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Top 5 Horror Movies of 2015

2015/12/30
Jerry Paxton
Articles, Geek News, Halloween, Movie News, News

As 2015 is quickly coming to a close, we wanted to take a moment and bring you our top 5 horror movies of the year.

Our #5 pick for the top horror movies of 2015 is a bit of indecisiveness but we just loved all three of them…

5. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse / Krampus / A Christmas Horror Story (Tied)

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These three movies were all great despite some minor issues and, when looked at overall, we liked them evenly. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is the story of three friends, who happen to be scouts, and how they deal with growing up and each other during a zombie apocalypse. Krampus is the latest film from Trick R Treat director Michael Daugherty and deals with a family under siege by the titular Krampus. A Christmas Horror Story is a cool horror anthology flick based around the Christmas holiday directed by Grant Harvey, Steve Hoban, and Brett Sullivan.

Check out our #4 pick on the next page….

D23 2016 Member Gifts Offer Glimpse Into Walt Disney’s Legacy

2015/12/29
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News

BURBANK, Calif. – December 29, 2015 – D23: The Official Disney Fan Club didn’t have to look far for inspiration for its 2016 Gold Member gift, “From the Office of Walt Disney.” To celebrate the restoration of Walt Disney’s office suite on the Studios’ Burbank lot, the Walt Disney Archives worked with D23 to meticulously reproduce 23 unique pieces from Walt’s career that trace his path from America’s heartland to the world stage.

Included in the assortment are items from Walt’s early years in business such as his 1923 Laugh-O-gram Films Inc. business card and the famous 1928 “Everything OK” telegram, which Walt cryptically wired his brother Roy when he lost the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Also in the collection are the 1955 Disneyland invitational press preview pass and Walt’s notes on pages from the “EPCOT Film” script from 1966. Pieces representing animation, live action, television, and theme parks—as well as Walt’s own personal life—make up this one-of-a-kind set.

The gift comes in a “book” designed specifically to hold all the items and will be sent to all D23 Gold and Gold Family Members who join or renew from January 1 through December 31, 2016. Guests can see images from the gift—and learn more about the 23 rare items—at D23.com/OfficeOfWaltDisney. As previously announced, D23 Gold Members will have the opportunity to tour Walt Disney’s restored office during tours and select special events throughout 2016.

Fans can join D23 at Gold Membership ($74.99), Gold Family Membership ($99.99), and General Membership (complimentary) levels at D23.com and at DisneyStore.com/D23. D23 Members save when renewing their membership and may renew up to 90 days prior to their membership expiration.

About D23

The name “D23” pays homage to the exciting journey that began in 1923 when Walt Disney opened his first studio in Hollywood. D23 is the first official club for fans in Disney’s 90-plus-year history. It gives its members a greater connection to the entire world of Disney by placing them in the middle of the magic through its quarterly publication, Disney twenty-three; a rich website at D23.com; member-exclusive discounts; and special events for D23 Members throughout the year.

To keep up with all the latest D23 news and events, follow DisneyD23 on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube.

Cross Roads Escape Games Presents The Hex Room Escape Room

2015/12/28
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, News

ANAHEIM, Calif., (December 28th, 2015) – Opening January 15th 2016 and set to run year round, Cross Roads Escape Games opens with a real life interactive adventure game- The Hex Room.  This is not a haunted house and there are no actors. It is up to you and your friends to find all the clues and solve all the puzzles within 60 minutes. Do you have what it takes to survive a horror film?

The Hex Room is a suspenseful game where you and 5 friends will get to playone of the largest escape games in California- 666 sq ft of terror. A horror-loving madman wants to recreate a horror film, using you and your friends as his stereotypical characters! Each player will take a quiz before the game to find out which cliché character they are: The geek, virgin, jock, rebel, prom queen, or detective. Your team of 6 will be divided up into separate rooms where you must work individually and as a team. Not only do you need to escape, but you must also survive! Who will live? Who will die?

Creative Director, Madison Rhoades, who has done over 30 escape games in California explains, “In a normal escape room, you are in a single room. The way in is the way out. After doing so many, I started to see a lot of the same puzzles and same stories. I knew I could make this idea into something unique.Cross Roads Escape Games is the next level of escape rooms, and it won’t disappoint.”

