BSC Round-up: June 27, 2010

Summer is here to stay.  The World Cup has advanced to elimination rounds, I have turned into a vampire–only leaving the safety of my house before 8 a.m. and after 8 p.m.–and all of a sudden it’s time to consider what plans, or lack thereof, we’ll be making for the 4th of July.  If you’ve been too busy pulling a Dennis Leary and saying “how about this heat,” or enjoying an actual vacation, or checking Expedia every twenty minutes to see if that flight to the mountains is affordable yet to check in every day, have no fear. I’ve got your cheat sheet, my weekly run-down of our original content so that you can go back to sipping that Long Island Iced Tea, secure in the knowledge that you didn’t miss something awesome.  

Events

We’re still rolling out E3 2010 videos.  For a listing of specific posts from this week see my “Gaming” round-up below; for a full gallery of our E3 2010 offerings, click here.

Interviews

Professor Crazy interviews author David Moody

Elena Nola interviews illustrator and author Adam Rex–plus special bonus part 2 at BSCkids!

B.T. Robertson with Amped from The Tester at E3

Elena Nola interviews author Yasmine Galenorn about her new series

Book Reviews

Professor Crazy on Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter by Tom Bissell

dragonwomant on Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull by Michael Moorcock

amberdrake’s urban fantasy mini-round-up with books from Ilona Andrews, Devon Monk, and Lynn Flewelling

Another oldie from Elena Nola, Unusual Suspects edited by Dana Stabenow

The Week in Television

Jill Carroll on The Gates premiere

Elena Nola on True Blood “Beautifully Broken”

Gerald So on Burn Notice “Breach of Faith”

Gaming

E3 2010 videos continue to flood in from Gaming Editor B.T. Robertson!  This week brought the Ubisoft Intro with Child of Eden and Shaun White Skateboarding, the E3 Booth Babe round-up, Project Dust, Rayman Origins and ManiaPlanet reveal, EA and Epic Games reveal Bulletstorm, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Trailer and Demo, Star Wars: the Old Republic reveal, Medal of Honor official trailer, Ubisoft reveal of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 reveal,  City Interactive’s Sniper: Ghost Warrior spotlight, Sony’s Twisted Metal multi-player demo, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow live gameplay, Gran Turismo 5 live gameplay, and Killzone 3 live gameplay

B.T. also did a review of Ninjatown: Trees of Doom from Venan Entertainment and the iGuGu Gamecore Wireless Controller for PC

Music

This week Mark talks Mike Posner and “Cooler Than Me” in Digital on Arrival

Irregular Contributors

Big thanks to the guest talent who stopped by and added their spirits to the BSC cocktail this week!

Girls Gone Indie by PassionFruit Games Studio Director Melissa Heidrich, about the decision to start a new company focusing on “casual romance games” for women

Once Upon a Time by Yasmine Galenorn, about why she’s always loved those words and how they influenced her latest novel 

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