Tag Archives: Windows Phone 8

Gotta spend money to make money One of the biggest complaints from game publishers this generation has been the rising cost of development. Its all too easy to spend tens of millions of dollars on AAA games, leading to the crazy scenario of a release being deemed below sales expectations …

Tackling the problem You cant swing a baseball bat or kick a football nowadays without hitting a sports game. Oh look another iOS game where you flick a football into a goal–how lovely. Basketball, football (or soccer, if you prefer to spell honour without the u), tennis–most popular sports have …

Sega Sammy is bidding on the financially troubled parent company of Atlus. Bloomberg Japan (via VentureBeat) reports that the house of Sonic is pursuing Index Corp., which among other operations owns Persona and Shin Megami Tensei developer/publisher Atlus. Index Corp. was opened for bids after entering civil rehabilitation, the Japanese …

There aren’t many reviews or previews to talk about, so we focus on the things that matter: overpowered weapons. Also, the movie Surf Ninjas. That’s not all, though–we’re also saying goodbye… to a friend. Also, don’t forget to join us in this month’s Game Club as we tackle Tim Schafer’s …

Activision Blizzard has bought itself back from financially troubled majority owner Vivendi. The publisher today announced that it and an investor group led by CEO Bobby Kotick purchased more than 600 million shares back from the French media conglomerate for $8.2 billion. Now an independent company with most of its …

Priceless (or just extremely expensive) Limited edition consoles are some of the most manipulative products imaginable. They have been known to inspire sin within us–the envy of those who have what we do not, the avarice of obtaining such a pricey item, the vain pride of showing it off to …

July 1st is Canada Day! Canadians are a fun a bunch. They like to talk about hockey, ice fishing, and plaid. Plus, they love to stuff their mouths full of beaver tails and poutine. Those wacky Canadians sure love to enjoy hot cups of cocoa from Tim Hortons, as they …