Mar 9, 2013 | Forbes
“I hate tombs,” Lara Croft says as she’s standing in the middle of, whaddya know, a tomb. Although we’ve seen many a crypt in her future, Lara in Tomb Raider (2013) is a younger, more squeamish version of herself in this thoroughly enjoyable origin story. Our tomb...
Mar 7, 2013 | Forbes
Last August, a group of LBGTQ gamers created a Kickstarter project to fund a gaming convention for people of all colors on the rainbow flag and their allies. With a $25,000 target, GaymerX 2013 raised $91,000. Now GaymerConnect is back [UPDATED] producer Anne Clements...
Mar 6, 2013 | Forbes
Ever since the announcement in January, fans have been anticipating Valve’s Steam Box, a platform for Steam-based games that will serve as a competitor to the incumbent Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo systems. But now we have more of an idea when the Steam Box will turn...
Mar 5, 2013 | Forbes
I never found Tony Stark all that charming. In fact, when I think of Iron Man’s alter ego, I think, “Big wallet, bigger ego, daddy issues.” But Tony looks even more likeable, even heroic, in the trailer for the upcoming film, Iron Man 3. That’s because it looks like...
Mar 5, 2013 | Forbes
Stealth ‘em up games, like Dishonored, Hitman, and Assassin’s Creed, are great fun to play. With characters who slink, sneak, skulk, and stab rather than shoot, our protagonists are as flexible morally as they are physically. We’re going to be getting a...