Gamertell

When I saw the initial unveiling of Project Natal at this year’s E3, I was impressed at Microsoft’s ability to harness the motion-control technology of Nintendo’s Wii and amplify it to include the human body.  In watching that demonstration, I wondered aloud, “What would happen if that technology became the… Continue Reading »

This week’s PlayStation Store update features a game of destruction called Smash Cars for $14.99 for the PlayStation 3. The game offer real-time physics, stunts and next-gen graphics to make this experience fun with a choice of single or multi-player car racing with twists, turns and don’t forget serious stunts… Continue Reading »

Take a look at the picture above you and try not to drool too much.  As you can see, this is the Digital Edge Gaming Table, also known as the Pro Gaming Table (for obvious reasons) and it can handle quite a bit.  This bad boy (or girl?) can hold… Continue Reading »

You’ve already seen my baby gamer modeling the Wendy’s kids’ meal toys and he helped test the Hallmark Player 1 Christmas ornament (he wore those batteries out pretty dern fast). So it’s only appropriate that, for his first birthday, he have a controller-shaped cake. My wife made the cake using… Continue Reading »

Jack Thompson, Miami attorney and anti-game activist who has been hounding the gaming and music industry for a while. Now his career is in jeopardy as he fights to keep his license at the Florida Bar hearings this week. Looking through archives of news, news panels and blogs Thompson has… Continue Reading »

Tuusula, Finland was in shock following a fatal school shooting that killed six students and two faculty personnel, and wounded 10 others at Jokela High School in a small Finland town. Flags in Finland were flying at half-staff Thursday, November 8, 2007, and a moment of silence was observed for… Continue Reading »

I have met some amazing people on the internet and throughout my years as a reporter for a military-themed newspaper. But to find one individual that refused to give up his dream and strive to make a difference is a heart-warming story that needed to be told. In December 2006,… Continue Reading »

So this morning I created two quick bumper stickers for the Lynch/ESRB post. The first simply reads, “I play video games and I vote.”  The second, which is pretty damn similar, instead says, “I’m a gamer and I vote.” Less than four hours after I created it, it has made… Continue Reading »

What comes to mind when you think of a gamer? Is it the image of a young boy in his mom’s basement, no job, no girlfriend, and sore thumbs? If it is, then you may want to hear what Matt Ringel has to say. The commissioner for the World Series… Continue Reading »

One young lady over at Destructoid has posted a rant about “girl gamers.”  Besides the usual grumblings about how girl gamer “stars” like the FragDolls look like models first and gamers second, she raises some good points about the atmosphere of gaming culture: “Sometimes you can’t really trust if your… Continue Reading »