Ryan Matsunaga
It's been over two decades since the war between Yugoslavia and the now independent Croatia, but citizens of the latter are still dealing with the physical aftermath of that conflict. Live land mine fields still pose a major everyday risk to the people of Croatia.
Even amidst EA raining on their latest Nintendo Direct parade, Nintendo is soldiering on, promising a slate of exciting reveals for the next preview event. In anticipation of E3, the company has confirmed that a new Mario Kart, a new Super Smash Bros, and a new 3D Mario game would be revealed during the next Nintendo Direct.
Las Vegas casinos have already stated their intentions to ban the use of Google Glass, Google's still unreleased wearable computer. Now, eight members of Congress are also speaking out about their concerns, saying it could violate the privacy of the "average American."
The Assassin's Creed movie has locked down a release date, with the video game adaptation set to arrive on Memorial Day weekend 2015; May 22 to be exact. The film, based on the massively popular game series by Ubisoft, is set to star Michael Fassbender, although a director has yet to be named.
Apparently Jessica Alba is a fan of Street Fighter, or at least funny Instagram pictures. The actress has rekindled interest in a meme from a few months ago in a series of pics with her husband and Honest coworkers.
The case against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi continues to get weirder. According to sworn testimony from Karima el-Mahroug, an alleged underage prostitute who participated in Berlusconi's sex parties, the politician hired women to perform stripteases dressed as nuns and Barack Obama.
Pixar's Brave is back in the spotlight after a recent redesign of a character sparked outrage among Disney fans and moviegoers. When the film was released, Brave's Princess Merida drew much praise for being a nuanced and well-rounded female protagonist.
Nintendo's struggling console has experienced another setback. EA has announced that it currently has no future plans for releasing games on the Wii U console.
Scientists have discovered underground water that dates back 1.5 billion years. These bodies of water may contain ancient life forms which could possibly be the oldest on Earth.
NASA has agreed to install a $15 million computer at one of its facilities. The device uses "quantum physics" effects to reach unparalleled levels of computing.
A recent job listing has sparked rumors that Sony could be developing voice recognition technology for their upcoming line of PlayStation products. A post discovered on LinkedIn sought candidates for a Speech Recognition Engineering Intern position, as well as someone qualified to work with "speech noise reduction, speech detection, recognition, noisy rejection, and grammar processing under various environments."
Movie tie in s do not have a great reputation, but the team at Phosphor is hoping to break those notions with the World War Z game. Paramount Digital Entertainment alongside developer Phosphor Games have finally revealed the project as a mobile entry to be released on May 30.
A teaser trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins has been released. The short clip reveals the dark knight battling Deathstroke, confirming the assassin's debut appearance in the series.
Google's stock has jumped to $900 a share for the first time in the company's history earlier today. This new high point comes just three months after the stock hit $800.
In a recent statement, Ubisoft has reflected on its earnings in 2012, while announcing some of their ambitions for the next-gen console wave.
