Games of Our Lives (Part 3): Big
Welcome to Part 3 of my first attempt at continuity. Be sure and check out Parts 1 and 2 before you move on to the finale… 1999 – Ready 2 Rumble – I graduated high school in 1999, so this was a huge...
View ArticleWii Christmas 3: Fit with a Vengance
Early estimates from Black Friday 2008 are slowly trickling in, and it would appear that Nintendo is off to a third straight killer year for the Wii. Impressive, considering they’re working with a...
View ArticleToo much of a good thing?
As nerds our people are wont do this time of year, daily games sites, magazines, and even some members of the mainstream press have spent the last few weeks compiling their “Best Of” lists and...
View ArticleSony: the Industry’s Weird Art Collective?
As I’ve written before, Sony’s big draw for me (and many others) during the original Playstation era was the level of respect they had for the audience. Ridge Racer, Tekken, Wipeout, and the Resident...
View ArticleMonster in My Pocket?
I’ve been traveling a ton lately, so I’ve been neglecting the blog (lame, I know) and playing a LOT of games on the DS and PSP. And I’ve been having a blast. There’s just something very lo-fi and fun...
View ArticleKnow Your NPD’s: What Drought?
The NPD report for February came out last Thursday, and if the industry keeps up this pace, I may have to issue a teary, self-depricating apology for my New Year’s rant about release scheduling. The...
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