Wayne Santos | Toronto-based writer and game journalist
Lunch With Capy
Today was spent hanging out at the office of Capybara Games and then going down to a noodle house to hang out, talk and get to know them better. I’m writing an article about these guys, and they’re an all around good crew. I like articles like this.
Well That Didn’t Take Long
Somehow I got “promoted” on the Examiner from Toronto Video Game Dude, to National Video Game Dude. My pointless obsession with games is now being reported on a national level. Yay.
Sadly, no one actually wants to comment on anything I’ve written, but that’s Canadians for ya’…
Still, if any of you out there actually have, y’know, [...]
Local Pride
Thursday turned out to be Canadian Day on the Playstation Store, maybe even Toronto Day specifically. The Rock Band store got hit with two songs by Alanis Morrisette (Yeah, yeah, I know, she moved to Toronto from Ottawa and doesn’t even live here anymore. Rush does though. Whoo.) and even more importantly, a new downloadable [...]
Back To The Tombs & Being A Jerk
E3 has come and gone and it was a pretty good run for all the consoles. While the Wii (as usual) is probably the weakest of the lot for hardcore gamers, it managed to acquit itself to some degree from the Wii “Vitality Sensor” (it’s a finger sensor that measures your pulse. Seriously. No, they [...]
Gamer Hell Froze Over
The Geek-O-Sphere (depending on which “side” you’re on) was either in abject misery or sadistic joy this afternoon when Microsoft ended their E3 Press Conference with the atomic bomb that Final Fantasy XIII will be coming to the Xbox 360 as well. Which is pretty much like saying Halo is going [...]
Nerd-Vana Once More
Yup, tomorrow is E3. Once again gamer geeks get an overload of screen shots, demos and press conferences all to build up hype for titles coming out for the rest of the year. I’m still interested in the info, but, having been to an E3 myself, am now glad I’m not [...]
Calgary Joins The Jack Thompson Brigade
I was greatly amused–and somewhat annoyed–to hear about Calgary actually getting a mention in the gaming press today. Looks like they’ve jumped on the Jack Thompson “murder simulator” bandwagon, and are warning parents of the dangers that upcoming Chaos Engine Grand Theft Auto IV can pose to [...]
First Big Feature
It took a while, but today, IGN finally put the first of a two part feature on their Insider section that I wrote. Whoo hoo, not an interview, not a news piece, but an honest to gosh old fashioned Gamer’s Rant by yours truly. Hopefully this won’t be the last. [...]
Another Day Of Geekdom
E3 proper was all the rage today, so no gigantic press conferences, since the Big Three have all had their say. Still, lots of nuggets of gaming gold are leaking through; the next Tomb Raider game is looking good, suddenly Fallout 3’s post apocalyptic goodness is on my radar [...]