The DeanBeat: The crazy sanity of the Square Enix and Embracer Group deal
“Why am I seeking logic or sanity here?” I asked myself. “There hasn’t been any so far.” — Endymion, by Dan Simmons, 1996. I...
Ready Games shows how blockchain games can debut on Apple and Google stores
Ready Games has launched a division to bring mobile blockchain games and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to the Apple and Google app stores. That sounds...
Eve Online is bringing narrative focused updates
CCP Games is working on releasing a series of narrative-driven updates for the infamous space-based MMO Eve Online. The set of updates was revealed...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 film beats predecessor, speeding to $331.6M at the box office
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has beat the original film by scoring $331.64 million at the global box office. That makes it the most successful...
Filmmakers adapting video games don’t have to be fans — but it helps
The movie industry is making more adaptations of video games than ever before, and the dynamics of the forms of media have changed. At...
RiffTrax: The Game review: Easily worth the price of admission
I was really upset when The Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy) cancelled Mystery Science Theater 3000. I had only discovered the show in 1997, but...
Chinatown Detective Agency review: Carmen Sandiego meets cybernoir
A mystery story is one of the most wonderful, exhilarating experiences in any form of media: following clues, interrogating suspects, finding the facts, and...
Genvid’s Pac-Man Community hits 6M players and 17K user-generated mazes
Imagine going to an arcade and putting a quarter in the Pac-Man machine and then playing through 17,000 mazes. That’s what you can do...
Spatial partners with Ready Player Me for a better avatar experience
Have you ever tried to make yourself in a game? Either you end up adjusting about five thousand sliders, or you only have two...
NFT transactions stabilize after explosive growth in 2021
NFT transactions exploded in 2021 as fans discovered the digital collectible tech built on the blockchain, but it has since stabilized and slowed its...