I was recently talking to my stepfather about this, now very public, EA and Activision legal dispute. For those not in the know, Activision is doing what they normally do and are trying to sue EA since EA is helping support the new company headed up by the old heads of Infinity Ward. Activision is angry about the new deal, and thus are causing all sorts of headaches for EA. 
      My Stepdad read about it in the Wall Street Journal as well as CNET, and this is the first time he has ever approached me in conversation about a videogame topic. I explained to him what I hajve heard about the whole debacle (including many issues the game industry, but not the news services, are reporting). The sad thing to me, and the reason for the title of this post, is that finally a generation who would normally not look at games as an industry are looking at it. 
    But they are looking at it not for financial success, but as a model of financial and legal immaturity. Makes me sad when the industry itself is often doing very well.
 
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I've been watching all the media hype surrounding Cliff from his appearance on Jimmy Fallon and his unveiling of Gears of War 3, and honestly, he seems to have mellowed out some. Maybe it is because he is no longer 'Cliffy B' and is instead Cliff Blezinski, but he had done that a year or so ago. No, no there is something different. 
 
I think that Cliff has finally reached that point where he doesn't need to go out and about, puffing his chest out and being a 'bro'. He can let the games speak for themselves. Most people know Gears is a good (some would call it great) game. And the Unreal Engine is the sexiest gaming tool/catch-phrase since 'bloom lighting'. 
 
Cliff is growing up a bit, and that makes me so damn proud! 
*Watch tiny tear drop roll down face*

 Today I dived back into some of the older back catalog, including games like Oblivion, Mass Effect and others. And I realized something very important about being a gamer.

Sometimes, it is better to go back and enjoy the games of old, rather than going out and getting every new thing that comes onto the market.

Others seem to feel the same way, look at those compilation games that are out and the brand new Game Room portal that Microsoft released. Now eventually some games simply go out of style, look at Atari's Adventure for the 2600 as an example. But games from 10 years ago, to 3 years ago still deserved to be remembered, and for some people, it will be like playing them for the first time.

Recently, I just bought and have begun Too Human. You remember Too Human don't you? That game, the one that was supposed to be the best game ever, Silicon Knights was pulling a Molyneux if you ask me, and ended being something of a terribly large disappointment. 
 
Well, thus far (I am only a bit into it) I really, really like it. In fact, I might say that it is one of the better dungeon crawler-esque games out there. Just saying, if you find it for cheap someplace, or have nothing else to play, maybe take a look at it!

For all I know, this may be an extremely well-crafted (though ill planned) publicity stunt, just weeks before E3, maybe one of the major other publishers will pick it up.

Of course, I could be wrong.