Author of The Lords of the Rings, a book which influenced exactly half of all computer games made before 1990, J.R.R. Tolkien was once nominated for a Nobel prize in literature. He didn’t get it. Why? The prose of Tolkien who was nominated by his friend and fellow fantasy author CS Lewis “has no
Escapist points out that there’s a new video going around the YouTube that’s a scene-for-scene remake of Star Wars: A New Hope, as made in fifteen-second chunks. Some chunks feature wicked stop-motion animation, including a killer thing where Darth Vader is a spontaneously emptying and refilling bot
As a means of conveying information, media is power. Our games can entertain us and even teach us – what’s keeping them from being used to influence us as well? With Alex Gibney’s recent short documentary When Mitt Romney Came To Town taking heat for using the medium of film to do just that, this
This map was an obvious labor of love for Bill Mudron, who wanted to celebrate Zelda’s 25th year anniversary as much as anyone else. The map measures 24×36 inches and is available for purchase here. Sure, it’s not cheap, but cut down a few dozen bushes and you’ll get the money back in no time. -Jos
This one’s a bit old, but a Redditor’s 86th Birthday Rage comic gives us some perspective from the life of a man who lived through WWII and discovered Nintendo at 65. [pic: Reddit]
Hey guys! Look at all the rumors! From hardware to games, anonymous sources galore! – Everyone’s making claims about the next Xbox. Blu-Ray? Graphics processor? Release date? All I know is I’m gonna call it the Nextbox. – The WiiU is getting some hardware rumors of its own. – There’s no Blizzcon unt
By now, we’ve heard the tired and rather baseless complaints that gaming makes children antisocial and violent. While stepping away from the console (especially for those more formative years) is important, psychologist Peter Gray writes an extended piece for Psychology Today explaining why kids SHO
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