Critical Hit: May 2010
Missed some of May’s entries in my Critical Hit column over on GameKrib? Don’t worry, I got your back.
Critical Hit: Culture
In this week’s column on GameKrib Chris recalls memories of Otakon and what the real purpose of a fan convention is.
My column, Critical Hit, is now up on GameKrib.com
Oh yeah, they bought me out hard.
A Decade of Gaming: 2008
Nothing really happened in 2008…except for a few excellent games and some clunky titles that had potential.
A Decade of Gaming: 2007
First big year in the next-generation of gaming, and probably the best so far.
A Decade of Gaming: 2006
Despite the release of two new consoles and the Xbox 360 hitting into its first full year, there really weren’t that many notable games to discuss…
A Decade of Gaming: 2005
A whole lot of great games released in 2005, but a lot of them weren’t big sellers. In fact, many of them have been forgotten in this rush of sequels to a “hardcore” market or desperate attempts to seduce the “casual” market, leaving a lot of potential left behind to never be seen again.
A Decade of Gaming: 2004
For better or worse, 2004 was a major milestone in gaming. The launch of the DS, the announcement of XNA and the release of tons and tons of sequels all set the stage for what would happen in the next few years of gaming.
A Decade of Gaming: 2003
The year 2003 had a lot of abysmal failures as well as memorable successes.
A Decade of Gaming: 2002
A new television channel that would go from boring to terrible, the revival of everyone’s female bounty hunter, the merging of two juggernauts (followed by that same juggernaut merging with another juggernaut) and more occurred in 2002.
A Decade of Gaming: 2000
The year 2000 had quite a few hits. Unfortunately I know nothing about most of them! So to kick this off you lucky folks get a pretty short list.
A Decade of Gaming: Foreword
A few things to say before I go on with the longest list on the Internet.
Zelda Games Piss Me Off
Sure, everyone else loves them, but by this point I’ve really come to expect more from Nintendo than this.
A Proper Gaming Show
After trying to use X-Play to introduce Brutal Legend to his family, and promptly becoming embarrassed by it, Chris began to wonder how a mainstream gamer show could be done. It turns out the best inspiration would come in a show about cars.
Generic Brand Gaming
Chris explores how he’s recently become jaded and the effects it has had on his perception of the industry.
No Kane, No Pain
What’s the Citizen Kane of video games? Are you nuts? Give me one sentence that defines what a video game is, encompassing all genres out there, and then we can start to talk about what the Citizen Kane of games is.
VGXPO 2009: Overall
It was a long yet short weekend, and indeed it felt good.
VGXPO 2009: Day One
I’m tired, but not exhausted. This must be remedied.
Wuv, Twue Wuv
I don’t know what compelled me to sit through all of the Secret Girlfriend premiere, but it did get me thinking about designing a game based on falling in love.
Space Agriculture
Harvesting some moons rather frantically in a farm.
