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Emma Watson loves to read.

The actress has that in common with her brainy Harry Potter character Hermione as well as bookish Belle, who she plays in the much-anticipated film Beauty and the Beast, out March 17. In addition to being a bookworm, Watson is also an outspoken feminist and as well as a Un Women Goodwill Ambassador and promoter of the organization’s HeForShe movement, which is dedicated to recruiting men into the movement for gender equality. As a response to her work with the Un, she launched the feminist...

Brett Douville, lead programmer for one of LucasArts most beloved and fondly remembered titles, Star Wars: Republic Commando, was kind enough to chat with me about his experience at LucasArts and dive deep into the heart of what the game work. Come inside to check out my full interview!

Last week, I dropped a snippet of information for Star Wars fans and gamers about the sequel to Republic Commando we never got. It was something that had been bothering me for quite some time, especially with Sev’s fate left in the air, and gave me some much needed closure.

While I know that’s something many fans had been waiting for, my chat with Brett was incredibly enlightening all around. While the main focus of our talk centered on Republic Commando, we started off talking about his early time at LucasArts:

You worked with LucasArts/Lfl on a few projects,...

"For nearly 150 years, The Program has pursued its secret mission to identify and develop the 'abilities' of individuals with paranormal powers." This is the introduction to In2ition, the new interactive supernatural conspiracy thriller from Take180, which has produced three original web series since its soft launch in July. Hope Fox, played by up-and-comer Emily Pennington, has abandoned friends and family to go on the run when The Intuitive Genetics Program abducts her boyfriend Zain (Hector Bucio), using her special powers to guide her—think Bourne Conspiracy meets Minority Report, except she needs your help. In an interactive twist characteristic of Take180's web series, the plot of In2ition is guided by audience participation. From the site: "As Hope goes on the run, the only people she can trust are Belinda and the members of Sage—a small group of resistance fighters who oppose the The Program. By participating in challenges,...