eight epic episodes.


And a description of another image appearing Doctor Who Magazine from Doctor Who TV,


It's black, with a blue hue from the time rotor lighting the room. There's a disc looking thing on the wall, with a red light in the middle and purple lights surrounding it. The time rotor looks very similar to the one in the Lodger TARDIS. It looks much smaller than the current version, perhaps even smaller than Nine and Ten's console room.


So the room must be black with the console itself a lighter color, since it looks almost white in the picture. I love the detail of the Gallifreyan symbols. Hmm, and it’s a smaller console room, too. That’s interesting. I wonder if this has anything to do with us supposedly seeing more of TARDIS this season. It’s rumored one of these, “eight epic episodes,” will be called, “Journey to the Center of the TARDIS.”


It’s only a sneak peek, but what do you think of the new design? Are you surprised it’s changing already?


The Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Snowmen” airs Christmas Day on BBC One, BBC American, and Space.