Monthly Archives: April 2008

Rockstar’s GTA IV A Smash Hit and More

Apr
30
2008

All anyone has to do is visit a few gaming forums or websites to know that Take-Two / Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto IV is breaking sales records since it's launch this week. Heck, it was even on mainstream news sites due to the popularity and anticipation of this much ...

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Is Wii healthy?

Apr
24
2008

How effective is Wii when it comes to exercise? Let’s face it. One of the biggest challenges and hurdles that game companies and their employees face is the fact that many people believe that obsessive gaming can have some MAJOR effects on a person’s health. Due to the lethargic habits that ...

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ROCK BAND (PS2, PS3, XBOX 360, WII)

Apr
21
2008
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Rock Band is an eagerly awaited rhythm game, obviously centering around a glorified career as part of what should become a world renowned rock band - if you play it right, literally.With MTV Games being behind the title, and with Harmonix on board too, the pioneers of rhythm gaming, Rock ...

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Salaries of Game Experts

Apr
21
2008

“New information from the U.S. Census Bureau reinforces the value of a college education: workers 18 and over with a bachelor’s degree earn an average of $51,206 a year, while those with a high school diploma earn $27,915. Workers with an advanced degree make an average of $74,602 and those ...

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Making BIG Money on Gamers

Apr
17
2008

Seems to a lot of people, there are a lot of mess ups and mistakes happening in the gaming world recently. Not only are unlikely and potentially messy mergers happening everywhere (but these companies might just prove us wrong, no one is a total know-who when it comes to the ...

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Blockbuster Offers a Buy-Out Proposal To Circuit City

Apr
16
2008

Still trying to fix its own movie-rental business, the Dallas based company---Blockbuster made a bold move by announcing in a public letter sent to Circuit City’s Chairman of the board that they are planning to acquire Circuit City for $1 Billion to $1.3 Billion. Blockbuster says that they made ...

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Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PS3)

Apr
15
2008
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By: Stuart Wright Grand Theft Auto 4 is arguably the most anticipated new release of the decade, and the wait is about to be over with it's imminent release on April 29th. If you haven't already pre-ordered it, do it now - as it could well be banned in your country ...

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Gamers and Ageing

Apr
13
2008

Some kids teach themselves how to play piano when they’re 2 years old, some learn to draw incredibly detailed sketches or paintings, and a lot of people interpret this as a wonderful development of natural talents. Now a serious question is asked by some of the industry’s biggest authorities are put ...

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Splurging for Rock Band

Apr
11
2008

Rock Band, one of the biggest and most successful games nowadays is ready for its UK debut. But hey, there seems to be a lot of chaos going on. No wonder Harmonix were so tight lipped about the price tags of this phenomenal game… They knew the angry mob was ...

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates

Apr
10
2008

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is a role playing game for the NDS. It was developed and published by Square Enix. Final Fantasy crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is a prequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles that was created for the Nintendo GameCube. The game offers the player ...

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Anonymity; Warps Our Manners?

Apr
8
2008

When we were kids, almost all of us were raised with manners that would most probably last for a very long time. During interaction with other people, our manners and etiquette are tested, especially when there are rude people trying to make us blow our top.

These rude people we’re ...

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Turning Barbaric

Apr
6
2008

With the growth of the gaming industry, and our lack of proper social lives (not that it’s our fault!), we’ve started turning to gaming for at least some sort of escape from our otherwise gray lives. Gamers can range from young kids to teenage players, and even girdle wearing oldies. ...

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Mario Kart for Nintendo Wii

Apr
3
2008

Nintendo is taking the hints from the countless fans of Mario Kart and Mario Kart for the Nintendo Wii has been created and will be released in America on the 27th of April this year. April will hold the release dates for Mario Kart Wii for countries all over the ...

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