Your Moms Basement

Episode 140

ben — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:38:37 +0000

Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle return with Episode 140 of the Nerd City Podcast and a very special guest, Ryan Browne! They go over all the latest news, look back on C2E2, and catch up with Ryan, discussing his massively successful God Hates Astronauts Kickstarter project! Episode 140 of Nerd City is about [...]

Microsoft Unveils the Xbox One

Mike — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:44 +0000

Today Microsoft officially revealed their next gen video game system with the Xbox One (odd name choice but maybe that’s just me). This new system will come out 7 years after the Xbox 360 launched in the US, but as of today all we know of a release date is “later this year” which will [...]

Sgt. Krugg, Hippo Titan Soldier Drops 05.24.13 at Noon CDT

ben — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:51:27 +0000

From the planet Kabagiff, in the solar system that revolves around the blue star Anubis 5, comes Sgt. Krugg, Hippo Titan Soldier! Under the benevolent rule of Imperator Zog, the Kabagiffian are a heroic and militaristic race who rebelled against General Gorgax and his Evil Mutant Legion with the help of Galaxxor 001. Given [...]

8-Ball Coming Soon from Radioactive Uppercut

ben — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:16:59 +0000

How cool is this? Revealed yesterday via Man-E-Toys was 8-Ball, the first of many Radioactive Rumblers 4″ fight figures from our friend, John Santagada, aka Radioactive Uppercut. This awesome little monster will feature 3 points of articulation, will be produced in rotocast vinyl and will be first available through the 8-Ball Kickstarter project (tentatively set [...]

Gran Turismo 6 Officially Announced by Sony

Mike — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:47:32 +0000

Sony made a shocking announcement today in that Gran Turismo 6 will be released for the PS3, what makes this shocking is that they have set the release date for this holiday season with a demo available in June. For a series that usually gets a grand scale of hype when it is being developed [...]

First Gameplay Footage of Batgirl in Injustice: Gods Among Us

Mike — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:26:57 +0000

Last week Netherrealm studios confirmed the rumored inclusion of Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, in Injustice: Gods Among Us. Today we get the first gameplay footage of her and it is nice to see that she will play differently than Batman. She is much quicker and looks to use more projectiles and fast combos. On top of [...]

Ray Harryhausen, R.I.P.

Sergio Calvet — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:10:00 +0000

Just yesterday morning, I was working on this piece, showing and animated Kali statue, as an homage to Ray Harryhausen, one of the main influences in my design of the fantasy world shown in Magic of Myths. I didn't intended it to be a posthumous homage...

Sgt. Krugg, Hippo Titan Soldier Prototype WIP

ben — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:53:33 +0000

C2E2 was an absolute blast and an overwhelming success. Special thanks to all of my friends who came out to the Nerd City booth to hand out, support my figures, or bring their own awesome work to sell/show off. Speaking of showing off, I unveiled this sweet little WIP prototype of my first Hippo [...]

Brand New Character Trailers for Grand Theft Auto V

Mike — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:38:47 +0000

Rockstar released a brand new trailer showing off the lives of the three main characters in Grand Theft Auto V. They detail the connection between Michael and Trevor but I’m still not sure how Franklin will fit into the group. These look to be cinematic trailers only with no gameplay so hopefully we’ll get gameplay [...]

Bullet Belt Paint Master Proto from Skinner

ben — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:57:02 +0000

One of the highlights of this past weekend’s C2E2 was having the opportunity to hang with our main man, Skinner! His booth was filled with a dazzling array of art, toys and oddities. One such piece that he brought along to show up was the stunning paint master prototype for his new Bullet Belt vinyl [...]

Lobo is Your First DLC Character for Injustice: Gods Among US

Mike — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:15:30 +0000

He’s been rumored for a few weeks but this past week Netherrealm and WB officially confirmed that Lobo will be the first DLC Character for Injustice: Gods Among Us. Along with the announcement last week, they released the first gameplay trailer of him over the weekend. His play style seems to be a cross between [...]

Safari, part 4!

admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:01:00 +0000

Thor: The Dark World Trailer Debuts

Mike — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:15:14 +0000

Marvel studios has released the first trailer for Thor: The Dark World. I was very pleased with how well Thor turned out so I have high hopes for the sequel and with the main cast returning to their roles and the way Marvel has been with their films, I’m sure this will be an entertaining [...]

Your Official Guide to Nerd City’s C2E2 2013 Toy Exclusives

ben — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:13:20 +0000

With every passing year, we continue to raise the bar, in terms of C2E2 toy exclusives at the Nerd City booth. 2013 boasts a truly overwhelmingly impressive lineup of indie toys, ranging from basement bootlegs to full production action figures. Our booth guests, The Godbeast and ManOrMonster Studios will be bringing an amazing array of [...]

Reading is sexy

Sergio Calvet — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:54:00 +0000

And Eve (from Magic of Myths) agrees with me! Happy International Book Day!

Gorgax, Devourer of Worlds C2E2 Exclusive from Galaxxor x Skinner

ben — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:09 +0000

Pretty much anyone who’s had the opportunity to chat with me for more than 5 minutes is probably already well aware of how much of a fan I am of the art of Skinner. As we began discussing the upcoming C2E2 and it became clear that Skinner was probably going to be a guest, I [...]

The Orc 2013 C2E2 Exclusive from Imagination Asylum for The Phalanx/Nerd City

ben — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:19:11 +0000

I am completely blown away by how great The Orc from Imagination Asylum has turned out! Expertly sculpted and hand painted, these guys are absolutely beautiful (in a dirty, battle-worn, pissed off Orc sort of way!). If you want to score The Orc, you’re going to have to come to C2E2, because Torix [...]

New Onell Drop 04.19 at 9:30 PM EST

ben — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:08:07 +0000

Our friends at Onell Design are set to launch another absolutely stunning array of plastic goodness upon the world with their latest drop, scheduled for Friday evening at 9:30 pm EST. You wont want to miss this extensive variety of builds in this sweet new color scheme, as well as hub and the brand spanking [...]

Safari, part 3!

admin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:01:00 +0000

Today’s Nintendo Direct Announces a New 3DS Zelda Game, Earthbound Coming to the US, Virtual Console Updates and Much More.

Mike — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:54:17 +0000

Today Nintendo held another of their Nintendo Direct videos and once again they didn’t disappoint. First I’ll start off with the best news from the event and that is the announcement of a brand new Zelda game for the 3DS based in the world of the classic SNES game A Link to the Past. A [...]