Category: Opinion

For Love Of The Game Episode 3 – The Collector’s Edition

Littered around my room, I have dozens, literally dozens, of collector’s and limited editions of games. Some that even the hardcore crowd are probably unaware of. I’m not the kind of guy who buys a collector’s edition just to have it sit on a mantle and never get touched, oh no. I buy something to …

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For Love Of The Game Episode 2 – Making Enemies Out Of Friends

My all time favourite video game industry story starts with the 2 major video game heavyweights of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Sega and Nintendo. Sega, back in the day when they actually made consoles, were quite a gutsy and ambitious bunch. They were the first to bring an 8-bit console to the home …

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Filled with Whedon-y Goodness

Could you be a Whedonite? It can be hard to tell but if you’ve ever watched an episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer or become inexplicably obsessed with Nathan Fillion you have already succumbed. You might not even have heard of the writing, directing and producing extravaganza that is Joss Whedon. But you’ve almost certainly …

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Avatar: The Really, Really Special ‘Can I Squeeze Another Dollar Out Of You’ Edition

Okay, we have talked about this on the podcast but I am just going to say that I hate the way Fox is milking ‘Avatar’. Hasn’t the film made enough money? I have been boycotting the first DVD/Blu-Ray release of this film because it is in the wrong screen format (1.85:1 instead of it’s native …

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For Love of the Game Episode 1 – Press Start

Have you ever stopped to think about how amazing the whole “gamer” thing has gone from being shunned 10 years ago to being such an everyday hobby? I remember being called a nerd, dork, or a freak just because I enjoy playing video games when I was in high school. Now, if you bring up …

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Has Apple Plugged It’s Leaks?

I have been wondering how so many Apple products geek leaked now days. If you go back a few years, Apple was a tight ship and we didn’t know what they had for us until Steve Jobs took to a keynote stage and announced it. Lately, there have been no secrets. We have pretty much …

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