Archive for November, 2008:

Top Casual Games For Christmas

As promised, I did some research on what the hottest casual games are at the moment. I have my own favorites but of course, that does not mean that everyone else will like them. So I headed on over to Gamezebo, my favorite source of casual games. This is their current top [...]

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Video Game Gift Buying Guide

How many times have you gotten all excited about a video game gift only to be dismayed at what you see when you tear off the wrapping? I have heard countless horror stories about this. Then there is the other side of the story ? parents buying their young children certain games (meant [...]

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Video Game Consoles And Electrical Consumption

I remember talking to a friend who couldn?t stop complaining about how his wife would nag him about turning his PlayStation 3 off when he was not using it. Sometimes, when he had to take a break in the middle of the game (or when his wife asked him to do errands), he would [...]

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Would You Play Nat Geo Games?

I love the National Geographic Channel. Come to think of it, I have always liked Nat Geo. Back in the day (no, I am not going to reveal my age), we only had access to the magazines. I still remember going through back issues of the National Geographic Magazine after school and [...]

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Nominees For Video Game Awards Announced

Awards ceremonies are always something to look forward to. When I find a video game that I like, I want that certain validation that I feel when an awarding body chooses to highlight that game. I suppose a lot of other people feel the same way and that is why a lot of [...]

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Teen Aggression-Video Game Link

Will this ever stop? Will researchers ever find something definite about the link between violent video games and the behavior of those who play them? While I was doing my regular news browsing, a headline caught my eye. It read ?Violent video games tied to teen aggression.? In my mind, I [...]

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Can You Learn How To Drive By Playing Video Games?

A headline at the Telegraph?s web site caught my eye a few minutes ago. It read ?Boy learned to drive from video games before stealing family car-
A nine-year-old Japanese schoolboy who learnt how to drive from playing video games has used his motoring skills to steal the family car and set off on a [...]

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Casual Game In Focus: Top Chef

Cooking games have become popular in the past year but many of them tend to be similar to each other. I personally don?t mind this as long as the games are fun. A newcomer to the world of cooking games seems to be catching on like wildfire. I am sure that you [...]

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Who You Gonna Call?

If there’s something strange
in your neighborhood
Who ya gonna call?
GHOSTBUSTERS
If there’s something weird
and it don’t look good
Who ya gonna call?
GHOSTBUSTERS
I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
If you’re seeing things
running through your head
Who can ya call?
GHOSTBUSTERS
I am not sure if the current generation is in awe of this iconic Tv/film series as much [...]

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Rock Band To Feature The Beatles

Beatles fans ? this is what we have been waiting for! I have been raving about the juxtaposition of music and video games for a while now but I never really thought about the fact that so many great bands have been featured in various video games and that there is one BIG name [...]

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