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The best idea for Digital Homicide: Move on from Jim Sterling
You can't pull a win from this, and the harder you try the worse it will get.
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The best idea for Warner Bros: Kill the DC cinematic universe
This is the best idea Warner Bros. could follow right now for its DC cinematic universe, and they can have it for free.
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Please understand: Satoru Iwata’s noble Nintendo legacy
Satoru Iwata's legacy deserves respect, regardless of your opinions about Nintendo.
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The best idea for Square Enix: Stop promising, and start focusing
Building up hype is great. Losing hype is terrible, and it's exactly what happens when you build up hype too soon.
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The Pixels movie is a terrible idea because it doesn’t understand video games
Pixels is out in theaters, and boy it’s getting some bad reviews. It’s currently at 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, and MovieBob’s expletive-ridden YouTube review of the film has almost topped a million views […]
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Failed Street Fighter V beta was a wild success for Capcom
The Street Fighter V beta wasn't a failure. It was wildly successful because it failed. That's what betas are for.
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Final Fantasy VII is way more expensive on iOS than on consoles
Everyone’s excited about the Final Fantasy VII remake eventually coming before the robot uprising (but not before the director discovered he was directing). Some people are excited about the PC port of...
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‘No Award’ sweeps the Hugo Science Fiction Awards
This year's Hugo Awards basically didn’t happen.
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Breaking down the failure of the Xbox One’s backwards compatibility
Backwards compatibility is a great feature for the console, but the list of backwards compatible games? Not so great.
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The dream of virtual reality is dead for now
Summon the pallbearers so we can lay this concept to rest.
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Pokkén Tournament fighter Blaziken has a very uncomfortable character design
Nintendo and Bandai Namco’s Pokémon fighting game Pokkén Tournament comes out soon, and I’ve been playing an early copy (expect a full review on PCMag.com in the near future). It’s fun, I’m digging how...
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Are you game developer? Then you don’t actually work. Meet Alex St. John, the...
This interesting article from VentureBeat has been making the rounds. It’s by Alex St. John, one of the co-developers of DirectX. Basically, he says that game development isn’t real work, and that real...
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Developer Bro Alex St. John: Want a great coder? Hire someone autistic!
Yesterday, we looked at Alex St. John’s disgusting screed in VentureBeat, where it says that employees of large developers and publishers shouldn’t complain about work, and should be able to get by...
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Overwatch is becoming Blizzard’s subtle, sinister gambling simulator
How Blizzard handles microtransactions in Overwatch is not only disgusting, but seems sinister.
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Star Trek’s bat’leth is the stupidest weapon in science fiction
Star Trek is a smart franchise, so how did it come up with such a dumb weapon?
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A Preview of the Nintendo Switch’s Huge Screw-Ups
We now know more about the Nintendo Switch than we did a few days ago. Nintendo gave a presentation about its new system, and the day after Jordan Minor and I actually got […] The post A Preview of the...
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Gamergaters, Here’s Your Chance to Prove You’re Not Easily Triggered...
Update: I’ve been proven wrong on this subject, and based on the reactions and feedback I’ve seen regarding the petition it seems clear that the core Gamergate community is not responsible for it. […]...
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Godwin (Yes, THAT Godwin): No, You Can Totally Call These Guys Nazis.
If you’ve been on any message board, you’ve heard of Godwin’s Law: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.” It was coined in […]...
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How “The Last Jedi” Restored My Faith in Star Wars (Tons of SPOILERS)
I love Mark Hamill’s whole career, but I’ve been pretty Luke-warm (Ahh? Ahhhhh?) on Star Wars‘ Disney-run, annual cinematic return. I was soured by the prequels, I didn’t get into the CG shows, and […]...
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‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners: ‘We Want People to Love’ the Finale
'Game of Thrones' Season 8 showrunners discussed the series' finale and how they want fans to remember it forever. (Photo Credit: Home Box Office/HBO) On April 14, Game of Thrones will return to HBO...
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