2016 has been a busy year in the video gaming industry, with a host of big budget titles having launched in virtually non stop succession since January. Indeed, that’s a theme that seems set to continue, and if you’re a hardcore gamer then you’ll no doubt have your calendar marked with the release dates of the season’s most tantalizing looking titles. But with all the hype and anticipation for these massive Aaa games, it’s easy to forget about the host of promising smaller indie games sandwiched in between.
Here at Wgtc we’re big fans of indie studios for their creativity and grass roots approach to video game development. With ever more frequency, indie developers are proving that video games don’t always need multi million dollar budgets and ultra high end graphics to make a big impact on the industry. Indeed, we’re especially fond...
Here at Wgtc we’re big fans of indie studios for their creativity and grass roots approach to video game development. With ever more frequency, indie developers are proving that video games don’t always need multi million dollar budgets and ultra high end graphics to make a big impact on the industry. Indeed, we’re especially fond...
- 6/21/2016
- by Alex Gibson
- We Got This Covered
'Your loyalty to your fellow soldiers is absolute,' says ex-sas officer John Richards, on the remarkably realistic Mark Wahlberg drama about sharp-shooting Navy Seals battling al-Qaeda
I served all over the world in the 1990s. There are several key similarities between the work of the Sas and the Navy Seals, the elite American soldiers depicted in this film. Both involve highly trained soldiers operating in very small groups in remote enemy territory. The mountains of Afghanistan we see in the film are very like the area of Kenya where British soldiers train today.
The Seals face a moral dilemma: kill a group of Afghans in order not to compromise their mission, or let them go unharmed. It's a familiar situation. Not only is Lone Survivor based on Marcus Luttrell's account of a real 2005 Seals mission, there have been a number of similar incidents over the years. Bravo Two Zero,...
I served all over the world in the 1990s. There are several key similarities between the work of the Sas and the Navy Seals, the elite American soldiers depicted in this film. Both involve highly trained soldiers operating in very small groups in remote enemy territory. The mountains of Afghanistan we see in the film are very like the area of Kenya where British soldiers train today.
The Seals face a moral dilemma: kill a group of Afghans in order not to compromise their mission, or let them go unharmed. It's a familiar situation. Not only is Lone Survivor based on Marcus Luttrell's account of a real 2005 Seals mission, there have been a number of similar incidents over the years. Bravo Two Zero,...
- 2/17/2014
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in those communities about what makes them tick.
John Richards is not unusual as Salt Lake residents go. He spent several years outside of Utah building expertise in a particular field -- in this case, as a tech entrepreneur in Seattle -- and returned to the state when his alma mater, Brigham Young University, offered him a teaching position. Richards coined this the “Mormon Mecca Effect,” in which members of the Church of Latter Day Saints return to Salt Lake City to start businesses. Salt Lake also boasts a history of tech giants in Novell and WordPerfect, and a pair of successful startups in storage device maker Fusion Io and Web analytics...
John Richards is not unusual as Salt Lake residents go. He spent several years outside of Utah building expertise in a particular field -- in this case, as a tech entrepreneur in Seattle -- and returned to the state when his alma mater, Brigham Young University, offered him a teaching position. Richards coined this the “Mormon Mecca Effect,” in which members of the Church of Latter Day Saints return to Salt Lake City to start businesses. Salt Lake also boasts a history of tech giants in Novell and WordPerfect, and a pair of successful startups in storage device maker Fusion Io and Web analytics...
- 11/29/2010
- by Laura Rich
- Fast Company
A little side note, before I jump into this item. If you’ll just enter “Walker’s Wheelhouse” for a moment, as Michelle calls it. I’ve mentioned John Richards at Kexp and what an amazing DJ he is before, but this morning he is Really killing it. He’s played Dead Kennedys, The Hold Steady, Fugazi, The Clash, The Modern Lovers, Public Enemy, Gang of Four, Sex Pistols, T. Rex. I can’t type fast enough to tell you all the Kick Ass music he’s been playing. I feel like rising up and Raging Against The Machine. It’s been a good antidote if you want to fist pump and dance your way out of post Election Day frustrations. You should be listening! Now! Actually, you can download the entire show. Do that. Today’s show might not be available til tomorrow, but it’s So Good. And...
- 11/3/2010
- by Sarah Walker
- BestWeekEver
Every morning I listen to John Richards on Kexp. He is Such a good DJ. So good. The best. You should really listen to him. The first song of his show always wakes me up and it’s usually something rad like The Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?” or an LCD Soundsystem song so I start dancing in bed and then dance my way out of bed and two feet over to my computer where I will stay for the rest of the day. Even when I’m not part-time blogging (pause for you to be impressed) I don’t want to leave the house until noon because I want to hear the entire show. You get it. But this morning? First thing John plays is Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah” transistioned into Leonard Cohen’s “Famous Blue Raincoat.” Come On, John! I mean, it’s obviously a genius music connection,...
- 10/13/2010
- by Sarah Walker
- BestWeekEver
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