Chris Perkins interview: Dungeons & Dragons, The Sundering and shared worlds

The first book,The Companion, by R. A. Salvatore, was released last summer. are getting rebooted nowadays, but some fans are not too crazy about the idea of rebooting old favorites. What led to that decision? We know that every Realms fan has favourite characters, conflicts, and moments in history. We didnt want to undo or overwrite something that might be a fans favourite part of the setting. Our guiding principle is to embrace the past and not pass judgment or rewrite history....

November 17, 2014 · 3 min · 533 words · Angela Ramirez

Dragon Age: Inquisition PlayStation 4 review

It is, in short, the best of both worlds. Epic is the word. Although not quite an open world in the sense of anElder Scrollstitle,Inquisitions world is enormous. Ferelden, Orlais and the intervening Hinterlands are separated out into individual enclosed areas. This is a game so big that even after 20 hours,Inquisitionis still throwing you new gameplay mechanics. Clear your schedule for the next few days weeks years, youll need it....

November 17, 2014 · 2 min · 335 words · Lawrence Brooks

Homeland: Halfway to a Donut Review

I really thought that I was so incredibly close to giving up onHomeland. And then Redux, as well as Halfway to a Donut, happened. The first oneCarly Joneswas kind enough to fill in for me on during my absence last week. She was smarter than anyone else in the room, and nobody listened to her. …Because the rest of the episode is really damn good. And yet, I cannot necessarily blame him for his total exasperation....

November 17, 2014 · 2 min · 256 words · Christopher Hull

Medical school, RPGs and headshots: a short history of Bioware

Thus, from a lecture hall in Canada, Bioware was born. Bioware made a huge break in 2008 when the giant Electronic Arts acquired the studio. It wasMass Effect 2, though, which represents arguably Biowares best work.

November 17, 2014 · 1 min · 36 words · David Page

Reflecting on the themes of Doctor Who series 8

Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who up to and including series 8. I dont know about you, but I love big ideas. These messages these big ideas, themes and theories theyre not a bad thing. Id suggest they make entertainment so… entertaining. The hallmark of a good TV show is that it makes you think. Doctor Whois one of those shows. A few of these have occasionally been obvious to spot....

November 17, 2014 · 6 min · 1184 words · Cheryl Lewis

The Homesman Review

The new Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank movie is a western in name only. But is The Homesman worth the ride? Here’s our review… There is something dauntlessly optimistic about westerns. Hes reinventing himself with nothing to his back but big sky and big country. Perhaps that is whyThe Homesmanis not a westernnot really. Sadly, they still remain fairly unsung by the end of this muted and laborious love letter....

November 17, 2014 · 1 min · 147 words · Adriana James

The Simpsons: Blazed and Confused Review

The Simpsons get Blazed and Confused to bring on the laughs like the old-style classic episodes. Here is our review Finally, a season 26 episode ofThe Simpsonsthat brings on the laughs. For most of this seasonThe Simpsonshave been delivering relevant episodes. The death of Krustys father bordered on maudlin territory. None of that tonight. Blazed and Confused was purely silly. They would just move on. They stuck to this promise....

November 17, 2014 · 3 min · 600 words · Brian Wolfe

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor First Impressions

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenorlaunched with high expectations. One question remainsDoes the expansion live up to that hype? No, the launch ofWoDwas not smooth. Blizzard suffered DDoS attacks that forced the team to throttle server population caps. This led to queues on almost every server. Issues like this in a game thats been around for 10 years shouldnt have happened to begin with. The launch team should have been better prepared....

November 17, 2014 · 3 min · 495 words · Logan Christensen

Foxcatcher Review

Foxcatcher haunts with gripping performances, but it’s also haunted by its own pacing horrors. ThenFoxcatcherpremiered at Cannes, ending with what has been reported as a 20-minute standing ovation. Based on a true story,Foxcatcherrelives the tale of brothers Mark and David Schultz. Still, Ill put this out there anyway for the weary viewers out there: (SPOILER ALERT!) The end result of this awkward trio is capped by a murder. However, when I dug further into the actual story ofFoxcatcher, I started to feel a little cheated....

November 14, 2014 · 1 min · 184 words · Frank Ellis

Halo 2: The History of a Controversial FPS Classic

Halo 2 turned 10 this year. Let’s celebrate by looking back at the history of this FPS masterpiece! Its somewhat similar to what the developer did withHalo: Anniversaryin the run up toHalo 4. Can Bungie Do It Again? Halo: Combat Evolvedis well-recognized as the title that allowed the original Xbox to be successful. Ad content continues below More, like. And step on it. Bungies 60-person team was thrown back into all-out crunch mode from the very beginning of development....

November 14, 2014 · 2 min · 231 words · Leonard Andrade

Rosewater Review

Here’s our review… There is something deliriously awful about the dark. The starting point of their accusations? When he met with the American spy Jason Jones. Indeed, the media as a whole plays a prominent role throughout the film. No amount of physical punishment could take the bloom off that rose-colored news. Rosewaterless transitions between these two extremes than it falls backward repeatedly into them. Like us onFacebookand follow us onTwitterfor all news updates related to the world of geek....

November 14, 2014 · 1 min · 90 words · Jessica Mccann

Sailor Moon – The Shining Silver Crystal: The Moon Princess Appears, Review

The Sailor Moon cast is utilized to its fullest in this spectacular episode. Despite still being wounded from their last encounter, he accepts. Both get trapped by Zoisite, forced to reveal their identities to one another. Meanwhile, newcomer Venus go-getter attitude forces the other Senshi to step up their game. Their rescue attempt comes a moment too late as they find Tuxedo Mask dying in Sailor Moons arms. The appearance of the Crystal finally reveals the identity of the Moon Princess: none other than Usagi herself....

November 14, 2014 · 2 min · 368 words · Jordan Carter

A look back at the comet-based madness of Lifeforce

We take a timely look back at Lifeforce, an exceedingly strange comet-based sci-fi horror-thriller from 1985… Our ancestors probably would have thought we were completely mad. Or in league with the devil for creating such advanced machinery in the first place. Lifeforceis, in short, one of the most bonkers science fiction films yet seen from a major studio. Its fair to say thatLifeforcedidnt have quite the mainstream impact of Hoopers supernatural thriller....

November 13, 2014 · 2 min · 215 words · Anthony Stevens