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Wednesday, March 10,2010
Video Games

Nintendo's Competition

Yes, Wii Can: Can Nintendo fight off the new generation of motion-sensing systems?

By Charlie Deitch
When you hear the cliché about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, it's rarely being tossed about by the person getting ripped off ...
Wednesday, February 3,2010
Video Games

Video Game Industry Is Not Recession-Proof

Slumping sales could be good news for hardcore players.

By Charlie Deitch
Companies like Electronic Arts, UBIsoft and Game Stop had such lousy 2009s that they’ve already had to adjust 2010 forecasts.
Wednesday, December 2,2009
Video Games

Video Games for Christmas

Reindeer Games: A look at what’s ahead to fill a video-gamer’s holiday stocking.

By Charlie Deitch
If you’re a video gamer who still has a job, a home and money to spend on games, there’s a pot of gold at the end of the recessionary rainbow...
Wednesday, September 16,2009
Video Games

Guitar Hero 5

This version finds Nirvana’s revered frontman singing— shudder—Bush.

By Charlie Deitch
But as you make your way through the platter of nirvana, you see it sitting there, streaming from the center of the potatoes and onto the steak—a long, disgusting hair...
Wednesday, August 12,2009
Video Games

PC vs. Console

Computer gaming has its charms.

By Charlie Deitch
I’ve always been a console guy. From Atari to Nintendo to Playstation to Xbox, my transition from one gaming system to the next never really included my PC...
Wednesday, July 1,2009
Video Games

Wii Fit

Fit to Be Tried: Two new products follow Wii Fit’s lead encouraging active gaming.

By Charlie Deitch
EA Sports President Peter Moore made headlines recently when he challenged President Barack Obama to take a 30-day challenge on his company's new fitness game, EA Sports Active, for 30 days.
Wednesday, June 3,2009
Video Games

Character Assassination

Can a game be a sequel if it has nothing to do with the original?

By Charlie Deitch
My eyes started to roll back in my head, and I felt a melodramatic seizure coming on. How can you have a sequel without any remnants of the original game? Rockstar did it last year with Manhunt 2 ...
Wednesday, April 15,2009
Video Games

The Great Escape

In a down economy, the immersive world of video games is thriving

By Charlie Deitch
As I stare at my account balances, I have a hard time believing that the economy is in such bad shape. In one account, I have just a little over $4.6 billion; there's about $12.6 billion in the other. And if I really get tight, I can always cash in the $3 million in blood that I have in a third.
Wednesday, March 18,2009
Video Games

Eight-Legged Freaky

The creepy Deadly Creatures makes perfect innovative use of the Wii.

By Charlie Deitch
I’m not exactly afraid of spiders and other creepy crawlies; they just give me the creeps. But I didn’t know how much they creeped me out until I played Deadly Creatures for the Wii.
Thursday, February 5,2009
Video Games

Extinct Guerilla

The death of Slamdance’s games competition dates back to one ill-fated decision.

By Charlie Deitch
By January 2007, Slamdance wasn’t only a place for indie filmmakers to show off their wares, get a little recognition and, hopefully, catch the eye of a distributor looking to take a chance on an unknown.
 
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