Back in January we saw Project Shield from nVidia making its debut at CES in Las Vegas. It was shown off as a mobile gaming device that looked like an Xbox controller with a screen conveniently attached to it for…
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PAX East Panel Postmortem: Game Designers are Defining the Next 50 Years of Education
Off the top of your head, could you tell me what the atomic weight of lead is? Come on now, no peeking at the periodic table. How about telling me who invented the cotton gin? OK, let’s try something else…
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Announced For PAX East
This morning Square-Enix announced that Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be a go for the Wii U this coming weekend at PAX East. This new release is a director’s cut version of the game, and will be an exclusive title…
EA’s Bad Week – the SimCity Saga Thus Far
By now you kids know how I feel about always-on DRM. It makes me angry. It makes the fire burn in me belly. And worst of all, it’s a trend that shows no sign of slowing down in the near…
Games Workshop Brings the Trademark Warhammer Against Sci-Fi Book
OK kids, we’re going to start out today with a little game. I’m going to say some words, then ask you some questions, and then we’ll move on. Ready? Great. Q1: What do you call a person who searches unknown…
Always-On Rumors True? Xbox May Follow Suit in Blocking Used Games
Now that Sony’s PlayStation team is a couple weeks out from what I think will be the PlayStation 4 reveal, It looks like it’s Microsoft’s turn to continue churning the rumor mill. A while ago you’ll remember that we talked…
Sony’s February 20th Announcement – I’m Calling PS4.
OK. Sometimes when a company tries to do a big reveal, they go one of a couple different directions. First is the Apple route – blacking out room windows in R&D, attaching test devices to desks at Apple HQ, and…
Atari Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy – Insert Pitfall Reference Here
You know those friends that you used to hang out with all the time when you were kids, now just see every once in a while during the holidays? For some gamers on the console front that was Atari. Even…
Sony’s VP of Awesome Settles Lawsuit Over Bridgestone and Mario Kart
Everyone loves a funny television commercial. Regardless of what it’s advertising, humor holds people’s attention. This is doubly true when the subject matter is of your interest. So a few years ago when Sony presented Kevin Butler as their “Vice President of…
