BioGamer Girl

"Mortal Kombat!” And just like that, it feels like 1993 again, where two combatants go at it in a fight to the death, either ripping their opponent to shreds in some grotesque way or knocking them off into “the pit”, loaded with spikes that will easily end someone’s fighting career. Every guilty pleasure-inducing vibe that we induced from Midway’s original Mortal Kombat game is present and accounted for in WB Games’ awesome 2011 reboot, with a few extra feaures thrown in for good measure. The story is about the same, but it’s fun seeing it told again in cinematic perspective. Shao Khan wants to rule the world, but in order to do so, he has to follow some crazy Outworld-driven rules, governed by the thunder god Raiden. So, he holds a tounrnament, in which many of the world’s greatest warriors take part to prove their worth. Anyone who stays alive long enough into the final round not only has to put up with him, but also the mysterious (and deadly) shape-shifting sorcerer Shang Ts...

“I think we can put our differences behind us. For science. You monster.” The return of the monstrous (yet absolutely riotous) GLADoS is just but one of the big highlights that comes from Portal 2, Valve Software’s long-awaited sequel that hits the Xbox 360 this week. The last we saw of the freakish test-conducting robot, she was being blown to bits by Chell, the unseen hero from the original Portal, available through both the Orange Box compilation and as a download on Xbox Live. After finding out the cake is a lie (damn it), we were wondering where the adventure would take us from there. But if we’ve learned anything from this latest experience, it’s that you should never – ever – doubt Valve. The game begins with you being awoken from a deep sleep, only to find that Aperture Laboratories, where testing from the original game took place, has gone to crap. Infestation has taken over most of the building, and everything is literally falling apart around you. After being guided by a c...

The last we saw of Jackie Estacado, he had sweet revenge on his mind – and a crapload of trouble with a demonic force. The original release of 2K’s The Darkness managed to turn a few heads in the first-person genre, not only because of its impeccable design, but also because of its gritty tone. The game wasn’t afraid to hold back on tense moments, especially ones involving the death of Jackie’s girlfriend, which he witnessed while standing by helplessly. The game turned out to be a pretty big hit for 2K, and that’s more than enough reason to venture forward with a sequel. A few weeks ago at the Game Developers Conference, we managed to get a sneak peek at The Darkness II, the over the top follow-up to Jackie’s original adventures. He’s back in an adventure that’s even more twisted than ever, thanks to a brand new villain who wants to hoard the Darkness for himself and plenty of new powers that guarantee that Jackie’s not inching away from the bloodshed anytime soon. At the start of o...

I had hyped InvaderCon up for months, ever since I bought my tickets last year. The convention took place in Atlanta, GA on March 26-27, 2011. It was the 10 year anniversary of the television show Invader Zim. The guests included Andy Berman, Melissa Fahn, Richard Horvitz, Rikki Simons and Eric Trueheart from the show. I have not been a fan of the show for 10 years like most of the die-hard fans that attended the convention, and you could say I have not even been a fan of it for a whole year before the convention.

Adrienne Wilkinson is best known for her role of Livia/Eve, the sometimes warrior sometimes saint daughter of Xena on the popular TV series Xena: Warrior Princess . She started on television in an episode of Sweet Valley High in 1996, and moved on to Saved By The Bell: The New Class , Chicken Soup for the Soul and in 2001 she had several guest appearances on MTV's show Undressed . In 2002 she starred as Nikki on the US version of the dramedy series As If . In 2003 she had a guest spot on the series Angel as a cheeky flapper from the 1920s, and as Linda Browning in an episode of NBC's popular soap opera Days of our Lives . In 2005 she had guest appearances on the eighth season of the WB show Charmed as Julie Bennett (Phoebe Halliwell's "permanent" disguise), the ABC show Eyes and was a temporary love interest of Dr. Ray Barnett on the hit NBC drama ER where the ripped-from-the-headlines plot of a porch collapse nearly killed her character.

Primarily known for his work in the horror and science fiction film genres, Jim O'Rear has worked as an actor, stuntman, screenwriter, producer, and director for over 25 years. After some very successful theatrical runs in dramas, comedies, and musicals, Jim O'Rear was offered roles in films and television where he has worked steadily as an actor, stuntman, and special make-up effects artist on such projects as Day of the Dead , Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , The Vampyre Wars , Lethal Weapon 3 , Creature Feature , Hayride Slaughter , Cop & ½ , Psycho Beach Party , Evita , Little Shop of Horrors , No Retreat No Surrender 3 , Mortal Kombat: Conquest , and many more with prominent actors including Martin Sheen, Burt Reynolds, Mel Gibson, Amanda Plummer, Maximilian Schell, Robert Englund, Jon Voight, Chris Sarandon, and others. Jim O'Rear's website: http://www.jimorear.com IMDb: www.imdb.com/name/nm1252668/ Tune in on April 6, 2011 at 11PM EST to listen...