Superhot: a different kind of first person shooter

Superhot: A Different Kind of First Person Shooter

This minimalistic shooting game may change the way that the gaming industry thinks about first person shooters. This game marries the excitement and action of a first person shooter with thought skills of a strategy game. The main distinguishing feature of the game is that time only moves as the player moves. This slow-motion action…

Introducing an unholy marriage of addictions: flappy48

Introducing an Unholy Marriage of Addictions: Flappy48

Why is it that we are so attached to these tiny games on our phones? They don’t have the complexity of Skyrim. They don’t have the free reign of Grand Theft Auto V. They’re far from the complex story of Halo. They don’t involve the organization and strategy of World of Warcraft. So what’s the…

Reddit moderators demoted for violating free speech

Reddit Moderators Demoted for Violating Free Speech

Wondering what happened to r/technology? Perhaps you are one of the many users who have been scanning the home page of reddit, trying to find the subthread among the main topics displayed on the front page. Where did r/technology go? The thread has been demoted, apparently. The moderators of r/technology, apparently, are no longer worthy…

How to create characters worthy of game of thrones

How to Create Characters Worthy of Game of Thrones

[This article contains only very small spoilers from Seasons 1-3, but none from the most recent season.] Maybe you are serving your fandom well by creating beautiful quality fanfiction. Or perhaps you are braving the wonderful world of soul-tearing creativity and writing your own novel series. Regardless, if you want to pen something that is…

A history of nintendo’s game boy on its 25th anniversary

A History Of Nintendo’s Game Boy On Its 25th Anniversary

A quarter of a century ago, on the 21st of April in 1989, Nintendo released its first portable console, the Game Boy. Nothing makes twenty-somethings more nostalgic than their brightly colored gaming devices, which fit into pockets better than many modern smartphones. Though the invention of the hand-held gaming console can be attributed not to…