What do you think was the big news story of the last week? The crisis in Syria? No. You and all major media outlets are wrong. The only story as far as my social media feeds were concerned last week was the casting of a man to play a fictional man who flies about and…
It’s been a rather sad time for those of us who are consistently big on playing games to revitalize our childhoods. Recently, Disney announced that it would be closing up shop of probably one of the most charming MMOs out there: Toontown Online. Sure, it’s definitely a kid’s game, but just look at it objectively!…
Science has finally taken a step forward in the area of mind control! In the first ever human brain-brain communication, University of Washington scientists Rajesh Rao and Andrea Stocco combined powers to play a simple computer game. All they had to do was shoot down the target with Rao being able to see the screen…
Monkey Boy Steve Ballmer is leaving Microsoft. In an announcement last week, the CEO of Microsoft said he will be retiring from the company ‘within the next 12 months’. Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer To Retire Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft way back in 1980, took over as Microsoft CEO from founder Bill Gates in January 2000 and…
It’s probably not that much of a spoiler at this point to say that I like online multiplayer. I may only be average at online gaming (you guessed that from the title, right?) but I still enjoy it nonetheless, even when it’s at it’s most headbangingly annoying. Which is quite a lot of the time…
Last week we talked about the Amazon deal to let Xbox 360 game owners trade in select titles in order to upgrade them to their Xbox One counterparts for only $10. Sony apparently saw the deal as a good idea and thought, “Hey, let’s do that but better.” If Playstation 3 owners didn’t have enough…
The excitement of a new iPhone is a unique one. Now that mobile phones have become an essential part of everyday life that most people cannot live without (And if people claim they can, they’re either lying or a hermit), switching, upgrading or changing phones in general is a big deal – on a par…
Oh my god, oh my god, did you see that picture Simon Pegg tweeted from the Marvel Studios? He’s totally going to play Ant Man in the new movie…maybe. In reality he just sent out a picture of himself in the Marvel Studios pointing to a poster of Ant Man. As a result the Internet…
As it turns out, playing 40 hours of Starcraft is good for the brain. It is about time science finally caught up with what I’ve been telling my parents for twenty years. Star Craft= Brain Food The recent study compared groups of people who played The Sims, an easy version of StarCraft, and a difficult…
The QWERTY keyboard is not dead yet. Newly leaked pictures of an upcoming Motorola handset – the Droid 5, indicate a slider QWERTY keyboard for those who still long for one. Images leaked on a Chinese social network named Weibo showcase Motorola’s latest phone – the Droid 5 – that should be heading to Verizon in…
With the trend of unpopular statements from some comic creators in recent months, should these notorious figures (and their properties) be held accountable? Graphic Content: Controversial Creators In recent months, controversial statements from writers such as Orson Scott Card, Todd McFarlane, and Mark Millar have outraged the public, leading to calls for boycotts of their…
There aren’t many ways for movies to stay in the headlines after they hit the theaters. Unless they make “Avatar” money, there isn’t much for the media to talk about after the initial review and box office report. But studios have found a way around that. After Credits Stingers Keep Moviegoers On Their Toes The…
Apple can rightfully claim to have higher brand loyalty among customers than many other companies. But surprisingly, they also seem to be attracting users from other platforms. A study claims that 20% of iPhone users in the past year actually switched from Android. A study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners indicates that a full one-fifth…
These are the ladies of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror that make fanboys hearts go all a’twitter, or least inspire posts on Twitter. We at Geek Insider know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That being said, we feel most geeks would be hard-pressed to deny that the following characters embody feminine attractiveness in…
How titles such as Hawkeye and Young Avengers are redefining how we experience sequential art, and why the industry should take notice. Welcome to “Graphic Content”, a weekly feature where I discuss my thoughts on comic books and graphic novels (old and new), and the industry in general. In my last column, which was paradoxically…