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Why The eSports Bar Could Be Up For High Scores
Earlier today, word came out from several sources about the upcoming opening of the Meltdown London eSports bar, a sports bar that would offer not only a variety of video game-themed drinks, but also a variety of video games. The...
Can Gaming Make The Jump To Television?
An interesting new phenomenon is shaping up as far as gaming goes, and that's with games making a jump to television. But the trend is growing thanks to some recent new reports that make a new game headed for television.Recently,...
The Oculus Rift May Have Its Tipping Point
It's been a while since we last talked about the Oculus Rift--been a lot of great news in gaming between here and there---but a new point may have just hit and giving the Oculus Rift the boost it needs to...
Random House Gets Into The Gaming Market
Perhaps one of the stranger developments in gaming these days--and it seems like there are plenty of them to go around--came from a rather unlikely source, a book publisher. No, it's not a book about games, it's not even a...
A Little Time On The New Earth Of Defiance
I finally got a shot at Defiance just recently--it was Spring Break for many of the area high schools, so that played utter hob with game rentals--but I was certainly looking forward to trying what was being described as a...
Xbox, The Living Room, And The Live Gold Paywall
Recently, some new reports emerged talking about the potential new role being filled by the new Xbox, still expected by many to make an appearance at a live event this May. But looking at the new reports leaves just one...
The Games Industry Doesn't Need A Nanny
Earlier today, remarks emerged from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) suggesting that if the games industry didn't "do something", then Congress would have to step in. This, naturally, has left plenty confused and angry in its wake, but really, the games...
Mobile Devices: New Frontier For Core Gaming?
Not long ago, we talked about the core gamer here and discussed his--and occasionally her, but mostly his--impact on the gaming market as a whole. But something new has occurred to me, and it's largely related to where the core...
Why More Games Need Special Events
I know that this sort of thing has been going on for a little while now, but I felt it was a good time to bring up the idea of special events in gaming. Several of them have happened recently,...
Video Games To Get Public Relations Makeover In New Campaign
Video games, lately, have taken something of a bad rap. With recent events making video games look like the fuel of massacres like Sandy Hook, and even the vice president taking potshots at the medium, it's not a bad time...
Shenmue 3 May Be Coming After All
Long time gamers out there remember, in all likelihood, coming in contact with a round of Shenmue at some point. The original, the sequel, or just being part of the crowd that was longing to see more of this series...
Games Don't Need To Grow Up At All
When I see the phrase "grow up" in two different articles about gaming in one day, I know something's up. When something's up, that's time to talk about it. So today, I'm going to look at the idea of games...
For FPS Gamers, An Old Control Scheme Is Fading
This particular development certainly had my attention. It wasn't hard, as I was actually personally involved in it, after a fashion. But as it turns out, new reports are suggesting that an old standard in controls is on its way...
Used Games: Are They That Big A Deal?
So I was checking out the news over at Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs gaming section when the two big posts of the day sat one beside the other. It was almost like a point-counterpoint, but the big point of both--one...
The Future Of Gaming By The Numbers
Recent information emerged from the NPD Group, running down just how much Americans spent on video gaming in 2012, and the numbers have some very interesting stories to tell in their own right. But what do these stories have to...
"Video Games Is A Bigger Problem Than Guns"
What's with that grammatical death trap of a quote up above, you're likely wondering by now. Well, that's word from no less a figure than Senator Lamar Alexander, who delivered that rather fateful line earlier today. But we're not here...
Storm8 Mobile Gaming Clears Major Milestone
If you've never heard of the mobile gaming company known as Storm8, it's okay; you're not alone. But there are plenty of gamers who have, and in Storm8's case, a recent milestone's worth of gamers have joined up as active...
A New Tax On Violent Video Games?
A disturbing new trend is making the rounds in the halls of a cash-strapped Congress following the Sandy Hill shootings. The familiar scapegoat of "violent video games" is making an appearance, and new laws are being proposed to address the...
The Biggest iPhone Games Of 2012 Have Something In Common
So there was some very interesting news to show up today thanks to a recent look at the iTunes games market. Turns out the top grossing iOS games and apps of 2012 all had one critical point in common.What was...
HTML5 Not Likely To Change Much Now In Gaming, But Just Wait.
It's not hard to see possibilities just dripping off of HTML5, especially as it regards to video games. But though this is a huge game-changer--and not just for video games--it's going to take some time before this is truly ready...
The Top Three Elements To Make A Gamer's Christmas A Top Scorer
So like a lot of you out there, I spent time with my family today. A nice big meal involving a lot of family favorites and a lot of time together; my grandmother cooks goose every year, and if you've...
How Will The Newtown Shooting Impact Game Investment?
An interesting wrinkle that I hadn't thought to explore came up today, and it was one that I thought I'd throw my hat in on as well, just ahead of the Christmas holiday. What effect with the elementary school shooting...
Violent Video Games Don't Breed Violence
While the Sandy Hook killings are a tragedy deplored universally, old familiar scapegoats have emerged in the wake of this disaster as people try, desperately, to find rationality in the irrational. While gun rights are the first target in a...
Next Gen Gaming: Where Are The Leaks?
Not surprisingly, anticipation around the next generation of consoles is getting downright thick. With the Wii U now in play, the next generation has been officially kicked off, so wondering what Sony and Microsoft have in mind is on a...
What Should Be Done About Bad Sports In Video Games?
Thinking back on childhood, it's not hard to remember the days when "Nuh-uh / Yeah-huh" was considered respectable discourse, and where the ability to invent a counter to a potential enemy attack was enough to render it moot (I have...
