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Watch the first 3 episodes of Magic City now!

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Greetings Geeks, We are all sad to see Spartacus end it's second season (technically third). STARZ understands this and hopes to fill that void with it's newest series Magic City. STARZ has let us know that you can now watch the first 3 episodes of this new series absolutely FREE!  Just click the link to start watching. Click HERE!

X Review: Street Fighter X Tekken!

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Greetings Geeks, Our First X Review (Cross Review), where multiple staff members rate a single game at the same time, is ready. None other than the awesome Street Fighter X Tekken will be our 1st game under this format. Read More After The Jump!

NIS America Announces 3 PS3 Games And 2 Anime Titles!

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The embargo is now over and we can now discuss NIS American's latest announcement!  You have "The Witch and the 100 Knights", an action RPG. The turn based combast game, "Mugen Souls". And a dungeon crawler called "Legasista." On the Anime side of things, we have Anohana and Kimi Ni Todoke on both DVD and Blu-Ray! Read More After The Jump!

Google Maps For The Nes and Famicom?

I'm guessing it's an early April Fool's joke, but epic if true! Source: Google

The Avengers Clip Hulk vs. Aliens

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Greetings Geeks! Well, we finally have a good look at the Alien race that threatens Earth in the Avengers. This clip show Hulk smashing one of them and also shows the race in plain view. They are most certainly NOT Skrulls. Hit the jump to view the embed.

FOX Makes No Bones About An Eighth Season Renewal

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The last few years, the fate of whether Bones would get picked up for another season has been coming down to the wire. The last few renewals have come at or near the May deadline for network upfront presentations of their new fall lineups, but this year, fans of the saga of Bones, Booth, and the rest of the squints can breathe an early sigh of relief. EW.com reports that FOX has given the series an early pick up for an eighth round. This order will see the long-running procedural dramedy hit the 150 episode mark. Read more after the jump.

Yoshinori Temporaily Stepping Down As Street Fighter Series Producer!

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Due to Ono-San's recent health scare , he announced via Twitter that will will be stepping down while he recoups. We here at the Grotto hopes Ono the best and eagerly await his return. Source: Ono's Twitter Via: SRK

New Kingdom Hearts Drop Drop Distance Screenshots

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Square Enix just released some new screenshots of the cinematics that will fuel this game. Fans are in for a treat. See Them After The Jump!

Featurette - Wrath of the Titans: Minotaur

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Greetings Geeks, Wrath of the Titans premieres this Friday and to prepare you for the war we have a featurette on one of Mythologies most famous monsters, The Minotaur. Source: Youtube

Clip - Disney's Brave

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Greetings Geeks, It's more of a clip and less of a trailer. I had a chance to see this scene all be it in a less complete format at D23 last summer. It is my pleasure to share it with you now. Pixar has got a real gem of a film on their hands. I proudly present "Brave". Source: Youtube

Unchained Blades Trailer And Press Release

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XSEED Games sent out a press release announcing Unchained Blades for the PSP and 3DS later this year. Read The Press Release And Watch The Trailer After The Jump

Trailer - Transformers Fall of Cybertron

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Autobots, Roll Out! GameSpot posted the full trailer for Activision and High Moon Studios' upcoming "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron," game which is slated to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on August 28th. Hit the jump to watch the trailer!

All of Alpine's 2012 1-Din Receivers Are Now Shipping!

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Our buddies at Alpine just let us know that all of their 2012 single din receivers are now shipping. We played around with a few of these at CES and they are all top notch units. Read The Press Release After The Jump!

And Just Like That, Bleach Ends

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And just like that, the final episode of Bleach has aired, completing this series near decade run. No one knows how much longer the manga will run, but reviews seem positive on this. Too bad I'm about 50 or so episodes behind, so it should end in July for me!

Asus Transformer Prime Beats Hasbro's Optimus Prime!

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Well, I'm shocked. A US judge has sided with Asus and has told Hasbro that they can't stop the sale of the Asus Transformer Prime tablet. It happens every once in a while, the US Court system gets it right! Source:  PaidContent.org

Dream Eater Merry Now Available on DVD and Blu-Ray

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Sentai Filmworks has announced that Dream Eater Merry is available at your favorite Anime shop (if you're lucky) or online today! I have caught this series on "The Anime Network", and while different from my usual anime tastes, it's interesting. Read The Press Release After The Jump!

