BRETT BATES
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Managing editor at Bitmob; resident of SF's Mission district; cohabitator with a lovely girlfriend, a lazy dog, and a cranky cat.
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In this episode of the Mobcast, Britain invades! Freelancer Pete Davison and his well-known brother, GameSpot and Metacritic VP John Davison, join Bitmob's Dan Hsu and Brett Bates. The group discusses their early contenders for game of the year, genres and tropes that have fallen by the wayside, how younger people approach the medium, and more.
Monday, December 20, 2010 |
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In this week's Mobcast, community members Michael Pangelina and Larry LeBron join Bitmob co-founders Demian Linn and Dan Hsu. The group discusses whether they prefer Halo or Call of Duty, the innovation of new gameplay mechanics, great stories set in less-than-desirable genres, the place of minorities in modern titles, and more.
Monday, December 13, 2010 |
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The upcoming shooter Mindjack features a single-player/multiplayer hybrid experience that just may revolutionize how we define multiplayer on consoles. Here's how it works.
Friday, December 10, 2010 |
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Watch a safe-sex PSA disguised as a retro video game.
Friday, December 10, 2010 |
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A cache of a quarter-million spreadsheets, emails, and other personal documents from Nintendo of America -- obtained by the website WiiLeaks and made available to Bitmob and other organizations -- offer an unprecedented look into the inner workings of a major console and software manufacturer. Read one of those documents here.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010 |
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In this week's Mobcast, the PlayStation Blog's Sid Shuman joins Bitmob's Demian Linn, Dan Hsu, and Brett Bates. The group discusses the zombie craze, how traditional game media has changed, the state of artificial intelligence, which non-gaming activities they use their consoles for, and whether Modern Warfare 2 or Black Ops is better.
Monday, December 06, 2010 |
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We're going down for about an hour at 11:00 a.m. PST for some much-needed maintenance. See you soon!
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 |
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In this episode of the Mobcast, Gamasutra's Christian Nutt joins Bitmob's Dan Hsu, Demian Linn, and Brett Bates. The group discusses the things in games that they're thankful for, under-the-radar titles, enthusiast and public reactions to the Kinect, which 2009 titles they won't get to until 2010, and the best (or worst?) moments in griefing.
Monday, November 29, 2010 |
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If you answered "yes" to that question, I've got a very easy answer for how you can make that happen: Post on Bitmob. Find out more details inside.
Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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In this episode of the Mobcast, freelancer Ben PerLee joins Bitmob's Aaron Thomas, Omri Petitte, and Brett Bates. The group discusses OnLive, à la carte gaming, the best and worst Harry Potter titles, how their tastes in genres have changed over time, and the possibility of a future without console hardware.
Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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The cloud-based OnLive microconsole comes out December 2. How does it compare to its beefier console cousins? We pitted it against the 360 and the PS3 using Borderlands and Unreal Tournament 3. Let the OnLive Microconsole Comparison Test begin!
Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
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In this week's Mobcast, former 1UP editor Ray Barnholt and GamePro's Karen Chu join Bitmob's Aaron Thomas and Demian Linn. The group discusses the disposability of iPhone Apps, how to improve publisher PR, great titles for a vacation, burning out on long games, and whether they prefer manuals or tutorials.
Monday, November 15, 2010 |
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Wondering if Kinect is right for you? I just spent a weekend of sweaty gyrating, occasional cursing, an aching ankle, and some of the worst dancing ever witnessed in human history with seven Kinect launch titles. Read on for a record of our experiences and to find out which Kinect games -- if any -- are right for you.
Monday, November 08, 2010 |
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Bravo, Evan! And yes you should. =)
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Bravo, Evan! And yes you should. =)
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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I like this a lot! Keep 'em coming, Doug.
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I like this a lot! Keep 'em coming, Doug.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
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Health and weapons are pretty subjective concepts, since each side can jack into different minds at any time. The protagonists "win" when they eliminate all of the soliders, and the hackers "win" if they manage to kill all of the protagonists.
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Health and weapons are pretty subjective concepts, since each side can jack into different minds at any time. The protagonists "win" when they eliminate all of the soliders, and the hackers "win" if they manage to kill all of the protagonists.
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Friday, December 10, 2010
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@Jacob: Whoops! The original "expert" was a female...missed that one. Fixed now!
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@Jacob: Whoops! The original "expert" was a female...missed that one. Fixed now!
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
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Hey, nice work, everyone!
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Hey, nice work, everyone!
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
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I think this may be the nerdiest story I've read from Shoe. Also, it's pretty darn cool.
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I think this may be the nerdiest story I've read from Shoe. Also, it's pretty darn cool.
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
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Damn...are there any videos of that online yet?
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Damn...are there any videos of that online yet?
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
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I'm absolutely with you, Bruno. If other art forms can examine politics (and they examine it a lot), why can't games?
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I'm absolutely with you, Bruno. If other art forms can examine politics (and they examine it a lot), why can't games?
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Monday, December 06, 2010
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Let's see how a copy-paste job works:
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Let's see how a copy-paste job works:
Sorry the site's been down over the past few hours. We told you we needed some help from Ruby on Rails programmers! (We still do!)
We have a cool little contest we want to run, but to be honest, we're a bit shaky about our servers right now. Do us a quick favor and comment below, just so we can test out the system a little? If all goes well, we'll put up the contest in a little bit. (Hint: It has to do with Halo: Reach.)
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
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Aw, sorry...tell your wife it was very pretty!
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Aw, sorry...tell your wife it was very pretty!
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
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I am a comment!
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I am a comment!
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
@Richard: That's the thing -- it's not just games I don't have time for! So many books to read, so much net-surfing to do....
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