Month: June 2012

Let’s face it, transforming robots are something of a niche product. A video game based around transforming robots is even more so. That’s why High Moon Studios has chosen to make Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, as...

We recently lost sci-fi author Ray Bradbury, one of the most imaginative voices of an era. Those of us who treasure words and worlds will feel this loss for some time. I suspect many of the younger generation who read this site...

Borderlands was a sleeper hit, combining charming cell-shaded graphics with run and gun gameplay, topped by a Diabloesque loot frenzy. Borderlands 2 looks to continue this tradition, although perhaps with a more professional...

Geeks love swords. Geek authors love swords. Video games, however, treat swordfighting as something between swinging a 2×4 and casting spells through a yard-long metal wand. Author Neal Stephenson wants to change that with...

Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment just cannot help themselves when it comes to the grab-bag items called “lock boxes.” The Ferengi lock boxes, distant cousins of the Cardassian lock boxes, have been around the...