Editorials

On pistols and perks On pistols and perks

There are certain trends in the gaming world, and it may be time for the rise of a new king of the first person world.

Ignoring downloadable games comes at great cost Ignoring downloadable games comes at great cost

Anyone not buying downloadable titles is making a huge mistake. Anthony details this in our latest editorial.

The iPad as a gaming device — maybe not The iPad as a gaming device — maybe not

The iPad is many things, but it may not end up a successful gaming device. Anthony extrapolates inside.

Combat fatigue:  Activision planning to kill Call of Duty Combat fatigue: Activision planning to kill Call of Duty

Activision may be expanding the Call of Duty franchise. It's just geese and golden eggs with these guys...

Netflix’s PS3 disc-o-doom Netflix’s PS3 disc-o-doom

Now that Sony's managed to get Netflix onto its console, how does it stack up?

WiiWare demos coming, another step forward WiiWare demos coming, another step forward

Nintendo offering WiiWare demos in the near future will only mean good things for everyone. Anthony takes a look into why.

Where is the shame? Where is the shame?

Dan admits to a less-than-perfect history with regards to musical taste, and wonders why that didn't translate into video games.

Miyamoto laments Star Fox’s nosedive Miyamoto laments Star Fox’s nosedive

Shigeru Miyamoto is sad that the Star Fox brand has fallen out of favor with gamers. Maybe it's time he steps up to the plate and delivers the home run the series is capable of.

Activision’s Hero: A brand falling from grace Activision’s Hero: A brand falling from grace

Will Activision’s “Hero” brand transcend home consoles? It’s something that’s being looked at and should even be expected, according to comments made by company CEO Bobby Kottick. Activision seems to think that they need to explore additional avenues to keep sales chugging along, especially in the light of...

A note on silliness

In lieu of an actual editorial this week, I present an idea. I thought of it this morning on Twitter and then moved it to the Gaming Shenanigans account (we have one of those, you see). As I’ve said before, we get a lot of press releases that we don’t...