If you know me, MMO’s aren’t quite my bag. I did some City of Heroes back in the day, tried Dungeon Fighter and liked it but lost tracked, and was rather charmed by Dragon’s Nest and it’s anime-esque style for … Continue reading
So this week, people waited with baited breath to hear about the new game from Blizzard. World of Warcraft 2? Something Else? Something new? What would it be . . . . . . it was Hearthstone, a free-to-play online … Continue reading
The campaign is done, over, Nate Silver can go get drunk, and the formerly confident members of the Republican Party are asking “what happened?” Also they’re asking “What the hell did all that money go for?” Now I could go … Continue reading
Some useful new data. A few things stand out here: Teens are text messaging like crazy. This level of texting makes me think that it’s so close to actual chat, that mobile “chat” is going to become bigger. Or normalized. … Continue reading
Remember "Loss Leaders" in the world of tech and gizmos? Have CD's and DVD's that are marked down insanely low, hope you sell, and get people to buy other stuff. It's a historical practice, and probably one that doesn't get … Continue reading
If you play MMOs, if you're using cloud storage for games (as we're moving towards), think for a moment how long a "game" will survive. Your collection of memory sticks and outdated save cards is nothing compared to the way … Continue reading
A new Superman movie. A new Spiderman movie. New Star Trek. Reboots and remakes raining down rapidly on us in a seemingly endless procession of "let's do it over again." Now I'm not necessarily against remakes. I find them appropriate … Continue reading
I commute on a train to work every weekday, and it's often a festival of portable devices. I often have my DS or my laptop. I see plenty of Smartphones, iPads, and of course other laptops and notebooks. There's the … Continue reading
I've often heard Twilight called a modern "Penny Dreadful." I myself am no fan of the series – I find it overblown and turgid, and frankly feel the manga incarnation looks superior in artistry to the novels. But when people … Continue reading
A year plus into this blog, and I find myself wondering just what technologies people, not just geeks, will be embracing in the years to come. SO much has changed in just one year, the world has been altered radically … Continue reading