Archaia’s newest graphic novel Bleedout is the best of both worlds for a geek like myself. Based on the popular MMORPG Crimecraft (from Vogster Entertainment), Bleedout refers to both the comic as well as the newest campaign available to CC players.

While the online game is still in beta mode, players can satiate their need for more CC and comic fans will find the Bleedout graphic novel packed with some of the hottest comic book talent.

Even if you’re not a gamer, Bleedout offers an introduction that provides enough information on Sunrise City, the basis of the story. The world has been thrust into a post-apocalyptic crisis after expiring the earth’s entire oil supply (i.e., a “bleedout”) and for Sunrise City that means mob “don” Nunzio Bianchi running an extensive crime syndicate (known as The Scorpion Chamber) that controls the entirety of the city.

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Foodspotting makes it easy to find nearby food to nom; and we all know Philly is the kind of city you can eat your entire way across. Now that VisitPhilly has teamed up with Foodspotting to give us official guides for Philadelphia and The Countryside, we’ve now got a way to track our progress on epic food quests.

Ever feel like hitting up every local brewery? VisitPhilly has 10 of them on their “Beer Lovers’ Breweries” guide. Cheesesteak 101 would probably have been useful when my girlfriend went on her cheesesteak crawl just over a year ago (yes, seriously). Our city may be known for iconic cheesesteaks, soft pretzels and Tastykakes but we can’t forget all the Spanish and Latin American-influenced cuisine found all over, Philly ¡Te Ama!’s “Comida” Latina guide should be the detonator for those seeking an explosion of latino flavor.

All in all this is great news and to kick things off in a big way, they’re randomly selecting a grand-prize winner who follows VisitPhilly on Foodspotting and completes the “Famous Philly Flavors” guide between May 11 (now) and May 25. The winner will receive:

• an overnight stay at a luxury Philadelphia hotel
• a City Food Tours’ Flavors of Philly excursion for two ($78 value)
• a $100 gift card to any restaurant in the [Jose] Garces Restaurant Group

Ten randomly selected first-prize winners will each win a Flavors of Philly tour by City Food Tours.

Awesome right? Get started: foodspotting.com/visitphilly

This past weekend was the TooManyGames convention, held this year at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.

If people didn’t get their fill of video games this weekend, then they clearly did not try hard enough.

We had the pleasure of hitting up the Expo on Friday evening when the event was kicking off, right when they were about to host a screening of “The Wizard.”

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The folks over at Filmadelphia who are responsible for the Philadelphia Film Festival, will be conducting a series of great Philly-centric films at some of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. This series of Filmadelphia Classics will consists of 6 film screenings starting with Philadelphia at the Mayor’s personal screening room in City Hall and ending with Rocky at the Asylum Arena in South Philadelphia.

This series will honor of the 20^th anniversary of the Philadelphia Film Festival and give Philly film lovers a truly unique film experience. You can find out more info about the screenings and purchase tickets at Filmadelphia.org.

Check out the full schedule of films and locations below!

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This week in the Roundup we look at the return (yet again) of Moon Knight, see how Top Cow’s Artifacts is going and check out the beginning of the next X-Men event with Prelude to Schism.

Moon Knight #1
By Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev

Marvel, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to give Moon Knight yet another shot at a monthly title. Why is a mystery to me but it could have something to do with the fact they got Bendis and Maleev, one of the best creative teams in comics right now, to work on the title. But unfortunately, even that isn’t enough to save a lackluster first issue.

While the art by Maleev is everything you have come to expect from the artist (a gritty feel, dynamic storytelling) it’s the plot that left me less then thrilled. Bendis has relocated Marc Spector to Los Angeles, made him a TV executive and gotten him involved with a plot to sell an Ultron robot.

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Okay, what the hell Dock Street. I’m pretty sure you’re strictly curating your film content to appeal to us geeks. Last time I got one of your press releases, you announced Tron: Legacy and Hamlet 2. And now… now you’re dishing out a screening of Wall-E, Total Recall, and Jaws?!

Look, I already wanted to marry you because of your delicious pizza and beer. But now? Now you’ve got me thinking about what our beautiful children will look like.

Check out the schedule below.

Tuesday Movie Nights @ Dock Street

• May 10th: Wall-E
• May 17th: Total Recall
• May 24th: Jaws

All movies start at 7:30pm. Try not to cry into your pint glass while watching Wall-E, guys. And Dock Street? Call me sometime.

Dock Street
701 S. 50th Street (19143)
(215) 726-2337
www.dockstreetbeer.com

Well, Cipher Prime’s Pulse is officially in the App Store. Folks are digging it, surprise surprise, and I’m loving every minute of watching this Philly-made title climb the App Store charts.

