EA’s hoping to storm to the top of the modern military FPS heap with Battlefield 3, ending Call of Duty‘s recent reign as the number one shooter franchise. The man leading the charge at the DICE development studio making the game is executive producer Patrick Bach. Bach’s been at DICE for nine years and spoke [...]
Pedophiles are not behind a viral Facebook campaign to change profile photos to cartoon characters, Facebook spokesman Simon Axten told Fox News today.
Today’s Google Doodle either celebrates Veterans Day or grossly offends America – it depends on who you ask.
Gamers who were expecting to face off against Afghanistan’s Islamic extremist faction in EA’s highly-anticipated FPS will be getting something a little different. It’s a common trope to let players choose from the heroic and villainous factions in shooter games. However, there’s been a controversy over allowing the Taliban–Medal of Honor‘s bad guys–to be player-controlled [...]
It’s finally opening day for The Last Airbender, the epic Avatar adaptation that arrives under a gloom of mean-spirited and short-sighted reviews, many outraged about the racial issues surrounding its casting. More on that a bit later with my review.
This weekend the Harvard Secular Society dealt lifetime achievement awards to MythBusters‘ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. In acceptance, Adam delivered a speech that’s as moving as it is thought provoking. Your thoughts on deities aside, you should take the time to read his argument for empathy, with God or without.
