Sony’s R&D department must have a giant banner hanging on every wall proclaiming the division’s slogan: “Wouldn’t it be crazy if…?” Some nights an engineer looks up from the dull glow of his CAD program and meekly asks if anyone would actually want or use what they’re creating. The supervisor walks sternly to the wall [...] . . . → Read More: BITMAPS 82: The PSP Go is All Wrong

Most weeks I search my consciousness for some subject about which to write. This involves spinning around in my computer chair, head lagged on my shoulder like a stroke victim, making intermittent and unintelligible noises. The creative process is both magical and wondrous. Luckily, this week I have a convenient excuse to skip such pastimes. [...] . . . → Read More: BITMAPS 80: Sony’s starting a Cold War

As a child, my gaming purchases focused entirely on which games could absorb as much of my bored life as possible. I, like many child gamers, had two times during the year to procure new games, and my birthday and Christmas are very close together. The eleven months and three weeks between the two composed [...] . . . → Read More: BITMAPS 78: Patapon 2′s Needless Obscurity