Taking a break · 18 June, 04:59 PM
I’ve been busting to get columns filed well in advance to accommodate a three-week break.
The break starts tomorrow, and I’ll be in parts of the world where there is no easy access to the interwebs, so while I’ll have columns publishing in the next three weeks, I won’t be posting links to those columns here.
I promise to do a big post when I’m back, to get you caught up.
Or you can just check the usual places occasionally, and watch for my name. If you’re of the mind.
See you in July.
Are Wii having fun yet? · 12 June, 01:34 PM
Despite the fact that Nintendo’s Wii is the best-selling video game console on the planet, there’s a surprising lack of games worth playing on the machine. I run down a few recent Wii releases in my latest “Trigger Happy” column in the Georgia Straight and sidebar it with a review of Super Smash Bros. Brawl from Nintendo.
Apple Store comes to Vancouver · 5 June, 04:17 PM
Q: How do you know when a city attains world-class status?
A: When the Apple Store opens.
Vancouver’s first Apple Store – the first Apple Store in western Canada – opened on May 24. The Pacific Centre mall was full of restraint as the Mac addicts tried to remain calm prior to the doors opening.
Read all about it over here in my latest “Techno Logic” column for the Georgia Straight.
Driver's choice · 5 June, 02:19 PM
My review of Grand Theft Auto IV runs in FFWD Weekly today. In my “Joystuck” column I muse about the latest release from the rock stars at Rockstar.
ARG creator moving on to next big thing · 30 May, 10:29 AM
Jordan Weisman doesn’t just play games, or design them.
He invents them.
He was the mastermind behind the genre called alternate reality games and is responsible for most of the best examples of ARGs. They are, he told me, a way for people to interact and communicate with each other.
Published today at the Globe & Mail’s online technology section is my profile of Weisman, in the event you’re interested in what he’s up to next.
VIGS, round two · 29 May, 06:42 AM
I wasn’t able to attend the Vancouver International Game Summit last year because I was too caught up with another important event, but I’m glad to have found some time to be at the second annual affair.
This week, my “Trigger Happy” column in the Georgia Straight sums up the show, and includes the thoughts of Shane Kim, who runs Microsoft Game Studios, on why he thinks the Xbox 360 is well-positioned to succeed.
Adopt personas · 29 May, 06:12 AM
In today’s FFWD Weekly is a round-up of reviews, including Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Assassin’s Creed, Conan, Stranglehold, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Get the lowdown over here.
Buy, buy Blackbird · 22 May, 11:02 AM
I had the VoodooPC-enabled Blackbird 002 – a HP system – in my house for a few weeks last fall, and my experience playing with it has finally seen print in this week’s Georgia Straight. It’s a sweet, powerful machine, and I want one.
I won’t be getting one, not with a sticker price of $5,000. But I want one.
Cleaning with steam · 16 May, 07:16 AM
The latest edition of Georgia Straight Living magazine hit news stands yesterday, and in it are two of my columns.
The first looks at how LG is incorporating steam technology into its clothes washers and dryers.
The second is my usual contribution of gadgetry, this time ‘round collecting examples of wearable tech.
A look at Vancouver's Digital Week · 15 May, 08:37 AM
My latest column in the Georgia Straight is a look at Vidfest, Vancouver’s Digital Festival, which runs next week.
It starts with the Vancouver International Games Summit and ends with the PopVox Awards.
Get the lowdown over here in the latest “Techno Logic.”
