mike wilson
Opinion: E3 could probably use a little more GameCock
One of the more colorful characters – in more ways than two – at the last two E3s was the raucous bunch of indie developers from GameCock Media.
Unfortunately, the company and its crazy antics were caged when bought by SouthPeak. That might have been a good thing for the company and meant gamers got to hold GameCock’s games in their hands a bit sooner but the loss of GameCock’s presence is noticeably and unfortunately missing from E3 2009.
GameCock’s going to strut its stuff all ’round E3′s sorry self
I reached out to indie game developer GameCock to see what it has planned for this year’s E3. As expected and much like last year, GameCock is not officially attending E3. Instead, those rockin’ ‘Cocks like to handle things their own, very public way.
Although they didn’t divulge any of this year’s antics besides a bid for the ESA Presidency, they did at least reveal this year’s anti-E3 roost…
John Romero removes negative posts from personal blog
Doom co-creator John Romero removed negative posts about Gamecock head Mike Wilson from his blog earlier this week (January 22, 2008).
The latest move comes after the epic riposte Wilson delivered in response to the negative comments, which were posted by Romero last week. In an open letter to Kotaku, Wilson writes that Romero’s “unparalleled work ethic and strong character [have]…left only a bloody trail of ex-wives, fatherless kids, and ill advised breast implants strewn across this fair nation.”
The public debate was sparked by Romero’s take on the controversial Diakatana ads, which he claims were Wilson’s idea. The game, widely regarded as a commercial and artistic failure, is rendered inappropriately but also accurately here…















