Archive for the ‘Uneducated Opinion’ Category
What the fuck is a brony?
And you thought Trekkies were horrifying.
Just when it seemed that socially awkward 20-something nerds couldn’t possibly ruin their lives any more, they go ahead a paint themselves further into a corner of shame and ridicule. Allow me to introduce you to the next stage of embarrassment for mankind: bronies. Bronies are essentially heterosexual (?) adult men who watch and obsessively support My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a new tv show marketed towards little girls. We’re not talking about just occasionally tuning in, but rather purchasing merchandise, writing fan fiction, creating fan art and gathering at conventions. Men. My Little Pony.
What happened to you, Nintendo?
When the Nintendo Wii was first launched in 2006, we were promised the future of gaming that would get deathly out of shape gamers up off their asses and burning off those Funyuns and Dr. Pepper they’ve been consuming seven meals a day since birth. The sales numbers are astounding for sure but now that five years have passed, Nintendo has sold us little more than a small white brick we use to prop doors open and crush cockroaches in our apartments.
Lest We Forget
I’ve been feeling a little bit reflective on life lately, and it has nothing to do with the garbage bags of bloody sneakers and filthy winter jackets covered in tire marks or the unusually silent bottle depot beside my house. No, it isn’t Veteran’s day and even if it was I wouldn’t bother getting out of bed to phone my grandpa who is probably wandering around at home in a diaper, looking for his heart medicine. Today I learned about a new book titled The Art of Sierra which has provided an overdue trip down memory lane for the legendary adventure games from the 80′s and 90′s.
The Lost Art of the Coop RPG
I’ve got a problem and it’s not related to my constant state of hyper tension or that nagging pain in my chest and arm. I need a new RPG game to play, but I want it in coop form. Perhaps if times were simpler, I’d be content playing RPG’s on my own and Kevin Smith would be content flying in cargo containers meant to ship large zoo animals but we live in a world where people shouldn’t be forced to settle.
Hard Times are comin to your Console
Okay gamers, it’s time for a serious conversation. No, I’m not going to explain why kissing your sister is wrong or ask you to point to a spot on this doll. We need to talk about the rocky future of the video game industry and why the death of the medium sized studio is going to hurt you as a gamer. I keep hearing stories about record breaking sales for Call of Duty: Black Ops. What I’m not hearing about is the unsteady state of the industry and the beginning trends of a shift towards oligopolies in video games.
