He might be about four months late with this review but I shouldn’t complain about a new Clueless Gamer segment with Conan O’Brien. This time out, he reviews WWE 2K14. It was one of my 13 favourite games of 2013 but where does it land on the ever-changing Conan scale of game ratings?
Yearly Archives: 2014
Is EA Not Issuing Review Copies of Titanfall on PC?
I’m used to not getting review copies of games from publishers. In fact, I would be exaggerating if I said that my success rate is better than 1 out of 10. So I wasn’t surprised when I didn’t get a copy of Titanfall to review.
However, I quickly noticed something. Not only was I not doing a Titanfall review but nobody is doing a Titanfall review. At least, not on PC. A quick look online shows that either nearly no one is getting PC review copies or Microsoft swung a deal so the PC embargo is later than the Xbox One embargo.
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The Walking Dead: Season Two – Episode Two (Spoiler-Free) Review: Trust Me
After establishing themselves as some of the best storytellers in gaming with Season One of The Walking Dead, Telltale Games certainly didn’t set the world on fire with either Season One’s 400 Days DLC or Season Two premiere All That Remains. While the pieces that made TWD great were there, the heart that made TWD special was missing.
Fortunately, despite having four games on the go right now, Telltale hasn’t bitten off more than it can chew. Episode Two of Season Two is a return to form for The Walking Dead series.
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Sony Changing PS3 Box Art
I’ll readily admit that this weekend was a slow weekend in the gaming news sphere. I assume that’s because all the big sites were busy reviewing Titanfall. However, I did see this news item that I found interesting, albeit not earth shattering.
Very quietly, it appears that Sony is changing the design of the box art of PlayStation 3 games to keep it more in line with that of the PS4 and PS Vita. Gone is the greyscale top bar and in is the new Sony standard of blue and white branding.
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NASL Shuts Down, ESL Takes Over WCS America Production
The company in charge of production of the Americas region of the StarCraft II World Championship Series announced on Friday that they would be ceasing to produce WCS effective immediately. In a statement on their website, the North American Star League announced that they would no longer producing StarCraft content.
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Geek Links of the Week
In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Naughty Dog’s hit The Last of Us is going to become a feature film. [Deadline]
Goat Simulator is actually happening. It’s coming April 1st which almost makes me question if this isn’t a joke but April 1st is a Tuesday. Here’s the developer’s tale of going from goofy test footage to an actual game. [Gamasutra]
Twitch is starting work on bringing streaming to iOS and Android games. You’re going to be able to stream everything before long. [Joystiq]
I’ve never really considered doing it before but the dumpsters behind GameStops can be treasure troves of free, discarded games wares. Just make sure it’s not illegal in your city first. [IGN]
Steve Ballmer’s departure as CEO of Microsoft may have been as a result of his legendary temper getting him in hot water with the Microsoft board of directors. Stuff like that tends to backfire. Personal experience talking. [Computer World]
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Fourteen Game of Thrones Deaths as GIFs
Good news! It’s Friday! The work week is just a few hours from ending which means that it’s time for Fridays of Ice and Fire. This week, I have something definitely more spoilerish. It’s a look at some memorable deaths from the first three seasons (and there have been a lot of them) in 8-bit GIF form.
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Microsoft to Unveil DirectX 12 at GDC
Despite some beliefs to the contrary, Microsoft’s next gaming API is coming soon to your PC and mobile devices. Microsoft will officially unveil DirectX 12 at the Game Developers Conference in two weeks time.
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Jack Tretton, Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO, to Resign
We often lament when athletes retire at the top of their game but what about when corporate executives step back at the height of their powers?
Jack Tretton, the current President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has announced that he is resigning from his post effective March 31st. Shawn Layden, Executive Vice President and COO of Sony Network Entertainment International, will take over Tretton’s job on April 1st.
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The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Impressions: Prison Break
I think I’ve mentioned it a couple of times before that I’m not a fan of MMOs. If the subscription model (that requires you to pay the equivalent of four games to play for that first year) and microtransactions aren’t enough to scare me off, the grinding and fetch quests seal the deal.
I’m not unwilling to put my previous experiences aside to give MMOs another try. For example, I got into last weekend’s beta session for The Elder Scrolls Online and was willing to give that a try to see if I’d like it.
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