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By Andy Groen, March 19, 2008 0 GN

How do you know that your console is healthy? No, not the NPD, silly. It’s criminals! Yes, criminals. You see, thieves have no interest in worthless dying products. They only want things that will fetch a high price on eBay… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 18, 2008 0 GN

It looks like EA might be getting a bit worried about a games business boogeyman also known as the Activision-Blizzard merger. They’ve lost their place as the top dog, and now they’re looking to shake things up a bit. They’ve… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 16, 2008 0 GN

In yet another example of taking gaming way too seriously, KontrolFreek (the world leader in pointless gaming accessories) is coming out with a brand new gaming appartus that is supposed to help console FPS players get a better grip on… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 13, 2008 0 GN

The NPD Group has released a new study today that shows some seemingly rather bizarre results. Among other things, the study shows that young males who are classified in the "hardcore gamer" demographic, are less likely to buy a videogame… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 11, 2008 0 GN

Oh, the horror! Imagine, if you will, what it would be like to be around one of those Nintendo nuts who poured over Brawl screenshots for months–building up to the release when he/she found out that the copy they had… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 10, 2008 0 GN

I was never really a big StarCraft guy back in the day. There was just something infinitely more appealing to me about the faux-history that Age of Empires brought to the table, however StarCraft II is really getting me interested–this… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 10, 2008 0 GN

It’s tempting to hang one’s head in shame when reading this story, and wonder why they had to ruin it for the rest of us, but you really had to know it was coming sooner or later. A Lansing, Michigan… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 10, 2008 0 GN

The best thing that you can ever hope for a licensed game, is that it isn’t tied to another product of the same IP. For instance when a game is based on a movie and has to ship at the… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 10, 2008 0 GN

New screenshots for Far Cry 2 have turned up on the internet today and while I was definitely not a fan of the first game, they still managed to look pretty nice to my skeptical, skeptical eyes. The one thing… Read More »

By Andy Groen, March 8, 2008 0 GN

CVG is reporting on a rumor that is making its way around the world that very soon Microsoft is planning to announce the launch of Xbox Live in the Middle East. There is an event being planned in Dubai very… Read More »