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News

Poor Americans Are Gamers, Too

In case you didn’t know, there are poor gamers. Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation has published a report on what it means to be poor in America today. According to the report, households living in poverty have many modern amenities including air conditioning, cable TV and video game consoles.

July 22, 2011
Xbox

The Good, The Bad, And Ugly Of Working Xbox Tech Support

Website Idle Hands has a lengthy series of pieces up of what it’s like to work tech support for Xbox. There are insights on customers, policies and refund info. Read part one, two and three. [Idle Hands]

Xbox

Exclusive: Inside Microsoft’s Fanboy Fantasy, The Star Wars Xbox 360

Fanboy. There’s perhaps no franchise more immediately connected with our mental conception of a fanboy than Star Wars. Then there’s Xbox. A whole ‘nother world of chest-thumping, battle cries, and utter devotion. Those two worlds just smashed into each other at lightspeed. Meet the Star Wars Xbox 360.

July 20, 2011
PC

What Battlefield 3 Needs

For the past few weeks I have found myself returning to my favourite multiplayer game of last year, Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It’s a punchy rascal of a game, but it also hints at plenty of things that could be better in the future, and reminds us of lots of things that have been better in the past. Things that might be better in Battlefield 3. Or 4. Anyway, what follows is a consideration of what Battlefield games have done right and wrong, and what Battlefield 3 needs to think about.

July 16, 2011
PlayStation

Why Sony And Microsoft Teaming Up On Their Next Console Makes A Lot Of Sense

Microsoft has trouble making hardware. Sony has trouble running online services. What if the next Xbox and the next PlayStation are one and the same?

July 12, 2011
News

Relationship Experts Don’t Think Men In Their 30s Should Play Video Games

Dudes who play video games in their 30s and beyond? What’s up with that?! That’s the question posed to the leathery co-hosts of the fourth hour of Today, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, who explain that, well, that’s just weird!

July 9, 2011
News

Video Games Improve Marijuana Performance 43%

There aren’t many things that marijuana users say weed can’t make better. Take this guy I used to know. His name was Mike. Every once in a while we’d hang out with a few other guys and play ridiculous amounts of Halo 2. Occasionally Mike would light up during our fragfests.

July 6, 2011
News

Chinese Consoles Invade India

Video games are hot in India right now, but don’t expect to see many of these gamers on Xbox Live or Playstation Network anytime soon.

July 2, 2011
Xbox

Bye Bye Games For Windows Marketplace, Hello Xbox.com

In what does not seem like a positive sign for Microsoft’s Games For Windows efforts, the Games For Windows Marketplace is merging with Xbox.com, a move that the Xbox 360 maker says is for convenience and ease.

June 25, 2011
PC

First Brink DLC Will Be Free (For Two Weeks)

The developers at Splash Damage and Bethesda have confirmed that the first DLC for Brink will be free, as promised. Well, free for two weeks. Titled “Agents of Change”, the add-on is set to release in early July. [Bethesda Blog]

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