Lore Roundup #2: Overwatch Part II

In our first-ever Lore Roundup, we learned about the rise and fall of the Overwatch organization, and met the main three heroes of the lore – Soldier: 76, Winston, and the irrepressible Tracer. We know Winston has put out the call to reform Overwatch, but

Devil’s Third Online Servers Shut Down, All Five Players Furious

After only 16 months since its initial launch, Nintendo has shut down Devil’s Third online servers, upsetting all of the five active users.  Phillip Moon, whose online handle is JizzzzMast3r69, was incredibly upset.  “I mean, I know the game has a complex storyline involving the Kessler

Westworld Studio Pitch

David and I both really, really liked Westworld.  Drew did not. We thought a radio skit might be an entertaining way to examine both viewpoints, so take a listen! ***SPOILER ALERT*** – Full spoilers for the entire season are referenced! What did you think of

Carrie Fisher: Not Our Madonna, But Our Friend

By now, you’ve probably heard the news that’s rocked the geekosphere, but just in case: Carrie Fisher, of Princess Leia fame, is dead at 60. Never as a kid watching The Empire Strikes Back in the family living room did I think for a moment

Lore Roundup: Overwatch Origins

When I first discovered Blizzard’s MOBA/shooter mashup megahit, I quickly became interested in the bombastic characters themselves. What had happened to this proud organization “Overwatch?” What had brought these misfits back together? How was the gorilla talking? The game itself, featuring no built-in cinematics or

Nooz Melee: “Hamlet” Reboot Announced

Producers at Lionmount Studio announced today they would be rebooting the centuries-old English classic, Hamlet, including a full-blown rewrite. “We’re always saying as justification for these reboots and such that, you know, Hamlet’s been re-performed and re-interpreted hundreds of times,” explained Harvey Killjoy, a studio

Working at Valve

“A fearless adventure in knowing what to do when no one’s there telling you what to do.” This line appears on the cover of the Valve employee handbook, and it accurately describes the company culture that is, by all conventional measures, entirely backwards from a traditional work environment. “Imagine