Gamertell

While most businesses are currently feeling the economic pinch, there is at least one sector that is currently witnessing an economic boost: Pawn shops. And who do pawn shops credit for this business upswing? The answer is, quite simply, the video game community. According to a story in the Chicago… Continue Reading »

With the current world economic issues affecting the game industry, Microsoft has now begun to clean its own house by trimming some of the supposed fat from its developer portfolio. Microsoft has already shut down several of its first-party studios including FASA, ACES and Ensemble and now it appears Rare… Continue Reading »

The Associated Press is reporting that Blockbuster has announced that it will begin a test program beginning Q2 2009 to allow Total Access subscribers to rent video games. From the article: “Customers of Blockbuster’s Total Access can rent DVDs online and exchange them in Blockbuster stores as well as by… Continue Reading »

McFarlane Toys is releasing a series of figures and replicas based on the wildly popular music game Guitar Hero.  Now in stores is a group of “mini-guitars” that allow you to mix and match heads, necks and bodies to create your own custom guitar. They’re sold as singles and duets… Continue Reading »

On January 24, 2009, WhatIfGaming reported that Lionhead Studios informed the site that, even though a PC port of Fable 2 isn’t officially confirmed by Microsoft, the success of the game makes a PC version of Fable 2 imminent. Unfortunately, a member from the Lionhead dev team denied this claim… Continue Reading »

Microsoft’s decision to trim the fat from its workforce has caught the attention of key government officials;. In fact, one is openly questioning their methods and rationale for doing so. This individual is Charles Grassey, a Republican senator from Iowa. His reasons for inquiry stem from a concern that foreign… Continue Reading »

Nielsen’s latest top ten list for 2008 has revealed something that most Sony fans already know - the PlayStation 2 is still a hot commodity. It is so hot, in fact, that Nielsen is saying it was the most played console in 2008. I guess Sony really knew what it… Continue Reading »

While I may not have owned an Xbox, its value to the gaming industry can’t be overstated. It was, in fact, the first system at the time to debut with a fully-featured internal hard drive and the first to introduce online competitive video game playing to the masses. Along with… Continue Reading »

FROM GADGETELL - You’d think that somebody would try to create a form of copy protection that both copyright holders and consumers can be okay with.  Apparently the people at CD Digital Card didn’t get that message. MORE »

Let’s face it, gaming is expensive. With the economy currently in its poor state, gamers have quite a bit to worry about. There are, however, are some ways to appease the habit and get more bang for your buck. You can take everything that you’ll read to heart as advice… Continue Reading »