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The Smartest & Dumbest Things Activision Did in 2012
The year is winding down and, if we simply asked Activision boss Bobby Kotick what the smartest thing Activision did was this year, he might say it was the making of gobs of money. Yes, Activision is doing fairly well Activision did well in 2012 by being conservative. That’s not quite the same as playing…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 18, 2012 -
Former WCW promoter Eric Bischoff now owns half of online gaming/gambling company MX Gaming. Cue the NWO run-in.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 18, 2012 -
The Best Gaming Holiday Card Is Probably The One Celebrating Joust Christmas
It’s the time of the year when gaming companies send me Christmas cards. Um, thanks? You didn’t have to, really. Or at least just send an e-card, because I’m chucking these Santa-Yoda cards and fancy cursive well-wishes in the trash recycling bin. Except this one. This one was e-mailed to me by the people at…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 18, 2012 -
The Fear is Gone: My PC Is My Next-Gen Console
There was a moment on Sunday when I thought the PC gamers had been hiding something from me. They’d been telling me that PC gaming wasn’t the complicated hobby that it used to be, that it was more streamlined and less of a pain. They’d told me that I didn’t need to be an auto…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 18, 2012 -
Sandy Hook TV Pundits Torn About Whether Violent Video Games Are A Problem
We’ve yet to see signs that Sandy Hook murderer Adam Lanza was a hardcore gamer, let alone a fan of shooter video games, but TV pundits continue to discuss the role violent video games play in the coarsening of our society. On Friday, we presented one pundit’s rapid dot-connecting of mass shootings and violent video…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2012 -
This List of Young Over-Achievers in Gaming Will Inspire You And/Or Make You Feel Like a Senior Citizen
Forbes‘ 30 under 30 spotlights some of the gaming younger stand-outs. The guy who made the Oculus Rift is 20? Borderlands 2, written by a near-infant??? Of course, to some of you, these people will seem old, old, old. Way to make me feel old, too! 30 Under 30: Games and Apps [Forbes]
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2012 -
Video Games And The Sandy Hook Shooting: Two Very Different Reactions
Over the weekend, two men sent me two very different messages regarding last Friday’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. One was from Antwand Pearman, an up-and-coming gamer/reporter/event-organizer who runs a small outfit called GamerFitNation. He was flagging my attention to what he calls a proposed “demonstration of peace.” He calls it Day of Ceasefire…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2012 -
Here’s a 2013 Game You Should Be Excited About: Storyteller
Storyteller is an upcoming puzzle game about making stories. With a computer mouse, grab some characters, some objects, some captions and drop them into a few panels and see what tale they tell. Rearrange them to change the story. It’s that simple. Watch the game’s new trailer above. It’s that cool. Daniel Benmergui has been…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2012 -
Go read the year’s cutest conversation about Super Mario between a five year old and her dad.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2012 -
Reality Check: There’s a Strong Chance We’ll Have a PS4 and Xbox 720 A Year From Now
We talk to people. It’s part of our job. And lately we’re not hearing any big bombshells about the next generation of game consoles, but we’re hearing the same buzz we’ve been hearing all year: the next generation of Xbox and PlayStation are right around the corner. Microsoft and Sony have been privately talking up…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2012 -
Rockstar Wants to Connect All the Grand Theft Auto Cities In One Big World
Eight-year-old-spoiler: In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas you can fly to GTA III‘s Liberty City. You can’t explore much of Liberty City but the intent in the 2004 PS2 game was clear: Rockstar’s GTA cities are connected, and players should be able to travel between them. And that’s just what Rockstar wants to let us…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2012 -
The Most WTF Review Scores of the Year
Some games are great. Some games stink. Some game reviews are great. Some of the scores of them stink, too. As 2012 draws to a close, let’s take a pause from all the holiday cheer to officially gnash our teeth over the worst reviews—no, the worst review scores—of the year. These aren’t the games that…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2012 -
We Found The Ecto-1 and a Halo Warthog in L.A. Plus: Sam Jackson Snapped At Jason.
I went to the Spike Video Game Awards last Friday and… found the Ecto 1? Yes, the car from Ghostbusters was parked in the lot of Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, next to the Green Hornet’s Black Beauty. I don’t know why. UPDATE: Why.. I do know why they had a Halo Warthog. Because…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2012 -
Sorry, I Still Haven’t Made Dark Cloud 3. Despite Your Requests.
Flowers bloom. Beaches fill with people. Leaves fall from trees. Suddenly, it is Christmas time and another year has passed—another year of me not making Dark Cloud 3 “Why would you ever even make Dark Cloud 3?” you might ask me, referring to a possible sequel to a terrific PlayStation 2 role-playing game from the…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2012 -
Most of Early 2013’s Biggest Games Seem to Be Skipping Wii U
After a Wii U launch that was full of ports of big games from big game companies, it appears that the winter and spring will see the Wii U missing out on most of the major games coming to its rival consoles. Over the last couple of days, we’ve been checking in on the Wii…
by Jason Schreier & Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2012
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