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Always-On Rumors True? Xbox May Follow Suit in Blocking Used Games
Now that Sony’s PlayStation team is a couple weeks out from what I think will be the PlayStation 4 reveal, It looks like it’s Microsoft’s turn to continue churning the rumor mill. A while ago you’ll remember that we talked…
Sony’s February 20th Announcement – I’m Calling PS4.
OK. Sometimes when a company tries to do a big reveal, they go one of a couple different directions. First is the Apple route – blacking out room windows in R&D, attaching test devices to desks at Apple HQ, and…
Atari Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy – Insert Pitfall Reference Here
You know those friends that you used to hang out with all the time when you were kids, now just see every once in a while during the holidays? For some gamers on the console front that was Atari. Even…
Sony’s VP of Awesome Settles Lawsuit Over Bridgestone and Mario Kart
Everyone loves a funny television commercial. Regardless of what it’s advertising, humor holds people’s attention. This is doubly true when the subject matter is of your interest. So a few years ago when Sony presented Kevin Butler as their “Vice President of…
Does Sony’s PS4 Sound the Death Knell for the Used Games Market?
When I was younger, maybe back in college or so, video games were sometimes a little cost prohibitive to buy. $50-$60 bucks a pop for games for our favorite consoles was a little steep for us that had an income…
First Look – Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII was a little… well, different, than its predecessors in the Final Fantasy heritage. They changed whatever was left of the classic formula from soup to nuts, from the overland battle encounters to the new ATB fight system, the…
After THQ Partnership, Humble Bundle Goes Back to Its Roots
People love bundles. They just do. Computers come bundled with software. Xbox 360’s come bundled with Kinect goodies. Hell, some coffee makers even come bundled with coffee. It’s inherent in humans to want value and there’s nothing wrong with that. …
Promising Fan-Made Gem to Shine as Capcom’s Street Fighter x Mega Man
When I was a wee lad, my first console was an NES. And even back then when the world lived and loved 8 bits at a time, I became a fan of Capcom – a lot of the games I…
