Gamertell

After getting shut down, resurrected by new owners, moved to a new venue and taking place two month earlier than normal, the Mid-Ohio-Con (aka MOC) was this past weekend (October 4-5, 2008) at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH (USA). The convention is typically a showcase for Ohio area… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Mid-Ohio-Con 2008

I recently learned that GameJunkie, perhaps the last independent videogame store in the Cincinnati, OH (USA), area, is closing for good on June 29, 2008. Damn recession. Damn retail chains. Damn through-the-mail game services. You are all crushing the life out of privately owned, independent videogame shops. GameJunkie, which opened… Continue Reading »

Sexual predators have turned to game consoles for entrapping gullible children as online gaming services like Xbox Live allow gamers to freely communicate with each other. According to a story on WLWT-TV News 5 in Cincinnati, OH, the FBI has investigated many such cases in Southern Ohio. Law enforcement agencies… Continue Reading »

Gambling in Ohio has been an election season issue for most, if not all, the dozen or so years I’ve been in the state. Since it has yet to pass in any form, gambling is illegal, meaning any device featuring a game of chance that pays out is breaking the… Continue Reading »