Amid all the commotion going on about 3D movies, TVs and video games, my mind came back to the first console to attempt the revolutionary jump from 2D to the virtual world: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy.
The Fall of the Virtual Boy
Gaming Industry Archive
Are Video Games Better than Real Life?
A difficult question to ask to say the least, mainly because some fear the answer, but it’s been an underlying question in the gaming community ever since the release of Super Mario
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Holiday Game Guide 2009
Stuff your stockings this year with these games and satisfy any gamer’s wishlist
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The Future of Gaming
Are There Benefits to Video Games?
Video games get a lot of bad publicity and take the blame for making kids fat and stupid and violent. The news often has stories of people dying because they chose to forgo nourishing their body in lieu of going on dungeon runs. Despite the negative stereotype that has a hold on many of us, I believe there are many benefits players receive from video games that often get overlooked.
8 Greatest Video Game Villains
So many games focus too much on the hero, so the bad guy is overlooked and ends up being boring and lacking personality. But games today need more dimensions to keep today’s ADD gamer interested and happy. This is my salute to those games that have villains almost as cool, if not cooler, than the hero.
Renting vs Buying: A Guide to Getting the Most Bang for your Buck
There is a difficult decision every gamer must make when faced with the acquisition of a new game, whether to rent that new release, or own a copy of their own. No one likes buying a crappy game, but there have also been many times when I’ve taken a rental back that I ended up purchasing later. I want to take the guesswork out of owning and renting the right kinds of games without you wasting money.
The Seven Most Annoying Game Character Outfits
On occasion, I’ll play a game where the main character’s clothes really bother me and I question what the developers had in mind when they created it. I don’t place too a lot of importance on how the characters in a game look, but sometimes the bizarre outfits I see in games nowadays calls for a list of the top 7 annoying outfits on a videogame character.
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