WRITTEN CONTENT
Secret War
PLAYSTATION AND XBOX’S PECULIAR RACE TO THE BOTTOM With Sony PlayStation decisively winning the console war, any meaningful remonstrance from Microsoft’s-Xbox has been futile. With each quarterly report the Xbox financials seem to tumble from bad to worse. The bottom fell out. Xbox’s meandering has ultimately culminated in self-defeat. This hasn’t been an honourable death […]
Hideo Kojima’s Magic Beans
XBOX, KOJIMA STUDIOS AND PLAYSTATIONS GAMBLE Much to the astonishment of the dedicated gaming public and other internauters, Sony PlayStation recently announced an end of their partnership with Hideo Kojima on his much anticipated ‘Phsyint.’ A stealth action game being developed by his studio and expected to be in the same mould as Mr. Kojima’s […]
Plagued By Loss
WHEN GREAT STUDIOS STUMBLE Earlier this year, French Video game developer Don’t Nod published a video game based on new intellectual property entitled ‘Aphelion.’ Developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency, the title launched to lacklustre reviews and a particularly chilly reception from the gaming public. In the lead up to launch, it seemed […]
A Republic Of Gamers
BEAUTY IN COMMUNITY AND CULTURE With the advent of online anonymity, many internauters have been buoyed into a false sense of security while engaging with others on online spaces. Some mouth off whatever vapid opinion comes to mind, at times without a moments consideration to whatever is being said. While this may seed dialogue that […]