With the next generation of consoles out on the market, speculation runs rampant over the features we may or may not see with each console. I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about one in particular: the blocking of used games. Let’s settle this right now; I do not, in any way, believe used games will be blocked from [...]

The end of the year (or world according to the Mayans) is slowly approaching, and that can only mean one thing: end of the year awards. While we at New Gamer Nation will be presenting our own awards, I wanted to use this opportunity to talk about Spike TV‘s upcoming Video Game Awards show. Most notable are the nominees for [...]

It’s a very strange time to be the type of gamer that keeps up with the industry happenings – especially, those happening in the field of game development. Earlier this week Cliff Bleszinski announced he is leaving Epic Games. Thought to be one of the biggest names in the industry, Bleszinski has been a staple of Epic Games. In this [...]

  Recently, the National Purchase Diary released sales figures for the first fiscal quarter of the year, and found sales have declined 29% compared to last year. In the first quarter of 2012 $3.4 billion in sales have been made, compared to the first quarter of 2011, where that number was $5.9 billion. Not only this but for the 8th [...]

Welcome everyone to the latest Sanchez Soapbox. In this edition I want to cover Nintendo. Over the course of the past week I’ve seen a couple articles that leads me to really think about the company and the direction they’re heading. Recently, an interview with Nintendo of America President Reggie Fis-Aime’s had me wonder about Nintendo’s view of their audience. [...]

Our coverage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo continues, a little late, but continues nonetheless. If you missed the recap, our fearless leader, and Editor in Chief of New Gamer Nation, Joe Marchese has you covered with what was announced at the conference. I will do something a little different and just talk about the conferences Nintendo presented. Pre E3 Conference [...]

Here we are at the conference I was truly looking forward to as a Playstation 3 owner, the Sony press conference at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Now just because I am a PS3 owner doesn’t mean I’m going to be biased. Sony has a lot to live up to, and has to keep me excited as one of their [...]

As we continue with our Electronic Entertainment Expo coverage, we move on to the final publisher’s conference with Ubisoft. Like the past E3 Sanchez Soapboxes I’ll go over what got the most reaction out of me, and reference the Editor in Chief, Joe, to bring you the details. So without further ado, here’s Ubisoft. Just Dance 4 For the second [...]

My E3 Soapbox continues with my thoughts on the Electronic Arts event. With a publisher, the coverage is usually about the games involved, because it’s very rare a company showcases a product or service of their own. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen as was the case when EA debuted Origin. This year, like Triple H’s theme song says, it’s all [...]

  The very first day of E3 was jam packed. My day included limited sleep because of my excitement to watch the press conferences on TV and spending 25 consecutive hours at work. Luckily I have the time to watch all the conferences. I’ll start off on my thoughts on what was presented at the Microsoft conference. Also, before I get started, [...]