POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - As a video gamer, movie buff, football fan and … well, a man, it has been my goal for some time to convince my wife of the importance of a large-screen/wide-screen television.nnSeveral years back, the 27-inch television that had been in our family room...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Sarah Borchers remembers a time in gaming when the independent spirit and drive of game developers was the norm rather than a bothersome exception to most big game companies.nn“Entertainment software was born out of independent developers’...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - I love video games, but so what. A lot of people love video games.nnSome people play all the time, while some try to squeeze it into their spare time. As I grow older, I find I have less and less spare time. In fact, sometimes I feel like I don’t...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - The recent expulsion of a controversial video game finalist from the Slamdance Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition has cost the exhibition nearly half its finalists'and, according to those involved in the contest, a lot of its credibility.nn“A large...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - The past year turned out to be an interesting year in gaming'from new arrivals to the beginning of the end for some old friends, 2006 was anything but boring. Here are the top five gaming stories from 2006:5. Online gambling legislation ttApparently,...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Unless you know an executive at Sony or decided that camping out for nine days in the cold was worth the privilege of spending $699 on a video game, just admit it: You’re likely not getting a PlayStation 3 for Christmas. So what do you do now? You...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - With all that’s going on in this country, there isn’t a living, breathing voter who should need yet another reason to become politically active as the presidential election looms next year. But, say you’re one of those real slacker types...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - I remember the first time I played Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1980s. It was a birthday present and the game came free in the box with the console. After spending years on Pong and Atari, to have something in my house that...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - As a video-game player, I can really get into the particular title I’m playing'but when the console is off, I’m done thinking about it. I don’t take John Madden to bed with me'a rule we should all follow, whether in video games or in...