Following the video game explosion that was Penny Arcade Expo 2011, Biggs sorts through to find the gems of the convention, some predictable while others entirely unexpected.
Valve teases us with Portal and DotA 2 news, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly of the courtroom, and Japan gives weeaboos all they could ever want in a card game.
This week, Emmori ponders if Steam can truly compete with the business model of retail gaming giant GameStop.
This week, Biggs ingests copious amounts of alcohol and marijuana, then writes about Square Enix and Final Fantasy, yet still comes up with nothing really memorable.
Valve continues to prove why they should be the industry standard of how to please your customers, Rift steals some customers for World of Warcraft, Nintendo continues to ignore the internet, and Hideo Kojima talks about something other than himself!
Reetin discusses immersion in video games. He points out the different elements that go into development of a game and almost spoils a fourteen year old game.
Valve’s 2007 release Portal is commonly praised for its innovative gameplay, unique puzzles, and comedic writing. Daniel explores the phenomenon and weighs in on the Portal hype.
The continuing struggle of the PlayStation Network frustrates developers, Sweden dislikes possibly underage boob jiggle, Team Fortress gore porn voting begins, and a new reason why Steve Jobs loves crazy cat ladies.
Sony attempts (and fails) at coming back online, underage bronies cost Disney $3M, Modern Warfare 3 is coming and utterly ruined, and Gabe Newell hates rude asshattery on his servers just like the rest of us.
In the real-world, SkyNet would be a buggy POS that could not conquer a mini-mart, let alone the world.