I secretly want Dead Space and Mass Effect cross-promotion
The writing is on the wall. It’s time to just have this happen. I’m talking Mass Effect and Dead Space cross-promotion.
Reboot Fever: Is Resident Evil Next?
A reboot can be done for a wide variety of reasons, but I would venture to say that they primarily occur when the storyline of a series becomes too muddled or convoluted to attract a new audience.
A Rant about Japanese Video Game Attributes
On the recommendation of a friend I decided to play Bayonetta, and had blast beating it. But in the world of Japanese-style video games, enjoying the story is never good enough, and that’s where I take issue.
Epic Mickey – 83 years in the making
Epic Mickey takes a darker look at the world created by the mouse, by taking players to a world inspired by a time before the mouse existed. Gamers will immediately recognize the familiar tenants of adventure platforming, but the unique influences of Disney art and culture give the game a character all it’s own.
Gamers: A community divided, A Manifesto
Ash and I attended one of the most heart felt and inspiring panels at PAX, called the Other Us (read Ash's coverage here). It got both Ash and I talking all night long about everything from how people treat each…
PAX: The “Other” Us – best panel ever?
Conventions have a lot to offer, blisters, PAX pox, XXL T-shirts, and… inspiration? While the other aforementioned items are common at conventions, “The Other Us” panel at PAX East was one of the most moving and inspirational panels I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing… Maybe the Earth isn’t doomed after all?
A subtle hint for Dragon Age 2 fans
I think I can safely guess what one retailer must think of people who wanted to play Dragon Age II at launch, but were too lazy to pre-order or come in on launch day.
Gaming: A time away from video games
Even on a vacation there will be some downtime. So, what can an avid gamer do with extremely limited access to (console) video games for two weeks? First, try to relax… and second…
My name is Matt and I…am a Google fanboy
I used to argue that it doesn't matter what you use and would fight all the Apple fanboys of the world telling them that they are wrong for this and that. Then, the other day while talking to a friend…
A Memoir — Batman: Rory’s First Kiss
Now that Christopher Nolan has officially started working on his third (and final?) Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, I wanted to share a story of one of the greatest nights of my life.
Arcades: The inevitable death of era.
In the 1980s and 1990s you couldn’t flick a booger without hitting an arcade cabinet. Orlando was home to a few of biggest arcades I had ever seen, including, but not limited to, Mystery Fun House and Rocky’s Replay. Sadly, both are now gone, and Rocky’s is a pathetic shell of its former self.
Gamers: A World Divided
There has been a disturbance in The Force. I am unsure whether the “mainstreaming” of gaming is simply people becoming accepting or a fault line opening up within the industry. Is gaming culture becoming accepted, or have game developers learned how to craft their games and market them in a way so they aren’t perceived is such a negative light?