“The Recession Can Suck It”
Yes, you read that correctly – the recession (the dreaded ‘R’ word that seems to come up more times in any given day than we can stand) can suck it. So say the folks at Mekanism who led a...
View ArticleChristmas in April – Unwrapping the Webby Award Nominees
The final nominees for the 13th Annual Webby Awards were announced earlier this week, an occasion that slightly resembles the feeling of Christmas morning to me. While I technically don’t get to rip...
View ArticleVideo Game Industry in Full Swing at Reinvigorated E3
The last BIG blow-out E3 Expo was held in 2006. But, in ’07 and ’08 the event was downsized significantly and became invite-only for many in the video game industry. This year, however, the...
View ArticleA Summer of Gaming (Conferences) Comes to a Close with PAX
8 days and counting until I take off for the last hurrah of the summer – Penny Arcade Expo! I can’t think of a better way to wrap up the summer than with a trip to Seattle next weekend. You see, as...
View ArticlePAX East: Big Weekend for Boston’s Growing Game Community
I’ve walked through Copley Place and the Prudential many times. But, instead of grabbing a bite to eat in the food court last Friday, I speed-walked through the mall to the Hynes Convention Center for...
View ArticleTogetherville. It’s Facebook on Training Wheels.
Parents don’t let kids social network alone. That’s the thinking behind Togetherville, a juvi-social network where the 10 and under set can hang out with their parents online and give social networking...
View ArticlePenny Arcade Expo (PAX) East 2011 in 360’s backyard
The 2nd annual Penny Arcade Expo East (PAX East) wrapped up yesterday. And, boy was it epic – with huge over-the-top booths from the big game companies, to a bevy of costumed characters roaming the...
View ArticleTo GamePro: Thank you for 32 years of great game industry coverage!
By Mark Nolan One of the gaming industry’s most well-known publications announced they will be closing its doors – both in print and online – this week. GamePro, which has been around since 1989,...
View ArticlePAXachusetts: Another decade of gaming to look forward to!
10 more years! 10 more years! This week Reed Exhibitions, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, and the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI) announced that PAX East, one of the...
View ArticleWhat’s Next in Games Marketing?
We know what’s next in the world of video games. Sony will be releasing the Playstation 4 this holiday season. Microsoft is likely releasing the next Xbox console. The OUYA Android gaming console made...
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