Growing up – the video game industry’s move towards mass appeal

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Kyle

With E3 now over, it’s customary for people to declare one company a “winner” of the show.  However, this year, the winner isn’t Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony, the winner, or winners, are consumers, specifically, “casual” gamers.  If one thing was apparent during this year’s E3, it was that casual games have become big business in [...]

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Amazon + Rockstar = GTA IV music downloads

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Kyle

In yesterday’s article, I talked about iTunes and how it has changed the music industry and the way we receive our content. Video games are also starting to shape the music landscape, as can be seen with the wild success of Rock Band and Guitar Hero and their downloadable content. Recently, it was announced that [...]

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Five reasons why the iPhone is a threat to the DS and PSP

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Kyle

We generally don’t think of our cellphones as being great mobile gaming devices. Sure, they satisfy the five-minute urge to occupy ourselves while on the bus, but they’re hardly considered the preferred platform for portable gaming. It looks like all of this may be changing thanks to the recent unveiling of the iPhone SDK, which, [...]

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Get organized with Delicious Library for Mac OS X

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Kyle

If you’re like me, you probably have more stuff than you know what to do with. DVDs, CDs, books, video games, it can get to the point where you don’t even know what you own! Luckily, there’s a solution – Delicious Library for Mac OS X (sorry PC users). Delicious Library allows you to catalog [...]

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