Jacob Beard

"Ever since Xbox introduced players to gamerscore in 2005, players around the world have been competing with themselves and each other to complete difficult challenges and rack up achievements. Gamerscore had humble origins during the Xbox 360’s launch, with most games being reasonably difficult to complete and offering rather stringent amounts of gamerscore for each achievement. The achievement system was in its infancy, yet it was one of the highlights of the second generation of Xbox."

"It's difficult to adequately write my thoughts about this film. I rarely watch something and feel so genuinely engaged and emotionally touched by a film, so Arrival caught me off guard. In short, this film is an absolute masterpiece.

I have to talk about the aesthetic choices in Arrival before anything else. Not every shot resembles a painting you'd see in the Louvre, and I'm so glad this isn't the case. Most of the shots feel real and grounded, targeting the"