Hey Game Makers: Don’t forget, Betty likes to play “guy” games, too
As if the hand of Dan DeCarlo was guiding me from the grave, I recently came across another potentially prophetic message coming from Archie Comics. This instance is in an issue of Betty and Veronica Digest Magazine (no. 125, Jan. 2002) with a story titled “Game Gambit” featuring fictional game… Continue Reading »
ESA’s 2008 report: Forty percent of gamers are women
Maybe it’s time to start rewriting some of those rote gamer cliches. You know, like, “Your mom is such a gamer.” Statistically, thats not so far-fetched. According to the ESA’s (Entertainment Software Association’s) annual report released during E3 2008, 40 percent of all gamers are women older than 18 and… Continue Reading »
Latest gamer hater: Wired Magazine!?
On page 42 of the April 2008 issue of Wired magazine is a photo featuring six stereotypical Geeks: a Fanboy, Music Geek, Gamer, Gadget Guy, Hacker and Otaku. Each over-generalized category is exemplified by a person modeling what Wired deems appropriate garb and a brief description that includes disposition, beliefs… Continue Reading »
World Series of Video Games helps break down gamer stereotype
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 »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Live Coverage of E3 2009
The Gamertell team brings us live coverage from the E3 Expo.
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.



