Paul lives in New York with his beautiful and supportive wife. He writes for Forbes and his work also appears on IGN, The Daily Dot, Unreality Magazine, TVOvermind and more. It's a slow day if he's written less than 10,000 words.
As we head into the Electronic Entertainment Expo next week, the biggest event in video gaming, you’re going to hear a lot about virtual reality. So far, the main contenders are the Facebook-purchased Oculus Rift, and Sony’s recently announced Project Morpheus. Both are headsets, with the Oculus in particular is moving ever closer to retail. […] More
For a while there, it seemed like Kickstarter’s star might be fading a bit. Yes, new projects have been funded every day for a while now, but it was missing the kind of truly enormous, high profile campaigns that made it so famous initially Until this week, that is. Right now, LeVar Burton’s three day […] More
The video game industry has now surpassed Hollywood in terms of revenue, and it’s done so by bringing in money in a multitude of different ways. The industry sells games the old fashioned way, but it’s also opened up many, many new revenue streams. Gone are the days where a cartridge or disc cost a […] More
Actors aren’t the only TV personalities with big net worths. The last few decades have seen a rise in cooking shows, and with them, the creation of many celebrity chefs. Nearly all got their start in restaurants, but most only became truly rich and famous when landing their own TV gigs. These are the ten […] More
Watch Dogs is out today, and it’s one of those rare times in the video game industry where you can feel a new franchise being born. The gaming sphere relies heavily on initial hits producing loads of profitable sequels, and that’s something Watch Dogs publisher/developer Ubisoft knows very well. The game it’s being compared to […] More
When I was a kid, I swore to my parents that spending all my allowance on Pokemon cards wasn’t wasting my money. It was an investment. Someday, my complete collection would be worth loads of cash, and my Charizard alone might be able to play for my kid’s college tuition. I wasn’t completely wrong. Turns […] More
Have you heard the news? The upcoming DC mega-crossover is now no longer just loosely referred to as “Batman vs. Superman.” It now has an official title, “Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” an obvious reference to a pending assembly of the Justice League of America , now that at least three of the members […] More
While we always think of actors making the big bucks in Hollywood, it can often be the directors that bring in the real money. Directors often earn a cut of their films, and if they make hits, that can mean a huge payout. Past that, many go on to be producers, raking in lots of […] More
It’s just not accurate to say Call of Duty is in trouble. A series that sells almost 20 million copies in its last run is certainly not “in trouble.” And yet, the winds do seem to be changing. In the wake of this new console generation, a fresh focus is being put on new IPs, […] More
Nintendo is taking some hard hits in the press recently, and not without reason. The Wii U and 3DS have both failed to meet sales expectations time and time again, with the Wii U in particular shaping up to be Nintendo’s worst home console release in more than a decade and a half. That’s why […] More
Even in the earliest possible stages of production, excitement is already starting to reach a fever pitch for Star Wars Episode VII. Ever since Disney announced they were buying Lucasfilm in order to unlock the potential for a new, endless string of Star Wars movies, fans rejoiced that finally, the original would get true sequels […] More
Grand Theft Auto V, despite its release just last year, has hit another incredibly impressive milestone. Take Two Interactive revealed yesterday that GTA 5 has almost crossed $2 billion in sales. That translates to 33 million copies sold, and the game still holds the astonishing launch day record of selling $800 million worth of copies […] More