Real Life Invisibility Cloak

Ever been ganked by a rogue in World of Warcraft you never even knew was there? You know you have, and you hated it. Well here’s your chance to get back at them, except in real life. Calm down, it’s not available yet. But it’s looking like it’s not that far off. [Read more]

Three Games I’d Like To See Become Movies

A comment got me thinking about the possibility of more games crossing over into the movie realm, to help counter game critic’s arguments against the value of today’s favorite past time. It’s sometimes common for a movie to launch a game after its success in theaters, but the reverse hasn’t happened as often as I’d like.

Can you think of a game you’d like to see turned into a Hollywood blockbuster? [Read more]

Gaming Noob, Whittell, Angriest Guy Ever!

He loves mountains, the air, tents, and rain on his face. And that’s why his children won’t see a Nintendo or Playstation in their house… Ever.

Giles Whittell isn’t holding back when it comes to video games. He hates them with a passion, online or offline, because they “suck real people into fake worlds and hold on to them for decades.” [Read more]

A Game To End All Games

Simulation games have always appealed to me, but I dream of seeing them go so much further in the ultimate gaming mash up someday.

Imagine a platform similar to Second Life, or The Sims. The foundation of it is controlling your avatar/character, inhabiting your own little world, or if connected online, a chain of worlds where you could interact with many other players. [Read more]

Big Trouble in Little Azeroth

Movies and games are two of my favorite subjects, and this is a cross over reference that I was completely oblivious to for a long time.

I queued up Big Trouble in Little China into Netflix recently.

Now, I can’t remember the last time I watched this, but it was just as good as I remember it being. And later on during the movie, something clicked in my head. [Read more]