Madison and her husband, Luke Rhoades, have worked on haunts such asDelusion and Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor. With their theatre and haunt background, they have created realistic custom built sets that fully immerse its players into the atmosphere and storyline. Players will get to explore up to 5 different rooms in one of the largest escape games in California. This maze-like game will have various surprises along the way. Every player will have a unique experience, and an important job to help their team escape. This is also the only escape game to offer special prizes to teams that make it out alive!

Tickets are $32 per person. Cross Roads Escape Games is open Tuesday–Sunday until 11pm. If horror is not your thing, make sure to check out their next new game- The Fun House, opening February 2016. For more information, or to book a game, please visit www.CrossRoadsEscapeGames.com

HumanEyes Technologies to Present Under $1000 Dollar 360 3D VR Camera at CES

2015/12/28
Jerry Paxton
CES, Geek News, News, Tech News

Virtual Reality 3D content is one of the hottest trends in tech right now but currently requires expensive and technically complicated equipment to create. This is set to change at CES Unveiled, when HumanEyes Technologies unveils VUZE, a camera and software suite priced under $1,000 that will make 360 3D VR content far more accessible to the masses. We will be showing off the device as well as the amazing content it creates at CES Unveiled and will be giving out free VR headsets to the first 50 attendees to visit it us on the night. Be sure to stop by and see the future of content capture.

We can also provide further news of VUZE under embargo which is a technological and industry breakthrough in three main areas:

  • The VUZE Camera combines advanced 3D and 2D capture technology using 8 Full HD cameras within an easy–to–use ‘point and shoot’ form–factor that facilitates to create full stereophonic and spherical content.
  • The VUZE Studio brings groundbreaking advances in 360 3D content creation with near real–time processing (1 minute per minute) and seamless stitching thanks to a proprietary technique called Adaptive Blending that mimics the way the human eye interacts with the brain to form pictures in the mind.
  • Finally, the VUZE agnostic approach means content can be enjoyed on its own lightweight VUZE VR Headset or on ANY VR player, VR headset, cardboard or 3D device or TV.

It will be first shown at CES Unveiled at Mandalay Bay, North Convention Center, South Pacific Ballroom on January 4, 4–7:30pm. VUZE will also be creating and demonstrating 360 3D VR throughout CES at the Sands Expo Center, Hall G booth #82717.

WTS to Present Trax Play GPS at CES 2016

2015/12/28
Jerry Paxton
CES, Geek News, News, Tech News

CES LAS VEGAS – December 9, 2015 – Wonder Technology Solutions (WTS), a Swedish-based technology startup, will present its groundbreaking new Trax Play GPS device at 2016 CES Las Vegas. Live product demonstrations—as well as the startup’s founders, Head of Sales, and other executives—will be at Booth #80420 in the Eureka Park section of CES, January 6-9.

After listening to its customers around the world for the past year, WTS re-launched its popular Trax GPS tracker for Children and Pets as Trax Play. The new Trax Play is the smallest live tracker in the world and can offer two days of full battery life, and up to five days with a new feature that lets users adjust update frequency.

Trax Play also comes with a new mobile application with amazing Swedish UI design.  Other new features in Trax Play include augmented reality, a Web application that will help customers check in on their loved ones during work and on a smart TV, and a consumer box, developed with Frankly Development, that again highlights Swedish design and improves functionality and customer experience. Additionally, the company will launch an Apple watch application in March 2016.

“We are very excited to present Trax Play and so many new features at CES 2016,” notes Mikael Karlsson, Co-Founder of WTS. “Also, it is our great pleasure to launch a new price model for Trax Play, which will make it one of the most attractive GPS trackers on the market. We will be onsite at CES to discuss our new price model, features, and many other aspects of Trax Play.”

Trax Play is durable, water resistant, and easily fits into any pocket. Users also can use the device’s clip and pocket sleeve to attach it directly onto garments and pet collars. Trax devices can be followed in the free Trax App available for Android and iOS.

To learn more, please visit www.traxfamily.com

New Screenshots from The Technomancer

2015/12/24
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

December 24, 2015 – The Technomancer, Spiders’ new sci-fi RPG, offers a rich and varied bestiary, that you will come across and confront in combat during your journey on Mars. In this new series of screenshots, discover a few of these strange creatures conceived and brought to life by the talented teams at Spiders studios.