BlueStacks App Player hits Beta!

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Greetings Geeks, BlueStacks is a program that allows users to play Android Apps right in their Windows Operating System. The App Player can virtually run over 450,000 Android apps in Windows. This latest beta release allows x86-based machines to run apps written for ARM all with hardware graphics acceleration! The beta build also features mock accelerometer support, and access to the AppStore. Full PR and Video after the jump

Avengers Soundtrack to feature Soundgarden!

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Greetings Geeks! Marvel issued a Press Release outlining the details of the Avengers soundtrack. It will feature 14 tracks including one by Soundgarden! This is notable because nobody has heard from these guys in about 15 years. Full PR including the 14 track listing and a sample of Soundgarden's new song after the jump.

Asura's Wrath to get Anime?

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Greetings Geeks! The 4Gamer website began streaming a promo for the downloadable content for Asura's Wrath which includes two anime episodes produced by Studio 4°C. These are the same guys who did the Street Fighter 4 Anime and cut scenes. The episodes will expand on the storyline and will be available for download on March 27 and April 3, respectively. The remaining three DLC packs extend the game with Chapters 19 to 22 (April 24) and bring Street Fighter characters Ryu and Akuma into the mix (May 8 and May 15, respectively). Hit the jump to watch the promo.

Grottocast Episode 005 032512

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Greetings Geeks! I forgot to post the new Grottocast! It's been live since Sunday, but I completely forgot to post it here. This week we talk about Kicking Kony's @$$, Doctor Who, Macross, Angry Birds Space and MORE! Plus we outline our current running contest. Hit the jump to enjoy this weeks show!

Trailer - Doctor Who Season 7

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Greetings Geeks, Fresh off the heels of the last weeks announcement about the Doctor's new companion comes a trailer for the upcoming season 7. Hit the jump to watch the fun.

22 Minute Featurette on Game of Thrones: Season 2

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Greetings Geeks! Yes, you read that right. 22 Minutes of Game of Thrones goodness for your viewing pleasure. Hit the jump for the embed.

Anime Studio CONTEST!

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Greetings Geeks! We are announcing a contest! We are giving away 4 copies of Anime Studio 8! 2 of the Pro edition and 2 of the Debut edition. To win the Pro edition, simply circle us on Google+ and send us a video exlpaining why you deserve a copy of Anime Studio 8 Pro. To win the Debut edition, circle us and post a comment on the Google+ contest announcement explaining why you deserve a copy of Anime Studio 8 Debut. The contest runs through May 4th! UPDATE: WINNERS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN! YOU WILL BE CONTACTED SOON! What is Anime Studio 8? Hit the jump for our interview with Fahim Niaz to find out more!

Violence Warnings On Video Games May Harm Free Speech

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Politicians are at it again! Under the Baca/Wolf bill, the packaging of video games rated “E” (Everyone), “Everyone 10+” (Everyone 10 and older), “T” (Teen), “M” (Mature), or “A” (Adult) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) must include a label that reads, “WARNING: Exposure to violent video games has been linked to aggressive behavior.” Only games rated “EC” (Early Childhood) would be exempted from the rule. However, as Higgins points out, there is no conclusive evidence that video games cause players to act violently I thinks politicians should have this warning tattooed to their foreheads.... Source: Digital Trends

Batman Gets Pulled Over?

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This is just too awesome and funny at the same time! I've got a buddy in the MCPD and he told me this guy's story is actually pretty cool – he's crazy wealthy (off what I don't know), but he apparently goes to hospitals and meets up with sick kids as Batman to brighten their day. The tags were in his backseat because he couldn't get the poor people screws to work on his $800k car. As to why he was still in costume when he got pulled over, the latex suit is apparently not so easy to get in/out of, so he has to do it at home. Unfortunately he did not talk like Christian Bale or reference Commissioner Gordon and the bat signal at any time during the stop." Read the full story at Jalopnik !

Darksiders 2 Cinematic Trailer

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THQ has just released a BAD A$$ED trailer for the follow up to Darksiders. Playing Death has never been so much fun! Watch The Trailer After The Jump!