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An Open Letter to CD Projekt About Cyberpunk 2077 Collector's Edition Pre-Orders
Dear CD Projekt, To say I’m a massive fan of everything you do would be an understatement. When the first Witcher game came out, I imported a very expensive boxed version of the European Collector’s Edition because Atari decided not … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Video Games Tagged Amazon, Best Buy, CD Projekt, CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, EB Games, GOG, pre-orders, video games Leave a comment
My Top 10 Video Games of 2016 (Plus Honourable Mentions and Disappointments)
2016 pretty much sucked across the board. It sucked for the world, it sucked for humanity and towards the end, it really sucked for my family and I. When it came to video games though, it was actually one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Reviews, Video Games Tagged 2016, Batman: The Telltale Series, Battlefield 1, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Dishonored 2, DOOM, Forza Horizon 3, Gears of War 4, Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander, HITMAN, Inside, King's Quest, Mafia III, Mighty No. 9, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Mother Russia Bleeds, Overwatch, SUPERHOT, Titanfall 2, Tom Clancy's The Division, top 10 list, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, video game review, video games, Watch Dogs 2 1 Comment
So That Was E3 2016 (with Ramble Video)
Another year of the video game industry’s biggest blast of info, spectacle and hype has come and gone and it’s time for my yearly chat about it. Despite being little more than a fancy marketing event, I’ve always really … Continue reading
Why I'm Basically Done With Crowdfunding
Anyone who is reading this likely doesn’t need me to explain the epic rise of crowd funding that has happened in the last 5 years or so. An idea most people would have once laughed at, it’s now become not only … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Internet, Technology, Video Games Tagged crowdfunding, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Patreon, Steam Early Access, video games Leave a comment
My Bold Predictions for 2016
Here we are, another new year and another set of bold predictions! I’ve been doing this for a while now and it’s always a fun little test and time capsule. In previous years, I’d do a post before the new predictions … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Computers, Coverage, Culture, Internet, Mobile Phones, Predictions, Tablets, Technology, Video Games Tagged 2016, AAA games, Apple, Assassin's Creed, BlackBerry, Bulletstorm, Double Fine Productions, GamerGate, Giant Bomb, Harmonix Music Systems, Hello Games, HTC Vive, indie games, Japanese game industry, Japanese video games, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Entertainment, mobile games, Nintendo, Nintendo NX, No Man's Sky, Oculus Rift, People Can Fly, personal computers, PlayStation VR, predictions, Psychonauts 2, Reddit, Sharp, smart watches, smartphones, social media, Sony, Star Citizen, Steam Controller, Steam Machines, SteamOS, technology, The Division, Tim Schafer, Twitter, Ubisoft, Valve, video games, video games press, Virtual Reality, Watch_Dogs, YouTube, YouTube Red 2 Comments
YouTube Red: The Rich Get Richer (with Video)
This is my second attempt at talking about this because as YouTube has been so bad at communicating the particulars of their new YouTube Red service, the information I had to work with has changed several times. Hopefully what we know … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Internet, Video Games Tagged gaming videos, videos, YouTube, YouTube Red 1 Comment
Being A Good IT Person (v2)
I wrote the original version of this post over a year ago but decided to update it with some other things I’ve thought of since. I’ve been working in IT for many years now. That time and the many positions I’ve held … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Personal, Technology Tagged career advice, Information Technology, IT, jobs 1 Comment
Remembering Nintendo's Satoru Iwata: A Gamer First
The gaming world was shocked this evening to learn that renowned President & CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata had passed away due to complications from a bile duct tumour. He had missed E3 last year because he was having surgery, presumably … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Video Games Tagged HAL Laboratory, Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, video game industry, video games Leave a comment