Posts tagged theory 
Report: Console life cycles grow as big three share the market
We've heard from a few non-Microsoft sources that the Xbox 360 is heading for an extremely long console cycle, but last week's CES found Microsoft saying exactly that. David Hufford of Xbox product management mentioned during a briefing that the 360 is "the console of the long future for us," and t...
Rumor: Wii attracts ... cockroaches?
Recently, a Japanese magazine called BARKS published an article claiming that the Wii emits a cockroach-attracting sound frequency. We've heard some people say negative things about the Wii before, but this rumor takes the cake. We find this to be highly unlikely, but then again, we're no bugologis...
"I Hate You, E3," declares Escapist writer
Okay, so maybe not hate completely. The eye-catching title of an essay from the latest installment of The Escapist puts the emphasis on the negative aspect of the love-hate relationship many industry vets have with E3, but there's surprisingly a lot of love for the trade show here, even if you don't...
MMOs: the near and distant future [Update 1]
Academic blog Terra Nova is asking a big and important question -- what does the future of massively multiplayer games hold? Arguing that current games like World of Warcraft are the best the current-gen has to offer, what's around the corner for next-gen MMOs? A few buzzwords that are floating arou...
