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Why Video Game Award Shows Suck…

Before I got my PHD in bad games, swankdom, and how to make a bad ass tater tot casserole, I was a young lad with a Vectrex and a NES. When I was growing up, I always wished that gaming, the hobby I loved and lived, would someday be taken seriously. Now here I am […]

Three games that are destined to fail…

Have you ever read about a game and thought to yourself “who in their right mind thought this would be a great idea?!” While your average gamer may scoff at an atrocious game idea, it seems that game companies are making these dumb decisions every day. We’ve seen it in the past with games based off […]

Parents sue Microsoft, alleging an Xbox started the fire that killed their son

I never like hearing these stories. Back in December 2004 toddler Wade Kilner was killed when his parent’s house was engulfed in flames. In December 2006 the family filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart (where the Kilner’s purchased the machine from) and Microsoft claiming that the cords of an overheated Xbox 360 started the fire that […]

Arrogance, thy name is Sony

Notorious Aussie PS3 boss Michael Ephraim has unconditionally stated that the rumoured 11,000 PS3’s for the Australian PS3 launch is false.
“I can categorically assure you that this rumour is completely unfounded. On day of launch the number of PS3s available through retailers will far exceed this number. Let me put it to you this way, […]

The Death of the Arcade

So I went to go visit my hometown for an extended four-day weekend full of visits with my creepy, bipolar family and craziness with my old friends. When you’re gone from home for a while, you really want to make the most of it, which results in some crazy, hectic schedule where you feel like […]

20 to 1: Best Selling Video Games

London newspaper The Independent recently compiled a list of the 20 best selling video game franchises since the inception of time itself. Using worldwide sales, the list is a testament to how big video games are in the world today. ‘Mario’ comes in at number 1, with 193 million.  One surprise is the ‘James Bond’ […]

Lying and Sony

Liar Liar. The movie may be hilarious (Carey’s best), but it also brings across a message. It may be scattered across Jim’s almost-orgasmic facial expressions and Krista Allen’s heaving chest, but it’s there. Lying is wrong. Nobody likes a liar. Some people seem to think lying is a professional sport; they go about it trying […]

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