Penny Arcade continues to be on with their comical interpretations of all things technological. As one of the original successful web-comics, they have been commenting on everything from John Romero’s hair to their latest impression of video gamers as we near the launch of the Nintendo Wii.
Thus, for eight years viewers have watched Mike Krahulik [...]
There is a good article today appearing on CNN.com written by Gannett’s Marc Saltzman on a new Micro Machines console and PC game.
People have been trying for 15 years to make a successful video game based on the miniature toy car world of Micro Machines, with mixed results. The latest features hundreds of cars and [...]
Put me in coach! I can play!
Well no, actually, you can’t.
EA Sports has released NFL Head Coach for the Xbox, Playstation 2 and PC CD-Rom.
This is being hailed by the folks at Electronic Arts as the first complete football strategy experience and if you’re an avid or rabid NFL fan, this is going to be [...]
Many people thought that Nintendo was setting everyone up for a titanic practical joke when they unveiled “Wii” as the official and final name for the next generation Nintendo console.
Then E3 came and not only did Nintendo not “punk” everyone, they unveiled their totally “Wii’d” marketing platform, making “Wii” the official, final and E3 certified [...]
Though it’s an affront to everything that is holy about Brian De Palma’s legendary film, imagine that Tony Montana survived the epic final scene in “Scarface” and has come back for revenge.
The above video was an E3 release and sent to subscribers of “The Insider”, Vivendi Universal Games’ newsletter.
Throw in the Grand Theft Auto “open” [...]
A series of posts and my own response on The Wiire encouraged me to write this followup.
I have read and responded to many comments here and on Blogcritics…many well reasoned arguments that have caused excellent debate.
Now, I obviously expected to take backlash from this article. I’m well aware of the excitement being generated over the [...]
I don’t buy it.
I like the small controller. I like the backward compatibility. I even like the concept and active movement by the player. But I don’t buy it.
Let me say for the record, I hope it does well. I hope it’s a success. I even hope it is the new revolution in video gaming. [...]
