Reviews & Features

Everything You Need to Know About the Current State of Digital Comics

If you’ve ever been tempted to start reading comic books via digital distribution, this may have seemed like the perfect month to do so; in addition to DC Comics relaunching its superhero line with simultaneous print and digital releases throughout September, Marvel Comics has also relaunched its “Ultimate” line this month, including a …

Cruel Story, Bro: ‘Gears of War 3’ Review

Gears of War 3 represents the kind of game that’s become deeply embattled as bite-sized smartphone gaming and freemium models shift the economics and expectations around the video game medium. It’s big and loud and costly to make. It runs on only one game platform and appeals mostly to a meat-and-potatoes fanbase that doesn’t appear to …

Epic’s Rod Fergusson Talks ‘Gears of War 3’

To everyone expecting a Gears of War 3 review: It’s coming.

In the meantime, I had a chance to speak to Rod Fergusson, executive producer at Epic Games, about what next week’s big release means for the studio and the world they’ve created. Over the last five years, the previous Gears games have introduced unique gameplay elements–a …

Addictive Blooms: ‘Fractal’ Review

Like any watershed work of art, 1984’s Tetris sired lots of offspring, some more bastardly than others. And it’s been fascinating to see the way the falling block puzzle genre has transformed that since the Russian-born game made the Game Boy a must-have device. Time limits, RPG elements, multiple colors and a plethora of shapes have …

Ask Techland: How Can I Use Google Maps to Find My Next Apartment?

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Question: My lease is up at the end of the month and I’d ideally like to relocate closer to my job. Craigslist is great, but I really wish there was a website that could help me picture where my new apartment would be in …

IDF Preview: Can UltraBooks Save the PC Industry?

Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.

This week, I will join around 5,000 others who will head to San Francisco to attend Intel’s Developer Forum. For Intel and much of the PC industry …

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