It’s been rumored for a while that Chrome would start warning users about sites that weren’t encrypted. Well, now we have an actual launch version. Chrome 56, comes out in January. Starting with this version Chrome will mark sites without a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate as “not secure.” Future plans include adding a red triangle symbol […]
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From WWE2k16 to WCPW: How Youtube Lead Me to the UK’s Hottest New Wrestling Promotion
September 11th, 2016 
Adam Nelon
I bet you weren’t expecting to hear from me again, huh? It’s certainly been quite a while since I last posted on this site. I’d like to think of myself like a Steve Austin run-in; you’ll never know when I’m coming, but I make sure to leave a good impression when I do. If you […]
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Tags: WCPW, What Culture Pro Wrestling, wrestling, WWE 
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Make Money Using Search Engines
August 21st, 2016 Carl Williams
It is no secret that there is a search engine war going on right now. If you didn’t know, now you do. The question is, did you know that there are search engines out there that will actually pay you to use them? We are not talking nothing but the little unknown search engines that […]
Posted in News, Stuff, Tech, Web Tags: Bing, earn, Microsoft, search engines, Swagbucks No Comments »
Spadoni Productions Release Lupin the Third vs Hitman Contracts Youtube Short Film
August 20th, 2016 Carl Williams
If you have been with us here on Gravis Ludus and Retro Gaming Magazine for very long then you know Spadoni Productions. They have done some really good short films based on various intellectual properties over the years. Their most recent work is Hitman Contracts vs Lupin the Third, a combination of two popular franchises- […]
Posted in Movies, News, Web Tags: 47, fan film, Hitman Contracts, Lupin the Third, short film, Spadoni Productions, YouTube No Comments »
Stranger Things Netflix Original Television Show Review
July 27th, 2016 Carl Williams
Is Netflix getting scary to anyone else? How long before they are considered a movie/television studio unto themselves? For many, myself included, Netflix is already higher up the “entertainment value” ranking than some of the mainstream stations. Anyhow, no matter how you feel about the people funding new shows like Stranger Things, the fact is […]
FunimationNow Launches on Amazon Fire TV
July 22nd, 2016 Carl Williams
If you are a fan of anime then you probably know about FunimationNow already. This service brings a ton of anime entertainment to subscribers across many platforms including Android, iPhone, Windows 10 devices and Amazon Kindle Fire. Later this year FunimationNow will launch on Xbox 360, Roku and Playstation 3, Playstation 4 and Xbox One. […]
Posted in Movies, News, TV, Web Tags: Android, anime, FunimationNow, Lumia, playstation 3, Playstation 4, Roku, Windows 10, xbox 360, Xbox One No Comments »
Snapchat Making Advertising More Personal Through Patent
July 21st, 2016 Carl Williams
Snapchat, the popular messaging platform that is extremely popular with the younger crowd, is looking to improve the ads that you see. How are they going to do this? By paying attention to what is in the background of your messages. Yep. The background. Before you send that next message you might want to make […]
Posted in News, Stuff, Tech, Web Tags: batman, filters, ghostbusters, messaging, patent, photo filter, Snapchat No Comments »
Rise and Fall of the Influencers?
July 21st, 2016 Kevin Ayre
It has recently emerged that Warner Bros paid various YouTubers, including PewDiePie, to give favourable reviews of the game Shadow of Mordor back in 2014. What, if any, should the role of so-called influencers be in our consumerist society? Kevin AyreKevin is a veteran gamer, coder and artist with a love of fantasy, horror and […]
Posted in Games, News, Stuff, Web Tags: cash for reviews, marketing, paid reviews, PewDiePie, Shadow of Mordor, youtuber 3 Comments »
Comixology Netflix Style Experiment Arrives
May 24th, 2016 Carl Williams
If you ask people what their favorite thing about Netflix is, it is probably the ability to binge watch seasons of shows. Sadly, there has not been much of anything like this in the comic’s realm. Until now. Comixology is experimenting with an option similar to that of Netflix, but with comics. As with Netflix, […]
Paypal No Longer Protects Crowdfunding Supporters
May 11th, 2016 Carl Williams
For years now we have watched as Kickstarter projects have slipped past their product launch windows. This sucks because people give cold hard cash to make these things happen. For a while though, that pain was alleviated slightly thanks to Paypal. For many reading this it may be news that Paypal ever offered any protection […]
Posted in News, Stuff, Tech, Web Tags: crowdfunding, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Paypal, purchase protection No Comments »