Random Access Mutterings: Light In The Abyss

All over game news sites like Gamesradar and Kotaku, there's been an interview making the rounds that director Luke Smith over at Bungie is admitting that the team didn't know what the hell the vaguely named force known as The Darkness was in Destiny.  Smith is quoted thusly:

"So, I think that at a point, just totally candidly? We had no idea what it was. Straight up. We had no clue."

Analysis: Winning E3 2017

Since the start of the Console Wars, there has been an unspoken element to the Electronic Entertainment Expo.  The idea that there is some great contest between the titans of the industry for the hearts and minds of the gaming community, where there can be only one true victor to chart the course of gaming for the next year.  As it has been for the past fifteen years or so, that contest has been between Sony and Microsoft.  And while E3 is still going on for the rest of this week, the great contest has already been decided.