Pretty Ugly™, LLC, the official licensors of the popular UGLYDOLL® brand, has partnered with Universal Partnerships & Licensing to develop an all-new series of UGLYDOLL plush dolls based on the Universal Monsters. The Universal Monsters are some of the most iconic characters in cinematic history and have a rich history that spans the past 80 years with a fan base in the millions. The Universal Monsters series of dolls will make their retail debut Halloween 2013.  

There are a lot of songs that you don’t want to hear on the New York City Subway. Primarily Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train and it’s promises of going off the rails is not one of them. However, a young man named Verbal Ase decided to hit the mic during rush hour to bring some seriously awesome beats for slow moving post work New Yorkers. This is your random fun video for the day. Enjoy!  

It should come as no surprise that Marvel is attempting to get their hands in whatever franchises that they can. What we can be shocked about is that Perfumes and Colognes are no longer for failing musicians and television stars. It was announced this week that some of your favorite superheroes, including Stan Lee, can not only be read, but worn.  

In the wake of this line springing upon us, it’s over, technically. Although Age of Ultron #10 alludes that it will be continuing with a mass battle looming the line itself is done. The anticlimactic nature of this hyped up book was a flop in critics and fans eyes. Way to go Bendis, keep your hands out of things we love next time.  

Yesterday press got a sneak peak at what’s to come in The New 52 line with Trinity of Sin: Pandora #2. Mikel Janin has crafted some serious characters for this line. They come in the form of Giganta and Vandal Savage, who are two members of the Secret Society on the hunt for Pandora and her dreaded box. Daniel Sampere is responsible for the artwork through the pages which is simply amazing.  

Cartoon Network has finally out a release date on their highly anticipated Beware of the Batman animated series. It will premiere on Saturday, July 13 at 10 a.m. (ET/PT) as part of DC Nation.  

After Xbox One was completely shut down by Sony and the PlayStation4, Microsoft has changed the tune of their heavily abundant restrictions. After a large uproar of fans screaming about the ridiculous demands of the new console Microsoft simply had no choice in the matter. How they thought they were going to get away with their new regulation codes is beyond me, but in a statement from Interactive Entertainment president Don Mattrick we find out why.  

How long have we waited for this sequel? This film is hands down one of the most quotable of all time. The new trailer was put out today and it looks fantastic. I know I am not the only one in saying that I am beyond excited for this.  

DC comics will be putting out a Superman/Wonder Woman title. This title will be written by Charles Soule, the creator of Swamp Thing, and the art will be done by Tony Daniel. This comic will pay tribute to two of the most beloved and renowned comic book heroes and their ever changing and developing relationship. The comic will air early this upcoming October.  

Sony has confirmed to ShackNews that PS4 titles purchased at retail will cost $59.99. This makes fans very happy considering that we all thought that we would be paying in limbs for new games. If anything through this whole announcement process we have found that Sony is definitely on the consumers side of things.  

Unearth has jumped ship from Metal Blade Records and have landed gracefully on EOne for their next album release. Their album is going to be coming out this year with special guest appearances from the one, the only, Lamb of God. This is all very fantastic news!  

The Weinstein Co./Dimension Films has announced that they are pushing the released date for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For to August 22nd 2014. This is the second installment of the comic based film directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film was slated to open in October of this year.