Max Payne 3 comes out later this month, but it doesn’t stop there. The game’s developer, Rockstar, plans to release seven DLC (downloadable content) packs over the course of 2012. Gamers can either purchase these individually or through Rockstar’s DLC Pass, which costs $29.99, or half the price of the full game. The pass gives you […]
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I arrived at the movie theatre this morning not knowing quite what to expect from Joss Whedon’s Avengers. Whedon is a talented writer and director, and certainly hype for the film has been building for years and over the course of a number of origin-story prequels. What I did not expect was to be totally delighted […]
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Is there a bright line between what you say in “real life” and what you say on social media sites like Twitter? If you are a public figure, a journalist, or an employee at a corporation, do your tweets reflect on your organization or are they merely personal opinions best ignored? Is a tweet “newsworthy” […]
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Pixar’s first female protagonist isn’t just handy with a bow and arrow, she’s also a swordfighter. New screenshots of the upcoming animated film show a sword-wielding princess Merida looking tougher and more awesome than ever. Another picture after the leap… Such adorable father-daughter bonding: Not to toot my own bagpipe, but if I were a […]
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I’ll be watching and writing about The Avengers tomorrow, so stay tuned for that and chime in with your thoughts on the film as well. It’s one of my eleven must-see science fiction and fantasy movies of 2012. In the meantime, here’s a fun piece of ephemera for the LEGO lovers out there. As a […]
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Bethesda has confirmed rumors of an Elder Scrolls Online game, slated for 2013.
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Yesterday EA product manager Kevin O’Leary took to Twitter to bash Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, calling the franchise “tired.” Now Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of the popular indie title Minecraft has taken a swing at EA for releasing its “Indie Bundle” on Steam, calling the company “cynical bastards” on Twitter. Twitter […]
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On the heels of my piece on why Arizona’s SB 1070 anti-immigration law is bad for business, comes yet another horrifying shooting in Arizona with ties to the immigration debate. Jason “J.T.” Ready had been active in anti-immigration movements for years, including as a spokesman for the Minute Men militia. He’d also run for several […]
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It’s the end of the gaming industry as we know it according to Firefall developer and former World of Warcraft lead, Mark Kern, CEO of Red 5 Studios. Consoles are mostly-dead and the big publishers and console manufacturers are all too entrenched to adapt. “Who needs publishers any more? I certainly don’t. I couldn’t care […]
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EA global product manager Kevin O’Leary called Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 title tired and in need of a rest. Is the gaming industry becoming more like politics?
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