With the rumors running rampant that the Need for Speed may die a quick death after a poor showing last fall, it’s a bit of a surprise that not only is the series still alive, but EA has three games planned for release this year with the Need for Speed name on the cover. One [...]

So here I am eating a delicious  sandwich on my lunch break and watching Jon Stewart on Hulu, when an ad comes up. This ad. And yes, I sadly can’t embed the video here because the uploader doesn’t understand how the Internet – and more specifically, YouTube – works and has disabled the option to [...]

In a baffling interview, Capcom’s Head of Character Content Business Toshihiro Tokumaru announced that the Lost Planet movie will have a budget nearly as large as last year’s smash hit film, The Dark Knight. When asked about other Capcom properties aside from Street Fighter that may see the light of day, Tokumaru said: Speaking of [...]

You know the economy is bad when bankers receiving government bailouts are buying new $50 million jumbo jets, presumably to high tail it out of the f–king country before we start feeding on each other. But another sign of our troubled times came today when the Orlando Sentilel confirmed that EA has layed-off an undisclosed [...]

Now that trophies are pretty much mandatory for all releases on the PlayStation 3 this year, the news of trophy lists gets about as exciting as achievement lists, so it was certainly a pleasant surprise to check out the trophies for Noby Noby Boy this morning. The list itself isn’t the focus, but the pictures [...]

As an advertising major, I’ve vexed by the lack of ads for Killzone 2. I have no particular stake in how well Killzone 2 does but this is PS3′s game. The game. The game that wowed gamers worldwide with its still talked about E3 2005 trailer. This is potentially one of the most expensive games [...]

In a new “study” by Bringham Young University, “researchers” found that gamers are more likely to abuse drugs, drink heavily, and avoid family and friends. I use the word “study” lightly because they didn’t actually study a damn thing and “researchers” lightly because they didn’t find it necessary to think twice about these odd findings. [...]

There’s a lot of nonsensical drivel on the Internet in regards to the goings-on in the gaming world. The daily PS3 doomsday articles – and those familiar with me may accuse me of the same, but I ask you to read through what I’ve said more carefully – the top 10 cereal mascots that should [...]

Several months ago, when I was last in San Francisco at the LucasArts campus to check out Fracture, I met with some of the people (Day 1 Studios) who developed the game. Among those people, were Dan Hay (Senior Producer/Art Director), Deke Waters (Associate Producer), and Tony Huynh. Those three especially stand out to me [...]

My fourth Xbox died on me last night.  The ironic thing was it didn’t die when I was doing anything, like the previous three times, but it died the minute I finished watching a movie and went back to the dashboard.  Sure it’s disappointing, but I can’t say I didn’t find it shocking.  The fact [...]