Thirty years ago, Alexey Pajitnov released a game he had designed in his lab at the Moscow Academy of Science. It was an innovation on a traditional Soviet puzzle game. Pajitnov released the new game June 6, 1984, and named it Tetris, combining the words “tetrominoes”, because it used five different tetrominoes (geometric shapes composed…
No one on this website needs to be told who Joss Whedon is. The 49-year-old writer/director is famous in the fanworld for creating beloved television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and Angel. He’s also responsible for some awesome independent projects like Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog, but after he helmed 2012’s The Avengers (which became the third-highest…
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or as it is more commonly known E3, is the biggest expo about upcoming video games, video game consoles and video game company news. The expo, which is exclusively open to only the press, features every major game company is out at full force. All of the companies are showcasing what…
A new month means a new batch of games offered in PlayStation Plus’ Instant Game Collection. Let’s check out what will be offered through PlayStation Plus for the month of June, 2014: Trine 2: Complete Story I had the pleasure of playing this simple “platformer” a few years ago on the PS3 and now, they…
This post has been sponsored by Pennzoil, but concerns our own opinion. During the decades following the invention of the automobile, mankind has been striving to produce and market better, faster, and stronger cars. The breaking of various speed records has eventually become an obsession for some, but an American way of life for all…
For those of you who have been either hardcore or avid users of Sony’s home console, glancing at this article title may have sparked your interest…but is that a good or bad thing? Well that all depends on how you take what you’re about to read. Allow me to start off by informing those of…
Lockheed Martin, known for outstanding operations in weapons, national defense, and…junk dealing? Wait, What? On Monday, Lockheed Martin won a contract to build a space fence for the Pentagon. This space fence will be able to track hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris in the Earth’s orbit. Is that it, Lockheed Martin? Just a…
So, May was awesome. Spider-Man, X-Men, Godzilla, it was summer cinema at its best. The franchises outdid themselves and each title had its own originality while still appealing to fickle moviegoers. June is not quite as stacked. We still have big genre fare and franchises, but it just doesn’t quite get me as pumped as last…
Facebook announced the development of a new feature that has its users up in arms. The powerhouse social media company is suggesting a new tool that will access the microphones on users’ devices, and pickup sound waves nearby. It will then automatically add an update onto the end of a status, such as a song…
What is it about goggles that makes them so aesthetically pleasing? They’re everywhere from cartoons to video games, to live-action movies. They’re a staple of the Steampunk movement. So, what’s the draw? Is it that they cover up the forehead? Is it that you can pull them down when things get serious? Goggles today are…
The first season of Silicon Valley came to a close this weekend with its eighth episode this season, chronicling the trials and tribulations of a small startup surrounded by money and fame as well as mediocrity and failure. Did it stick its landing? It’s Showtime! On the last episode of Silicon Valley, the Pied Piper…
The Thrill Ah, the alternate universe. We fiction fans don’t want to be entertained with a story of morning coffee, a day at work, and then sleep. But throw superpowers, an apocalypse, a murder mystery, or some kind of zombie monsters in the mix and we’re in! Our lives are consistent, regular…usually boring compared to…
Executives from the movie studio Lionsgate are trying to figure out how they can milk The Hunger Games franchise to gain even more money. CEO Jon Feltheimer has revealed that the studio is partnering with Thinkwell Group, a company known for creating theme parks, to produce an exhibition of costumes and props from the film…
Apparently, the next great Stephen King masterpiece is not going to be a horrific novel. Meaning, of course, that it falls into the crime/thriller genre, instead of under the horror/fantasy label under which most of his works are found. This new novel, Mr. Mercedes, pursues the story of a serial killer that targets the unemployed….
As far as empires of gaming industries go, Microsoft is just about on top. Marketing the hugely successful Xbox doesn’t hurt, and neither does being founded by Bill Gates, one of the most famous names in the contemporary world. I can’t imagine why. I certainly haven’t heard of him before. What’s he got that I…