E3 on The Court of Count Stex

My E3

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200

I was just responding to a post by Leon Cox over on GamerDork, which is worth a read but my response ended up becoming more a summing up of E3 2011 for me, so thought I would save a copy here also:

I think a lot of people misunderstand what E3 is about. It’s about selling products same as everything these companies do. Why did MS cram their presentation with Kinect products? Because the potential sales of Kinect over the next year far outstretch those of the 360.

I clearly don't belong in the gaming community

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200

I awake in as much bewilderment as I went to bed with. All around me my friends are claiming Nintendo have stolen the show, they are back. Thank Microsoft and Sony showed nothing whilst Nintendo blew them away with their announcement.

Sorry, did I sleep through the Nintendo stuff? All I saw was a new controller and them some hot air about a new console. A Console they didn’t even think to show in close up. With no technical specifications, no explanation of how the online side worked, no talk of achievements or trophies or most likely ‘Stars’. Nothing. Just Vapourware.

E3 Prediction - Google

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200

At E3 3011 Google will announce Android Gamer.. far from being yet another phone/tablet this will be an actual Android who you can sit on the sofa with a second gamepad and it will play any co-op game with you. Although in a break from the traditional 3 laws of robotics it has it’s own Zeroth law to terminate anyone it sees using, holding or just mentioning an Apple device in a positive light.