Hironobu Skaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy posted a song on this tumblr page entitled Pray For You. The song is not intended to raise and collect donations but rather it is a contribution for Japans disaster relief and for the struggles that they are working towards overcoming. So far the song has over 13,000 plays and it continues to touch hearts around the word during Japans time of need.
On the site you can hear the song and read a note from Hironobu which reads: I composed a piece for the disaster victims.
Its not for [...]
Twitters 5th Birthday!
March 21, 2001 was the anniversary of Twitter. Jack Dorsey, the cofounder of twitter tweeted for the very first time. After five successful years Twitter has over 200 million users. The tweeters of Twitter include tech luminaries, celebrities, companies (including Evil Controllers!), the president of the United States, and of course people just like you and I.
In 2007 Twitter averaged 5,000 tweets per day, and now they average 140 million tweets per day, that is more than 1,600 every second. Two years later broadcast channels began to use twitter to report major news events.
For more on Twitters five [...]
This weekend, I was lucky enough to have the chance to attend PAX East in Boston. It was my first gaming convention and I have to say, I had a blast.
From the beautifully designed booths (and the ones that obviously had been put together very last minute to say the least), to the intriguing panels to the cosplay that probably took months to design, to the worst sandwich I think Ive ever eaten (that cost me $12!!!), everything about PAX was new and exciting to me.
The convention experience started on Friday with me basically just exploring and getting a feel [...]
An Evil Ambassador's Review on the Oscars
So many Oscars, so many snubs. Not to say The Kings Speech wasnt probably an amazing movie (although I tried to see it and walked out within 20 minutes because I was bored out of my mind – bored enough I went to No Strings Attached instead), but it just felt wrong to me. There were just so many other movies I would have liked to see win.
Namely, The Social Network or Inception. I found both movies to be extremely deserving of the big win because they were blockbuster movies that were actually good [...]
Zelda Series celebrates 25th Anniversary
Happy birthday Link!
Apparently everyones been turning 25 lately (except me – Im currently dreading the 22nd birthday myself). This Monday of Presidents Day, Link, Zelda, Ganon(dorf) and co. turned 25, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of February 21, 1986 when Link first held a sword. And whats amazing to see is not what has changed, but what hasnt.
The beloved series has kept to its roots better than most franchises, bringing the heroes and villains to return in almost all installments. While its obvious that Link and Zelda remain in the newest episodes, it is interesting to notice [...]
AbleGamers is a nonprofit foundation that runs off of www.AbleGamers.org. The story behind the company is heartwarming, but what the company has done since 2004 is what truly touches someones soul. They found a problem of the lack of help when it came to people with disabilities and gaming, and they created a solution of providing help for those in need. AbleGamers is hosing a Panel at PAX-E, which is a three-day tournament, free play, panel discussion and exhibit for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. ÂÂÂÂIts such a large conference and provides an array of amazing opportunities for AbleGamers. AbleGamers [...]
I was happy enough to be invited to a release party for Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on Valentines hosted by the nice people who organize the annual Devastation tournament, which, in my opinion, was certainly better than some lame date with some guy I barely know that felt obligated to have a Valentine. Although it was over an hour of a trek, another Evil coworker and I gladly drove out, Evil D-pads and swag in arms to give away to attendees.
The party was at the Best Buy out in Surprise, AZ, and probably housed over 50 excited gamers in attendance [...]
Super Bowl Commercials!
At the beginning of each yeah, most everyone is looking forward to keeping their new years resolutions, going to the gym more and THE SUPER BOWL!!!!! This is one of the rare times that many viewers do not prerecord the show and fast forward through all the commercials. In fact many viewers enjoy the commercials just as much as the enjoy the game itself. Each fan has their personal favorite, from the Snickers: Betty White, to the E-Trade: Jealous Girlfriend commercials. CNN released a sneak peek of the upcoming Super Bowl Ads. Their previews include, an add for [...]
Lebron's choice to be part of the Heat, effects gaming as well
Just as every NBA fan sat quietly waiting to hear LeBron James' decision on what team he was choosing to sign with for the upcoming season, the video game world was waiting right alongside. The decision to join the Miami Heat will have a great impact on basketball video games. Chris Snyder, 2K Sports director of marketing, predicts that the Heat will be the No. 1 team for ranked games next year. LeBron James is joining Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade making the Heat a force to be reckoned [...]
Evil Controllers CEO, Adam Coe has been busy. He recently had the honor of speaking at the Games for Health Convention in Boston 2 weeks ago. He was able to show what creative outside of the box thinking truly is. His controller creation was picked up by PC World-Kotaku-GIZMODO...With a little help from the world famous Ben Heck a truly unique controller was born to work within the "Able Gaming" Community...