Although Mars’ red surface is naturally barren and completely devoid of life, hundreds of years of human civilization has led to the creation and evolution of many hybrid species built from the genetic makeup of animals found on Earth. What was first an exercise to create an ecosystem to support the original settlers eventually grew out of control, following the cataclysm that wiped most settlers and isolated Mars from Earth. Mutations and accelerated evolution forged what little life there was into threatening beasts scattered all over the red planet.

While originally bred as domestic animals, the harsh living conditions on Mars led these creatures to develop effective defense mechanisms – poison, camouflage, brute force… The longer Mars is cut off from Earth, the more dangerous Mars’ new wildlife grows. They will aggressively defend their territory should you trespass it.

Today’s screenshots show a few of these creatures. Mastery of The Technomancer’s visceral combat styles and electrical powers should help you survive the bizarre hybrid species of Mars!

Your quest on Mars begins early 2016 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC!

Crytek Releases Winter Update for Warface

2015/12/22
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Windows PC News

Frankfurt, Germany – December 22, 2015 – Get set for an avalanche of fresh content in Warface as a new winter update hits Crytek’s free online shooter today.

As part of the update, players can look forward to dishing out season’s beatings on a reworked version of the PVP Oil Depot map. Over the holidays, the map will be awash with festive cheer as a covering of snow, fairy lights and a towering Christmas tree turn the most popular Team Deathmatch battleground into a Warface winter wonderland. On top of that, a brand new version of the Hangar Team Deathmatch map also arrives with the update – applying a graphical overhaul that brings the action home in even more style. The original Hangar map remains playable for now, but the new “2.0” version upgrades the experience and is a visual treat for gamers.

Expanding on the reworked maps, the Warface winter update also brings enhanced weapons into play. Gamers can get their hands on a golden R16A1 rifle or chop till they drop with the golden tactical axe.

The content keeps coming. Today’s update also adds seven new bundles to the game for players to get kitted out for every situation in style, plus new decorative items for in-game insignia, fresh contract objectives, a festive-themed Safe House and more. When it comes to Christmas, Warface is the gift that keeps on giving.

Read more details of what’s new at www.warface.com.

NYKO Releases Xbox One Data Bank

2015/12/22
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Peripherals News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox One News

LOS ANGELES – Dec. 22, 2015 – Leading console accessories manufacturer Nyko today announced the release of the Data Bank for Xbox One, a sleek, streamlined hard drive enclosure that affixes to the top of the console and expands data storage with any 3.5” hard drive. Current enclosures on the market are less visually appealing and are detached from the console, leaving a cable trail and taking up unnecessary space. The Data Bank for Xbox One solves this problem with an enclosure that matches the materials and angles of the console, and simply attaches to the top. You can now purchase the Data Bank at GameStop, Amazon, or the Nyko online store today for MSRP $39.99.

“If gamers purchase at least one new game a month, they’d have to start deleting old games or upgrade storage within the first couple of years after purchasing the Xbox One, ” said Chris Arbogast, Nyko’s head of sales and marketing. “The Data Bank provides the most cost-effective method to make limited save space a thing of the past, in a way that maintains the clean look of the original console design.”

To view a video introduction of the Data Bank for Xbox One, visit:

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To purchase any product from Nyko’s full lineup of video game accessories for all current and previous generation consoles, visit the online store at www.nyko.com.

Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition’s Legendary Levels Explained

2015/12/22
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

December 21st, 2015 – Wroclaw, Poland/ When Techland announced Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition, it was revealed that one of the many new features and upgrades coming to the game included Legendary Levels. Today, Techland published the first video from its Enhanced Edition Highlights series explaining how Legendary Levels will work.

“We listen closely to our community and hear many voices that people who did every single thing in Dying Light want more. Legendary Levels are one of the ways how we’re making the post-game content more meaty – explains Maciej Binkowski, lead game designer. We’re adding 250 additional levels, so you can keep on developing your character while unlocking new weapons, outfits, emblems, and skills. It means massive replayability.”

Watch the Legendary Levels highlight video to learn more about the new feature.

Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition | Legendary Levels can be viewed:

Legendary Levels will be a part of Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition, which launches February 9, 2016. Players who have the base version of the game will also receive the new feature as part of the free improvement update to be distributed at the same time.