There have been experiments in direct brain-to-brain communication before, but that's now extending to full-fledged networks. Researchers have developed a three-person brain network that lets participants send thoughts to each other -- in this case,...
Haven’t read the super popular Ghost in the Shell mangas yet? This collector’s box set includes three large-sized hardcover volumes, plus a collectible lithograph by creator Shirow Masamune for $48, which is within a couple bucks of an all-time low. Don’t let the live action movie ruin the series for you, this is…
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Fallout 2 released on this day 20 years ago, so we thought it would be fun to relive the opening dungeon of the game through Kirk’s eyes. This piece originally ran on June 20, 2014.
Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford and his wife Kristy have allegedly lost millions of dollars after their former personal assistant defrauded them. According to Dallas News, 33-year old John Wright Martin – who has been in and out of jail on a variety of charges in the past – is now on the run.
The Pitchfords hired Martin as a personal assistant in 2014, with a starting salary of $45,000 per annum. While Randy runs Gearbox, Kristy operates a restaurant and coffee shop. It was during this employment that Martin regularly shopped at high-end luxury stores, drove expensive cars, bought designer clothes, and went on vacations to London and Italy. Interestingly, he also donated “tens of thousands of dollars” to charity.
Martin’s former friend, Matthew Worthen, called him a “master manipulator” and a “con artist.” He, too, alleges that he had $10,000 stolen from him.
By the time the Pitchfords discovered the fraud, Martin had already moved on from Gearbox to set up his own interior design business. Upon being confronted, he reportedly told the couple via his attorney that there was a “mix up,” and wrote them a check for $598,000, which bounced.
According to the Pitchford’s estimates, Martin has stolen nearly $3 million from them. Neither the couple nor Worthen expect to recover the full amount.
As for Martin, he agreed to Dallas News’ request for an interview via Facebook but didn’t follow through. “I can assure you there is much more to this story than me being charged for crimes I did not commit,” he said before he stopped responding to subsequent messages.
[Source: Dallas News via Game Informer]
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How are you guys 'n' gals finding the Soulcalibur VI open beta? The online free-for-al currently live on PS4 and Xbox One right now has, to be honest, been kicking my ass. To be fair I'm quite out-of-touch with Soulcalibur in general, but it also doesn't help when I'm dropping all of my parries due to some pretty shaky connection issues.
It's taking me quite a while to find opponents and for matches to connect. When they do, they're rarely smooth as ice, which is pretty important in any fighter, but especially in a game where counter-attack timing is life and death. Still, I'm not being a big ol' downer here. Having played Soulcalibur VI offline in the past, I know already that the game itself is solid, and although there may be some online issues right now, this is why we have betas.
If you're a European Union citizen, it just became that much easier to prove your identity -- wherever you happen to be in the region. The EU now officially supports cross-border recognition for digital IDs, making your virtual driver's license or ba...
