![]() ![]() It expresses frustration that Kotick, already under fire, headed up rapid negotiations in late 2021 to sell the company to Microsoft.” Claims such as this relating to Activision are unfortunately common recently so things such as this turn of events don’t seem to be too surprising. ![]() “As laid out in the complaint, New York sought access to Activision’s books as a basis to sue Kotick and board members for allegedly costing the company value. “The details: The lawsuit is an action in Delaware’s Court of Chancery (technically a “220 complaint”) that allows stockholders to press companies to open their books and potentially expose wrongdoing,” says Stephen. ![]() Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision, is facing a lawsuit for misconduct from New York City officials. Once again from Axios Gaming, Circle Member Stephen Totilo brings to light a new development within the gaming community. “For $180 you don’t just get a Playdate, you get free access to seasons of new games, delivered over Wi-Fi, from acclaimed indie creators like Lucas Pope and Keita Takahashi.” It’s a deal definitely worth considering if you’re looking for a charming console to take up time with. While the Playdate hasn’t launched yet, it will be available in only a couple months and with a great deal as well. “After years of homogenous console controls, people were excited for a throwback to the days of big light guns and trackballs and other weird mechanical interfaces at home or in the arcade.” Playdate seems to bring with it a solution to fans’ long yearning for analog interaction with games. “Announced three years ago, the Playdate’s crank garnered the most attention,” says Jordan in his article regarding the console. The small and easily accessible Playdate features everything you’d need in a new/retro handheld, including a small monochrome system with a small hand crank embedded on the side. “These weren’t game-breaking faults or unplayable glitch fests, but they did make the game a tad less immersive for me…Sure, I could view the area around me and admire the scenery, but I felt less like an engaged player and more like an onlooker, an audience member looking down on Quill and the events of the story rather than a participant in those events,” He is, of course, willing to put these small issues aside and appreciate the greater whole of the game, which is a lovely and colorful journey through a magical land.Ĭircle Member Jordan Minor reviewed a fun innovation in handheld gaming, Rokashi’s new crank operated handheld device. The one gripe about Moss: Book II is its VR capabilities. The land of Moss holds many different puzzles that you and Quill must conquer together, which are not only unique, but also make optimum use of the VR aspect of the game.” He explains how Moss: Book II’s puzzle-oriented gameplay drew him in and kept him enthralled throughout his journey. He writes, “One of Moss: Book II’s greatest strengths is the formula of its gameplay. Moss: Book II is a VR game that recently came out for the PSVR and one that Senior Intern Isaac Espinosa enjoyed yet also had minor gripes about. ![]() If he can be confident and shake things up, so can I.” If you’d like to check out the book for yourself, it’s for sale on Amazon now! “Remembering all the advice from Reggie’s book soothes my nerves a little. But readers will also appreciate Reggie’s willingness to share his failures in business.” This essential volume from Reggie about his life instilled an idea within Makeda. As Makeda writes, it required hard work and an open mind, “Reggie had to learn how to stand his ground while also accepting new perspectives from others. And once he’s in the room, everything changes.” The impact that someone as renowned as Reggie Fils-Aimé has isn’t easily ignored, and as his book details it wasn’t something that came from nowhere. Reggie’s history with Nintendo makes his presence known before he has physically entered the room. “I didn’t say much to Reggie … Instead, I observed. “The first time I ‘met’ Reggie was on a Google Meet,” Makeda recalls of her initial meetings with the legend himself. It’s an autobiography of his work life and life lessons while with Nintendo of America along with the businesses he worked with during his rise to the top. This, of course, is a review of Reggie Fils-Aimé’s book, entitled Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo. Starting off our stories, we have intern Makeda Byfield bringing a launch day review to the Critics Circle site. ![]()
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