Hi everyone. We're closing in on one month out from Gen Con 2015! Between our con preparations and keeping abreast of the news streaming out of E3 it was a busy, busy few days. So, without further ado, let's get down to the Week in Geekdom.
Comics
DC has confirmed that perennial villainesses Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are officially a couple.
Games
Redacted Studios gave us this trailer for Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma. The game will be available on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 later this year.
Watch the AI Marl/O introduce itself to Super Mario Bros. and teach itself to play the game.
Blizzard announced that it will release a completely free three-mission single-player mini Starcraft 2 campaign titled Whispers of Oblivion. The missions will bridge the narrative gap between Heart of the Swarm and the forthcoming Legacy of the Void. Blizzard did not provide a date of availability for Whispers, but you can follow the game's development (and sign up for the Legacy beta) here.
Need a little post-apocalyptic fix to get you through to November and the release of Fallout 4? If you have an iDevice, you can give Fallout Shelter a try.
Speaking of Fallout, if you're a fan of modding your games then you may be pleased to know that your PC mods will be fully transferable to the Xbox One.
And while we're on a Bethesda streak, here are the first five playable minutes of Doom.
Thirteen years after we last saw an installment of the Pro Skater franchise, Robomodo will be bringing us Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.
Shenmue 3 became the fastest Kickstarter project to reach the $2 million funds raised mark.
We'll be getting a remake of Final Fantasy VII.
Movies/TV
It's official: Starz has greenlit a TV series based on Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods.
38 years after it was first screened, Episode IV was finally released to cinemas in China.
Science/Technology
Curious about how the Earth might look, climatically speaking, in the year 2100? NASA has put together these projections to show us exactly that.
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| This Vermeer is not what it seems |
In addition to those thermal maps, NASA put together this composite to celebrate the 20th birthday of the Astronomy Photo of the Day (APOD).
The Philae comet lander called home to Earth this week not once, but twice.
Joris Laarman is on a quest to put his company, MX3D, at the forefront of 3D printing technology with his line of robots that can print bridges in mid-air.
In what may be a revolutionary leap for the creation of prosthetic limbs, researchers at Linz University in Austria have developed an artificial leg that's capable of 'feeling' sensations.
Amazon has launched their new review system that is inherently intelligent and capable of learning. If anyone had Amazon in their 'Will be the source of real-life Skynet' pool, go collect your prize.
Universities throughout the U.S. are on a quest to bring back fully flavored and satisfying strawberries.
The BBC is developing the BBC Concept, a headset that will allow TV viewers to change the channel with a mere thought.
RIP iPad mini.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have developed a cellulose-based, biodegradable semiconductor chip. Yep, that's a computer chip made of wood.
The latest issue of Cancer Discovery includes this research on a novel test for prostate cancer.
Physicists at MIT have been able to get the gaseous form of sodium potassium to within a hair's breadth of absolute zero.
General Awesomeness
Behold the Hot Wheels garage where you can see the real-life counterparts to your favorite models.
The evolution of the pinball machine.
As always, best wishes for an excellent week ahead!
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