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  • Mac Nerds Rejoice, Yosemite is Coming

    Many of us Apple geeks get very excited for WWDC as consumers because they typically unveil new technology that can be absolutely amazing. This year, they did not disappoint (even though I was hoping I’d get a sneak peak at a new iPhone.) They covered three topics at the WWDC keynote: OS X Yosemite, iOS…

  • ‘République’ – Game Review

    République is a game that was created thanks to a successful Kickstarter project, and just recently the iOS game of the week. It passed its $500k goal by a cool $55k, and was developed by high profile studios such as Camoflaj and Logan. The premise of the game was a young girl trying to escape…

  • #EndFathersDay Hoax Fools Twitter

    Another hashtag hoax overtook Twitter this morning, shooting up the trending tags list and sparking mass digital outrage. Initial tweets containing the hashtag called for an end to Father’s Day with claims that the holiday promoted patriarchy and rape culture. The twitter account @TashaPolwright, which has since been deleted, appears to be Patient Zero. The…

  • New Korra Trailer Promises New Faces and Old Flaws

    The Legend of Korra is a hard show to love.  Not because the show is bad.  Far from it. Korra is incredibly fun to watch with its fast-paced action, gorgeous animation, engrossing world, and huge cast of fun characters.  Korra is hard to love because it’s so misguided.  You can see the creators going down…

  • 6 Video Game Themed Restaurants That Will Blow Your Mind

    There are video arcades, there are amusement parks, and then there are Japanese video game themed restaurants that create a paradise on Earth for gamers. A Little Elixer Pick Me Up. Need a little Final Fantasy in your belly? Then Artnia, the Square Enix café, is the place for you. You can chose from a…

  • Challenger Approaching: Mii Fighters Announced for Super Smash Bros.

    During their E3 presentation, Nintendo announced that Pac-Man and Kid Icarus’s goddess Palutena will be playable characters in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games for the Wii U and 3DS. These characters will fight alongside classic heroes such as Mario and Link, as well as other newbies such as the Wii Fit Trainer and the…

  • You Win Or You Die: Who Is Playing The ‘Game of Thrones’ The Best?

    Everyone knows when you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. But who’s doing the best, as of season 4 episode 8? (Daenerys is not included as she’s not actually in the game in Westeros). 5. Sansa Stark “The Mountain and the Viper” showed a side to Sansa Stark that has been…

  • Giant Boulder Of Death! – Game Review

    [Adult Swim] has a thing for weird and quirky games like Rainbow Unicorn Attack, Amateur Surgeon, and , and Giant Boulder of Death! is no exception. You play as a giant boulder rolling down the Alpine slopes, crushing unsuspecting Swiss villagers in a quest to avenge your one true love who was ruthlessly murdered at…

  • Persona 4 (PS3 Edition)- Game Review

    Persona 4 Returns! Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 originally was released in 2008 on Playstation 2 and was amazingly well received and now it’s finally come back on the Playstation 3 as a classic PS2 game. This isn’t a huge surprise as Persona 3 FES also came to the Playstation Network as well. However is…

  • Kill la Kill and the Male Gaze: Fanservice vs. Feminism

    Anime has long been criticized as being a tad misogynistic.  Most of it is aimed at the male otaku demographic and as such is full of scantily clad women flashing their underwear for a voyeuristic audience’s benefit.  Sexual humor is common even in anime meant for children with Brock in Pokémon and Master Roshi in…

  • Apple In-Car Technology

    Launched at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Apple CarPlay is the corporation’s own answer to the constant problem of in-car phone connectivity technology. The new service promises to rival Google’s own offering as well as more generic in-car systems by providing what many people have been waiting for, an official Apple in-car system. The service…

  • GTA V To Be Released In Fall of 2014 On PS4, XBox One, and PC. No Wii U?

    E3 Announcement and Trailer During the Sony E3 Press Conference, it was announced that Rockstar’s record shattering title, Grand Theft Auto 5, would be receiving a graphically superior port later this fall. This upgraded and remastered rendition of the game will be made available for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. What’s neat about this…

  • 5 Fiction Books That Should Be Read In Schools

    When you ask people about books they read in school you’re likely to get some disgusted faces and hear the word “hate” tossed around more than a few times. Worse, they will tell you they didn’t actually read the books or don’t use services like essaywriter.today to save time for reading. For most people the…

  • Amazon and Hachette Battle for the Book Industry

    Online superstore Amazon is squabbling with Hachette book group, one of the world’s top five publishers, in a dispute that may define the future of the publishing industry. Customers are raising complaints that books published by Hachette are available at full price instead of the normal discount, are taking many long weeks to ship, or…