Nelson Schneider - wrote on 07/31/11 at 11:55 AM CT

It is no secret that I dislike the first-person shooter genre. It’s not just because modern FPSes are invariably pointless multi-player frag-a-thons, and it’s not just because most of them are ‘rated M for juvenile’ with paper-thin plots and settings featuring some combination of Space Marines, World War II, and/or Zombies (all things I hate in my entertainment media, be it games, movies, books, ...

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 07/24/11 at 07:08 PM CT

The fact that game publishers are becoming more and more like movie studios is difficult to ignore. Both games and movies have always relied on the old boogeyman of ‘piracy’ to explain lack of sales, even though studies have shown that each infringing copy does not equal a lost s...

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 07/17/11 at 11:32 PM CT

As I mentioned in my discussion of Sega’s viability in the 8th Generation console market, a strategic alliance with Microsoft would be key. However, when it comes to Microsoft itself, I have never understood or supported their entry into the console race.

When one thinks of Microsoft, one thinks of operating systems, spec...

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 07/10/11 at 05:43 PM CT

Previously, I discussed the viability of Sega making a return to the console arms race during the imminent Generation 8. I concluded that Sega has no hopes of competing in the already-over-crowded hardware market outside of a novelty/budget/nostalgia box that has their entire first party library built-in. Unless, that is, Se...

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 07/03/11 at 10:10 PM CT

As I briefly mentioned in my E3 Impressions, Nintendo of America has failed, yet again, to confirm localization of three high-quality, first party exclusives, all of which are new intellectual properties: “Xenoblade Chronicles,” “The Last Story,” and “Pandora’s Tower.” Despite the gaming media and fans alike clamoring for th...