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The Macintosh computer system has come along way in making a name for itself next to the more popular Windows-based PCs today. Here’s a “quick” look back at Apple’s history focusing on Mac-based games. “Byte into an Apple” The first Apple computer was created by Steven Wozniak on April 1,… Continue Reading »

After the mad rush of the holiday season, with so many of the year’s biggest guns (ahem, Gears of War 2, LittleBigPlanet, Left 4 Dead, need I go on?) behind us, it’s understandable that you’re probably a little bored right now. January and February have traditionally been a pretty slow… Continue Reading »

When Ron Stanley, a guest writer for The Washington Post, wrote an article reminiscing a time his nieces and nephews were banned from playing a video game or watching television, it was what the children did next that was surprisingly heartwarming. As he spoke of his six-year-old nephew trying to… Continue Reading »

Most of us are on break right now from work and school, and could use a little entertainment. Why not play some internet games? GRUVme is a website that has offers 1000 Flash and animation games from several different genres, including adventure and shooting. They are all short but sweet… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: GRUV games

The holiday shopping season is in full swing - and retailers are only too happy to offer deals this year, since consumer confidence is… shall we say, not what it used to be. Toys R Us has one of the coolest deals we’ve seen in awhile, with hefty discounts on… Continue Reading »

Welcome to the beta version of Gamertell’s weekly Apple App Store gaming update. Each week we will provide you the readers with a list of the newest games on the Apple service. After spending a large part of my Sunday coordinating Thanksgiving plans and creating this list, I can safely… Continue Reading »

According to a recent article published in the SouthTown Star and written by GateHouse News Service, online gamers may have been wrongly stereotyped. Of the 7,000 online gamers researchers interviewed who played EverQuest 2, a MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online game), they are not the overweight rotund teenage boys most people… Continue Reading »

There seems to be a recent trend in turning books into movies or video games. In an attempt to turn at least part of the trend back on itself, one writer is working books into games. According to an article in the New York Times, author PJ Haarsma was writing… Continue Reading »

Just when you thought the world was turning an evil eye towards video games, accusing it of converting children into violent thugs, rotting their brains and making them fat. Consoles like the Nintendo Wii have opened up a new way for the medical field to use the games to their… Continue Reading »

As I wandered through the 2008 Scion Slam Basketball Tournament held August 23, 2008 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, I was amazed at all the cool schwag being handed out by the local Scion dealership. I’m simply in love with my backpack filled with CDs featuring the Backyard Bangers, MP3… Continue Reading »