In past articles, we examined some of the unscrupulous tactics of the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation store. From charging gamers to unlock content already on the disk to having downloadable content conveniently ready ...
Read More »Bad Company: Game Title or Mission Statement?
Many voices in the blogosphere are complaining over EA’s recent decision to sell additional weapons to the upcoming multiplayer title, Battlefield: Bad Company. Rightfully so, as they seem to be strong-arming consumers to purchase the ...
Read More »April Fools from Circuit City
Let’s see- $59.99-$15.00=$49.99 ?!?! Let’s hope those Firedog guys that are responsible for fixing your beloved PC are not the same ones who created this troubling ad. The Call of Duty 4 price isn’t exceptional ...
Read More »Club Winners and Future Contests
Congratulations to Tech-Gaming subscribers Jacob and Dirt McHurt, who will be both be receiving a copy of The Club for the Xbox 360, along with a very fashionable t-shirt. We’d like to thank all who ...
Read More »New Releases 3/30-4/5 April is for Fools, Not Games Edition
We wish we were pulling our readers collective leg, when we state that there will only be four new releases this week. With the exception of Grand Theft Auto IV on the 29th, April could ...
Read More »When Good Franchises Fall on Bad Times, Part One
Much like it’s counterpart in television and film, a video game franchise will be rehashed until it no longer becomes economically viable. Each new sequel, series or installment offers a calculated package of retaining a ...
Read More »Wii’s Virtual Console Resurrects Sega Master System
Pity the Sega Master System; after leaving a healthy life in the land of the rising sun, the console was released in the U.S. in 1986 to compete with the NES. Poor marketing by Tonka, ...
Read More »New Releases 3/3/29 The Big “O” Edition
This week we see three new releases for the Wii that all begin with the letter ‘O‘, doubling the amount of games for Nintendo’s console whose title begins with the round vowel. Useless statistics aside, ...
Read More »Weekly Roundup: Podcast Edition
Since the podcast craze exploded over the past few years, a number of video game related shows have been created for our listening pleasure (and punishment). This week we examine four that range from side-splitting ...
Read More »2D or Not 2D?
While many bemoan the Xbox Live Arcade and to a lesser extent, the Playstation store, for its lack of diversity and digital rights management (DRM) issues, few explore the positive influence digital downloads have had ...
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