Author: Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

Oh, Florida. Thank you for constantly having news and human interest stories we can’t help but report on. Imagine you’re in the market for some prime Floridian real estate, and you make your purchase. A very nice building that you’re planning to open a gym in. But, once your purchase completes, you learn there was a bonus building included. And not just like….a she-shed or something. A full-sized water tower. Bobby Read purchased a piece of municipal property in Brooksville, Florida for $55k. His plan? To open a gym. Once the purchase was complete, Read voiced some concern that the…

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Today marks the final day of E3 2021, and was it ever a doozy. Tuesday is all about Nintendo Direct, which kicks off at 9 am PST, and runs for most of the day in conjecture with Nintendo TREEHOUSE. Bandai NAMCO takes over around 2:35 pm, and the E3 Awards Show starts at 4:45 pm. We’ll do our best to keep you up to date with trailers and news as they hit. Tune in at 9 a.m. PT for a Nintendo Direct presentation, featuring roughly 40 minutes of information focused exclusively on Nintendo Switch games mainly releasing in 2021. Immediately…

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As Assassin’s Creed continues to be one of our favorite franchises, this is some super exciting news! Announced today by the usual suspects, it would appear that Netflix’s upcoming live-action series based on the Ubisoft video game has themselves a notable writer. Jeb Stuart, perhaps best known for his ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS MOVIE “Die Hard,” has been tapped to pen the script. Stuart also recently helmed Netflix’s upcoming “Vikings: Valhalla,” the spinoff series from HISTORY’s amazing Michael Hirst-created “Vikings.”While there hasn’t been an OFFICIAL confirmation of this from Netflix or Stuart yet, Variety assures this is a done deal. Netflix’s “Assassin’s…

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Day 3 of E3 is upon us, and we’ll do our best to keep you up to date with the big news and reveals. Surprising absolutely everyone, Verizon announced some pretty impressive socially conscious things. Like a brand new college scholarship aimed at bringing more women and minorities into esports and gaming. Commits $1 million to increase female representation in gaming and STEM through the creation of the Verizon Game Forward Scholarship for female students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the creation of tech centers on the campuses to benefit the students, facilitated through non profit organization,…

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Get an inside look at Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy with the development team at Eidos-Montréal, their creative collaborator Bill Rosemann (VP, Creative at Marvel Games) and a special guest: award-winning comic book artist Dan Abnett. Fire up Star-Lord’s jet boots for a wild ride across the cosmos in this third-person action-adventure game, a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. With the unpredictable Guardians at your side, blast your way from one explosive situation to another, with original and iconic Marvel characters caught in a struggle for the fate of the universe. You got this. Probably. Marvel’s Guardians…

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The quaint island town of Redfall, Massachusetts, is under siege by a legion of vampires who have blocked out the sun and cut the island off from the outside world. Trapped with a handful of survivors against diabolical enemies threatening to bleed the town dry, choose your hero from a diverse roster, grouping up with others to create the perfect team of vampire slayers. Redfall is an open-world co-op FPS being developed by Arkane Austin and will launch exclusively on Xbox Series X|S and PC in Summer 2022. Play it Day One with Xbox Game Pass.

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