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Archives for July 2014

How Disney World is keeping tabs on visitors with rubbery wristbandsHow Disney World is keeping tabs on visitors with rubbery wristbands
From Ursula to Jon Snow: our favorite cosplay of Comic-Con 2014
For Asgard! Women cosplaying as the new Thor

Two weeks after Marvel announced that Thor will be a woman, Comic-Con fans embrace the new hero

Chris Schodt
‘Lucy’ review: dissecting Scarlett Johansson’s perfect brain

In Luc Besson’s latest, the augmented human is so flawless she’s boring

Molly Osberg
Microsoft abandons plans to take on Netflix with original Xbox TV showsMicrosoft abandons plans to take on Netflix with original Xbox TV shows
Special Vampires Unit: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ is ‘CSI’ with the undeadSpecial Vampires Unit: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ is ‘CSI’ with the undead
Can video games be sports?

With millions of fans and millions in prizes, are e-sports living up to their name?

Vlad Savov and Sam Byford
Behind the scenes at Hello Games, makers of ‘No Man’s Sky’

One tiny studio is building the biggest universe gaming’s ever known

Vlad Savov

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