You’ve probably heard about George Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, even if only because of Star Wars. Campbell argued that the myths that have survived for thousands of years share a common, evocative pattern: a “monomyth” that speaks to deep human needs. As a cultural theory, the monomyth’s attracted its share of criticisms,
When you sit back and think about it, April is a pretty terrible month for well-known tragedies. The world just finished commemorating the 100th year anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking on the 15th, President Lincoln was assassinated on the eve of the 15th as well, and the Oklahoma City Bombings happened 17 years ago on the 19th. The Virginia Tech
Last evening, the Blizzard team working on Diablo III announced that starting at noon Pacific Standard Time today beta testing would be open to any U.S. player that has a Battle.net account. Their goal is to put the new Diablo III servers under a “stress test” to make sure that they are ready for the
Bethesda Softworks have revealed the source of that teaser image on their twitter – the trailer for their upcoming game Dishonored. Players take on the role of an otherworldly assassin driven to avenge the death of the Empress under your charge. Framed for the Empress’ death, you seek out the real killers. But bringing them
In case you have not gorged yourself upon this wonderful preview of the upcoming expansion for Starcraft 2, here is your chance. We may be late to the party in posting it but we here at Pixelated Geek are more than enthusiastic about this expansion. If only Blizzard would actually tell us when it would arrive
With the release of The Old Republic , it was time to dust off the PC and locate a proper mouse. My infamous Logitech Revolution is primarily used for design work, and something with more buttons would make MMO-ing just a bit easier. After a vigorous search, the Roccat Kone+ caught my eye. Armed with
Brace yourselves. I’ve got quite a bit to say, and most of it is rambling and smacks of “back in my day, we didn’t have feelings!” Also: end-notes. When you see this symbol (*), scroll to the bottom for some addendum that is neither funny nor pertinent. So it’s been a hot minute. And I only
Like Flower before it, thatgamecompany’s latest opus Journey features only elemental game design – yet that’s enough. Also like Flower, it’s interactive in all the ways that matter. It’s no surprise it’s currently the fastest-selling PSN title of all time. The setup is simple: a robed figure rises silently from the shifting sands of a
While SDCC 2011 was jam packed full of many amazing things, one of the highlights was stopping past the Namco Bandai booth where I got my first hands on with Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations. I was particularly amazed by the size of the playable cast (though the grin on my face was just