Although news that Ron and Rand Paul will be focusing on internet freedom is welcome, their new manifesto is strangely partisan. Techdirt’s Mike Masnick explains why. Earlier I wrote about the new “Technology Revolution” manifesto released by Rand and Ron Paul, detailing how the libertarian Republicans plan to start a new campaign for internet freedom. […]
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Via Kotaku, this actually doesn’t look too bad for a not-officially-supported port though I’ll admit I was never particularly at home on a portable system. Actually, when it comes to first-person-shooters I’m not even all that comfortable with a controller. I’d feel much safer wielding a trusty mouse and keyboard, especially in the zombie-fest that […]
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Games are all about choices. A great game makes the consequences of our choices matter. A look at Dark Souls, Dragon’s Dogma, and The Witcher 2.
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As Ron and Rand Paul shift focus away from the Fed and toward internet freedom with their new ‘Technology Revolution’ manifesto, should anti-censorship forces drop their political differences to work against a common foe?
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Time is running out for Neal Stephenson and Subutai’s sword-fighting Kickstarter, Clang. With four days left to go, the crowd-funding effort remains short of its target, with approximately $80,000 to go toward a half million dollar goal. I plan to write about the sword fighting game more in the next couple of days, because I think […]
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I have mixed feelings about the Ouya, even though I only just now learned of its existence. Reports of the in-development console are still emerging, but it’s apparently a $99 box that’s designed to be hacked. The console will run on a version of Android, and will support only free games. According to The Verge, the […]
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Some video game trailers are so bad reviewers should dock points from the game’s score out of principle. The new Assassin’s Creed III trailer is one such trailer. Ubisoft continues to tap into good old Tea Party-style American nationalism or, rather, patriotism, with its promotional material for the upcoming Americanized Assassin’s Creed III. Of course, […]
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I only ever played a tiny bit of Shadow of the Colossus back in the heady days of the PlayStation 2. I’m remedying that now as I play through the PlayStation 3 port (and later ICO, which I never played – both games came on the same disc.) So far the game is terrific. There’s […]
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Even if Apple has solid, legal reasons for taking on Samsung over its Galaxy devices, the patent wars are bad for innovation and for consumers.
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Andy Griffith died today in North Carolina at the age of 86. For those of us who grew up watching The Andy Griffith show, he will be missed. The Andy Griffith Show is often looked back on with fondness – as a simpler time with simple governed by straightforward small town values. The good ol’ […]
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