Deadpool’s Bride Finally Revealed
You might recall there was quite a hub-bub here on WPR and in the comics world as we all waited on tenterhooks to see who exactly Marvel would pick to get married to Wade Wilson, the “Merc with a Mouth”. Well wait no longer as Marvel announced today with the reveal of Deadpool: The Gauntlet, […]
Michael Bay’s TMNT Movie Turtles and Shredder Revealed?
The Internet imploded with cries of agony from the multitude of fanboys that were either cheering the new/updated look of the Ninja Turtles and Shredder or crying out in agony as their childhood was ‘ruined’. Those in the latter category, grow the fuck up, it’s a movie about Teenage Mutant Turtles who happen to be […]
Dear WPR Readers, Don’t Do THIS
For the love of Crom, don’t rush back into your burning house to save your Xbox from a fire. There are some things that money can fix and should via insurance and others that it can’t fix like a dumb ass dying in a fire trying to rescue his console. This potential Darwin Award winner […]
Star Wars Rebels—Meet Chopper
What you see above is the essentially the Scooby Doo (or maybe Scrappy is more appropriate) of the new Star Wars series titled Star Wars Rebels which will hopefully fill the void in the hearts of the Star Wars fans who are still mourning the loss of The Clone Wars series which was cancelled last […]
HBO Creates Game of Thrones Occulus Rift Experience
Last year, HBO hosted a Game of Thrones exhibition that traveled the US and this year is no different. In fact right now they’re in New York showing off what has to be one of the coolest things that I wish I could see for myself, a simulation of going up The Wall that borders […]
Introducing the Ryno
Do you have a need for a short commuting vehicle that’s street legal? Do you have about five grand to spend? Do you also want to live out your Venus Wars anime fantasies or maybe the Capsule monocycle from Dragon Ball is more your thing? Well this Portland start up has just the thing for […]
Viz Releases Dragon Ball Z Manga in Full-Color
Prepare your wallets, Viz just announced tonight that the full-color treatment of Akira Toriyama’s classic manga series Dragon Ball Z is headed to stores and digital starting on February 4th! San Francisco, CA, January 27, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, brings […]
Microsoft Surface is Still Hemorrhaging Money
Despite what you may see/hear, Microsoft’s tablet has a ways to go before it becomes profitable for the computing giant. Sure it seems impressive, they managed to more than double their income from sales versus the previous quarter as they brought in $893 million in the quarter that ended 31 December 2013. In just the […]
Is The iPod Done?
Being an early adopter of one of the first iPods it pains me to see that Apple might be leaving the iPod in the dust as tech users migrate to the iPad and iPhone platform. For me, there will always be a place for each of version of iPod that I bought in the past. […]
The IRS and Bitcoin Tax Dillema
If you’re a Bitcoin owner and you want to pay your proper taxes on any virtual currency that you may own…you might just have to wait until the IRS can pull its head out and figure out just how they will do so. In a recent article in the National Journal the agency needs time […]
Is a Netflix Price Hike Imminent?
In short, yes. Netflix, as much of a decently priced necessary evil that they are has been toying around with the thought of raising their monthly subscription costs (currently at $7.99 for streaming only accounts) to offset the issues raised with the ruling on net neutrality and their ever expanding library of great content. In […]
New Guidelines for Movie Trailers Need Enforcing
How many times have you gone to a movie, after paying a goodly amount of money to do so, and spent the next 15-20 minutes watching trailers that seem to go on for ever and ever? Well, we’re in luck (kinda) as the National Association of Movie Theater Owners has released a series of new […]
Microsoft Acquires Gears of War from Epic Games
I was hoping to stave off buying an Xbox One for quite some time (who knows maybe indefinitely) but there was an announcement regarding the future rights of the Gears of War series being owned by Microsoft. That one announcement moved me closer to wanting one over a PlayStation 4 than anything I have read […]
Tesla’s Coast-to-Coast Supercharger Network is Active
An official announcement came from Tesla early yesterday letting the world know that the East meets West network of Supercharger power stations is active. If you’re wondering just what the hell a supercharger station is, it’s basically a “gas station” for Tesla cars that allows you to get a full charge in a relatively short […]
Samsung’s “Galaxy Glass” Set for September Reveal
Google was the first up to the plate with their version of wearable tech but nipping at their heels is the unstoppable juggernaut of Samsung who is set to come out with their own version of Glass this September at the IFA trade show in Berlin. This past September, the Korean company showed off their […]