https://nerdspan.com nerdy news for fangirls and fanboys Sat, 02 Nov 2013 03:30:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-halloween-squashtacular/ https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-halloween-squashtacular/#comments Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:38:09 +0000 Byron Campbell https://nerdspan.com/?p=19892 If there’s one demographic that knows how to get into the spirit of Halloween, it’s gamers. Every year during the month of October, there’s at least one spooky little gaming treat to get us all into the mood. In 2010 it was Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare; in 2011, we got Infamous: Festival of Blood; 2012 [...]]]> https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-halloween-squashtacular/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-sailing-suns-aliens-and-ice-cream/ https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-sailing-suns-aliens-and-ice-cream/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:00:48 +0000 Byron Campbell https://nerdspan.com/?p=19046 Is it September already? For many of us, that means a return to the drudgery of the learning institution, whichever side of the desk you sit at. For parents, it means the long-awaited return of beloved peace and quiet. However, in the Geek Haven, not much has changed–Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms are still churning [...]]]> https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-sailing-suns-aliens-and-ice-cream/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-future-shock-and-blasts-from-the-past/ https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-future-shock-and-blasts-from-the-past/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2013 14:03:14 +0000 Byron Campbell https://nerdspan.com/?p=15717 Kingdoms rise and crumble. Mountains fall into the sea. Glaciers carve their wending way across the land. But the Geek Haven persists. This month on America’s favorite crowdfunding platform*, Kickstarter backers are offered a timely choice: look to the future, or revel in the past. I’m talking real-life holodecks, claymation creations, microscope empires and Christopher Lee. [...]]]> https://nerdspan.com/geek-haven-future-shock-and-blasts-from-the-past/feed/ 0