Phil Villarreal
New Facebook Messenger App Update Scares The Hell Out Of Us
The best and worst aspect of email and instant messaging is that they make it easy to blow people off and give you at least a glimmer of hope that your recipient hasn’t seen your unreturned messages. Now Facebook wants to zap all the uncertainty away, updating the Facebook Messenger app so message-senders will be able to tell that recipients have seen messages.
3.9 Million People Stopped Playing ‘Draw Something’ Last Month
We never quite got the pull of the mobile game Draw Something.
Xbox 360 Fails as Hiding Place For Cocaine
Think back to the last half of whatever the decade before this one was called. You loved your Xbox 360, but probably had to keep sending it back to the manufacturer because it kept crashing.
‘Family Guy,’ ‘South Park’ Games Get Named
Games based on TV shows, especially comedies, usually turn out like blind dates — bloated, lacking personality and wastes of money that take all too long to end. But developers and publishers keep trying, so that’s why we’re getting new games based on Family Guy and South Park, despite even the series’ most devoted fans having long since given up hope that they’d be worthwhile.
‘The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Tour’ Review
We swear to you that this is not a review of an orchestra concert, OK? So hear us out before you close out this window and get back to your Facebook stalking.
‘WineStein’ Mobile App Review
While just about all alcoholic drinks taste the same after enough chugging, there’s something to be said for sipping on just the right fine wine as you pair it with a classy meal.
Sony Scopes Out New PlayStation Plus Subscription Prices
Sometimes Sony’s $50-a-year PlayStation Plus program is worthwhile, but most of the time it leaves subscribers thinking “Now why am I giving you guys $50 a year again?” Sony is aware enough that there’s a problem to send out marketing surveys asking gamers how they feel about different offerings and pricing.
Looks Like You Won’t Be Playing ‘Rock Band’ On iOS After June
One new thing you get to learn today is that games can expire just like bread, milk and sex after marriage.
Driver Survives After Audi Explodes In Wreck, Splits In Half
While it’s tough to find the bright side of not only totaling your hot car, but splitting it into separate pieces, and getting to live to wreck another day is always a plus. Such was the experience of a Vancouver man whose Audi ended up burning on someone’s lawn as he sat nearby, trying to make sense of the situation.
Gameloft Shows Love To BlackBerry Owners By Making Them Some Games
We don’t envy BlackBerry owners who are stuck on the pot for long stretches. What do they do when they’re caught up on their email? They certainly don’t have many games to choose from. Just about all the good stuff heads to iPhones, with Android devices picking up the scraps.
Report: Microsoft to Trick Poor People Into Buying Xbox 360 Consoles
An Xbox360 that comes with Kinect for $99 sounds good, especially since a low-end mode costs twice that. Microsoft is reportedly sticking that price tag on Xbox 360s, with a huge catch: Suckers who buy it have to sign up for a $15 monthly fee for two years.
Apple Wants To Help You Avoid Your Psycho Ex-Girlfriends
You can’t really blame her for being addicted to your awesomeness. It’s understandable that she is unable to stop calling and texting and begging you to take her back. Neither firm requests to stop harassing you, nor blocking her number, does the trick. It’s time to go nuclear and change your phone number.