Shadowrun may be the most popular geek franchise you’ve never heard of. The game started life in 1989 as a pen-and-paper roleplaying game, and while it never quite achieved the same notoriety outside of nerd circles as its distant cousin Dungeons & Dragons, or even it’s contemporary Vampire: The Masquerade, it’s always been much beloved […]
To an overflowing crowd of devoted fans at the SXSW Gaming Expo, Axel Alonso (Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief), Arune Singh (Director of Communications at Marvel Entertainment), and Peter Phillips (senior vice president and general manager of Marvel Entertainment’s Digital Media Group) gave updates to existing projects and explained exactly what the teased Project Gamma is going […]
Blacks in Technology (BiT) is a coalition of technology industry leaders committed to highlighting the black community’s impact in technology-related industries, products, and services. The result of this mission, increasing visible diversity in the tech industry, is extremely valuable on a number of levels. For many people, discussing race in any capacity is uncomfortable and […]
A trio sits on a humble stage, tucked away in the SXSW Gaming Expo, while literal bells and whistles go off in the background. Co-founder and CEO of ComiXology, Davis Steinberger, moderates a panel consisting of himself, fellow co-founder John Roberts, and indie comic book creator and ex-Austinite Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man, Oil […]
It’s fair to say that America has, at best, a mixed record responding to natural disasters. The high profile failures of Hurricane Katrina still loom large, and while the response to Hurricane Sandy wasn’t the same unmitigated fiasco, such a statement is damning with faint praise. The government – some of it anyway – knows […]
SXSW has arrived in Austin, TX, which is unusually chilly this time of year. The festival’s big gaping maw has barely begun to open to swallow up the tens of thousands of people who show up each year to discover and celebrate the seemingly infinite amount of creative endeavors put on display. And to network. […]
There’s a new game in town. The Half The Sky Movement, which works to create opportunities for women around the world, has rolled out a new Facebook game with a charitable purpose. Half The Sky Movement: The Game allows players to follow an Indian woman named Radhika on her journey through her village and then around […]
Today marks the first birthday of Google Play (even though it’s been around as Android Market since 2008) and the company is celebrating by offering you major discounts (i.e. free for many choices) on some of its most popular games, apps, books, books, TV shows, and movies offered through the store. Here’s a short list […]
What exactly is Marvel planning for SXSW 2013? For the last few weeks, the entertainment giant has been hinting at a mysterious first it plans to announce at the festival. Last year saw the release of Marvel ReEvolution during the SXSW Interactive’s ScreenBurn Arcade (now simply called SXSW Gaming Expo). Marvel ReEvolution was revealed to […]
The Copyright Alert System (CAS) is here! Brainchild of such industries as the RIAA and MPAA, this new method to curtail illegal content sharing went live last week. An outline for the system began in July 2011, as the recording and movie businesses realized individual lawsuits weren’t accomplishing their goal of reducing or eliminating piracy. […]
