E3 is made for lists. This year is more difficult because there was less on display, leading me to feel like I’ve already shouted out the highlights in the three and a half days of coverage that went before this. But with a few days to think (and having compiled my own ballot to the … Continue reading
Here I was all set to write a little whine about how the week after E3 is always so dead, news-wise, and then Peter Moore jumps out of a coffin and scares the pants off me. The (now former) Microsoft exec has gone from sucking gloriously at Rock Band to abandoning ship for a top … Continue reading
NEW RELEASES PREMONITION I remember when Sandra Bullock was a bankable star. I remember seeing her for the first time in 1994’s Speed. I was enthralled with her, and her girl next door looks. She was gonna be huge I decided. Then I caught an earlier movie that she showed some comedic chops in Demolition … Continue reading
After Thursday’s massive schedule, the final day of E3 was relatively easy. I skipped my first appointment, with Games For Windows, because I figured it would be little more than marketing pitch. Based on what a couple other people told me, I was right to do so. So I went to play a little more … Continue reading
Hail Eris! Confusion reigns. Last week, we all got word that Sony was dropping the price on the 60GB version of the PS3 to a mere $499. Sony Europe president then stated that this price drop is just to offload the remaining 60GB models in order to make way for the more [inflated/welcome) 80GB units; … Continue reading
Yesterday hurt. Couldn’t resist the siren song of the Rock Band party the night before, and that led to a massive plate of corned beef hash at 3am and, well, you know how that turns out. At least I didn’t get drunk and hop on the skateboard I acquired from Sierra. That would have been … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Shout FactoryMSRP: $34.99RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 510 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: None! The Pitch It’s Batman meets…a bat. The Humans The voices of Len Maxwell and Frank Buxton The Nutshell Batfink and his pal, Karate, have to run around the city and save the day from various criminals like Hugo A-Go-Go, Victor the Predictor, and other … Continue reading
While not as lucky (and deserving) as Russ to be at E3 in person, here are my very random impressions of the Big Three’s Keynote Presentations and other gaming news. Microsoft: I have immeasurable excitement for Rock Band. I dread, however, the repeated trips to Home Depot when I go Daltrey with the microphone. Jeff … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentMSRP: $39.95RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 759 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: NoneThe PitchMagical noses continue to be "In".The HumansElizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes MooreheadThe NutshellExceptionally gifted nose twitcher, Samantha Stephens (Montgomery), is a witch, living in a humdrum neighborhood on Morning Glory Circle. Her husband Darrin (York) is always getting caught … Continue reading
OK, so this E3: not so bad. It’s a drag that it’s small enough that a handful of people I was really looking forward to catching up with (journalists and PR) didn’t come. But it’s also small enough that the crazed rush of years past is gone. Everyone has food in their meeting rooms (such … Continue reading