Love it or hate it, or hate the people that love it, one of the biggest shows on television right now is Mad Men, which recently premiered its sixth season on AMC. Mad Men’s premiere brought the series’ core theme — response to change — to the forefront of people’s minds. Perhaps this is why… Continue reading Moving past change
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The death of the press conference
By Sean Willett
On Feb. 20, Sony held a press conference. In it, they finally revealed their new game console, the Playstation 4, after months of speculation, rumors and reported leaks. Dozens of developers and producers were trotted on stage to expound upon the virtues of the new system, making grand, fantastical promises without really showing anything concrete.… Continue reading The death of the press conference
Shoot first, ask questions later
By Ryan Pike
After the tragedy of the Sandy Hook shooting, the American National Rifle Association held a press release. In it, they placed blame for the shooting on pretty much everything but guns themselves, in an effort to shift the national conversation away from gun control. The NRA’s main target was popular culture, with video games taking… Continue reading Shoot first, ask questions later
The failures of The New 52
By Ben Rowe
Last September, DC Comics launched ‘The New 52,’ the largest single publishing initiative in the legendary comic book company’s history. Every series published by the company was relaunched and rebooted, resulting in 52 new #1 issues. Along with instituting same day digital copies for all issues, the idea was to attract new readership to the… Continue reading The failures of The New 52
An unexpected trilogy
On December 14, people will be flowing into theatres to watch The Hobbit, the movie adaptation of a beloved book that is the prequel to the immensely popular Lord of the Rings trilogy. The devotion and passion from the fans of both J. R. R. Tolkien’s books and Peter Jackson’s movies are garnering enough hype… Continue reading An unexpected trilogy
It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt
By Sean Willett
Spec Ops: The Line is not a fun video game. That’s not to say that YAGER Development’s first big budget game isn’t any good — in fact, it is one of the best shooters released in recent years. But it isn’t very much fun, and at times the experience of playing the game could almost… Continue reading It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt