Matt Peckham

Matt Peckham writes about tech, gaming, music and science for TIME. He's covered the games industry since 1999 and written for Variety, The Washington Post, ABC News, The Sci-Fi Channel, Yahoo Tech, PC World (his column was nominated for a Maggie Award) and many others. He has an M.A. in English from Creighton University and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Drop him a line by clicking here.

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Watch: Non-Barfy Video of Google’s ‘Project Glass’ Specs in Action

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Okay, if you make this Google ‘Project Glass’ video full screen and high-def, it might be a little barfy, so don’t say we at Techland never pass along friendly motion-sickness disclaimers.

Delay Diablo III's Real Money Auction House 'Until It's Ready' Blizzard

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Diablo III’s real money auction house, which in case you’re just joining us refers to a place you can use actual cash to buy and sell in-game equipment, has been delayed again, and this time Blizzard isn’t saying when it’ll be ready.

The New York Bill that Would Ban Anonymous Online Speech

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Watching faceless online passerby troll bloggers or mock fellow scribblers can be a drag, but what if legislators’ answer to online ne’er-do-wells was to ban anonymous comments from websites entirely?

Diablo III: So Far, So Rolling a Boulder Downhill

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For the first 20 levels or so, Diablo III is like skiing down a gently sloping hill, one you’d label whatever comes before “green” at an actual resort. I’ve been worried about this for 20 levels now. I’ve also been a little bored.

Lord of Record Sales: Blizzard Says Diablo III Is Fastest Selling PC Game in History

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Surprise, Diablo III sold to the moon and back since its release last week on Tuesday, May 15, says developer/publisher Blizzard in so many words. In fact the company says more than 3.5 million people picked up a copy of its action-roleplaying trilogy closer during the game’s first 24 hours on sale, which would make it the fastest selling PC game of all time.

Google’s Moog Doodle: Play a ‘Mini-Goog’, Celebrate the Life of an Electronic Music Pioneer

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When I woke this morning to find a funky-looking 24-key Moog synthesizer staring at me from just above Google’s homepage search box, I knew exactly what I’d be writing about.

You Can Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III Now, but It’ll Cost You

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It’s “friggin’ huge,” as my colleague Jared Newman recently quipped, and Samsung’s Galaxy S III is also going to be friggin’ expensive if you’re in the U.S. and want firsties. While the phone’s stateside launch date is still “early June,” Amazon has started taking pre-orders for the international version.

Apple’s Metal MacBook Gaming Problem: They’re Still Hot as You-Know-What

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Diablo III on a MacBook Air? I know, it’s like asking Steve Rogers to fight the Red Skull before guzzling the super serum, what with the Air’s low-speed Intel CPU and anemic Intel integrated 3D graphics. Still, other players had me hopeful enough to give it the old college try.

Number One: Google Chrome Finally Slips Ahead of Internet Explorer

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Google’s Chrome browser is now the most used browser worldwide, bypassing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, according to browser usage tracker StatCounter.

Leaked Wii U Controller Image Reveals Redesigned Thumbsticks

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A new picture of the Wii U’s controller reveals several curious redesign tweaks, including raised left and right thumb-sticks, as well as what appear to be extra buttons.

After Facebook’s $16 Billion IPO, Company Sued for $15 Billion

Shannon Stapleton / Reuters

And just like that, Facebook is officially a publicly tradable stock after the company sold over 420 million shares at $38 a pop yesterday to raise $16 billion for its IPO. Also “just like that,” the company’s been sued by some of its users for nearly as much — $15 billion — in a class-action [...]