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A Woman Is Suing Disney For Stealing Her Life Story To Make Frozen; I Shall...

I’ll admit it: anytime I hear about someone suing some big company, I almost instantly throw my cynical shades on.  Don’t get me wrong, sometimes the suits can be legitimate (the woman who got burned...

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Watch This Supercut of All The Times Batman’s Parents Were Murdered, You...

If you hadn’t noticed, this week was a big one for Batman, as his new Gotham premiered on Fox Monday night.  Sure we have to be lenient on saying its “his” show (Batman isn’t a part of it aside from...

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True Story: David Fincher Took Meetings About Star Wars: Episode VII, But...

What a crazy time late 2012/early 2013 was, huh?  Back at that point of time, the biggest conversation point about Star Wars: Episode VII was who the fuck was going to direct it.  It was time before we...

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Watch This: Ocarina of Time Meets A Link to the Past In A New Fan Project

Alright, now that I’ve JD my Ps about 60 times over this, it’s time to share it with the faithful Zelda fans on Geek Binge. A team of programmers is creating a 2D version of The Legend of Zelda:...

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Watch This: ‘Gust of Wind’, The Edgar Wright-Directed Pharrell Williams and...

Though 2014 knocked down Edgar Wright, the director of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (but not, as previously planned, Ant-Man) has picked himself up. While it’s currently...

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Thanks Internet: Learn The Alphabet/Wallow In Despair With The Leftovers ABC...

Look, I’m a bit of a sucker for dark humor thrown on something childlike and innocent.  So in that sense, this newly released The Leftovers inspired ABC book was pretty much made for me. Over at the...

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Thanks Internet: The Smash Bros. Announcer Singing The Pokemon Theme Song Is...

…Assuming that you even thought about the possibility of the Smash Bros. announcer singing the Pokemon theme song which, yes, I guess is a bit of a stretch.  But for argument’s sake, if you ever...

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The 2014 Geek Binge Fantasy Basketball Advice Column for Nerds and n00bs

Did you get suckered into joining a fantasy basketball league at work this year? Have no idea what you’re doing? Are you a numbers cruncher? Fan of math and statistics? Geek? Old man figuring out the...

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Nintendo Wants to Invade Your Dreams

Earlier this year, Nintendo made it clear that they want to focus on increasing “Quality of Life” for all of its consumers. Until now, we’ve only been able to speculate at what this could mean for...

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J.K. Rowling Confirms that Dolores Umbridge Always Has Been/Will Be Pure Evil

J.K. Rowling, the famed author of Harry Potter, has been very active lately online. She’s released short stories here and there via Pottermore and even released cryptic notes on Twitter for her loyal...

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Pikmin Short Film Reviews: Miyamoto Whimsy In Short Movie Form

Shigeru Miyamoto is more excited about Pikmin than anybody I know. In a recent Nintendo Direct, he encouraged Nintendo fans to try out the free Pikmin 3 demo, emphasizing the fact that players could...

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True Story: Golden God Himself Glenn Howerton Was Almost Star-Lord in...

One of Marvel’s finest accomplishments in their entire lifespan as a studio is a fine eye for casting.  I mean, where would the Marvel Cinematic Universe be without Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man?  Chris...

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Thanks Internet: You Can Play Smash Bros. on a Calculator Now

It’s official! Calculators officially have a more diverse library than the PlayStation Vita! Well, not really, but kind of. Now Tetris may have some competition for the title of most-played game in...

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Introducing Slow Games, A New Console That Only Allows One Turn Per Day

Designer Ishac Bertran is working on a game console (using that term very loosely) that features an incredibly low level of interaction at one move per day. Progression in the games is slowed down...

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The Zelda Symphony is Coming to a Bunch of Cities that Aren’t Chicago

The Legend of Zelda Symphony: Ballad of the Goddesses is going back on tour in 2015, but it’s not coming to Chicago, so I don’t really care. I suppose there are some people who don’t live in Chicago...

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This Transformers: Age of Extinction “For Your Consideration” Oscar Ad Is...

Oscar season is a pretty crazy time of year, isn’t it?  All the studios seem to have just one thing on their brain (netting little golden statues that, in theory, net them little green dollar bills),...

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Mark Wahlberg Needs To Clear His Name So He Can Become A Cop (That’s Not His...

A quick note: You can’t believe how much resistance it took on my end not to spell cop “cawp” and fucking “feckin.”  THE TEMPTATION PEOPLE, THE TEMPTATION.  Anyways, let’s talk about Mahk Waahlburg....

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Watch This Paramount Upcoming Movies Reel From 1985 And Relive When People...

There’s something glorious about watching a decades old video, isn’t there?  I mean I shouldn’t have to tell you — your reading this post on the internet right now, and one of the internet’s top three...

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The Screen Bytes 50th Episode Extravaganza! (Guest: Shuli Egar)

On our 50th episode of Screen Bytes, we invite comedian Shuli Egar to come make fun of us for most of the episode, then immediately argue about Gone Home. Again. Jared welcomes Matt and special guests...

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The 14 Most Popular Posts on Geek Binge in 2014

One thousand, seven hundred, and twenty five.  That’s how many posts were written this year on Geek Binge.  But which ones were the cream of the crop of those near..... The post The 14 Most Popular...

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