Thursday, Mar. 4, 2010
Today in Techland: It’s Thumbs Up Thursday, kiddies. Today, Mike liked Thor, Steve gushed over Children of Men in the Techland Screening Room, and Peter really loved the claymation version of Evil Dead. And there you have it, but first…
Badass Owls: …
We’re in the thick of Video Game Award Season, with the IGF and GDC awards next week. Lots of deserving games will win nice shiny awards. But what about the bottom-dwellers? Where’s their recognition? Let us introduce The Crashies.
We are, of course, taking some inspiration from the Razzies. Also known as the Golden Raspberry …
Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2010
Today in Techland: Steve bestowed on us his thoughts on Alice. (B+, Burton!) Lev brought us one hell of a chat with the guys from Penny Arcade. (Safe word, artichoke.) And Peter and I once again dove into the topsy-turvy logic that is ABC’s LOST. (I laughed. I cried. I fell asleep briefly. Kidding.
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Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2010
Today in Techland: Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets. Peter brought us the 10 best camera apps for your iPhone, the latest on the Apple lawsuit against HTC, a Palm Pre sighting on Chuck and the battle between HTML5 and Flash. Golly.
Ever wondered how Alice made it to Wonderland in the first place? Well, Lev happens …
Mashable’s Ben Parr recently sat down with Adobe’s Aaron Filner, you know, the product manager for Flash to discuss recent rumblings over Apple and Steve Jobs’ comments about Flash and where the Internet is headed. There’s isn’t a whole of news or anything we wouldn’t expect to hear from Adobe in the interview, but it’s …
The other shoe’s dropped with regard to Activision’s plans for their Call of Duty franchise and big changes are a-comin’. A press release issued earlier today outlines the publisher’s roadmap for all things COD and it includes a mention of a new action/adventure game in 2011 by fledgling studio Sledgehammer Games. According to …
Monday, Mar. 1, 2010
Today in Techland: Plants vs. Zombies! Like everyone else on this zombie-lovin little planet, we’re crazy for this game. Lev gives you a plant by plant breakdown to aid your zombie killing skills.
Speaking of mad skills, we put ours down on paper and bickered over chose the hottest witches of all-time. Why? …
Given that Plants vs. Zombies is now, apparently, the top-selling iPhone game launch of all time, and now that there exists actual Plants Vs. Zombies porn (NSFW, don’t say I didn’t warn you, because I just did, and I’m doing it again right now), and now that I have finished adventure mode, I feel it is time to put some of my opinions out …
Sometime yesterday the PlayStation Network became inaccessible for owners of older model PS3s. Those with the updated slim model appear to be in the clear. So what went wrong? According to Sony, the problem’s root cause appears to be a bug in the clock.
If you haven’t fired up your PS3 in the last 24 hours, Sony suggests you keep …
Friday, Feb. 26, 2010
Today in Techland: Want to see the year 2010 as told by 1972? Yeah, us neither. But, Geoffrey Hoyle’s 2010: Living in the Future offered an amusing look at a future (our present) full of jumpsuits, “virtual phones” and food tubes. We couldn’t pass it up. Meanwhile on The Techland Show, the boys counted down the …
The post-mortem on the Dark Knight’s hit game continues, as members from the Rocksteady development studio and writer Paul Dini talk about crafting Batman: Arkham Asylum. Read on to find out how they approached storytelling, dealt with fan expectations and writing for the Joker.
Now, Paul, I’m making an assumption but you’re not …
You may only know him from “Exhibit A,” his featured song on Fight Night Round 4, but Jay Electronica’s been burning up the internets for at least the last two years. The N’Awlins native has been winning hearts and ears with a flurry of mixtapes and tracks that showcase his clever flow and spiritually ambitious lyrics. It helps that …
