Gamer’s Review: Broforce

In 2012, South African video game developer, Free Lives officially established as a small independent company. Their first project is “Broforce.” A throwback to both 2D side scrolling run-and-gun platform games like “Contra” and ‘80s-‘90s action movies starring Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson & Arnold Schwarzenegger. The game was given an early access to players on […]

Starship Troopers (Sony’s Flops Vol. 1 #16)

In 1959, novelist, Robert A. Heinlein published a sci-novel titled, “Starship Troopers.” Set in the future, Johnny Rico enlists in the military as a space marine enduring intense training to partaking in a war between humans and bug aliens. The novel earned huge praise for its themes on militarism and reflection of the Cold War. […]

Classics Review: Lawrence of Arabia

In 1926, T.E. Lawrence published an autobiography called, “Seven Pillars of Wisdom.”The book recalls Lawrence’s experience in World War I as a military advisor assigned by the British Army to unite Arabic tribes against the Ottoman Empire. Earning the trust of the Arabic people, Lawrence becomes conflicted with the harsh reality of war, enduring psychological […]

Gamer’s Review: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

In 2004, a year before “Revenge of the Sith” opened worldwide, LucasArts pitched an idea on their next big game. The development team sketched concept art of a man using The Force pushing a Stormtrooper and pulling a Star Destroyer without breaking a sweat. The team presented a test video of the man’s force powers […]

Kaiju No. 8: Season 2

Set after Kaiju No. 8’s first season finale, Season 2 continues Kafka Hibino’s story with the power to transform as a human-sized Kaiju aiding a military organization whose goal is to combat giant monsters. Meanwhile, Kaiju No. 9 launches a global giant monster war across Japan. Struggling to transform, Kafka has no other option, fight […]

Gamer’s Review: Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter

Set ten years after “The Phantom Menace” and “Stargfighter,” Jedi Master, Adi Gallia pilots the Galactic Republic’s prototype ship, Jedi Starfighter. She joins forces with space pirate, Nym, Reti and other characters from the first game. They must prevent the Trade Federation’s scheme from creating a deadly weapon in the Clone Wars. “Star Wars: Jedi […]