E3 2014: Sony and Microsoft Need To End Their Idiotic Exclusive Content War


There have been a few trends at E3 this year, most of them more or less welcome. Cartoony action, giant dragons, cops and robbers, and of course “we listened to your feedback,” as a way of directly...

Microsoft Beats Analysts Predictions With 20.40B in 3rd Quarter Revenue


Microsoft Corp. released their 3rd quarter earnings today, with an overall revenue of 20.40 billion as of March 31st, 2014.  Market analysts had predicted the company to post a earnings report...

Prediction: Oculus Rift And VR Could Be Huge And Not Just For Gamers


Over two decades ago, I was in a theme park near London and in a small room tucked out of the way and with a far smaller queue than any of the vomit-inducing rides outside, sat two large seats with...

Millions of old Atari cartridges to be excavated


The year was 1983. Atari was king. It could do no wrong. Every game it released had a chance to earn millions of dollars. That mindset quickly came tumbling down, though, when the official video game...

The Ouya Is Basically Dead


I’ve written many critical things of the Ouya, a $99 Android-based video game console that was funded on Kickstarter in 2012. Back when Ouya was all the buzz, generating hype alongside millions in...

Nintendo Is Beating Microsoft In Video Game Hardware Sales


Nintendo has been in the news a lot lately, largely thanks to the lackluster sales of the company’s Wii U console. Many have urged Nintendo to either abandon their hardware business outright and make...

Will Austin’s Tax Incentives Make It The Video Game Capital Of The World?


Did you ever wonder how Hollywood (the industry) came to be located in Hollywood (the city)? It wasn’t just the weather. Though the temperate climate did help early movie makers shoot outside year-...

How The PS4 And Xbox One Renewed GameStop’s Lease On Life


GameStop shares came crashing down a few days ago when the company announced lower than expected game sales over the holidays (down 22.5% from last year) and more bad news when increased hardware...