I think it’s important, especially in the internet based environment in which we so frequently communicate, to pull back the hate from time to time. Sure, we had fun bashing movies, directors and even each other in the Weeke...
If you’ve seen a Pixar movie in the theater, then you’re familiar with the idea of a short film preceding a feature. In five or ten minutes, the audience gets a quick fix of entertainment. It’s a good way to get ...
You know that stack of games you haven’t finished? If you didn’t get to them last week, now’s the time. It’s bad this week, with the single exception of a puzzle game for the DS. To be fair, though, it̵...
August 8th of 1999 was a tragic day for me. That’s the day that the final ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ aired. I thought that the idea of riffing on movies was gone for good. But now it’s back and in fine ...
Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster and his bride, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and the Invisible Man… Just like Coke did for Santa, Universal set the standard for how these famous monsters look, behave, and even sound. Now the...
Every industry has its buzz words. Last year, videogames were all “immersive,” even though that word got applied to so many places that weren’t even close to appropriate. This year, the word seems to be “ci...
I love people with extreme amounts of time on their hands. I would never have the time, know-how, or inclination to check the flash coding on the Japanese ‘Marvel vs. Capcom 3’ web site for character names. Luckily, I ...
It’s easy to bag on Microsoft for Kinect – formerly “Project Natal.” It’s a popular whipping boy, and with plenty of good reason. It’s about as far from traditional gaming as you can get, itR...
Microsoft’s press event at E3 wasn’t spectacular by any means, but at least it had some interesting new hardware. Sony’s press conference… Well, the bit about ‘Twisted Metal’ was cool anyway.
I’ll just come right out and say it. Nintendo kicked ass this year. Everyone’s ass. All over E3.
E3 week is the time to get excited about games! Well, it’s time to get excited about potential games anyway. Games that don’t yet exist in their full form. Games that might not be ready for a year or more. In other wor...
The E3 Expo is happening this week. That means excitement, adventure and really wild things. Microsoft kicked things off as usual with an impressive press event, and ended with a giant announcement. There’s a new Xbox 360 mo...
