Bill Gate’s baby, Microsoft, is a 38 year old giant today. Founded in 1975 to sell BASIC for the Altair 8800 computer, the company has seen it all. Windows dominated its industry, and still does, but the company has lost out to competition in almost all other markets: Mobile OSes, Search, Mail; Microsoft has had…
Joss Whedon is by no means a one trick pony. In the very least he’s a writer, director and composer who works across a variety of artistic mediums. Those that love his work really love his work. Except for maybe Waterworld, but let’s not speak about that. To say that Whedon fans are passionate would be…
I’m going to come right out and say it: I love the modding community. As such, you’re likely going to find more than a few mods popping up in my Horror Game of The Week series. You needn’t worry about being directed towards any offal, of course; I’ll only be writing about the most exceptional…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, practicing how long you can close your eyes and cover your ears, or if there is the slim chance that you are my parents, you know that Grand Theft Auto Five was released a few weeks ago. I personally am aware…
Fan service, running with scissors, clothes that give you super powers, all with a touch of Battle Royale (like Hunger Games, but….without Jennifer Lawrence and a few other changes) that’s what Kill La Kill is. Kill La Kill: First Impressions An offering from Trigger studios, Kill La Kill is an anime set in…
After something of a bland premiere two Sundays ago (though it shattered several television and network records), The Walking Dead aired the second episode of its highly anticipated fourth season on Sunday night. What went down after the chilling cliffhanger a week ago? Did Patrick truly succumb to his illness and turn Walker within the…
It’s said to be the most popular show on television, and there doesn’t seem to be many people who don’t love it. However, despite its insanely huge fan base and the fact that you probably haven’t missed an episode, there still may be a few things you don’t know about The Walking Dead… 1. It…
With the Steam Holiday Sale months away, you might be holding on to your money with hopes of snagging sales on expensive games. But why would you do that, when you can get one of these for less than $10? DEFCON Ever wondered what nuclear war would be like? Now’s your chance to see! DEFCON,…
The depth and complexity of the Wizarding World is more than you can absorb in one read-through of this beloved series. Now that the companion books and Pottermore have come out, new facts have come to light. This list is only a scratch on the surface. It would be impossible to name all the little…
Half the population is made up of women and there is a pantheon of female superheroes that exist in the comic universe already. So, what’s the hold up!? There’s more to female superheroes than Catwoman, Wonder Woman and Elektra! I contend that if more indie filmmakers write original characters for us to identify with, then…
So many people just loooooooooove Apple. If you’re reading this article, you’re probably one of them. I, on the other hand, am a nonbeliever. Apple has a few things going for it, I’ll give you that, but you lovers get tunnel vision and overlook all its downfalls. You save up for and buy your super…
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Sweaty hands. They are almost never a good thing, and the gaming industry has gone to great lengths to alleviate the problem. Holding a plastic controller for hours on end is the perfect storm scenario during which sweaty palms will inevitably rear their ugly heads. Because of this, an entire anti-hand-sweat industry has sprung up,…
You know how Shakespeare counted the ways a dude loved a lady in a sonnet? Well, there’s not enough time to count all the ways in which the Ghosted series continues to be awesome. Also, I don’t do poetry. Ghosted #4: You’re Not Reading It Fast Enough! This series is the ultimate hanger of cliffs….
There are so many darling geek niches these days, one can’t possibly dictate everything that a geek should know! What seems like common knowledge to some may be mind-blowing to others. As we all know, not everyone self-identifies is a pop-culture fiend, so we’ll stay away from stuff like “why Han shot first matters”. Hopefully…