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Running the NY Marathon to put games in children’s hospitals
I’ll be running this year’s New York City Marathon to raise funds for Child’s Play. Readers in NYC can join us at the live fundraiser (featuring Rock Band!) on 9/19, and every contribution and digg...
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LittleBigHiatus?
Hey guys and gals, Terribly sorry for the lack of updates recently. Between work, traning for the marathon, and just generally burning the candle at both ends, I managed to get myself a wicked...
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This is Not a Post About Super Mario Brothers
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of seeing Malcom Gladwell on his book tour for Outliers. In my opinion, the most important takeaway from his discussion and the book was the 10,000 hour rule. In...
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License to Ill
Along with the usual batch of marginally interesting WiiWare titles and DSi crap, last week’s Wii Virtual Console release is a rare gem: Super Star Wars. If you missed this one back in the Super...
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Rescuing the Princess
Great big apologies for the long delay since my last post. Longtime readers will recall that this type of gap usually follows something very, very big (for me at least) in the world outside of the ol’...
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The Vend is Nigh
I ran across one of these high-end vending machines from ZoomSystems in La Guardia a few weeks ago, during a long wait for a flight to Dallas. They’ve become quite ubiquitous over the last few years,...
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E3 in Review: Microsoft
Natal = Kinect o Microsoft pulled out all the stops on a big, splashy TV event on Sunday night, before E3 officially started. They revealed their new motion control system (the former project Natal)...
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E3 in Review: Nintendo
Nintendo: True glasses-free 3D in a handheld Coming off a less-than-stellar showing at last year’s E3, Nintendo wasted no time with the first session on Tuesday morning. They showed great-looking Wii...
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E3 in Review: Sony
Sony: Move, PSN subscription model, and a 3D solution tied to the consumer products division My response to Sony’s showing falls much closer to that of Microsoft than Nintendo. Move is playing in...
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E3 in Review: Third party funbag!
According to the industry’s typical cycles, this year’s E3 should see new console unveils from all the major players, as we’re now 5 years out from the Xbox 360 debut. Those shows have always been...
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