Mike Schramm
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Mike has worked in the Joystiq Network for years now, as lead blogger and senior editor on WoW.com and one of the founding editors on Massively.com. Currently, he is a contributing editor on Joystiq, and also writes and podcasts for various outlets, including The Unofficial Apple Weblog.
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Activision talks Skylanders Giants and the future of the franchise
We had a quick chat with Mike Graham, a design producer at Activision, about Toys for Bob's extremely popular Skylanders franchise, and the second release in the series, Skylanders Giants. Graham kindly let us in on the reasoning behind the new game and bigger toys, and what other possibilities ...
NintendoLand is a virtual theme park on your Wii U
Nintendo has announced a set of minigames called NintendoLand for the Wii U, which uses various Nintendo characters to show off the capabilities of the new systems. There will be 12 different "attractions" in the game, with five them being shown off at E3 this year. From the demo being shown on ...
Sing announced for the Wii U, by DJ Hero devs
Reggie Fils-Aime just announced a music game called Sing for the Wii U. Developed by Freestyle Games, the developers behind DJ Hero, Sing will combine karaoke singing with lyrics on the Wii Pad with a dance running game on your television. The only track released for the game so far is Carly Rae ...
OnLive coming to browsers, smart TVs with more viewing capabilities
OnLive has announced that its popular game streaming service is headed out to even more platforms, including LG Smart TVs with Google TV, and a Internet browser near you thanks to a new In-Browser Gaming feature. Starting today, players will be able to go to OnLive's website, and load up the ...
Hulu, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Instant Video coming to the WiiU
It's not all that surprising, considering that most of these video streaming services run on anything with a computer chip in it these days. But Reggie Fils-Aime has confirmed at Nintendo's E3 press conference that the WiiU will be compatible with the usual streaming hookups, including Netflix, ...
Get gritty with this Medal of Honor: Warfighter gameplay
Here's some gameplay video of Medal of Honor: Warfighter, delivered straight from E3 2012. If you want to experience it exactly the way that we did at EA's press event, make sure to turn your speakers up as loud as they will go, and boost the bass up as high as you can. Do that. ...
Sony reveals a PlayStation Move Racing Wheel at E3 2012
Sony has announced that it's releasing an official, very nice looking racing wheel for the PlayStation Move later on this year – you may recall a patent surfacing online recently. The whole design, as you can see above, is much more active than motion controller wheels we've seen so far: ...
God of War: Ascension gameplay revealed, coming March 12, 2013
Sony just showed off the first singleplayer content for God of War: Ascension. Kratos is back in action fighting all kinds of baddies, including both a goat man and a half-elephant, half-man of some kind. Kratos showed off a nice arsenal of various weapons, including his trusty chainblades, and ...
Ubisoft shows off four-player co-op in Far Cry 3
Ubisoft took the stage at the Sony press conference this afternoon to show off a new feature of Far Cry 3: Four-player co-op. Rather than take place in the game's singleplayer world, the co-op feature is an additional mode, offering a mission-based campaign, where players have to team up to ...
Far Cry 3's E3 2012 trailer is ... kind of kinky
Far Cry 3 certainly isn't kidding around with the imagery in this trailer; there's an age gate on this one for a reason. Between the drugs, the gore, and the nudity, it's clear that Ubisoft's upcoming shooter isn't going to play it very safe. ...
