Timothy Fok

July 17, 2013

Microsoft Modifies Xbox One’s DRM Policies After Consumer Complaints

By Timothy Fok

Microsoft finally listened. After weeks of overwhelming negative feedback against the Xbox One, Microsoft scaled back its digital rights management (DRM) policies for the November release of their new console. According ...

May 14, 2013

Blizzard Subscribers Drop By the Millions While Eve Online Prospers

By Timothy Fok

Activision Blizzard recently revealed that the number of active World of Warcraft subscribers has dropped to 8.3 million as of May 2013 — a far cry from the game’s record-breaking 12 million subscribers back in Octob...

April 29, 2013

With the Next Generation of Consoles Upon Us, the Gaucho Gamer Takes a Look at Wii U

By Timothy Fok

Many people aren’t aware of it, but the next generation of home video game consoles has been with us since the release of the Wii U in November 2012. Though it’s been out for many months now, many consumers are unawa...

April 12, 2013

Should the Next Xbox Require Constant Internet Connection?

By Timothy Fok

Rumors have been circulating that the next Xbox will always require an Internet connection to use the console. These rumors resulted from twitter posts made by a creative director at Microsoft Studios named Adam Orth. He...