‘Strip Search’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 17 “SS Grand Prix”

Hell. Yes. It’s been almost twenty years since I’ve driven a go-kart. My dad egged me on because I met the height requirement (I was kinda tall as a kid), so on that last time we went to Omaha’s Fun-Plex, I was sure to give it a go. I was afraid of wrecking the kart, I was afraid of wrecking someone else’s kart, I was afraid of anything involving go-karting, but once I was going, I was gone. Mmmm… oh, right, Strip Search!

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‘Thief’ Game Unveil Was Smoke And Mirrors, Development Extremely Troubled

Thief 4, once a sequel, now a fully rebooted Thief game, has been in development for five years and will come upon six when it finally releases next year. When a game is in development for that long, one can expect that the game’s development was troubled, or at least misguided and meandering for a time. As it turns out, Thief‘s development at Eidos Montreal has been so hampered that their Game Informer reveal last month was out of panic, not of pride.

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NBC Renews ‘Parenthood’! …and ‘Revolution’, I Guess

If you don’t know me by now, I’ll let it slide, but also let you know that I continue to hate TV, especially now that NBC’s track record fails to impress. Community has gotten way too soft, even after the disastrous premiere, Revolution‘s lost its spark, but Parenthood keeps on trucking, because it’s a big ol’ truck with lots of gas and… mileage… and family values? Look, I’m trying to say NBC’s renewal of Parenthood ensures I’ll have something to watch on Hulu come Fall, now that The Office is wrapping up.

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Spotify Adds Discover Feature To Recommend Music, Finally

I need new music. I always need new music, but my tastes are pretty peculiar – maybe everyone’s are – so even a dedicated recommendation engine like Pandora can get it wrong too often. Others are useless. Spotify was in that well too, but they’ve righted it by finally including a new tool to bring you new music ideas. It brings some clever components to the table, but is Discover a worthy of a recommend of its own, yet?

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‘The Bureau’ Is The ‘XCOM’ Shooter Reborn… Again

Today the leak regarding the XCOM shooter’s transition to The Bureau was confirmed, although the game will still sling the XCOM name as a byline. The game’s ultra-secretive development comes to light, putting you in charge of an ultra-secretive development within the government responsible for taking out strange alien threats. Also, there’s a new trailer!

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‘Eador: Masters Of The Broken World’/’Fallen Enchantress’ Hands-On: Fantasy RPG-Strategies, Just For You

I’m not sure how two eerily similar PC-based fantasy-themed RPG/strategy games with weird and clunky names wound up in my hands within such a short window, but I was obliged to give both a gander! Seriously, if any of that sentence sounded even slightly enticing

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Missing Student Fingered By reddit As Boston Bomber Found Dead

A few short days ago, he was falsely accused by Reddit of being one of the Boston marathon bombers. Today, Sunil Tripathi – who has been missing for over a month – has been positively identified as the body found in the Providence river, according to his family.

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New Theatrical Movie Releases: Opening April 26, 2013

Well, kind of a dull week for moviegoers. There are a bunch of limited release movies that you’ll have to check your local theater for, but probably won’t be available unless you’re living in LA or New York. The award for thiss week’s biggest and most widely marketed movie goes to Pain & Gain, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson. It’s an action-comedy set in the nineties with the stars playing personal trainers. Oh, and Michael Bay directed it. Read the rest of this article…

Bethesda Reveals The Art And Science Of Their Level Designs In ‘Skyrim’, ‘Fallout 3’ And Beyond

Guys, I understand level design, I just don’t want to ever design levels. Is that too much? Bethesda is known for massive, curated worlds in their Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, but few realize how much work goes into creating a large amount of levels through use of modular systems. In a very, very lengthy read, you too can understand how Bethesda gets its artists and designers on the same page when it comes to shaping worlds.

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EA Facing Massive Layoffs Today [UPDATED]

Kotaku is getting word that to save the good ship Electronic Arts, the company is laying off as much as 10% of its work force. It sounds absolutely terrible, but it may also be what EA needs to get back on track.

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