‘Star Citizen’ Creator Chris Roberts Joins Us For An Interview
Almost an hour with Chris Roberts? Yep!
Squadron 42/Star Citizen is almost certainly the most anticipated release of all time in the space sim category. Chris Roberts (Wing Commander, now with Cloud Imperium Games) is almost certainly the best known and most skilled creator of space games in the history of space games. This year at E3, I had the opportunity to sit down with him and have a talk about the upcoming title and the future of the most massive video game undertaking he’s ever attempted. There’s lots of great stuff here about Star Citizen so check out the video!
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Does Microsoft’s Xbox One DRM Reversal Mitigate Their Long-Term Strategy?
A short-term victory may cost them a big goal.
(Yes, it’s confirmed, check the update below.) If word from Giant Bomb’s ever-reliable Patrick Klepek is to be believed, then Microsoft is ready to ditch the DRM tentpole of their Xbox One strategy that’s received such an epic backlash over the past week. My question then is whether this will mitigate the Xbox One’s long tail, as I defended on our conferences podcast, in trying to become a robust digital retailer like Steam.
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Thumbs-On With The New Minuum Keyboard, The Next Best Thing For Android Typing?
It’s time to begin again!
Two months ago, Toronto-based Whirlscape went to Indiegogo to get their new Minuum virtual keyboard made for Android. The premise was simple – compress the entire keyboard into a single line that didn’t take up 40% of your display’s real estate – but it was obvious there was a lot of masterful engineering required behind the scenes, much of it done in time for their pitch. Despite the Play Store’s best attempts to hold it back, the beta keyboard is now finally getting out and about and I’ve now had my time with it. So how does it work?
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Breaking Down The New ‘Anchorman 2’ Trailer!
They’re back!
It’s been a long time since the original Anchorman dropped the microphone on Classy San Diego, but we’re now finally getting our first real glimpse of its follow-up! Lots has changed since Ron Burgandy and the Channel 4 News Team were first beamed on silver screens, the biggest difference being that everyone has become their own movie star since then, tying up a reunion ever since. We’ve got the newtrailer and analysis below, so check it!
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PlayStation 3 4.45 Firmware Update Causing Major Issues
Oh noes!
Reports are coming in pointing to an issue related with the newest firmware update for the PS3. The update in question is 4.45 and is widest reported amongst users that have upgraded their hard drives or users that have the 500GB version. People reporting the issues on Sony’s PlayStation Community site explain that the PS3 is stuck in at the startup screen and power cycling the console isn’t doing anything. Read the rest of this article…
‘Strip Search’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 31 “Finale Pt. 2”
The End.
And so we reach the conclusion…
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The 10 Best Reasons To Visit GOG.com’s #NoDRM Sale Right Now
Get your sale on right now!
GOG is just like Steam, but based out of Eastern Europe and DRM-free, meaning you can buy games, retain the game files and move them between as many computers as you’d like. When a big sale come down the pipe like the 2013 #NoDRM special they got going on right now, you best be paying attention, even if you never ever play those games! Here’s a Top 10 you should be grabbing immediately!
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5 Games You Missed At E3 2013
Stare directly into the eye.
In years past, E3 was usually a show where I focused on the big dogs: the Microsofts, the Sonys, the Activisions, but with the rise of crowdfunding and my growing distaste for the gaming zeitgeist’s lack of innovation, I made sure to spend plenty of time with the indie developers of this year’s show. Of course, the small-timers and oddities of E3 used to take up an entire hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center (Remember Kentia!) but are now a Battlestar Galactica-esque convoy of dreams and wishes. That didn’t deter me, though! Here are just a few of my favorites.
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Vibrams Five Fingers Treksport Review: The Best Shoes of E3 2013
Doesn’t matter how they look, they did the work they needed to do! …I’m talking about the shoes.
I don’t like wearing shoes. For one, it’s a hassle – I mean, you have to put on the socks and the shoes after all, step by step, on and on… – but for two, I just like the feel of not having two big surfboards below my feet. This has all come to light since I moved to Arizona to start working on the site full-time. Running took an unusual toll on my knees and the act of putting on (and subsequently removing) shoes became another reason to avoid it, so I just stopped in the weeks leading up to E3, an event I knew would exact a physical toll I wasn’t used to. So I started looking for new shoes.
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‘ARMA III’: E3 2013’s Best Shooter (With Gameplay Video)
Get your war on!
So you think you can rock out on first-person shooters, huh? You think you have what it takes to line up and take that shot while you keep the enemy from killing you first? Want to slap people in the head when they ask if you “COD on your Xbox”? Great. Then there’s a First Person Shooter you need to have a look at; it’s called ARMA III. Read the rest of this article…
