• 30Nov 07

  Viva la Jeff!

  Countless blogs on this, but just wow. I know all the Gamespot Editors remaining have to think about winning the bread and feeding their families, so this must be super hard on them. Props to Tim T for sure.

  Viva la Jeff; end of an era. Gamespot have lost their star, Gamespot have lost their integrity, Gamespot have lost my subscription money.

  All over a C-list game. It's a shame.

  • Posted Nov 30, 2007 12:30 pm PT
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• 10Jan 07

  Cevat Yeru

  Cevat Yeru, incase you don't know is the CEO of Crytek. He is also a God.

  Okay, okay... mabye not a God, God... but... he really is a [overlooked] great developer. I mean, he's the CEO...usually CEOs walk around in ill-fitting suits talking about market share and penetration, okay... so he overuses the phrase I.P. (interlctual property, not internet protocal ) but English isn't even his first language...so we'll let that slide.

  Obviously, he didn't make FarCry and the Crytek / Crytek2 engines himself. But as a company leader, and visionary, I think this guy holds a strong future wherever he goes.

  Peronsally, I can listen to him talk for hours, there's no wonder he was chosen to speak at the GDC in London, the guy knows his stuff, and loves his work, and rightly so.

  There's not really a point to this blog post, as with most of my blog posts. I just thought I'd throw some kudos toward Cevat.

  Comment if you agree.

  • Posted Jan 10, 2007 5:30 pm PT
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• 16Nov 06

  Video game culture + Pop Culture. Sony Style.

  It's 4.30am GMT, and I'm currently tuned into the live launch event. Charlie Murphy + Ludacris... hmmm... yeah. Mabye this is "Street" or "Gangster" gaming. Now, not to sound judgemental, but the general audience being interviewed aren't that clued up on games. I mean, one dude is after Gears of War for the PS3....erm...yeah. Let alone Charlie Murphy who confused Gamestop and Gamespot.

  It just seems 'wrong' that Sony rewards the "non-hardcore" with this launch event. Granted; some of the people in attendance are fairly hardcore, traveling from London, Russia, etc, but this event is yet another example of the blurring of the line between gamestream and mainstream.

  I think there's gaming popculture...as in; whats popular amongst game culture,
  and then there's pop culture gaming... as in; whats gamings' image in the mainstream.

  I think the contrast would be between Gamespot's After Hours event, and Sony's PS3 launch event.

  In conclusion to this 4.30 delirious rant... foul-mouthed CHARRRRRRLIE MURPHY plus suit-dress Kaz Hirai = bad mix.

  • Posted Nov 16, 2006 8:36 pm PT
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