Katy Perry’s videos get hundreds of millions of views on YouTube.  Maybe it’s because they always deliver with solid production values and easy-to-follow storylines. Or maybe it’s because of teenage boys. But the brand-new Part of Me video, which came as a follow-up to the lyrics-only vid of the same song, is a welcome departure [...]

In 1991, I was 9 years old.  That was when I picked up Final Fantasy II. This was a mind-blowing experience for me.  Suddenly, I could read an adventure book by watching television. Role playing games = genius.

Okay, I know you remember Rainbow Brite:  the girl with the magical star sprinkles, who turns the world from a gray and black mess into a beautiful paradise of color. I also know you remember Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Pony.  I’m also sure you have some very fond memories of plopping in front of [...]

Not that I ever liked NBC anyway.  In fact, I often turn it on and immediately make this face: But now? NOW… I won’t even begin to move my finger to that dial.  Because I’ll have a one in however-many-shows-are-on-NBC chance… of seeing this:

I’m a little aghast at all the people who are surprised at the new multiplayer mode in Duke Nukem Forever. There are the normal modes which involve lots of killing and now there will be a “Capture the Babe” mode where you sling a woman over your shoulder and periodically slap her on the ass [...]

I’m an avid old school gamer, but I never actually picked up one of the best NES titles ever made:  Metroid.  Only recently did I become privy to the information that the helmet-clad hero was, in fact, a woman.  This is a fact that the programmers seemed to have just slipped in as a slap [...]