Archive for June, 2007

Good deals on great games

For those of us that are always looking for a good deal on video games we missed the first run through, I noticed a collection on 10 moderately priced games that can be of interest. These may not be the latest game to hit the market, nor are they themed on a movie or comic [...]

Play video games, get paid

Play video games, make money, and prove to your mother that all that time in front of you Playstation/Xbox/Nitendo/computer or whatever was worth it. An ideal that many a videogamer has envisioned all their lives. Who hasn’t thought that being a game tester would be one of the best jobs in the world. Right up [...]

It must be the video games!

Does anyone recall back in the mid-80’s how there were several cases of teen suicide, claimed to be an epidemic at the time, that were blamed on heavy metal music? Perhaps I’m too old. How about in the mid-90’s when rap music was blamed for violence against police (actually don’t they still say that?) that [...]

Video games have grown up

Excerpt from Black Entertainment USA
It’s funny when you think about it. I read an article recently and I started to think back. When I was a teen, I collected comic books, played Dungeons & Dragons, and read the Lord of the Rings. Among most of my peers that set me apart somewhat. Not enough to [...]

No connection for video games and V-Tech

The entire video game industry just got lucky. We nearly took a big hit, and the proponents of videoholics nearly got a huge boost. How did this all quietly happen? When and where?
The final Virginia Tech report, made by Health & Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, [...]

Real interactive gaming

I just had to write about this. There are game controllers, and there are video games, and both continue to evolve daily. Yet I have not heard about anything like this before.
Essentially there are a set of controllers that require 2 partners, a bra and boxer shorts. Actually the controllers are the bra and boxer [...]

From Tristram to Hollywood

Now this could be interesting. The current trend of movies in Hollywood seem focused on taking success in one format and bringing it to the silver screen. It’s worked for Spiderman, the X-men, the Brady Bunch and many others. Even Resident Evil got a decent tranfer, the second movie being great til the last 5 [...]

Videoholics as a future defense

Well it seems that the American Medical Association has some vindication for their claim that videoholics exist. If you want to look at it that way that is.
It seems that there was a recent robbery in PA at a Toys R Us where about $2000 worth of video games were stolen. Now some might say [...]

Covering the basics of MMO’s

Sometimes all it takes are the basics. I know that way back when EQ (EverQuest the original) first came out, there were no real solutions to where to go and what was the best way to level your character. Now there are multiple site, revealing weaknesses of key bosses and hidden easter eggs.
Still there is [...]

Videoholics, the new addiction du jour

Submitted from Black Entertainment USA
So you have heard of alcoholics, chocoholics, and recently sexsomniacs. Well get ready for videoholics. What would that be? People who are addicted to the internet and/or video games. Yes, the American Medical Association is currently trying to decide if that is a legitimate mental disorder.
Now while I do play video [...]

Fantastic Four - lower expectations

Well today is the day that the new Fantastic Four movie is being released. While I like the Silver Surfer, the way they screwed up Dr. Doom in the first movie I have low expectations for Galactus and this movie.
I mention the movie and comic book characters because, like all movies based in action and [...]

Comments on 2006 video games

Except submitted from Black Entertainment USA
It’s never too late to find out about some great games from the previous year. Actually you amy want to check them out because they should be cheaper now than when they first camer out.
…First off are video games. Yes, the bane of wives, mothers and girlfriends. A good game [...]

Defining what a video game is

Found at Wikipedia
A video game is a game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device , most commonly a television. Mostly played by “nerds” or “geeks”.
Now doesn’t this sound pretty obvious? Although I disagree with the nerd though. Geek might apply, as I suppose some would call [...]