Sony’s Phil Harrison Resigns

This totally came from left field. That’s two big names from Sony that have stepped down. What is this world coming to!? Phil Harrison was synonymous with the Sony Playstation brand and it will be sad to see him go. Here’s the full release:


It’s The Name That Swag Contest Giveaway

Pictured above is all the swag I procured from the GDC08.  I must admit, GDC has better swag than any convention I’ve ever been to, including E3.  Microsoft was just handing out wireless 360 controllers if you let them scan your tag.  Easy as that huh?  Well I’ve decided to start giving my swag away [...]


Why Apple Is Picking Up Steam

Over the recent years, Apple’s popularity amongst the “regular” populace has increased exponentially. There are several reasons for this, and to be honest, it’s simple, but brilliant. 


Lair Analog Controls Confirmed For March

I played Lair today and the controls wouldn’t work.  Why?  They reconfigured it for analog use.  Now you can choose which controls you like.  It’s too bad so many Lair owners balked at the innovation.  It’s still good to have a choice.  The patch will be available sometime in March for download. 


Setting The Record Straight On GTAIV DLC

I posted my bullets from the Microsoft Blogger Breakfast the other day and some info about GTAIV was taken out of context…well sort of.  People are claiming that Microsoft announced the game would be as big as Vice City/San Andreas.   I posted comments on some of the bullets and putting 2 and 2 together I came up [...]


Flatout: Head On Demo Available For PSP…NOT!

Earlier we told you that the demo would be available today, but due to some technical problems, that’s not gonna happen.


New DLC For Ace Combat 6

NAMCO BANDAI will be releasing new maps and planes for Ace Combat 6 next Wednesday for the Xbox 360. The following planes will be included: F-117A Night Hawk (for free), Mirage2000-5, Su-33 Flanker, F-15E Strike Eagle, and a Razgriz Set of four planes. Single and multiplayer maps will include: Battle Royale, Co-op Battle, Siege Battle, [...]


Microsoft Holds First Xbox Live Arcade Awards Ceremony at GDC

Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards - 2007 Winners

Best Overall Arcade Game: “Bomberman Live” (Hudson Entertainment)
Best Classic Game: “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” (Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Original Game: “Pac-Man: Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games)
Best Family-Friendly Game: “Pac-Man: Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games)
Best Competitive Multiplayer Game: “Bomberman Live” (Hudson Entertainment)
Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Ubisoft [...]


The CCP/White Wolfe Party Rocks

Someone slipped me an invite to the CCP/White Wolfe Party tonight.  It’s supposed to be the hottest party at GDC.  I didn’t know why until I showed up.  I guess it’s an S&M themed party.  They had girls all over dancing in cages and on poles.  The girl pictured above was my favorite.  I named [...]


Big T Versus The Wii Fit

They had Wii Fits out at Nintendo’s booth today.  I figured I’d give it a try.  Now you must know that I’m 6′4″, 355lbs.  I know the Japanese version is rated at 300lbs, but supposedly the American version of the Wii Fit is rated at 330lbs.  I gave it a shot anyways.  I stood on [...]


Insomniac Creates Nocturnal Initiative

Today at Sony’s Blogger Lounge Insomniac had a press briefing detailing their Nocturnal Initiative.  NI is basically open source tool development and sharing.  Insomniac believes that the same thing shouldn’t be done twice when it comes to making tools for game development.  What they have done is setup a website and wiki to give out [...]


Microsoft Blogger Breakfast Bullets

Just got back from Microsoft’s Blogger Breakfast and it was a hoot! The smoked bacon was delicious! Several bloggers got to throw questions at Chris Satchell, Aaron Greenberg and John Schappert. They answered all the questions and even recruited Ron Workman to their PR team. Here are the bullets as I wrote them down:


Devil May Cry 4 Ships 2 Million

Capcom announced yesterday that the fourth installment of the Devil May Cry series has shipped over 2 million worldwide. This should not be surprising as the whole gaming community (including The Bitbag editors like TD) had been waiting for this game and drooling over ever screenshot and all of the gameplay footage. Somebody should release the [...]


Microsoft Announces Line-up for 2008

Who says the Xbox community has nothing to look forward to in 2008? Sequel mania this year. After all of the denials over the past few weeks, we see that Epic was waiting to drop the news at GDC . . . Gears is coming back, folks! Although the movie-going community has been tortured by [...]


Microsoft Opens Gaming Development to Community

Among several announcements made at the GDC, one of the major ones made by Microsoft during a keynote address is that they would open up game development to the console community. Since the early days of home gaming, PC users have had the opportunity to download and enjoy many gems through various Internet portals like [...]