Brittany Vincent

Remember when Guitar Hero invaded our lives, swept all before it and left a scorched earth of devastation? In the aftermath of its dominion, music games are reviled creatures offering little promise or glamor. Only the dancing games remain, prancing and preening in a sparkly little world of their own.

"We have to have a girls' night soon!" That’s how a female acquaintance—the one I can say I'm fairly close to—always concludes our monthly lunch date. Despite her cheery insistence, it never happens, but that doesn’t stop me from dreading the possibility.I know that if I go, I'll listen to everyone discuss their marriages, jobs, kids, wishing I were worlds away while also yearning to fit into their tidy lives. "Girls' night" is a nice sentiment, but it's never been my reality.

The language of love may be universal, but the lyrics of some love songs certainly aren't. Hetero love obviously isn't the only kind of romance out there. Sometimes you need to kick back with some excellent tunes that explore lesbian relationships and the women who light up each other's lives.

In the realm of science fiction television, there are the classics, such as THE TWILIGHT ZONE and STAR TREK, and then there are the gems often overshadowed. Now that DOCTOR WHO is into its eighth season, having existed on both sides of the playing field throughout it’s legacy, STARLOG has decided to take a look at other exemplary science fiction series deserving of your time and attention.

The 8-bit era is long gone, but its playful, blocky aesthetic is here to stay. It's an attractive art style that culls the best its of nostalgia and familiarity to create slick, intriguing interfaces. And who doesn't love breezing through a colorful, simplified world that resembles something from their childhood?

Late night YouTube trolling can result in all the lights being turned on in the house, random calls to a best friend to calm nerves, and flashlight location memorization. Of course we're talking the videos you stumble around the internet watching late at night for some reason while alone despite your crippling fear of everything even a little out of the ordinary. Everyone does it. And everyone's doing it now, seeing as Halloween is right around the corner. But you don't have to sift through the

Call of Duty is never short on firepower. The explosive might of the menagerie of indomitable weapons available across the long-running series is not to be outmatched. From science fiction transplants to military mainstays, Call of Duty is host to weapons that do some serious damage. With Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on the horizon, what better time than now to take a look back at the best weapons available?

Before Mel Gibson told Merrill to swing away or wrote an action epic surrounding the decline of Mayan civilization, he was wrecking people's business in Mad Max. Dystopian Australia never seemed so insane -- and the cult classic trilogy was responsible for inspiring an entire bushel's worth of pop culture phenomena: Borderlands, Fallout, Fist of the North Star, and even the entire Saw franchise. Tune in this Saturday 3/2c for the Mad Max double feature when G4 runs Road Warrior and Beyond Thund

Observer from Bloober Team is a cyberpunk horror adventure game that channels Blade Runner, Neuromancer, The Cell, and a touch of Johnny Mnemonic to weave a cautionary tale set in Poland circa 2084. In this future, the world has been wracked by nuclear war. The geopolitical situation has changed to the point where Poland is a world power whose government and largest employer is Chiron Incorporated.

Call of Duty: Black Ops was an interesting monster in many ways. Its bizarre campaign was a breath of fresh air at first, at least when it comes to writing, but for the most part it was your run-of-the-mill Call of Duty from the main Modern Warfare releases.