Posts By Patrick Kijek
Susan Panico will no longer lead the Playstation Network in North America.
The head of the Playstation Network is no longer a part of Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA). Susan Panico became a part of the company in 1994, and was promoted to Senior Director of Playstation Network in February 2007.
Here comes a new handheld!
Currently named simply “Neo Geo Portable Device,” SNK will be releasing a brand new portable at an unknown date in the future. The handheld system, which has yet to be priced, will come loaded with a total of 20 Neo Geo games, including Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown, and Metal Slug.
Let PixlBit get you up to speed on all things Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2!
Final Fantasy is one of the most celebrated series in video game history. It spans 14 epic games across five console generations and is loved by fans around the world. But the funny thing about Final Fantasy is the fact that each adventure takes place in a completely different world with new lands to explore, party members to meet and villains to defeat. The only time a Final Fantasy game has continued its story was with the spinoff of FF X, which was given the awkward-but-accurate name of Final Fantasy X-2. That changes now, with the divisive Final Fantasy XIII getting a direct sequel on January 31.
Chris Dodd has been accused of bribery for garnering SOPA support.
Many senators and pundits for legislature have heard negative criticism for their stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), however few have earned as much criticism as former senator Chris Dodd. The current president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) vocally supported SOPA until its demise. Now Chris Dodd has added some comments that may earn himself a prosecution for bribery:
Chris Dodd has been accused of bribery for garnering SOPA support.
Many senators and pundits for legislature have heard negative criticism for their stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), however few have earned as much criticism as former senator Chris Dodd. The current president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) vocally supported SOPA until its demise. Now Chris Dodd has added some comments that may earn himself a prosecution for bribery:
You damn kids with your rock music and your electronic doodads.
Grab the Metamucil and adjust your Depends, folks: PixlTalk is officially old! Your normal crew 2 Tri-Force (Julian, Rob, and Patrick) decide to celebrate the big 5-0 in style. How? By ranting like old men about the way gaming used to be, dammit! You'll learn that Julian does a terrible old man voice, but Patrick does an amazing one, balancing out the insanity of this episode. Before that, we talk about what we're playing now, with some discussion on Mass Effect 2, Skyward Sword, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and Asura's Wrath. So sit back, crank up those hearing aids, put on your rose-tinted glasses, and enjoy!
Without (much) further ado, we present the nominees...
The Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) annually awards one standout game released within the year for its refined narrative. For the past five years the WGA has presented such an award and today they have released this year's batch of nominees.
Listen to Crew 2 talk about maturity in game storytelling in very immature ways!
Welcome to the second episode of PixlTalk Crew 2! Jason (of PB & Jason fame) sits in with the traditional trio of Julian, Rob, and Patrick. We discuss the maturing of story in video games, starting with the intriguing target footage of Rainbow Six: Patriots. That leads us into some debate over the merit of the Call of Duty series before things get really heated over Heavy Rain. Then we put on our silk robes and crank some Barry White as we discuss romance in games, with a focus on Half Life, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and...Zelda. Wait, what?
Podcasts: the final frontier. These are the recordings of the PixlTalk Crew #2. Their continuing mission: to seek out new talking points, and new awkward situations. To boldly go where no PixlTalk has gone before!
Welcome, faithful listeners, to the first official episode of PixlTalk Crew #2! Joaquim sits in with Patrick, Rob, and your new host, Julian. We talk about our personal picks for Game of the Year. Obvious games like Uncharted 3 and Batman: Arkham City are mentioned before we stop to give some love to underdogs like Dead Island and Dragon Age 2.
Those opposed to the digital form of distribution can grab some Capcom remakes all in one place.
If you have been holding out for a rerelease of all of Capcom's digital games, today is your lucky day. The Capcom Digital Collection will collect eight of Capcom's recent XBLA games for $40 on one disc exclusively on the Xbox 360.
