Author Archive: Kevin Schram

Thanks, lawyers! Because of the ongoing legal battle between video game publishing giant Activision and Jason West & Vince Zampella (former heads of Infinity Ward, what was Activision’s premiere Call of Duty studio), we now have gotten a glimpse into Activision’s deal with Halo developer Bungie. Money wasn’t discussed, but [...]

The folks at Best Buy have marked down the price of the Apple MacBook Pros, causing a flurry of activity and speculation on the tech blogs that the surprise sale from the electronics giant means that we’ll see Apple refresh their pro line of laptops very soon. Are you ready [...]

Remember Just Cause 2? The open world action game was a pretty good romp through the jungle with explosions, and the folks at Square Enix/Eidos apparently thought so. The publisher of the series has registered website domain names for Just Cause 4 even though there hasn’t been a JC3 yet.

You already get your video game fix from GameStop, but could you soon be buying internet access for your PlayStation Vita or iPad there? Eagle-eyed internet GameStop watchers discovered that the massive gaming retail chain briefly listed prices for mobile data plans on their website.

Are you a non-American who wants a new eBook store on Windows Phone and for some reason is opposed to the Amazon Kindle platform, then we have something for you. Non-American users of the Windows Phone Marketplace have discovered that Nokia Reading, Nokia’s eBook app has surfaced there in the [...]

I think video game fans collectively moaned when The Elder Scrolls Online was announced, save for the diehard MMO fans who are excited for a new game from the folks who make Dark Age of Camelot. You have one of the most deepest and immersive RPG worlds, and you’re going [...]

While we’ve been talking about a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile officially, the iPhone has been pretty successful in China via the gray market. Not to mention all the “ioPhones” and other Chinese knockoffs that probably are built with rejected parts from the Foxconn factory. Despite the [...]

EA may have gotten flak a few weeks ago when they unveiled an “EA Indie Bundle”, and now the company is attempting to gain some more indie street cred. This time, they’re jumping on the whole “Kickstarter” crowd funding phenomenon that has taken the gaming community by storm the past [...]

The FCC is taking a close look at Verizon’s proposal to buy some precious AWS spectrum for their 4G network from the cable companies. Obviously, the fear would be that Verizon may be buying their way into a monopoly on 4G spectrum, but, Verizon is defending themselves by pointing out [...]

The adventure game gods over at Telltale Games recently released The Walking Dead, an adventure game based on the comic book series made popular by the TV show. Being based on an insanely popular zombie TV show and comic book apparently helps your video game sales, because Telltale has announced [...]