Originally Published: October 15, 2010, on ClassicGameRoom.com
As a part of CGR Undertow, I talked with Jessica Smiley of Mimoco Flash Drives about their new Star Wars line of USB Flash Drives.
Tag Archive: comiccon
Originally Published: October 15, 2010, on ClassicGameRoom.com
As a part of CGR Undertow, I went back home to NYC to cover New York ComicCon 2010!
Originally Published: July 24, 2009, for Examiner.com
San Diego Comic Con is always a magical time of the year as announcements from all spectrums of the geek media rainbow permeate the culture and help us salivate over new details for upcoming releases or announcements of brand new projects. It’s why Microsoft felt it was the perfect forum for them to confirm their plans for a portable system.
Microsoft’s VP of Strategy and Business, Shane Kim, confirmed earlier in the week that the internet rumors are true and that Microsoft is hard at work on a handheld device. When pressed as to what the device would be, whether something multi-purpose along the lines of the iPhone to compete in another field with Apple, or something more gaming related to try to cut into the DS and PSP’s profits, Mr. Kim admitted that he himself did not even know.
Because of this, I’ll keep the mindset that I’ve had since the rumors began to surface, I’ll believe it when I see it.
I hate being skeptical considering how much the Xbox 360 and Microsoft look to be giving us in the near-future, but why even bother confirming rumors on a product that even your top brass don’t know about?
Personally, I’d rather Microsoft continue to focus on Project NATAL and worry about a portable system after they master that first. And considering how many resources are probably being poured into NATAL to try to have it released in time for the 2010 holiday season, I wouldn’t be surprised if this “Xbox Portable” wouldn’t even come close to enter existence until late 2012-early-2013.
The possibilities are fun to think about, though. A portable Halo or Gears of War would surely make a strong impact for Microsoft in the handheld wars, but the device itself would have to be something spectacular considering how late in the game Microsoft is throwing its hat into the handheld ring.
In another press release from Comic Con, in order to maybe take the heat off of Mr. Kim’s comments, Microsoft confirmed that there will be two new Dashboard updates in the near future. The first will be August 11th, which will include the “Games on Demand” feature. Confirmed with the launch of this feature were Bioshock, Assassin’s Creed, and Mass Effect among others. Shortly after this update, around August 25th, original Xbox programming like the new exclusive Girls Go Geek and the third season of The Guild will return for your viewing pleasure.
The second Dashboard update should be released late in the fall. This would be the update that we heard of at E3 that promised us Facebook, Twitter, last.fm, and Zune HD coming to Xbox 360. Microsoft had promised us to attempt one major Dashboard update a year, but like many major conglomerates, they failed to keep this promise. For once, though, this broken promise is probably a good thing. The more updates the better!
Originally Published: February 28, 2009, on 1050ESPN.com (now ESPNNewYork.com)
Ray “Ray 2” Carsillo and Robin Lundberg Storm NY ComicCon 2009
Video by Jared Bodden
It is always one of my most highly anticipated events of the year. The New York ComicCon. I was accompanied this year by Robin Lundberg, producer extraordinaire, who usually likes to play it cool, but as seen here in this video, is a big geek at heart (although not nearly as big as I am). This video is a short chronicle of only a handful of experiences we had at this year’s ComicCon. Hopefully you enjoy the previews and laughs we had along the way as we did.
I would also like to take this time to thank the people who make this blog and the features I post possible. I know that ComicCon took place three weeks before the posting of the article, but myself and the people who work on this with me do not get anything for this. We all have other jobs at 1050 or elsewhere that dominate a good portion of our time. I want to take this moment to recognize Joseph Layton of Rutgers University who serves as my text editor/proofreader on my long review articles and Jared Bodden whose name appears next to all my videos. Without Jared believing in what I’m doing and offering his taping and editing skills for free, the videos you view here would be nowhere near the quality they are.
Also, thanks go out to everyone who participates in the videos, the folks at all the gaming companies who have welcomed me into the video game journalism fold, and, of course, everyone at 1050 ESPN for allowing me use of the medium and to all those who tolerate this geek roaming the halls ranting to whoever will listen about Street Fighter 4 fighting techniques and RTS flanking manuevers.
This column, blog, blurb, or whatever else I’ve heard it called (I prefer column, sounds more professional), means the world to me and if I could write for it everyday then I would. Like I said above, myself and the others who work on it have a great deal of other responsibilities though. I, along with those I work with, have to use our judgement as to what is the most absolutely necessary geek stuff that you need to know about due to our limitations. We discuss what games I will review, what movies I will screen, what interviews I can conduct, and have to filter them down to 2-3 articles a week. This means that I have to throw out articles on Midway Games declaring bankruptcy, the CGS (Championship Gaming Series) folding after two seasons, comic book movies getting snubbed at the Oscars, countless game and movie reviews, and so much more. I, along with my rag-tag crew, will continue to try to provide for you the best geek stuff we can, though. That is a promise and leads to my final thank you to you, the readers.
Without you continuing to click on my page and read my articles, I would have been pulled long ago because let’s be honest, I’m a geek trying to make it in a meathead world. That is why I hope that in the future you continue to read my articles as I promise to continue to deliver the best quality info-tainment I can possibly deliver. All the best and I hope you enjoyed this latest video.
-Ray Carsillo
RayCarsilloWrites.com 