Just like last year, this Christmas’ new games slate went lighter than planned, as quite a few high priority games’ release dates slipped into the first quarter of next year. Hardly anyone wants to delay a project release, especially when you consider how long the development cycle on current gen games can get. But sometimes [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Filling the Void
Posted in Marketing, Old school, The biz, tagged 8-bit, Capcom, Dark void, Playstation 3, retro, Xbox 360 on December 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There’s No Crying in Baseball?
Posted in Marketing, Sports games, The biz, tagged 2K games, 2k sports, baseball, EA Sports, Major League Baseball, MLB 09: The Show, MLB 2K9, RBI baseball, Triple Play on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t been reading Kotaku’s awesome weekend sports series, Stick Jockey, do yourself a favor and head over there immediately. These weekly thinkpieces are consistently fascinating, especially considering that 99% of the sports game coverage out there is a very paint-by-numbers affair. This week’s is no exception, as columnist Owen Good really shows his [...]
