Steve Schardein

It’s something that’s been in the cards for a while now, and even nearly a year ago we saw the announcement that SOE and Vivox had formed a partnership to improve voice chatting capabilities in their games. After having witnessed firsthand the technology in place, we’re happy to report that it seems to be as revolutionary as it sounds. Vivox’s systems are far more advanced than any other voice cha...[Read More]

Waiting with baited breath for SOE’s DC Universe Online?  Your humble editor here is strongly considering it as his next serious MMORPG.  Not so sure yourself?  You don’t want to miss our twelve minute video here of the game, narrated by Senior Producer Wes Yanagi. Download: DC Universe Online Video Walkthrough (Warning: Large File!)  Enjoy!  Stay tuned–more to come. –Steve...[Read More]

Dear reader, We return to you exhausted from dozens of miles of walking and endless conversations with product representatives. Oh yes, and also from a remarkable amount of partying with some of the coolest companies on the planet. To kick off our coverage, here’s a short Quicktime compilation of our escapades.  More coverage is coming today!   Download the CES 2009 Compilation Footage now! ...[Read More]

      So this morning when we left for the airport it was raining. Astute readers (all both of you) may recall from our set of rules that any form of precipitation completely invalidates all TWSS scoring activity, thus resulting in unchecked chaos. That might have been what happened this morning had another form of chaos not superseded the That’s What She Said activity: missing CES badges. See, wh...[Read More]

      So this morning when we left for the airport it was raining. Astute readers (all both of you) may recall from our set of rules that any form of precipitation completely invalidates all TWSS scoring activity, thus resulting in unchecked chaos. That might have been what happened this morning had another form of chaos not superseded the That’s What She Said activity: missing CES badges. See, wh...[Read More]

      Ahh, CES. As a gaming journalist, you have to love it. It’s a lot like E3, except instead of actually doing work you just walk around and act like you’re important, handing your card to everyone. Plus, everyone is always passing out endless caches of free paraphernalia to members of the press, so you generally leave with a suitcase packed with practically useless (yet awesome) junk. My goal ...[Read More]