As I prepare to say goodbye to to the blog, I thought it would be a great time to revisit “Games of our Lives.” The original 3-part series was some of my favorite material to write, and I still go back and re-read them every now and then. I intended to cap off each year [...]
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Games of our Lives: Supplemental
Posted in Games of our Lives, Old school, tagged Playstation 3, Super Smash Bros., Uncharted 2, Wii on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Games of Our Lives (Part 3): Big
Posted in Culture, Games of our Lives, Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, Old school, Sony, Sports games, The biz, tagged Bruce Campbell, Bully, Chu Chu Rocket, Evil Dead, Games of our Lives, Guitar Hero, Ico, Little Big Planet, Metal Gear Solid 4, NFL Street, Playstation 2, Ready 2 Rumble, Rockstar Games, Sega Dreamcast, Socom, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. on October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to Part 3 of my first attempt at continuity. Be sure and check out Parts 1 and 2 before you move on to the finale… 1999 – Ready 2 Rumble – I graduated high school in 1999, so this was a huge transition year for me. I left my parents’ quiet house in the [...]
Know your NPD’s: 2008 Top Sellers (So Far)
Posted in Culture, Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, Sports games, The biz, tagged Call of Duty 4, Grand Theft Auto IV, GTAIV, Guitar Hero III, Madden, Mario Kart, Metal Gear Solid 4, Nintendo, Playstation 3, Super Smash Bros., Wii, Xbox 360 on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve wanted to cover the NPD Group report for quite some time, but the monthly reports are pretty matter-of-fact and there are a ton of qualified sites on the blogroll that can deliver that quick update every month. The report they issued today on the year’s top sellers, however, actually holds a few surprises and [...]
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