This past Friday it was my job to play press monkey for the Intel sponsored ESL North American Championship, and ironically, the most exciting story didn’t seem to be the gaming itself, but the tech demo from Microvision which just so happened to be making it’s worldwide debut to the public. What Microvision specializes in, firstly, is portable...

Another interesting snippet from our interview with industry analyst Michael Pachter, was his prediction that Microsoft might introduce a tiered payment system to Xbox Live. When asked how he thought Microsoft would react to Sony charging for premium services on the Playstation Network, he responded: “I think that Xbox Live subscriptions will be tiered in...

Valve have announced the first piece of DLC for Left 4 Dead 2, which according to Rock Paper Shotgun will see the survivors from Left 4 Dead meeting their sequel counterparts. You’ll be playing as the second set of survivors for the meeting and as yet there’s no information on how this is going to work, or whether the originals will be...

Dec 14, 2009

In an exclusive interview with Critical Gamer, infamous industry analyst Michael Pachter discusses the disappointing sales of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. “Sales of Uncharted 2 fell precipitously in November, and other than pressure from Call of Duty, it’s really hard to fathom why.” He continues “I’m sure that the game will get a boost from winning...

Censorship in games is hardly a new issue, and it can vary wildly from country to country. However, two Swiss human rights organisations – Pro Juventute and TRIAL – recently produced a study entitled Playing By The Rules: Applying International Humanitarian Law to Video and Computer Games. The introduction claims that “The goal is not to prohibit the...