By Nadia Oxford on Oct 24, 2011 in Retail
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The holiday season brings with it family, fellowship, and a whole lot of shopping stress. Thankfully, if you have a gamer in the family–or you just want to spoil yourself–buying a wicked-cool present is as easy as picking a video game (or two, or three) from our 2011 Holiday Gaming Wish List.
Batman: Arkham City (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) — Batman disapproves of all joy and color, so he’s not much of a Christmas guy. Nevertheless, Arkham...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 21, 2011 in Business, Nintendo, Wii U
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Nintendo has been taking a lot of hard knocks in recent months–and a few of those have come from us, we’ll admit. But if we’re hard on Nintendo, it’s only because we believe in it.
It’s also because the company’s next major console, the Wii U, is set to come to life sometime next year, and we still don’t know a whole lot about the system. The mysterious nature of the Wii U, combined with Nintendo’s problems getting...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 20, 2011 in Facebook, Free Games, MMO Games
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If you’re on a tight budget, then no doubt you’re the owner of a thousand and one worries. Here’s a nice revelation, though: if money’s a bit scarce but you have a semi-decent computer, you already have access to hundreds of free games.
Not surprisingly, only some free-to-play games are worth experiencing, while others are better off festering in a pit somewhere. Part two of our guide to online free-to-play games will direct you to some of...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 19, 2011 in Facebook, Free Games, Online Games
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There was a time when playing free games online required you to wade through pounds of text in a multi-user dungeon (MUD) or else involved clicking aimlessly on a virtual pet for hours. But over the past few years, the free-to-play online game market has blossomed into a huge industry, with several offerings that are as detailed and complex as some of the full-price console games available at retail.
With so many free games up for grabs, it can be difficult to...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 18, 2011 in Business, Digital Distribution, Game Development
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Canadian rocker Bruce Cockburn once sang, “Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.” Though every single human living on the planet can identify with those words, they hit independent game developers square in the heart. It’s not just difficult to get a small game published on a digital console platform like Xbox Live Arcade or WiiWare. To hear some devs talk about it, digital publication on consoles borders on impossible.
Rudolf...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 17, 2011 in Business, Nintendo, Wii U
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Nintendo unveiled the Wii U at E3 2011, and will presumably be unleashing the final build of the system in late 2012. It’s all very exciting stuff for Nintendo fans, but there’s a lot about the system that’s still a gigantic question mark. For instance, Nintendo allowed the Wii to sputter at the end of its life instead of having the system go out with the explosion of triple-A titles that normally escort every console into obsolescence. Will...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 14, 2011 in Game Design, iPhone and iPad
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If smartphone gaming had a mascot, it would be a bird. Bird-themed games are hot on the App Store–hotter than the innards of a roasted turkey (we’ll knock off the metaphors).
With over 350 million downloads since hatching (sorry) in 2009, Angry Birds isn’t only the most successful bird-themed game on the App Store; it’s amongst the App Store’s most popular games, period, and is still held up as an example that runaway financial and...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 13, 2011 in Facebook, Free Games, MMO Games
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There are hundreds of free social games available on the internet, and they span a multitude of genres, which makes finding a place to start a bit intimidating. The second half of our guide to the best social games will help you get a handle on games for Facebook and other social networks by listing the best available entries in the Racing/Sports genre, the Simulation genre, and the Family/Kids genre.
TOP 5 CAR/RACING/SPORTS SOCIAL GAMES
Car Town — If you...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 12, 2011 in Facebook, Free Games, MMO Games
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Social games are fecund animals: they’re everywhere, they’re readily available, they’re generally free to play, and they would love your company. However, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, not all social games are created equal. There are hundreds of entries in dozens of categories, including Adventure, Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Racing, Family, Board Games, and more.
Interested in getting into social games, but have no idea where to...
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By Nadia Oxford on Oct 11, 2011 in Facebook, Free Games, Game Design
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Nobody really needs the aid of statistics to convince themselves of the popularity of social gaming, but Raptr, a social network dedicated to gamers of all kinds, went ahead and published a breakdown of how much playtime social games get next to more traditional fare.
The verdict? Zynga’s “-Ville” games (FarmVille, PetVille, CityVille, FrontierVille) see far more playing time than social gaming’s remaining Top Ten put together. In fact,...
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