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It’s a Trap Podcast: Episode 14: Lost Stars

This episode Ordoo and Redna cover the novel by Claudia Gray, Lost Stars.  Can Ciena and Thane’s relationship survive the conflicts they face?  How will their experiences define them? Are you...

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Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s clear message of indifference for its most loyal...

I don’t like to rant. I like my opinions to be measured and thoughtful. But sometimes I need to cut loose and let something off my chest. Last week, I said that I was not going to write about Star...

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Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s mid-term report card scored by Bartle’s taxonomy

Well, BioWare, it’s half-way through the year. It’s time to look at how you’ve done with Star Wars: The Old Republic and what can be done for the rest of the year to improve on what you’ve given us. I...

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Sciencing the Shit Out of Pokémon Go Capturing Mechanics

I have a huge problem with a lot of the science-based theories of how Pokéballs capture Pokémon. The matter-to-energy theories mean that there would be city-leveling nuclear explosions every time we...

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Hyperspace Beacon: Wild speculation about SWTOR’s Knights of the Eternal Throne

Who else was disappointed by the Star Wars: The Old Republic presentation at Star Wars Celebration over the weekend? I had really hoped that it would be more, but I guess it’s difficult to give too...

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Sciencing the Shit Out of Pokémon Go Theories

The greatest thing about make a game geared towards children is that you don’t have to explain how things work. I never questioned how the Force worked in Star Wars. It didn’t matter to me that GI Joe...

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Sciencing the Shit Out of Overwatch’s Tracer

I have a question: What does a cat, an ape, a wave, a Brit, an Austrian, and theoretical physics have in common? If you said “quantum mechanics” then you’d be absolutely right. If you didn’t say...

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Hyperspace Beacon: Five reasons I still play Star Wars: The Old Republic

It’s hard not to be negative about your favorite game when it appears that it’s changing its original goals. “What? You’re just now realizing this, Larry?” you might be thinking. No, I recognized it...

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Deep Shit: The magnetic force

I am working on some changes to the site right now that will hopefully bring you a bit more of the things you’d like to read, and at the same time, give me a great outlet for telling you some...

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Deep Shit: Real life Pokemon

As you might know I do a lot of extra research for my Sciencing the Shit Out Video Games column on GameSkinny. What am I to do with all of that extra sciency stuff that I really would like to share?...

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