[Article first published as Videogame Music Gets Some Overdue Respect on Blogcritics.] have you ever sat down for a nice gaming session and found yourself humming a tune from the game after you log out or put the controller down? how about…
68. remembering jerry lawson (1940-2011)
a lot of younger gamers are too young to remember the days when video games weren’t released on a cd or dvd or blu-ray, or more importantly remember a time when those technologies didn’t even exist. i’m sure those a…
67. US DoD turns to gamers to test submarine software
screenshot from dangerous waters given the popularity of gaming in pop culture today, it’s surprising the number of people i talk to that still maintain that video games offer no value. they still imagine the old 8-bit heyday of the…
66. the NFL’s concussion awareness campaign hits madden 12
image – amazon.com i always talk about how closely art imitates life imitates art and on and on in an infinite 2-way loop. sports games is where that sentiment is taken pretty literally, where studios like EA do their best…
65. bioware vs. homophobia
today we’re talking about dragon age 2, the latest from bioware. like most games in the rpg genre it shares, players have choices outside of the main storyline in what they want to do, and how they want to do…
64. goodbye 28-day wait to rent a new movie, hello zediva. and thank you, copyright loophole.
the idea of being able to stream movies and television over high speed broadband connections is wonderful, especially when there’s so many sources to access it from. now you buy streams for single episodes, complete television seasons and moves from…
63. mobile casual vs console – those birds may be angry but they don’t know everything
what is a “casual game?” the term has been around for a while, so it does actively differentiate itself from what could be considered a “standard” game. i guess. to me it means games that aren’t as in-depth or involved…
62. technology does what it can for the land of the rising sun
no silly image or cheesy tagline for this one, as it can’t really apply today. as you all probably know by now, early this morning, a devastating earthquake registering at an 8.9 on the richter scale struck the island nation…
61. … yeah this guy does not represent us
gamers in general that is. i’m just waiting for someone to use this story to fuel the fire for a “violent gamers story.” “this just in, guns don’t make criminals, controllers do! story at 11.” dramatic pre-creation. image from gamesradar i…
60. wii party games for consenting adults – ubisoft and wii dare with we dare
who DOESN’T accessorize skirts with wiimotes? before i continue, i must express my pleasure at today’s issue, because this is the first ever of my posts that i was legitimately able to tag with the phrase “sexy party.” moving on.…