Gamertell

What? Video game sales are down? That hasn’t stopped Texas-based GameStop from posting big profits. The Dallas Morning News reports that the retailer pulled in $1.83 billion for the quarter ending October 31, 2009. That was an 8.3% increase over the same period in 2008. Those are impressive numbers in… Continue Reading »

With the recent trend of video game companies offering complements and add-ons for games, digital downloads are becoming an increasingly lucrative market. As with other entertainment properties, more and more video game companies are shifting parts of their businesses to creating and delivering this form of content. The ability to… Continue Reading »

This week’s first featured downloadable game is Military Madness: Nectaris for $9.99 on the PS3. This remake of the original Military Madness for the TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment System back in 1986, features two opposing forces battling for supremacy on the moon. The next downloadable game this week is Numblast for $4.99… Continue Reading »

The industry seems sharply divided on how much of an impact digital downloading will have on the future of game sales. There has been speculation about whether the next Xbox or PlayStation will even feature any kind of disc drive. EA Sports President Peter Moore doesn’t think it’s time to… Continue Reading »

PSP Minis was a new idea that came out alongside the PSPgo. The concept behind Minis was to provide quick pick-up-and-go games for under $9.99. The success of the games that are available on the iTunes App Store is obviously the influence behind Sony’s new line of Minis. The problem… Continue Reading »

Earth Day 2009 is upon us (celebrate it, you’ll be there any way) which means it’s time to look at some of the green-themed initiatives in the gaming world. As you might recall, last year on Earth Day (2008) the price of gas skyrocketed so that a new, retail-priced game… Continue Reading »