ABOUT Lauren Villone
Lauren Elise is a Johns Hopkins film and writing student, passionate about the entertainment and gaming industries and excited to bring the latest trends and information to a greater community of readers. When she isn’t behind the camera or bringing you the newest info, Lauren writes screenplays and studies far too much.
In the years since its announcement, our minds have been spinning with excitement and anticipation for Richard Linklater’s ambitious project Boyhood- and it did not disappoint. Filmed over twelve years, the movie would guide viewers through the childhood of a boy, Mason (Ellar Coltrane), from ages six to twelve. Throughout, we witness the struggles of…
Great ideas deserve great attention, right? In the competitive world of game design, funding and support for preliminary game concepts can be hard to come by. Even experienced and talented creators (especially independents) struggle to acquire the means to produce their ideas. Today we have the gorgeous adventure game Broken Age (Act 1) available on…
Nintendo publishes game after game of similar content- the same heroes and bosses, stories and values, enemies and rewards- and has done so since 1983 when the company delved into the video game industry. We’ve traversed the Mushroom Kingdom, saved Princess Peach, jump-killed dinosaur bosses…we can’t remember how many times. Yet we keep coming back…
Four years have scurried past since Tim Burton’s fantastical retelling of Alice in Wonderland hit big-screens worldwide. With a great deal to live up to, Burton and the Disney studio delivered, bringing Lewis Carroll’s beloved quirky and haunting novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to life with a visual masterpiece. Its colorful and imaginative imagery set…
We’re sure Frank Miller has done it again. The legendary writer on Robocop, Batman and Daredevil comics has teamed a second time with director Robert Rodriguez to follow up their original silver-screen version of the Sin City comic books. Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For’s trailer and promotional campaign promises 2 captivating hours…
October 11th marks Jagex’s fourth annual “Runefest’- a convention entirely for Runescape players. The con will be held in London, England at its usual convention center at “Tobacco Dock”. It is the first ever single-game convention to attract a large population of gamers, and is also the first convention entirely payable with in-game currency! However,…
A great deal has changed in Gielinor, the realm of Runescape between Summer?2013 and now. Which game renovations went over well, and which should be left to ?the trolls? A little over a year ago and after much anticipation, Jagex’s centerpiece MMO-RPG Runescape made its jump into Runescape 3– an improved version of the [now]…