rant
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It’s Time For Xbox Live Gold To Be Free
If you didn’t catch Microsoft’s press conference at E3 today, here’s a brief recap: game, game, XBOX LIVE CONTENT STREAMING SPORTS MUSIC APPS, South Park game, exeunt. The message was clear: streaming services aren’t just the sideshow anymore; they’ve got a spot in the main tent right alongside Master Chief.
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Rant: There’s No Appealing To The Court Of Public Opinion
If the folks behind Kane & Lynch 2 should be sued, they should be sued for something other than the “vicious vilifying” of the Chinese people. And they should be sued for a lot more than $US1585 — that figure would represent no more than 27 copies of the title sold at full retail price…
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Ebony And Ivory: The Xbox’s Black And White Buttons, In Imperfect Harmony
Dusting off some old friends on the original Xbox I was given back in January reacquainted me with several happy memories — and the two worst features in the history of console video gaming controllers: The black and white buttons.
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Rant: The Bewildering Technicolor Dreamcoat Of The Character Creation Process
See that guy up there at right? That’s “Bogeyman”, my DC Universe Online homage to the Hobgoblin as created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Sr back in 1983. I’m damn proud of him, but I can’t tell if his colours match, or can even be called “orange” and “blue”.