If you ever hear me say “Oh, I’m not really into the whole vampire thing,” feel free to smack me. I don’t know why I say it; it’s probably because I don’t dress in black or wear fake fangs (much) but as I was reading Poppy Z. Brite’s Lost Souls, I kept comparing it to
We probably should have seen this one coming. The Department of Homeland Security is researching ways to hack into gaming consoles to access private data, ostensibly for use as evidence in tracking credit cards, passwords, and other sensitive information. Armed with this technology, investigators could probably recover data even from a system that had been
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
You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Ever thought to yourself, “Man, I wish there were a movie in which Magnum PI fights that guy from KISS and the Evil Robots?” Well you’re in luck! Because that’s what we give you this week: the 1984 “masterpiece” Runaway. A little forgotten film
Google announced Project Glass, its new augmented reality project, today on the Google+ social network. Though details are scarce at this point, Google included a promotional video with the announcement demonstrating some of the potential uses for Project Glass. Like many other such projects, the goal of Project Glass is to integrate social media and
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Is the world too dependent on technology? This week on Comic Issues, the crew gets a little technical to answer that very question. Then it’s onward to discussing a possible robot uprising. Who will be the major contenders? Will Asimov laws be
If you can’t recall this movie is a reboot of the beloved Arnold movie. (Yeah, you know the one; where he can’t breathe and his eyeballs shoot out his skull?) This time around, it seems a lot has changed, from magnetic cars to, well, no Arnold. That said, the trailer looks pretty awesome. Between this
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