'Pacific Rim' Director Really Hates Konami

It appears that Guillermo del Toro, director of "Hellboy" and "Pacific Rim", harbors a lot of hatred for Konami.  He has twice posted insults on Twitter aimed at the video game company.

Younger Gamers Now Prefer Newer Final Fantasy Characters

A poll of Japanese students revealed their favorite female characters of the Final Fantasy series.  Three of the top five characters chosen were from the most recent of the past releases from the franchise.  This seems to be the result of the younger generation's greater familiarity with the newer titles compared to the old ones.

It's Surprising That Miniclip's '8 Ball Pool' is Among the Top Apps

When I think about the top apps on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, I tend think of "Clash of Clans", "Clash Royale", "Pokemon Go", the micro-transaction laden "Game of War", or "Minecraft".  I knew nothing about "8 Ball Pool" and not much more about its developer, Miniclip.

Finally I Can Buy a Digital Copy of Swat 4: Gold Again

The last time a brand new copy of Swat 4: Gold was widely available was back in 2011.  That was the year that the online digital game store, Direct2Drive was bought by video game rental service, GameFly.  That was also the year before it was shutdown, also by GameFly.