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Older and wiser, the games industry is still no stranger to failure. Thankfully, due to a wider market and a new found ability to learn from the mistakes of the past, disasters come and go without toppling the biggest names in the industry (well, we assume they do). For those nostalgic for a time when [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Video games are a big part of the modern entertainment industry, even surpassing the movie industry in profits. But where would we be without video game information websites? They help us decide what games to buy, which ones to look forward to, and even how to get through difficult spots in the games we already [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Monday, May 30, 2011 at 12:01 am
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This list encompasses the top 10 hot Christmas toys of all time. When I say ‘hot,’ I mean the ones flying off the shelves, that every kid just HAS to have, the kind of toy that brings out the best in everyone. Kids (and some adults) spend their time feverishly begging and pleading for the [...]
Posted by Tanya Bennett on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Most old video games aren’t worth much money; you can buy yourself a pretty decent collection of games from the 80s with a few bucks and a trip to the flea market. But there are a select few games that are so rare, collectors are willing to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars for [...]
Posted by Mark Hill on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 12:01 am
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A format war occurs when two incompatible versions of a similar technology begin to compete against one another in the market. In almost every case, one of the two formats wins out in the end, either because of a better marketing strategy or a superior product, leaving groups of unlucky consumers with an obsolete technology [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Friday, September 17, 2010 at 12:01 am
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It’s accepted as a universal truth among gamers: if a game is based on a movie, it’s probably going to be terrible. There are several reasons for this: the game is rushed as a merchandising tie-in, the studio hired does a hack job in the first place, and so on. But the net result is [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 12:01 am
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