I loved my first E3. Sort of liked my second. Hated every one since. And I didn’t shed a single tear when it was cancelled/downsized. Speaking less selfishly, E3 is probably good for the industry, if not for developers forced to put something together to show, usually without adequate time or planning. And since I [...]

I had hope that the Giants could salvage the three-game series with a win today. But the Cards are a better team, so I wasn’t all that surprised when Pujols and company looked poised to win it. Then a venerable blind squirrel came out to find a nut before the sun would set. This is [...]

I resisted GTAIV. It sat on its shelf for a long time. A couple days ago, I discovered that several of my friends had similar (lack of) experiences, and no one had finished the game. So, off the shelf. A few days later, I have an idea now about why the game and I failed [...]

Everyone acts in their own self-interest. Brian Sabean wants to make a trade for a bat. Good idea. Nothing wrong with trying to address a weakness, and believe me, the local team has a weakness. (Giants : Offense :: Achilles : Heel). The question becomes what you’re willing to give up. Sabean is willing to [...]

When I was thirteen years old, I stayed up late to watch Star Trek. This was 1986 (yeah, the math says I’m sort of old). The local cable affiliate aired the adventures of Kirk and Spock from 11 to 12 every night. God bless them. I must admit I was pretty much friendless following the [...]

In the early days of the shooter, before the genre took over the world in popularity and number of titles, creating a multiplayer mode was the obvious thing to do. These games were simple shoot’em ups, and the AIs were the brightest, so good competition meant having a human controlling your enemies. Plus, you didn’t [...]

I don’t normally stalk celebrities…. Last night after work I went to dinner at Parma, a tiny Italian restaurant in the Presidio area. There, a little happy luck shined down. At the table next to me? Tim Lincecum and Joe Martinez. I tried to let them eat in peace, but happily Timmy joined in our [...]