Today's Gaming Drama

Man Makes Games

“Tokyo, Japan, Dec 16, 2015- KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS announced today that it has officially opened its doors. Lead by award-winning game designer, HIDEO KOJIMA, the studio will begin focusing its efforts in developing products that will push the boundaries in innovation and ignite consumer interest worldwide.”

Game Goes Multi-Part

“According to Square, Final Fantasy VII Remake will be “told across a multi-part series, with each entry providing its own unique experience."”

Coffee causes coder chagrin

“Throw out a game with one free episode and the rest to unlock for $5 and you will have a problem on your hands. This model — one that many old-school players find very fair, a try before you buy — is not a model that works well these days. Users see a $5 price tag for more content and they quit the game and go back to sipping their lattes.”

Voice Actors To Be Heard

Game Gets Microtransactions

Website Quotes Book

“Phil Owen, disrespected video game journalist and critic, believes otherwise. In WTF Is Wrong With Video Games? he sets out to lay bare all the fundamental issues with games, and the industry that makes them, that are holding this burgeoning medium back from fulfilling its true potential as interactive storytelling art.“

Developer Bundles Game

“But why would they do this? What is the point of having a bundle with only one game in it?”

Reviewer Dislikes Game

“Super Mario Maker” is primarily an engine for circulating bad ideas and broken gimmicks”

Man Lets Slip

“Uh, did I say ‘the first The Last of Us’? The first The Last of Us. Uh, The Last of Us! The first Last of Us.”

Competitor condescendingly compares consoles

“While many of the features are impressive, the basic offerings may not justify the $200 price-tag over what you already own. There’s a more important question however. Do you really want to be locked into that walled garden?”