Using Tragedy To Push An Anti-Video Games Agenda
We all knew that it would come to this. Today, Senator Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat from West Virginia, has introduced the first piece of legislation tied to the horrible tragedy that took place last week in Newtown, Connecticut. It isn’t a law to ban assault rifles, or limit ammo capacities; it’s about video games. Read On »
#1reasonwhy We are Putting Ourselves in a Gender Role
Two weeks ago, droves of women gamers, developers, and the like took the initiative to speak out against gender discrimination in the video game industry via the Twitter hashtag #1reasonwhy. It began when Luke Crane (a Kickstarter employee), queried the public with the tweet, “Why are there so few lady game creators?” This simple question lit up Twitter with a blaze of responses, from both females and males, regarding the sexism and general discrimination that women face in the gaming industry. I decided to take to Twitter and have a look at what other people were saying. Read On »
Microsoft To Drop Price On Surface RT Tablet?
Today, Dealnews feature writer, Louis Ramirez, posited that Microsoft may be looking at the possibility of reducing the price on the Surface RT tablet in the next couple of months by as much as 38%. Read On »
Interview with Sportsfriends’ Ramiro Corbetta and Noah Sasso
***EDITOR’S NOTE*** – Andy Borkowski is a guest features writer and video game aficionado in the Toronto Area. You can check out some of his articles and interviews over here, or on the VideoGameSophistry‘s YouTube Channel. The video of this interview can be found below. Enjoy!
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Andy Borkowski (AB): Kickstarter as a funding platform always breeds innovation, and today we are lucky; we get a foursome of innovation with Sportsfriends: a compendium of four incredibly varied and accomplished games, all available in one package. Now, this Kickstarter project has a lot of moving parts. Who are we talking to today, and how are each of you individually related to this phenomenal upcoming game? Read On »
A Petition To Put Master Chief On The White House Lawn?
Recently, a petition popped up on the internet calling for Halo series protagonist John-117 (AKA The Master Chief) to be honored via a statue on the white house lawn. Read On »
Andy Borkowski – Interview With Cord Smith On Hitman: Absolution
***EDITOR’S NOTE*** – Andy Borkowski is a guest features writer and video game aficionado in the Toronto Area. You can check out some of his articles and interviews over here, or on the VideoGameSophistry‘s YouTube Channel. The video of this interview can be found below. Enjoy!
Borkowski: Hi, I’m Andy Borkowski with VideoGameSophistry. We’re talking today about the game that I want to play more than anything, come the end of the year: Hitman: Absolution. Can you tell us a little bit about it?
Smith: Absolutely. It’s been six years since we’ve seen Agent 47 in action, and Hitman: Absolution is his most personal journey to date. It actually involves, at the beginning of the game, assassinating his long-time handler, Diana. This flips everything on its side, and it turns out he needs to protect a young girl through a series of events that span from Chicago out to the badlands and back again. Read On »
Places To Do: Microsoft Store Opens At Yorkdale Mall – Toronto
It’s 9:00 a.m. on a cold Thursday morning. A gaggle of writers, photographers, and editors shuffle down a long corridor towards a tiny side door: the entrance to a brand new Microsoft store, the likes of which has never before been seen in Canada. Read On »
Fans Fill Dundas Square In Toronto For Halo 4 Infinity Experience
Just several hours before the midnight release of Halo 4, Torontonians were treated to a massive launch event in Dundas Square. The lines were long, the weather was cold, but the fans were cheerful and the event itself expansive.
Master Chief Descends On Toronto For Halo 4 Launch Tonight
If you’re chomping at the bit while the hours slowly tick away to the impending launch of Halo 4 this evening, then have we got some fun for you! Read On »