Halo Multiplayer: An “Unequally Yoked” Predicament
When you play enough social multiplayer Halo matches online it is inevitable… members of the opposing team that JUST finished playing a ferocious and contentious match against me get split […]
Microsoft’s Costly Xbox Console Commitment: Taking Up our Cross
Launching a new console is not easy or cheap, and in order to remain relevant in the console marketplace a continuing price has to be paid… a price that Microsoft […]
Microsoft Game Studios: A Commitment Proved Through Sacrificial Investment
The amount of massive studio acquisitions that Microsoft has invested into over the last several years is staggering… from Minecraft developer Mojang to Bethesda and even the juggernaut of Activision/Blizzard, […]
“Paper Mario”: A Deeper Experience Requiring a Larger Commitment
The “Paper Mario” series of games represent a massive departure from the simple “run and jump” side-scrolling adventures of a standard Mario game… these titles feature a narrative with actual […]
Mario Kart and the Art of the Power Slide
Every great video game over the years has stuck to the tried and true formula of being easy to pick up and play, but difficult to fully master… and Mario […]
From Pit to Pinnacle – Nintendo Stays the Course: Commitment Confirmed (Part 3)
After the incredible blockbuster acquisition announcements that started this year from Microsoft (acquiring Activision Blizzard) and Sony (buying Bungie), one could be forgiven if they forgot that there is a […]
Sony Strikes Back and “Buying Bungie”: Commitment Confirmed (Part 2)
At first, I thought this was a joke… like maybe someone high up in Sony was trying to perform a micro-transaction purchase to buy more in-game “glimmer” for their Destiny […]
Xbox and the Activision Acquisition: Commitment Confirmed (Part 1)
Love them or hate them, Xbox has done the unthinkable this week by making one of the largest acquisition decisions in entertainment history… Microsoft is purchasing Activision Blizzard, a group […]
Finding God in Video Games 