Anyone who is planning on going into the game industry must not underestimate the mythic structure, or the value of literature. The dated works that you study in English classes are being read decades or perhaps centuries later because they capture the ideas of our culture, and they demonstrate the invaluable principles of storytelling. Here…
** Ser Tom Herles, writer of recaps, is away across the Narrow Sea for this week’s recap. I, Lady Faith, wielder of keyboards, breaker of eyeglasses, the sunburnt, first of my name, will be filling in for him for this particular episode! Also, Spoilers Ahead!** Wow. There, I said it so everyone can pick…
Recently a new kind of gaming has come into popularity. This genre of games is called MOBA or Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. The game starts out being pretty simple, you start as one of a number of champions and fight your way through one of three lanes, past a series of towers and waves of…
A new character to welcome, people-mushrooms and enough adult references you could drown in them? Has to be another issue of The Rat Queens. The Rat Queens: Still Hate Gary There’s something for everyone in The Rat Queens. As long as you’re one of the everyones who doesn’t mind foul language and mentions of…
Over the years there have been a bunch of video game movies, like Far Cry, Super Mario Brothers, and Mortal Kombat. And boy have they sucked. They never managed to live up to what the games were. Enter Machinima, a way to make movies within games. It actually got it’s start with Disney Interactive Studios’…
It seems like only yesterday we were being introduced to the likes of the self-centered Jeff Winger, the overachieving Annie Edison, the overbearing Shirley Bennett, the racist Pierce Hawthorne, the childish Troy Barnes, and the meta-fictional Abed Nadir. It seems so recent in our collective memory that we were first welcomed by the statue of…
Pokémon is one of the most profitable franchises on the planet. I love it, you love it, the little two-year-old who can barely talk loves it, and that middle aged virgin who lives down the street loves it too. It’s a perpetual money machine, constantly churning out more and more lovable monsters with their own…
Lord of the Rings jokes almost feel too easy, but when this smart ring hits the market it might just be the next precious for geeks and sloths everywhere. Forget all that tedious typing and clicking: Nod allows you to control your electronic devices with nothing but a wave of your hand. That’s right folks,…
Protesting is not enough when it comes to the NSA and government surveillance. At least, this is the opinion of a new movement conglomerated from over twenty technology companies and civil rights organizations. Fight for the Future is an organization clamoring to reinforce internet privacy by calling for an event they call Reset the Net,…
There’s a new must-see vacation stop for the world traveling geek: Stockholm. In the grand tradition of Europe being better than us, a company called Echandia Marine is now replacing an existing Stockholm ferry’s 335 horsepower diesel engine with two environmentally friendly 125 kilowatt electric engines. Unlike an electric car, however, the Movitz won’t have…
The modern practice of leaving a review is pretty straightforward. You write a short piece to let the world know how happy you are to have a wonderful new Kindle or lawn mower or text book. Or maybe you write to vent about the service. Or maybe you put on your civil superhero cape for…
Think about these three great things in life: gaming, key chains and miniatures. Now, think of these things combined. That’s right, a tiny gaming controller that you can carry around in your pocket on a keychain. Once you’re done dreaming, check this out and try not to drool: iMpulse Controller The iMpulse claims the title…
Crowned Daemon Studios are creating Freak, a third person 2D top-down shooter with stealth and crafting elements for PC. According to Christopher Arnold, one of the founders of the company, “The game we’re currently working on is named Freak. It’s a zombie game that revolves around Tinker, a teenage boy who is bitten and succumbs…
What if, by playing a video game, you could make the real world a better place to live? Author and game design Jane McGonigal seems to think we can do that through an approach called Gamification. This fancy word refers to attempts made by corporations and game designers that use the mechanics of video games…
It’s the time of year when college students (myself included) face the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that are final exams. Students can be seen running around in a state of panic, using open textbooks as pillows, and rocking back and forth with glazed eyes mumbling incoherent nonsense about “kingdoms of ends,” “aggregate demand curves” and “hierarchies…