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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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By this point in life we’re all well aware that Japan is the source of crazy, crazy things, so to create a list of their weirdest video games seems like it would be old hat. But Japan never ceases to amaze us; even in this day and age, when just hearing the word “Japan” conjures [...]
Posted by Mark Hill on Friday, February 18, 2011 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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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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With so many time management games out on the market currently, it’s so hard to pick out the good ones! I hate seeing people waste their money on games that they only play 10 minutes of, even if they’re only a dollar. These things add up, you know! I think what makes these games so [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 12:01 am
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