The guys at Prime are planning to update Pulse regularly with fresh new content… and Philly musicians, this is where you come in. Cipher Prime is looking for local musicians who would like to get their music into the game. That’s right, you heard me. So get on that. I’m looking at you, Venice Sunlight, Peter Marinari, and Robots & Racecars.

If you’ve yet to play the title (shame on you!), Pulse is a rhythm based music game that… well, it’s really unlike anything out there right now. Just go download it.

According to Cipher Prime, they’ll be releasing four new songs for Pulse via updates every month, and these updates are free. It’ll give the title a longer life, and keep you iPad folks happy.

Interested in seeing your music on this awesome platform? Sure you are. Head over to Cipher Prime’s website to get all the details. Best of luck.

There are a lot of food blogs in Philadelphia. A lot. Just about every self proclaimed foodie has a blogspot up, possibly hooked up to Foodbuzz or Yelp, where they rant about their latest kitchen adventures or outdoor dining mishaps. Everyone wants to be Drew Lazor. So its easy to sometimes pass by, and indeed, ignore some of the truly great ones.

Luckily, Saveur Magazine didn’t do that.

Last Wednesday, Saveur Magazine announced their Best Food Blog Award finalists… and a certain lucky Philadelphian can count herself among the nominees. Marisa McClellan, who a lot of you might know from her work writing for GRID Magazine or her Fork You! vodcast. She also runs a site called Food in Jars, where she writes about the joys of canning. And for this wonderful site, she’s been nominated.

Take the time to register on Saveur (it’s a pain, I know, but shut up), and vote for our lil’ hometown heroine. With her charming writing and brilliant photography, she deserves it.

The whole Geekadelphia crew is rooting for you, Marisa. Give ‘em hell. And if that doesn’t work, give ‘em some of your strawberry preserves or something. Them jawns is delicious.

Saveur Magazine’s Best Food Blog Award Finalists
www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/2011-Best-Food-Blog-Awards-Finalists

Food in Jars
www.foodinjars.com

There are few charity events I can get behind as enthusiastically as Splatter Matters,  a series of events sponsored by Rue Morgue Magazine, Sushi Typhoon and JACL. What this essentially boils down to are screenings of the some amazing films by Sushi Typhoon across the US, with 100% of the proceeds going to the  Japanese Red Cross!

The Philly stop will be co-sponsored by the Philly Japan Arts Matsuri: A Celebration to Benefit Japanese Relief and will consist of the Philadelphia premiere of Hell Driver the new film by Yoshihiro Nishimura, and performances by bands High Teen Boogie and Uzuhi!

The event is taking place Friday, May 13th at the Prince Music Theater and tickets are $10 (film) and $15 (concert). This is not only a great opportunity to see a woman battle zombies with a samurai sword that is also a chainsaw… but a great chance to help the relief effort in Japan! See you there!

Splatter Matters @ the Prince Music Theater
Friday, May 13th, 2011
www.princemusictheater.org

With their sold-out Ex-Fest coming up this weekend, the guys over at Exhumed Films are already hard at work on their next event, a Planet of the Apes “quintuple feature” aptly titled Go Ape!

For a mere $20 you can see ALL FIVE of the original Planet of the Apes films (the good ones!) back-to-back in one marathon-style sitting.

I am a huge fan of the series and can’t wait for this event! The screening takes place Sunday, July 31st at the International House. You can get tickets and more information here. I suggest getting your tickets as soon as you can, as these events tend to sell out.

See you there!

Starting May 15th, the beloved Nintendo Wii will be available in stores for a discounted MSRP of $149. Instead of Wii Sports or Wii Sports Resort, buyers of new systems will be treated to Mario Kart: Wii with steering wheel accessory for the game.

And like with other new Wiis being sold these days, it’ll include the Wii Remote Plus controller with Nunchuk. For the style-conscious, the new black Wii Wheel will also be available separately for $10.

Also starting on May 15th, Nintendo is releasing a bundle of “favorite” Wii games for $19.95 including…

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This year’s Philly Zombie Crawl took place as it always does, on Easter Sunday. For the first time, the Zombie Crawl opened its doors to all ages with their pre-party at the TLA.

South Street was crawling with a wide array of zombies, from Easter bunnies to undead characters from Tron. People not participating in the event were left wondering what portal they stumbled into. Walking down the streets of South Street in zombie gear, fellow zombies nodded to one another in admiration. Everyone had a bloody smile on their face.

When asking people what they loved most about Zombie Crawl, people always urged the overall freedom it gave. Everyone was able to be themselves, and it was virtually a judge free environment– leaving the evening nothing but room to have a ridiculous amount of fun.

Keep your eyes peeled! The crawl organizers are planning the Zombie Beach Party on Saturday June 18th, and The Zombie Prom to kick off the 2011 Halloween season. The costumes are creative, and the people are awesome! You should definitely attend.

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