Another year, another Assassin’s Creed game: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag. Since the series was launched back in 2007, the franchise has spawned a total of 15 releases; 5 main games and a host of spin-offs. That’s an average of 3 new titles a year. And it’s not only games. There are also several novels, comic…
To protect important websites from the threat of DDoS attacks, Google recently launched a new initiative. Called Project Shield, the service aims to assist news, human rights, or election-content websites from a Distributed Denial of Service attack. A DDoS attack is one of the most common methods of attack, and is used frequently by hacker…
One thing we like to do at Geek Insider is watch anime–especially ones about 12-man tournaments in which the participants must kill each other. Toss in diaries that can predict the future, stalker girlfriends, psycho terrorists, and some pretty over the top action and you’ve got the ingredients for an awesome anime. This week we…
If you were to make a list of the world’s creepiest and unnerving places, old mental hospitals would definitely rank in the top ten, right next to prisons and the Paris Catacombs. There’s just something inherently unnerving – and undeniably terrifying – about walking through the rusted, abandoned corridors of what must once have been…
Thanks to a robust fandom and non-stop action, there are an excessive number of Battlestar Galactica GIFs online. Trolling through so many has been hilarious and heartbreaking as certain GIFs capture a moment or emotion that instantly bring us back to the couch. After you check out these GIFs you are going to be evangelizing…
October… it’s over. So we are moving onto November and an interesting grouping of movies that will hit theaters. There are a bunch of must-see titles mixed in with some that are less anticipated. October’s standouts seem like nothing compared to the franchise films that bring Katniss and Thor back to the big screen. We…
Ed West here with the good word on where to go to get your Anime fix on the internet. Much like you, dear reader, I am absolutely burnt out when it comes to downloading whopping folders of anime (Blue Exorcist HD Blu-ray rips recently cost me a hefty 66GB of hard-drive space!). So where does…
All Hallow’s Eve is a magical, scary, dangerous time that could see you get your face nommed off. No one at Geek Insider wants to see that happen to you, you’re a good person! You deserve to survive. So here are some handy tips to help you keep your head, your face, and your heartbeat…
Walkers wreaked havoc in the prison, livestock was offered up for sacrifice, and a mysterious firebug had a field day burning sick survivors. Last week’s episode of The Walking Dead offered plenty of chills and questions that were left unanswered. So what happened this week on AMC’s hit series? Was the unknown illness contained? Was…
My Pokemon bring ALL the suckers who don’t have more than five Charizards to the yard. Check out these 10 awesome Pokemon GIFs that put Pikasso to shame, and relive your glory days as a pre-adolescent (*cough* twenty-something) Pokemaster. Some of us Pik early, okay?! 10. Bulbaderp Meet Bulbaderp, the derpiest of Bulbasaurs, just derpin’…
Every year I spend the second half of October preparing for Halloween with a whole bunch of season appropriate movies. For most people, that would consist of the screams of slasher franchises or maybe the spookiness of some paranormal classics. But I have never been a huge horror fan. So that means my viewing list…
What could be better than settling in with friends or family and popping in a good movie? Settling in with friends or family and popping in a movie so bad, and so low-budget that it’s actually good! There are so many movies that fit into this category it was tough to narrow it down to…
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Story, ambiance, characters, and gameplay–four factors necessary for a good horror game. To achieve greatness, a horror game needs to combine all four into a unified experience. One that unsettles the player, instills a sense of urgency, creates immersion, pumps adrenaline, and causes conflict. A game that gives the player hope so that he or…
It’s not always a nice thing to talk about. It sort of falls between the “politics” and “religion” no-go areas of polite Thanksgiving conversation with your in-laws. But behind some of your favourite shows and movies lies an uncomfortable truth: they can be pretty racist. Well, let me backtrack here. Perhaps I mean a different…