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Nike self-tying shoes become reality

Nike joined the "Back to the Future Day" commotion by releasing their own pair of self tying shoes, as featured in the movie Back to the Future II. Called the "Nike Mag," the shoes fulfill another futuristic promise as predicted by the films. Nike contacted Michael J.



Rooster Teeth's 'LAZER TEAM' to premier worldwide through YouTube Red

Rooster Teeth announced on October 21, through a press release, that their crowdfunded sci-fi comedy film LAZER TEAM will be available through the recently unveiled YouTube Red service in 2016 [link to our story about YouTube Red]. While there is still no release date for either the YouTube Red launch or the theatrical premier, this will allow fans from all over the world to enjoy the film. Matt Hullum, Rooster Teeth co-founder and CEO, had this to say about the announcement: "Rooster Teeth is thrilled to partner with YouTube to bring LAZER TEAM to this exciting new platform.


YouTube launching subscription based service

YouTube has revealed its new subscription based service, YouTube Red. On YouTube's official blog, it says, “For years, YouTube’s fans have been telling us they want more—more choice when watching their favorite content, more ways to support their favorite creators and, above all, the option to watch their favorite videos uninterrupted.” Set to launch on October 28, YouTube claims the service will give “fans exactly what they want.” For a $9.99 monthly subscription, YouTube Red allows viewers to watch YouTube videos free of advertisements, save videos offline to phones or tablets and play videos in the background.




'Prey for the Gods' revealed

Prey for the Gods is an upcoming indie title from the developer No Matter. It’s release trailer has garnered quite a bit of attention. The developer describes the game as “a brutal journey set on a desolate frozen island, where your only chance of survival is to destroy the very gods you believe in.” The hero is tasked to “restore balance and reclaim the land from the brink.” Apparently this is done so by climbing and destroying giant creatures.


Linkin Park to Perform at Blizzcon 2015

Blizzard Entertainment recently announced that Linkin Park will be the live musical performance for the annual Blizzcon. “We’re beyond excited to welcome SoCal natives Linkin Park to close out BlizzCon with a bang on Saturday night,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment.


Venture Brothers season six gets release date, new teaser

Fans of Adult Swim's darkly funny Venture Brothers have been given their first tease of the upcoming sixth season through a new trailer posted to the official Adult Swim facebook // (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); // ]]> The wait is almost over.