Jul 11, 2012 | Forbes
Image from BorderlandstheGame.com I love a good soundtrack. My iPhone is filled to the brim with music from John Williams, James Horner, and Bear McCreary. I love the transformative power of soundtracks: One minute, I’m at the grocery store shopping for...
Jul 10, 2012 | Forbes
Above Average Network. Image from video. 1960s television comedy Batman was a more innocent show than the rebooted Dark Knight series, which takes the phrase “dark and gritty” and stomps on it until it screams. In fact, the portrayals of the characters are so...
Jul 10, 2012 | Forbes
“Videogames abuse and/or dependence” has not been identified as a disorder in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-V). But it is a growing problem, one that psychiatrists say merits further study. So post-doctorate...
Jul 9, 2012 | Forbes
Two months ago, feminist blogger, Anita Sarkeesian created a Kickstarter project to fund a five-video series to examine sexism and female stereotypes in videogames. In addition to raising almost $160,000, Sarkeesian also received what she described on her blog as “a...
Jul 9, 2012 | Forbes
Image from the official website of author Suzanne Collins The sequel to The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, is currently in pre-production, with director Francis Lawrency actively casting Jennifer Lawrence (no relation to the director)’s and Woody...
Jul 8, 2012 | Forbes
David Fincher has directed Alien 3, Fight Club, Zodiac, and The Social Network, among others. Michael Bay has directed Bad Boys, the Transformers series, and The Island, among others. Besides the fact that they’re successful Hollywood directors, what else do they have...
