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Not Your Average Plumber, Eh?

Happy Valentine’s Day by david_a_lea The other day I found myself bored out of mind, resorting to a few rounds of bingo over at www.partybingo.com; definitely much easier than duking it out with bingo-savvy grandmas at our local bingo hall. Anyhow, as I was playing it dawned on me that the gaming culture, at least [...]

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Posted on March 13, 2013 by gaunilo | Filed Under Arcade, Casual Games
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Zynga Hires John Tobias and Mark Turmell

Social gaming giant Zynga has hired two industry heavyweights:  Mortal Kombat co-creator John Tobias and Midway/EA veteran Mark Turmell. -Nick’s take:  While this isn’t a sexy new game announcement or anything like that, this is still pretty big news.  Mr. Tobias and Mr. Turmell are gaming industry legends that have helped shape the business in [...]

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Posted on September 18, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Casual Games, Industry, News, PC
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Analysis of Nintendo’s Wii U Conference in NYC

After two disastrous E3 showings, Nintendo had a lot to prove with Thursday’s Wii U conference in New York City.  What will the price be?  When is it coming out?  What are the system’s online capabilities (if any)?  Most importantly, what games are coming out for the system?  Thankfully, Nintendo delivered definitive answers to most [...]

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Posted on September 14, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Industry, News, Nintendo, Wii
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Rovio Announces Bad Piggies

Angry Birds developer Rovio has announced Bad Piggies, a mobile spin-off of Angry Birds seen from the evil pigs’ perspectives.  Nothing is known about the gameplay, other than it will be different from Angry Birds‘s slingshot mechanic.  Bad Piggies will release on September 27 for iOS, Android, and Mac. -Nick’s take:  Am I the only [...]

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Posted on September 4, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Arcade, Casual Games, Industry, Mobile games, News
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July Video Game Sales Were Not Good

Surprising no one, the NPD Group revealed that July retail video game sales weren’t good.  What is surprising, however, is just how bad they were; total sales came in at a puny $548.4 million, a 20 percent drop from the previous July.  It gets worse, though, when you consider that July 2011 sales were the [...]

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Posted on August 9, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Industry, Multiple Systems, New Releases, News, Nintendo, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox
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Rhode Island Now Owns Kingdoms of Amalur Assets; Epic Opens New Studio in Maryland Comprised of Former Big Huge Games Members

Developer 38 Studios no longer owns the assets from its game, Kingdoms of Amalur:  Reckoning.  Bloomberg reports that the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company now own all the assets from the Kingdoms of Amalur universe.  Rhode Island is going to try to sell the assets it [...]

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Posted on August 9, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Industry, Mobile games, Multiple Systems, New Releases, News, PC, PS3, Xbox
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Industry Not Doing Well Overall, but Digital Revenues are a Bright Spot

The video game industry has had a rough year so far.  Everyone knows that.  What you might not be aware of, however, is that the digital sector of this great industry (which includes things such as full downloadable games, DLC, subscription fees, and mobile/social games) is actually doing better than the retail, disc-based games market.  [...]

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Posted on August 8, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Arcade, Casual Games, Features, Industry, Multiple Systems, Namco, New Releases, News, Nintendo, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox
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