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In a move eerily reminiscent of Bioshock's Rapture building business tycoon Andrew Ryan, Billionaire PayPal founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel has donated $1.25 million to a project to design laissez-faire floating city-states. According to a Details magazine profile, Thiel is looking for the new frontier. He believes he has found that frontier in the Seasteading Institute, an initiative headed by former Google engineer Patri… Read More

Crysis may have come as close as we’ve seen to a gaming substitute for a tropical island vacation – an entire paradise for your exploration and demolition – but mark our words: Just Cause 2 will give it a run for its money. The hyperactive first-person shooter we just checked out behind the scenes at Eidos may compete for the prettiest and most beautiful environments we’ve ever seen developers groom for gamers. In a way, the premise isn’t too… Read More

If you've ever dreamed of working on your tan while reviewing key frames from the Lord of the Rings movies, supervising the unreliable landscaping help while watching HD sports broadcasts, or perhaps swatting mosquitos with your kids as you rumble through GTA: San Andreas, high-end home outfitter Frontgate has the solution for you: an outdoor entertainment island, complete with a Clarion surround speaker system, CD/DVD player, Sirius… Read More