Day: July 30, 2013

Video Game News

Witcher 3 dev discusses redefining the open-world genre

By: Eddie Makuch The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  aims to redefine the open-world genre by making “every inch” of the gameworld compelling and believable, according to to game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz. “Think about closed-world games,” Tomaszkiewicz told Examiner . “Their storytelling is usually quite good because fewer possibilities for gamers mean that developers can plan more and concentrate solely on the finite number of locations in … Continue reading Witcher 3 dev discusses redefining the open-world genre

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Video Game News

Sony showing EverQuest Next this week

By: Eddie Makuch Sony Online Entertainment will reveal first details on EverQuest Next at SOE Live on Friday beginning at 12 p.m. PDT, the company announced through theevent’s website . The August 2 debut event will be hosted by SOE president John Smedley, development director Dave Georgeson, and other members of the production team. The EverQuest Next event willlast 90 minutes and will be streamed … Continue reading Sony showing EverQuest Next this week

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Entertainment & News

Gays Bars’ Ban on Russian Vodka Is Going Global

By: Alexander Abad-Santos What started out as Dan Savage’s pledge against consuming Russian vodka is now a movement that has gay bars all around the world, from Vancouver to London, dumping Russian vodka to show their displeasure with the country’s treatment of gay people—even in the face of one of Russia’s prominent LGBT activists saying the whole thing is pointless.   When we last we … Continue reading Gays Bars’ Ban on Russian Vodka Is Going Global

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Video Game News

Kingdom Hearts III Isn’t The End of The Series

By: Luke Karmali Kingdom Hearts III won’t be the last game in the series, according to the franchise’s creator. Speaking with the LA Times , Tetsuya Nomura rejected the description of Kingdom Hearts as a “trilogy”, not just because of past spin-offs like Dream Drop Distance and 358/2 Days, but also because the series will continue on beyond the release of Kingdom Hearts III. “There was … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts III Isn’t The End of The Series

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Book Reviews

Ghostwritten |Book Review

By: David Mitchell Published: August 19, 1999 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Drama David Mitchell’s electrifying debut novel takes readers on a mesmerizing trek across a world of human experience through a series of ingeniously linked narratives. Oblivious to the bizarre ways in which their lives intersect, nine characters-a terrorist in Okinawa, a record-shop clerk in Tokyo, a money-laundering British financier in Hong Kong, an … Continue reading Ghostwritten |Book Review

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