A trip to Mecca fell in my lap. Well, my Mecca, anyway: San Diego Comic-Con. The original! The comic book convention that defines the term Comic Con!
Three weeks before the con, my friend Steve Flack (vitamin-steve.blogspot.com) asked if I wanted to go with him, as he had an extra ticket.
Curt Schilling - the media personality who, if I understand correctly, once pitched for the Boston Red Sox - has moved his fledgling gaming company, 38 Studios, to Rhode Island. Spurring Schilling on: $75 million in loans from the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. (this isn't taxpayer money, for the record).
After seeing my (mostly gamer-populated) Facebook feed filling with excitement about StarCraft II midnight launch parties yesterday, I decided to check out my own city's offerings. I headed to the Gamestops at the Prudential and Coolidge Corner and took a few pictures (see above slideshow).
By now, we've all seen the trailer for Tron Legacy (and that's the most recent incarnation above, in case you're interested). Putting aside the wholly likely possibility that I'll be burnt out on 3D movies by the Dec 17 release date, my anticipation level is at an 11. What can I say? I'm a sucker for mega-budgeted sci-fi epics.
You know what would improve their co-op experience? 3-D glasses. (Or less kill-stealing.)
Sony has just filed a patent that will help couch co-op players enjoy their gaming experiences way more. Co-Optimus tipped me off on this one:
The nature of a stereoscopic 3D television is such in that it produces two images at separate frequencies - one for each eye.
Photo: ARAFAT KAZI
Readercon is one of the best-curated sci-fi/fantasy conventions in America. You probably don’t know about it. Unless you have a bald spot and a ponytail, in which case you’re reading this with Tor and cackling about how everybody’s going to have bald-spotted ponytails by 2254. You’re also part of a privileged breed, the special kind that Readercon’s made for: you love speculative fiction, and you actually read books
Sorry, Olivia, you don't compare to Diana ... well, not yet, anyway.
Self-proclaimed geek Olivia Munn is well on her way to being a correspondant for The Daily Show; she's had a couple appearances and her first full field report. She's half-Asian, she's a woman, her prior gig involved hosting a show about video-games and attending cons in costume, and she's a comedian -- that's a lot of barriers to cross!
Yesterday, the Border House wrote The Evolution of Anya Stroud, a piece about Anya's development in the Gears franchise. They've linked to my coverage of Gears before, and they were one of the blogs that actively agreed with my claims of gender unfairness. Border House and I certainly don't run at cross purposes when it comes to wanting more inclusiveness in games.
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