Monthly Archives: February 2011
Lunchtime Update
Okay, so I’m catching a late lunch (3:30, here) but I had a lot of work to do. So there’s quite a bit of news coming today, thanks to GDC and an Apple event scheduled for later this week. Here’s … Continue reading
Is Call of Juarez: The Cartel Too Real?
Call of Juarez: The Cartel is causing quite a stir along cities on the US-Mexico border. The state of Chihuahua wants the game banned. As someone who is a strong opponent of censorship, I find that this is the … Continue reading
Won’t You Take Me Out to E3?
E3 2011 is approaching fast, and I recently found out that they won’t be letting the small guys in this year, thanks to tighter restrictions put on by the ESA. Seems I have to be part of a major outlet … Continue reading
Apple Will Be Revealing the iPad 2 Next Week
According to a report by All Things D, we will know the iPad 2 launch date next week. Turns out that Apple is set to reveal their second-generation tablet on March 2. The device is rumored to be equipped … Continue reading
The Dangers of Abusing an IP
This was another piece I wrote about Guitar Hero. Yeah, I know, it’s a lot of Guitar Hero talk, but the pieces were all written within days of the news breaking, it’s just that they’ve only been published recently, and … Continue reading
R.I.P. Guitar Hero
I recently wrote two pieces on the death of the Guitar Hero series. The first was for Broke MY controller, and I was remembering some of the great things the series has done for gaming. It’s pretty short, and … Continue reading
Propellerhead Reason
A very long time ago, I used to make music. It was never distributed–I just enjoyed playing around with sounds and creating something fun to listen to. I’ve never been particularly good at music composition, and I wouldn’t say … Continue reading
‘Fair and Balanced’ Fox News Left Out the Other Side of the Bulletstorm Argument
A few days ago Fox News made a stink about Electronic Art’s (EA) upcoming M-rated game, Bulletstorm. Aside from editing down the responses of one of their sources, Fox News completely left out TechSavvy Global CEO Scott Steinberg’s interview portion, … Continue reading
Activision Kills Guitar Hero, Lays Off 500
Seems there’s major restructuring going on at Activision right now. During an earnings call, the publisher announced plans to discontinue their Guitar Hero and DJ Hero franchises, yet it remains unclear what will happen to their respective development studios, Vicarious … Continue reading
Hudson Shuts North American Offices
Hudson Entertainment is no more. Today, news broke that Hudson Soft’s North American branch, known as Hudson Entertainment, will be shutting its doors at the end of Feburary. This news comes less than one month after the announcement that Konami … Continue reading
