Let me tell you, I was glad to get to Seattle a night early before the festivities of PAX 2013 started Friday morning. After the flight from east coast to west it was weird (yes, weird) to see the Pacific…
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Xbox One Kinect Requirement Dropped
Seriously, I’m surprised Microsoft didn’t call their new console the Xbox 180, because that’s what they’ve been doing since their next console’s big reveal. Which is both good and bad really. Good in the sense that they’re actually listening to…
Philadelphia Celebrates the City’s Geek Elite
There’s many reasons why I love the City of Brotherly Love. The place is filled with things to do and places to go from end to end, from museums and nightlife to education and history. The same city that houses…
Xbox Doesn’t Just Want Your Living Room, It Wants Your Office
OK so Microsoft’s been through some interesting times since E3 to now regarding the Xbox One. Seriously, I’m almost tired of typing the name of that console out anymore. First there was the DRM. Then there was the public outcry…
Microsoft Backpedals on Xbox One DRM Policies
Backpedal (verb): to retreat or move backward. Last night the internet saw Microsoft go into full backpedal mode on their DRM practices for the upcoming Xbox One in a post on their site titled“Your Feedback Matters – Update on Xbox…
US Military Ready to Court Martial the Xbox One
Remember a while back when former Xbox director Adam Orth put his foot in his digital mouth, tweeting to us all that if there is an always on connection (of course before they confirmed it) that we can all #dealwithit? As…
Xbox One Update – The Whole Internet Connection Thing
** Updated Info on the Xbox One and internet connections ** In my earlier post talking covering the big Xbox One reveal today, I got a little bit into the whole always on issue. From those who had hands-on experience…
OK Kids, Let’s Talk Xbox One
Just a little while ago from their Redmond campus, Microsoft finally pulled the curtain and gave us all the big reveal on their successor to the Xbox 360 – The Xbox One, announcing that it will be available later in…
The World’s Biggest Game of PONG hits the Philadelphia Skyline for Philly Tech Week 2013
Those who know me know that I love the concept of multiclassing. I love when digital plays with real. When nerdery exists with business. When education holds hands with gaming. When technology tangos with art. And I have the good…
Microsoft Creative Director Doesn’t Deny Always-On Rumors, Tells us to #dealwithit
Remember when I told you kids about the rumor that the next iteration of the Xbox console would require an always-on connection? Even after those rumors have spread like wildfire, drawing a collective “WTF guys?” from the gaming community, Microsoft is…
