Jul 12, 2012 | Forbes
Screenshot from video. The new Borderlands 2 trailer, “Wimoweh,” is out, and there’s a lot to like, especially if you like your action non-stop and your violence both visceral and cartoony. The trailer gives us that and more. For people who haven’t played Borderlands...
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
“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 7, 2012 | Forbes
Image posted by Paul McCartney, via Twitter As I wrote back in January, Paul McCartney—actually, that’s Sir Paul to you—told German magazine Zeit that he was writing music for a video game…and then he said nothing else. But today he told the world, via Twitter, who...
