Aug 2009

Spotlight On: FarmVille ( Comments)
Today's spotlight is on none other than FarmVille, the latest Facebook application from Zynga, creator of Mafia Wars and all-round professional IP copycat. Zynga corporate strategy seems to be thus: churn out K.C. Munchkin-esq clones of every popular onli
August 31, 2009 at 1:17:03

Video Game Impulse Buying ( Comments)
I'm standing in line at a local department store, waiting to checkout. On my left is a display of snack cakes, nicely on sale. On my right is a display of scones, nicely on sale. I'm hungry. This familiar scenario resulted in the purchase of a box of choc
August 29, 2009 at 5:17:32

PS3 Warranty Voided! Shocking Footage! ( Comments)
Ok, so not so shocking footage. But hey, extremist headlines are all the rage these days.
August 26, 2009 at 7:13:58

Stand by your nastiness ( Comments)
Konami commences the publishing of a "docu-game", depicting in excruciating detail the events of a real Iraq War battle and the very real veterans that fought and died in them. It's a groundbreaking artistic concept that was sure to acquire some degree co
August 22, 2009 at 11:58:01

Not Exactly Breaking News - Blizzcon ( Comments)
This has been (and will continue to be) a fairly eventful week in gamingdom. For a random week in the middle of August, a surprisingly eventful week in fact. I haven't rounded up everything here, but I've managed to corral a good chunk of it. No doubt tom
August 20, 2009 at 4:00:54

Great arcade cab or Greatest arcade cab ? ( Comments)
Just when it looked like the Ultracade scandal might turn us all off commercially available multi game cabinets, along comes AllStarArcade with an invention that restores not just my faith in Arcade cabinet manufacturers but humanity itself.
August 19, 2009 at 12:15:52

Starcraft 2: Invasion of the Single Player News ( Comments)
So, Blizzard has this title coming out in the not too distant future. It's called StarCraft 2 and I hear it is supposed to be fairly popular. I mean, it is only the very (very, very, very) long awaited sequel to one of the most successful games of all tim
August 17, 2009 at 4:38:41

Art of the Arcade site explores the design wizardry of a bygone era ( Comments)
After several months of posting retro game related bits and bytes over at the Retro Gaming Roundup official forums, the site's founderSo Cal Mike asked me if I'd like to start posting to the RGR blog. I'm going to start off my blogging stint here with a l
August 17, 2009 at 4:37:14

Back In The Game ( Comments)
Well, hello there folks! Remember me? I've been a busy lil' beaver in recent weeks (I began a new job at a giant, game company - which shall remain nameless) but I'm trying to reconnect with my virtual, game -loving homeslices.
August 16, 2009 at 11:15:30

Duke Nukem to Go ( Comments)
To tide you over while the 3D Realms legal wranglings over the future of The Duke continue, old school Duke Nukem 3D is now available via the iPhone App Store.
August 14, 2009 at 9:53:24

Wii What ? ( Comments)
Somewhere in the hype of E3 this year, a tiny little tidbit was dropped by Nintendo. And no one knows what to make of it. During their press conference, Nintendo announced the near-future release of the Wii Vitality Sensor. And the gaming world collective
August 12, 2009 at 1:02:04

Wheel of Time is going MMO ( Comments)
This one will be interesting. A Wheel of Time MMO could be a fantastic product, or it could be a complete disaster. A Wheel of Time MMORPG has some potentially strong points.
August 4, 2009 at 7:07:05