B. Simmons

Based out of Glendale California, Bryan is a GAMbIT's resident gaming contributor. Specializing in PC and portable gaming, you can find Bryan on his 3DS playing Monster Hunter or at one of the various conventions throughout the state.

2 Minutes

Video Games

Nintendo of America Confirms Testing Department Layoffs Due To Lull In Leadup To Switch Successor

B. Simmons March 28, 2024

Ahead slow. Per a report from Kotaku, Nintendo of America has been forced to layoff members from their testing department. NoA maintains a large number of contractors on hand to test both their hardware...

4 Minutes

Video Games

Warner Bros. Plans To Delist All Adult Swim Games

B. Simmons March 9, 2024

You’ve got a little less than 2 months. Not content with merely keeping what the people want from them, David Zaslav strikes again. This time, Warner Bros. plans to delist all of the games...

2 Minutes

Tech

Roku Angers Users By Bricking Their Devices Unless They Agree To “Dispute Resolution Terms”

B. Simmons March 7, 2024

Let’s be honest… Roku has managed to upset their users with a recent update. A non-dismissible pop-up requiring users to agree to some “dispute resolution terms” essentially keeps you from using your device unless...

3 Minutes

Tech Video Games

Apple Has Once Again Banned Epic’s Developer Account, Calls Them “Verifiably Untrustworthy”

B. Simmons March 6, 2024

Go ahead, guess. It lasted, what, a couple months since the appeals were turned down by the Supreme Court? Well, hostilities have been opened up between Apple and Epic Games once again. In this...

3 Minutes

Tech

Apple Demands Cut Of Outside Payment Options For Apps That Employ Them

B. Simmons March 6, 2024

Absolutely stunned. You might not have noticed it, but the big Apple vs. Epic case was resolved recently. While much of the petitions were discarded, one stuck: Apple now has to allow outside payment...

2 Minutes

Video Games

Yuzu Is Dead, Creators To Pay Whopping $2.4 Million in Settlement

B. Simmons March 4, 2024

Citra’s dead, too. Late last week, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Tropic Haze LLC, the creators of the very popular Nintendo Switch Emulator Yuzu. Today, it seems, Tropic Haze has decided to settle out...

2 Minutes

Video Games

Sony Appears To Have Abandoned The PlayStation VR 2

B. Simmons March 1, 2024

We aren’t VR. Back in 2021, Sony unveiled plans for a successor to the PS4’s VR headset, the PlayStation VR. The PS VR2 launched last February. And now, there seems to be nothing on...

5 Minutes

Video Games

Nintendo Sues Creators Of The Nintendo Switch Emulator, Yuzu

B. Simmons March 1, 2024

Citrus legal action. You might remember how, a while back, Nintendo threatened legal action against Dolphin, the GameCube/Wii emulator. While that never panned out (the Dolphin devs lawyered up, making it an unappealing endeavor),...

1 Minute

Tech

The Apple Car Project, 2014-2024

B. Simmons February 27, 2024

Legends say that playing music that wasn’t bought through Apple’s official channels would void the warranty. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the Apple Car Project is dead. Apple broke the news of the project’s...

2 Minutes

Video Games

Apparently, The PS3 Is Not As Dead As You Might Think

B. Simmons February 27, 2024

Still has millions of active users. Last year’s Insomniac Games leak saw a number of revelations, notably about the in-development Wolverine game. But one that saw little fanfare was the fact that the PS3...

1 Minute

Video Games

Sony Is Laying Off 900 Workers From PlayStation Division, London Studio Closed Entirely

B. Simmons February 27, 2024

Like the Japan Studio closure, only even worse. Sony has made the decision to let go of 900 members of their workers from the entirety of their global workforce. This round of layoffs accounts...

2 Minutes

Television News

AT&T Execs Wanted Game Of Thrones Episodes Shot In Portrait So People Could Watch It On Their Phones

B. Simmons February 25, 2024

Well, I guess we were all wrong when we thought it couldn’t get any worse. While you might recall how… not good… the last couple of seasons of HBO’s Game of Thrones was, back...