Alan ‘Sizzler’ Kistler is an author, writer, and professional geek consultant, working regularly as a comic book and pop culture historian for TV shows, movies, and speaking engagements.
Meet LittleBigPlanet 3’s New Characters and Moves
Jonathan Christian, lead designer for Little Big Planet 3, talks to Kim Horcher about all the new features in LBP’s leap to next-gen.
Finally, A Response to Watch Dogs Hidden PC Graphics
PC gamers discovered hidden files in their Watch Dogs games with significantly better graphics. A modder going by handle “TheWorse” at the Guru3D forums brought the ability to unlock the improved graphical quality to light, and made a mod available.
Firefly – The Best Part of the Amazon Fire Phone?
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos announced the new Fire phone which, like the Kindle Fire tablet, will go into direct competition with Apple’s comparable device.
Lucky’s Tale – Oculus VR Game Puts You Inside A Platformer
Paul Bettner is the CEO of Playful, was known mostly before for making Words with Friends, but now they’ve created Lucky’s Tale for VR headsets. VR headsets are only beginning to be explored as a medium for consumer gaming, and Lucky’s Tale sets itself apart from other platformers right away.
MTVU’s ‘Fandom Awards’ – Just No.
MTVU announced its ‘Fandom Awards’ set for announcement at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. You can vote now in categories such as “ship of the year” and “omg moment of the year.”
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel – 2K Australia & Gearbox Interview
Gearbox’s James Lopez and 2K Australia’s Joel Eschler talk all about Borderlands: The-Presequel- new playable characters Athena and Wilhelm, new additions to combat/movement, and how the heck Handsome Jack got so crazy.