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Gamer Might Just Be The Greatest Game Ever Made About Being A Gamer
Game & Wario is a new mini-game collection on the Wii U, which is a spinoff of Nintendo’s popular WarioWare series. One of the included mini-games is Gamer, an aptly titled game about what it’s like to be a young gamer.
Charting The Cultural Ascent Of The Word ‘Gamer’
Most folks don’t really much like the term “Gamer.” It has a lot of cultural baggage, and is even a little bit like “Hipster” in some ways. We all like games these days, don’t we? So what is a “Gamer” anymore, anyway?
‘Digital’ Gamers Purchase More Than ‘Core’ Gamers – But What Does That Mean?
Last week, I posted an editorial discussing the word ‘gamer‘ and what that word meant as gaming becomes increasingly ubiquitous. Now this report from the the NPD discusses how ‘Digital’ gamers are outspending ‘Core’ gamers in the marketplace. My question? What the hell is the difference between the two, and why are we bothering to distinguish?
I Am No Longer A Gamer
If a word has no meaning, or its meaning becomes obscured – what is the use of it?
I was sitting in the audience at Game-Tech, scribbling notes, scanning the crowd for familiar faces. Ron Curry, the CEO of the iGEA took the stage.
“We need to redefine what the word ‘gamer’ means,” he said.
I wrote that part down.
Distracted 10-Year-Old Games Himself Off A Railway Platform
A 10-year-old boy in Italy is saved from possible death by a heroic off-duty policeman after walking off a railway platform while playing his PSP. This is why we do not walk and game at the same time.
The Faces We Make While Losing… And Winning
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Gamer, take a close look in the mirror. Note the exulting highs, the soul-crushing lows, of someone trying to beat a very hard level in a video game.
Gamer Comes Home
You can now own (OK, rent) last year’s video game turned mind-controlling futuristic bloodsport, Gamer on handy DVD and Blu-ray formats, giving you a chance to enjoy the movie that Crecente called “more Second Life than Counter-Strike”.
