"'The Xbox headset is the stupidest thing you can hold to your head other than a shotgun barrel'. These are the words of Shaun Elliot, formerly of Games for Windows magazine. I don't mean to call him out, I'm actually a big fan of his writing, and his sentiment really got me thinking about the subject of gamer perception and how it relates to Xbox Live. How are Xbox players seen by the outside world? What steps, good and bad, are being taken to fix up the image? What can we do?"
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
That first quote fits so well whenever I'm about to join a Halo 3 ranked match.
unless your just playing with mates your better off muting the talk never joined an open game where some jerk wasnt yapping.
that and pay for the right to game online is weak after you pay for the game hope they take some notes from Sony and make it free.
that and i hope those 360 kids parents never buy them ps3's :D
I had actually heard about this before; kind of stupid that MS wants to make people change their gamertag because of the obvious sexual orientation. But, whatever; apparently MS wants to keep the name off the server.
"The most glaring error of all is that the coverage seems to blame the Xbox for the child swearing without taking other considerations into account."
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GAH. What a crock. The failure with this article is that statement... PEOPLE ARE and SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS. <PERIOD>
If someone swears - it's not the playground kids fault, their parents fault or societies fault - It's purely their fault.