Well, this was a bit of an unexpected shock to be honest. Microsoft have swiftly killed off their online streaming platform Mixer, which according to the announcement will be folded into Facebook Gaming within a month. Considering that it was only in the last year that big names […]
With Microsoft announcing the cancellation of Fable Legends and Project Knoxville, studios Lionhead and Press Play appear to have also come to an end as well. Though Lionhead’s ultimate fate is still in the air (it’s described as a “possible closure”) what comes out at the end may be an […]
Looking back When I first began writing this, a week had passed since Disney announced it was effectively shutting down LucasArts, the 30 year old game studio it inherited when it purchased George Lucas’ “empire” for four billion dollars. Though more known for its Star Wars games in […]
Note: updated post based on original blog page. As you might have guessed, I grew up with Atari systems from a young age. The age of pinball was coming to an end; in the arcades they were being replaced by a new generation of electronic games. The first […]