Category: Technology

J1-Con 2025 Guest: Greg Houser

J1-Con would like to introduce Greg as the poster child for “you’re doing it wrong, yet somehow it’s working”.  Joining the world of voice acting through his background in IT and Engineering (that is not typo), Greg’s career has been… interesting, studying drama with the Walnut St. Theatre, the Wilma Theatre, and the People’s Improv …

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J1-Con 2025 Guest: Erin Lunger

Erin Lunger is a transgender cosplayer from Pennsylvania, spending her days designing space traveling things at Lockheed Martin Space, and her evenings watching anime and building costumes. From building armor with foam or bondo, to 3d printing props and armor, to even sewing and wig styling, she’s spent time learning to do a little bit …

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J1-Con is MERGING with J1 Studios!!!

J1-Con, the award-winning animation and gaming expo, that started in Philadelphia (2012), and is noted as being the longest running black-owned anime convention in the world, is combining with J1 Studios LLC… Some people don’t know that J1-Con is short for J1 Studios Convention and that the convention is a part of the overall company. …

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Transformers: The Aligned Continuity Disaster Part 2

A Battle Damaged Optimus Prime Holding An Injured Bumblebee On The Cover Of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron

Meanwhile, Hasbro tried to persuade IDW Publishing to reboot their Transformers comic universe with an event similar to DC Comics’ New 52 or Marvel Comics’ Secret Wars so it could connect with the B.O.R. and Prime. IDW declined, as they had invested years into their own Transformers universe, later becoming the longest-running Transformers continuity to …

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Transformers: The Aligned Continuity Disaster Part 1

Megatron and Optimus Prime Fighting Each Other On The Poster For Transformers: War For Cybertron

For the past 40 years, the Transformers franchise has stood as a cultural icon, spanning numerous iterations across diverse media and inspiring new fans with each generation. Hasbro, the toy company that has owned the rights to Transformers since its creation, has licensed various companies to produce Transformers content in toys, comic books, cartoons, video …

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Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon director’s cuts are a slightly improved, but deeply flawed saga *Minor Spoilers*

A dead princess surrounded by red animals and holding a chalice of blood and some other thing. Take your guess.

Zack Snyder’s extended Rebel Moon editions offer some improvements but still suffer from deep flaws, making the saga more ambitious yet ultimately disappointing. Zack Snyder is a director whose public opinion seems to change with every movie he releases. Additionally, the public opinion of his movies also seems to change over time as well. Originally, …

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Gamers Hate Microtransactions – So Why Do Companies Keep Using Them?

Microtransactions In Video Games

Video games are one of the biggest entertainment mediums in the modern world. Today, most video games that people play are either sequels to popular franchises, like Mortal Kombat 1, or adaptations of popular media, like Spider-Man 2. Video games are sold worldwide and can make tens of millions of dollars, becoming instant successes overnight. …

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Take a bite out of Apple TV – launches November 1st

The iHouse of Technology is ready to enter the streaming channel market, ready to compete with the likes of Netflix and Hulu. It was just a month ago that Apple announced they would be launching their streaming channel in November, the same time period as Disney+, the streaming channel set for launch by Disney. The …

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NEW Artifical Intelligence feature could make fighting games smarter?!

As if fighting against a computer controlled Akuma isn’t bad enough, there is a new AI system that could change the face of fighting games. The upcoming Samurai Shodown game (Samurai Spirits in Japan) appears to be using the neural network AI for enemy fighters. What this new system does exactly is relatively unknown. The …

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Tech designer bringing magical guns closer to reality!!

Innovative tech designer FriskP has a fascination with steampunk. She has created several imaginary weapons centered this aesthetic, and her latest creation will surely catch the attention of steampunk and magical weaponry enthusiasts. Using her tech skills, FriskP created a special effect handgun that appears to create an incantation circle before firing a fireball. The …

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