Razor Blades Cut Both Ways - 07/03/08
Game consoles have traditionally lost money on the hardware, in an attempt to make up the difference on the software, which is why things can go bad fast for companies like Atari and Sega. So far the price tag for the PS3 is a $3.3 billion loss. Let's count them digits: $3,300,000,000. posted by Duke_Ferris
Pac Man Tattoo Contest - 07/02/08
Feeling creative? Crazy? GR editor Blake Morse sure is, because he's going to let you design his next tattoo. Here's your chance to be a permanent part of history... or at least of Blake. posted by Blake_Morse
That's It. Video Games Are Now Taken 100% Seriously. - 06/30/08
That the Wall Street Journal has a review of Grand Theft Auto IV might be considered a sign of legitimacy for the art (and business) of gaming. However, when that review is written by Junot Diaz, who's novel just won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, we have the perfect storm of respectability. posted by Duke_Ferris
Some Days I Love My Job - 06/27/08
Let's face it, I generally feel pretty lucky to have the job I do. Sure there are bad days and long hours and some crappy, crappy games. But other days I get to go out to the desert with Sony and some Navy SEALs to shoot machine guns. posted by Duke_Ferris
Mario Let's get the obvious out of the way straight away. Mario sucked at his job and I don't mean plumber. Let's face it, the guy's never held a wrench in his video game life so I don't think that moniker holds any water at this point. What I'm talking about here is the job of 'Princess Saver'. Mario blew what could have been a three level job (Level 1 - princess taken, Level 2 - journey to the princess, Level 3 - save princess!) into an adventure spanning multiple 'worlds'. Don't get me... read more...