Home Alone?
In case you missed it, Sony announced their first official corporate partner in Home – and it’s none other than Red Bull. For the uninitiated, Home is Sony’s oft-delayed avatar based virtual world...
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Fellow marketer and WordPresser Doug Meacham tied together some stirring evidence to back up a thought I’ve been chewing on for quite a while: popularity of music games will lead to greater interested...
View ArticleSony: the Industry’s Weird Art Collective?
As I’ve written before, Sony’s big draw for me (and many others) during the original Playstation era was the level of respect they had for the audience. Ridge Racer, Tekken, Wipeout, and the Resident...
View ArticleReviE³w
While I didn’t get out to last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³), I was really glad to see the show return to the more recognizable “under the big top” format. At a time when just about...
View ArticleDirect CURRENTS?
We finally got the Batman game we’ve always wanted, with the superb Arkham Asylum from Rocksteady dropping this week. The reviews are glowing, with some lofty comparisons and even “Game of the Year”...
View ArticleDuring the holidays, reruns = classics
With today’s The Beatles: Rock Band launch, I can’t help but wonder if all the cards are already on the table for what could be a very interesting Christmas’ “console war.” Sony’s slim hardware...
View ArticleAnother Brick in the Wal-Mart
It’s been almost a year since I saw anything really compelling in games retail, so I was surprised to see a cool idea out of… Wal-Mart of all places. I’ve only been inside Wal-Mart a handful of times,...
View ArticleKnow your NPD’s: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
ODST's won the day, but was September a turning point for Sony in the war? The NPD Group’s US Video Game Report for September just hit my inbox last night, and it may be an early indicator of the...
View ArticleFilling the Void
Of course this game will be awesome. He looks like the frickin' Rocketeer! Just like last year, this Christmas’ new games slate went lighter than planned, as quite a few high priority games’ release...
View ArticleGames of our Lives: Supplemental
As I prepare to say goodbye to to the blog, I thought it would be a great time to revisit “Games of our Lives.” The original 3-part series was some of my favorite material to write, and I still go...
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