2008-05-14
Video Game Drinks
I spend at least a bit of time each day perusing sites such as Kotaku. Today on there I saw this post listing out the drinks EA came out for the EA Games Spring Break 08. Other than what I write on here (not much recently, I know), I spent a lot of time in the Scofflaw's Den, an online speakeasy that my friend Marshall and I started primarily to talk about cocktails.
I was even more amused to see this after instantly recognizing the reference to a video game in the punch drink from Monday night's dinner [0]. Let's see what my initial looksie here has me feeling...
2008-01-17
Grow up, gaming industry
(Just a word of warning: this one does kind of wander a bit as I ramble on in my caffeine-addled haze. That's why it's a blog post and not an editorial. But I am very interested in comments on this, and since it's so long, I'm going to put the "more" in early.)
2007-12-20
Do artists think?
No, I'm not asking if they're sapient - though some have given me cause for concern - but rather sometimes I wonder, when they're drawing/painting/whatever-ing something for publication, if they actually think about the ramifications of what they're drawing, or just saying, "hey, this looks cool."
2007-11-01
GameStop responds
If you remember, I had a less than satisfactory experience at a GameStop up here in the northern Virginia area back during the Halo 3 midnight release.
I complained about it here and put in a complaint via GameStop's website. On the last page of that complaint, it ended up redirecting me to a contest of some sort, and I had a feeling that no one ever saw my complaint.
That was true. However, their director of customer service saw my complaint when I went to unsubscribe from the GameStop newsletter, and he took the time to contact me.
2007-10-31
Kotaku says Video Game Reviews are Broken
Link: http://kotaku.com/gaming/reviews/video-game-reviews-are-broken-please-fix-315469.php
Yep - they're broken thanks to numerical values in them!
If you read our site, you probably realize we agree with them. In fact, that's part of the background behind GamersInfo - a numerical review does not actually TELL you anything.
Ha! Took 'em long enough to realize it. Wonder if they've seen our site...
2007-10-15
Do you seriously think that is a GOOD idea?
I've ranted about previews before. In short, one of the things that the discerning reader should remember about any preview is that, in most cases, a site or magazine only gets a preview on the whim of the developer and/or their PR company.
Thus, write a bad preview - giving the game bad press before it's even released to stink on its own - and you're not going to see more previews.
And also thus I was quite amused when reading Games For Windows magazine recently.
2007-10-02
Hi Games for Windows magazine!
Remember when I talked about sequels? Yeah, of course. That was a great blog, I thought.
Of course their website isn't updated yet, but they do have a nice article about how Fallout fans were reacting to Fallout 3.
Some overlap there - it amused me. Remember: you heard it on GamersInfo.net first!
More idiocy in reporting on video games
Lured over to Time magazine online by a story talking about mental health for Mets fans (I'm not a Mets fan, but I find the offer high-larry-ess) I saw another story entitled "A Surge in Cop Killings".
Another coincidence: While reading a gaming magazine this weekend, I read an interview with David Grossman, who has worked on games such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max. There was a line in there about how he has the same name as an anti-video game crusader known as Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.
I hadn't heard of him (or, if I had, I'd forgotten about him, probably thanks to Jack Thompson overload). Then I read that article.
2007-10-01
I'm breaking up with EBGames/GameStop
At least, I think I am. They just don't respect me as a person anymore. It's always sad when a relationship dies.
2007-09-19
Shipping dates versus release dates
My eagerness for next week has me thinking back to a couple of weeks ago.
Next week is, of course, the release of Halo 3 on September 25. A couple of weeks ago was when I set out to buy myself a copy of Medal of Honor: Airborne on its release date.
Only...it wasn't really a release date.
And that, to me, is a perfect symbol of where the video game industry is lagging behind more established entertainment industries such as movies on DVD.
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