The Last of Us plot and writing work are a revelation and a clear sign once again that videogame writing can hold up to massive scrutiny. I mean, we in the videogame industry have always held it in high esteem because it’s a monumental work that IGN called “a masterpiece.” Edge dubbed it “the most […]
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Is Green Rogue the Worst Game Ever?
Back in 2001, we at 3DO Redwood City released our baby, Army Men: Green Rogue, a game that attempted to recast the hoary Army Men franchise into a darker yet more retro mold. Were we successful? Apparently not. I just found out that two Youtubers with a series called “Worst Games Ever” profiled AMGR. As […]
Videogame Names… AKA Who’s Playing First?
Console and videogame names are funny eccentricities of the games industry. Our guest hosts Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, here to help us commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original videogame company, have a few words on the topic of videogame console names! Bud Abbott: Well, Lou, glad you can make it to Atari 50, […]
The Gmail Spam Filter Is Destroying Human Communication
You know that handy Gmail spam filter that is keeping most of the spam out of your inbox? It’s also totally broken and destroying the connections you’ve spent your entire life building. Is it possible to put a price tag Gmail’s spam filter has always been aggressive. Why? People get tend to get a lot […]
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How to Do Text Forwarding with Google Voice
Forward Google Voice Messages to SMS/Your Cellphone Google Voice just turned off “message forwarding to linked numbers” and yeah, that’s a big deal. Thanks a lot, Google. But there are some workarounds — less than ideal, but workarounds — that I’ve yet to see written up so it’s not quite time to give up on […]
Cracker Jack Prizes Are Dead, Slain by Crap Webgames
Cracker Jack snacks used to be a real treat when I was a kid. Peanuts and caramel popcorn, hell yeah! And the prizes, though they were always cheap, were sometimes a delight. I remember getting a little plastic magnifying glass that was useful and fun, and little toy planes and cars. I picked up a […]
That Time When SI Said “Sign-Stealing Is Good For Baseball”
Do you remember 2017? It wasn’t all that long ago. Back then, if you talked to a knowledgeable baseball fan, they’d tell you that sign-stealing was fairly common, and that most teams probably had some shady scheme involving the video feed. In fact, Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci wrote a whole article about how sign-stealing using […]
Civilization VI: Loads of Depth and Bugs
Civ 6 Is Such A Mixed Bag You know, the concept of casting the videogame player as an entire culture in the Civilization games is just brilliant, pure genius. The Civ VI intro cinematic captures the quest for human progress perfectly: the wide-eyed optimism and ambition that encapsulates all the bold and impossible achievements our […]
Why I Can’t Enjoy Watch Dogs 2
Watch Dogs 2 is an impressive technological achievement, a smooth, pretty, hack-tastic open world game that’s a great blend of GTA and stealth adventure. And I just uninstalled it because of game writer fails. I just wasn’t enjoying it anymore. In some ways, I should be enjoying Watch Dogs 2 even more than in 2016 […]