Nov 29, 2012 | Forbes
Do you like Star Wars action figures? Do you own a few? Would you like to own all of them? This recently listed eBay auction doesn’t actually contain every single character whoever lived a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. But it does contain a whopping 85...
Nov 28, 2012 | Forbes
Videogames are a great way to walk in someone else’s shoes, if only digitally. Depending on the game, you can do good deeds for the love of humanity or the love of money. You can swing a sword for freedom or for oppression. According to Dr. Andrew Weaver, your game...
Nov 27, 2012 | Forbes
When games project specialist Luke Crane tweeted on November 27, “Why are there so few lady game creators?” he didn’t realize that he would create a minor tweetstorm. But Crane’s observation touched upon a nerve—and not just because he used the word “lady” instead of...
Nov 26, 2012 | Forbes
The xenomorphs want to kill you. I’m not just saying this because I’ve seen all of the movies where H.R. Giger’s creation appears (Alien and Aliens, among them). I’m saying this because I’ve seen the “survival multiplayer” trailer for the upcoming videogame, Aliens:...
Nov 23, 2012 | Forbes
The taxonomical name for chocolate is Theobroma, that is, food of the gods—appropriately named, because these beans, when dried, processed, and sweetened, make a tasty confection that is simply divine. Not only is chocolate potentially a health-saver (as Forbes...
Nov 21, 2012 | Forbes
Two dancers in the foreground; “The Saints” trailer in the background Hitman: Absolution isn’t the only game to contain a scene in which our protagonist frequents a strip club for the purpose of tracking a target. But unlike the other games, IO...
