Sid Meier has done it again with the latest installment in his popular Civilization computer game franchise. Civilization V (Civ V) does not deviate greatly from the premise of its predecessors – conquer or be conquered – but what makes Civ V so entertaining is how smoothly it plays.
One of the greatest pitfalls for video games is …
The first trailer for I Am Number Four has just made it online, and if director DJ Caruso set out to make a movie that looks like a mix of Twilight, Blade and every generic teen superhero movie ever made, then he’s definitely succeeded.
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I Am Number Four isn’t, sadly, a prequel to …
In “Origins,” comics creators talk about their formative experiences with comics. This time, we spoke with Nicola Scott, the Australian artist who’s best known for her work with Gail Simone on Secret Six and Birds of Prey, and who debuts as Teen Titans‘ penciller next month.
TECHLAND: What was the first comic book you ever read? What …
Looks like the rumor that originally surfaced in early June has come true.
Gmail has officially announced an option to turn off threaded replies. Those of you who don’t like "conversation view" (and judging from the previous post, there are at least a few of you out there) will soon be able to view chronologically-ordered Gmail
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As we mentioned in our Apple TV review, there’s no better time to be in the market for a set-top box. While we wait for Boxee to release the Box in November, we’ll take a look at Roku’s recently announced XDS.
It’s the cream of the crop and has the specs to back it up. It ships with an HDMI cable but also works with any TV, …
A week after DC Entertainment announced that it was moving all but its print publication side to Burbank and closing its Wildstorm imprint entirely – moves that would, according to paperwork filed by the company itself, result in a loss of a third of its staff – the news comes that three editors from Vertigo, DC’s “mature readers” …
Get ready for Grandma to say hello more often on Facebook.
According to All Things Digital, Facebook and Skype are getting ready to announce a “significant and wide-ranging” partnership. The companies hope to bring SMS, voice chat and Facebook Connect all together so you’ll have no need to use any other service to contact your friends …
Dell will be launching a 7-inch Android tablet "very, very soon—within the next few weeks," according to Dell Greater China President Amit Midha. The company will follow the 7-inch version up with a 10-inch version, but we won’t see that one for at least six months according to the Wall Street Journal.
That seems to jive with rumors
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While us Westerners were sleeping, Nintendo finally revealed when the world would be able to get the company’s hotly-anticipated handheld. Details were made public during the Nintendo Conference held at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center, which is also the site of the Tokyo Game Show.
(More on Techland: Made in Japan: Highlights …
Borders has updated its flagship “Kobo” e-book reader with “upgraded hardware in three new colors and a new processor that drives faster page turns,” according to the company’s press release. The 6-inch Kobo features a Wi-Fi connection and is priced at $140. The device can be pre-ordered now for shipment in early November.
The …
We knew this was going to happen and tonight, Lucasfilm made it official. The entire Star Wars saga will be rereleased in 3D starting with “The Phantom Menace” come 2012.
The folks at Lucas assure us fanboys that they’ll be taking their time reprocessing each film. ILM will be handling the conversion and Fox will be …
There are two schools of thought on the new Apple TV, and rightfully so. On the one hand, you have the snarky, gadget blog trolling fanboys who will nitpick every little thing that it can’t or no longer does. And then there’s your Average Joe or your mom, who just wants to watch their Netflix queue. For all intents and purposes …
