SubscribeMy how the videogame industry has changed. Ten years ago, Japanese developers were untouchable. Rock stars. Now they have become a mockery of themselves. A mess of poor decisions, stubbornness, ego, and creative sludge; exemplified to the Western world through the Internet’s omniscient existence.
Take for example the recent trend of naming their games the most [...]
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Drinking the Juice
I’m not an angry gamer, really. Well, sort of, but I don’t want to be. I only want to help. My goal is that when it’s your turn for introductions, you aren’t embarrassed to say, “I like to play videogames.” And I’m sure some of you already do, and if so you should be embarrassed.
My [...]
Earth Defense Force Rocks*
I started writing this post about the awesomeness that is Earth Defence Force 2017 a few weeks ago, but after my play session yesterday I’m compelled to finish it. Before, my thoughts were how EDF was the greatest Xbox Live Arcade game that never hit XBLA, and how its pick-up-and-play nature was just what I [...]
A Post Mortem Worth Living For
If anyone wants to get into the game industry, the best place to start would be reading post mortems in Game Developer. Generally written by the game producers, these post mortems offer a glimpse of what it really takes to create a game, from idea to implementation.
Next Generation has started to get into the act, [...]
Kenji Eno is Back!
1UP’s James Mielke wrote on his blog how he reunited with Kenji Eno at this year’s Ziff Davis E3 shindig.
Why is this such good news? Because Eno-san made some of the most innovative titles in the mid- to late-’90s for the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast consoles. Kenji Eno ran a development company called WARP, responsible [...]
How Much Hate Does Japan Have Toward the Xbox?
Just an interesting observation:
Shadow the Hedgehog got a 32/40 from Famitsu. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory for the Xbox got a 31/40.
Go figure…
Japanese Developers are Pretentious Babies
Please, Square-Enix. I find it completely unnecessary in this day and age to tie yourself to one console. Final Fantasy or not, when Sony’s $600 Titanic starts its inevitable decline into the ocean of obscurity, you’ll be that piece of furniture going down with the ship. Why not support the Xbox 360? Sure the return [...]
Raimi Loves the Japanese
In a move I applaud and at the same time think it’s about four years too late, Sam Raimi has aquired the film rights for the Sony horror title Siren. As most of us know, Raimi also produced the English remake to Ju-On (“The Grudge“). He also knows how to remake a foreign film the [...]
Microsoft in the Red – Fixing What’s Broken in Japan
I heard recently, I think it was in a movie, that you shouldn’t spend too much time thinking about the past, because then you’ll never be ready for the future. Or something like that. But there’s something to be said for reflection, and being able to learn from past mistakes to plan for a better [...]
Serenity – The Circle Is Complete
Last weekend was my first experience with the crew of Serenity. Even with slightly heightened expectations from all the hype the movie has been receiving over the past few months, I was completely blown away at just how good this movie was. Sure, the emphasis is on the great cast of characters, but it seemed [...]
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- Every once in a while when I resume my iPod, it plays some random song instead of what I was listening to. Today: The Chipmunks.
- Engadget HD podcast on the new TiVo hasn't mentioned the subscription fee as a risk for adoption. Drop that, it'll sell tons.
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