Article first published as Interactive Advertising: NUads Mean Kinect is Open for Business on Blogcritics. I remember watching Minority Report a few years back, and having a friend say “Yeah right man there’s no way they can do that” in…
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81. The Redner Group, 2K Games, and Duke Nukem Forever – a Q&A with Jim Redner
[Article first published as Q&A with Jim Redner: The Redner Group, 2K Games, and Duke Nukem Forever on Blogcritics.] Videogame review ratings are, as with review ratings of all forms of media, pretty subjective. There have been games that have…
78. chinese prisoners tortured in the name of gold farming
[Article first published as Chinese Prisoners Tortured for Gold Farming Operation on Blogcritics.] Gold farming is a practice that has been going on forever. If you play any MMO you know what I’m talking about. Whether it’s in World of…
77. what the hell is catherine?
[Article first published as What the Heck is Catherine? on Blogcritics.] For many months now I’ve been seeing advertisements and vague news stories about a new game called Catherine by Atlus, releasing later this year. My initial (and continued) response…
75. US navy develops crowdsourced MMO to sink piracy
[Article first published as US Navy Develops MMO to Fight Pirates on Blogcritics.] Do you remember when you were a kid and your parents would tell you that just being good at video games would never amount to anything and…
74. first PSN, now SOE: Sony, WTF?
[Article first published as First PSN, now SOE: Sony’s Wounds Deepen on Blogcritics.] I spent more time this morning checking the posting dates of the articles I was reading online than I did on taking in their contents. It seemed to me like…
73. welcome back? sony’s answer to the PSN fiasco
[Article first published as Welcome Back? Sony’s Answer to the PSN Fiasco on Blogcritics.] The current issues surrounding Sony’s little security problem have been fairly public, and can be considered the biggest issue in gaming to date this year. If you’re not…
72. nintendo announces successor to the wii’s throne
[Article first published as Nintendo Officially Announces Successor to Wii’s Throne on Blogcritics.] It’s official! After a week of making the rounds in the videogame rumor mill, the console that will be Nintendo’s successor to the Wii has been officially announced, and…
71. not that easy for kids to buy M-rated games. just ask the FTC
[Article first published as FTC Report: It’s not so Easy for Kids to Buy M-Rated Games on Blogcritics.] When it comes to behavior, videogames and the gaming community at large always seem to be on the receiving end of some criticism. …
70. FBI raids students for gold farming and bank fraud, stormwind’s SI-7 nowhere on the scene
[Article first published as Federal Agents Raid College for Suspected Gold Farming on Blogcritics.] When I think of “raiding” and the World of Warcraft, I’m generally thinking about the Blackwing Descent raid encounter that my guild is trying to power through or…
