Monthly Archives: December 2012

Revisiting My Bold Predictions for 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Parallax Abstraction

The end of 2012 is upon us. Personally, it’s been a Hell of a year, not just in the industries I observe with interest but for me in general. My girlfriend passed the UFE and will be a Chartered Accountant … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Business, Computers, Coverage, Coverage, Mobile Phones, Predictions, Predictions, Tablets, Technology, Video Games | Tagged 2012, 3DS, Android, Apple, Apple TV, Diablo III, Facebook, GSC Game World, Microsoft, mobile phones, Nintendo, predictions, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Sony, Star Wars: The Old Republic, SWTOR, tablets, technology, THQ, video games, Vita, Windows 8, Windows Phone | 2 Comments

My Top 10 Video Games of 2012 (And A Bunch of Other Stuff)

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Parallax Abstraction

It’s that time of year again, when everyone in gaming starts banging out their lists of top titles for the year. I actually really like these lists, not just because they gives you insight into the tastes of the various … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Video Games | Tagged Assassin's Creed III, Asura's Wrath, Borderlands 2, Diablo III, Dishonored, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Far Cry 3, Fez, FTL: Faster Than Light, Hitman: Absolution, Hotline Miami, Journey, Mark of the Ninja, Mass Effect 3, Max Payne 3, mobile games, Persona 4 Golden, PlanetSide 2, PlayStation Vita, Retro City Rampage, Sine Mora, Sleeping Dogs, Spec Ops: The Line, Syndicate, The Darkness II, The Pinball Arcade, The Walking Dead, Tokyo Jungle, top 10, Torchlight II, Tribes: Ascend, video games, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, ZombiU | 2 Comments

Steam Does What Nintendon’t

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Parallax Abstraction

Yep, I totally titled this blog post with a reference to an old, hilariously bad Genesis marketing slogan. I figured that since this post is going to be filled with nothing else but vitriol and rage, that I should at … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Predictions, Video Games | Tagged DRM, eShop, Nintendo, Steam, video games, Virtual Console, Wii, WiiU, WiiWare | 1 Comment

My Uneasy Peace with Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Parallax Abstraction

Christmas and I generally don’t get along. It’s been a tense but accepted stalemate for the last 20 years or so. I accept it because society won’t let me do otherwise but I don’t tend to enjoy it. The progression … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged Christmas, divorce, personal, personal life | 3 Comments

The Humble Entitlement Bundle

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Parallax Abstraction

In a move that was called a betrayal by many and lauded as marketing genius by others, last week Humble Bundle put up a new package by struggling publisher THQ. They put up a bunch of their relatively recent, largely … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Coverage, Culture, Video Games | Tagged gaming press, Humble Bundle, THQ, video games | Leave a comment

Monthly Archives: December 2012

Revisiting My Bold Predictions for 2012

My Top 10 Video Games of 2012 (And A Bunch of Other Stuff)

Steam Does What Nintendon’t

My Uneasy Peace with Christmas

The Humble Entitlement Bundle

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