http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:38:10 -0700 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:25:09 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m2d1-New-releases-this-week0201?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner This week is rather small or rather, non-existent. But this month is going to have Street Fighter IV, Noby Noby Boy, Killzone 2, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, House of the Dead: Overkill, GTA IV: The Lost and The Damned, The Godfather II, Deadly Creatur... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo DS PSP Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:25:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m2d1-New-releases-this-week0201?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d30-What-happened-toOmega-Boost?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner The continuing series looking at great games and/or franchises that existed briefly and then disappeared. The first game was Einhander, the second one was Colony Wars. Next up in the batter's box, Omega Boost. 1999 was a rolloercoaster year for vide... Video Games Playstation Old-School Games Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:07:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d30-What-happened-toOmega-Boost?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d25-New-releases-this-week0125?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner A solid week of bloody games splatters retailers this week.Multiplatform:PS3 and 360 owners get the stylish, bloodletting antics of Samuel Jackson with the release of Afro Samurai. There's also MLB Front Office for PS3 and 360 owners. Nintendo... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo DS PSP Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:48:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d25-New-releases-this-week0125?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Ubisofts-2009-lineupthis-is-why-third-parties-cant-succeed-on-the-Wii?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Kotaku broke a story about Ubisoft's upcoming lineup for 2009 and it's filled with some expected titles like Assassin's Creed 2, Splinter Cell Conviction, and some more Tom Clancy games. As far as the Wii goes, the two major titles Wii owners can exp... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Video Game News Nintendo DS PSP PC Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:11:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Ubisofts-2009-lineupthis-is-why-third-parties-cant-succeed-on-the-Wii?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Call-of-Duty-4-LAN-Party-this-weekend?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner If you like playing Call of Duty 4 and playing against other people, the Next-Gen Video Games has a treat for you. This weekend, for the mere price of $5, Next-Gen Video Games will be having a 10 hour LAN Party, allowing fans of Call of Duty 4 to pla... Video Games Xbox 360 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:27:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Call-of-Duty-4-LAN-Party-this-weekend?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d21-The-new-1UP-ShowCoop?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner The unfortunate tale of the 1UP/UGO merger, the closing of EGM, and the sudden employment of many of the writers and editors has a happy ending. The 1UP Show team, considered to be one of the best podcasts online, has regrouped and formed a new pod... Video Games Video Game News Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:34:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d21-The-new-1UP-ShowCoop?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Capcom-signs-developmental-deal-with-Monumental-Games?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Earlier today, Capcom announced in press release that they have signed a deal with UK-based studio, Monumental Games. This deal will allow Capcom to publish a multiplatform game later this year. which hasn't been announced. Seeing as how Monumental G... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Video Game News Nintendo DS PSP PC Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:52:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Capcom-signs-developmental-deal-with-Monumental-Games?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d20-What-happened-toEinhander?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner The second in the series of classic games and/or franchises that have disappeared. Today, I'll write about Einhander. To anyone who has read my articles knows that I love shmups. And to the uninitiated, that means shoot-em-ups. Never has a genre see... Video Games Playstation Old-School Games Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:26:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d20-What-happened-toEinhander?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d19-Buying-Wii-Fita-nightmare-in-shopping?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Buying one video game isn't worth a story or a memory. You go to a store, find the game you want and you're told that it isn't in stock until the next day unless it's the first day it comes out or you have preordered it already. So why is this articl... Video Games Wii Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:25:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d19-Buying-Wii-Fita-nightmare-in-shopping?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d18-New-releases-this-week0118?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner As the world stops to witness the historic inaguartion of Barack Obama (and the end of President Bush-woohoo!), the video game industry defies everyone by actually releasing games this week. Defiance-f**k yeah! Multiplatform:The new premie... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo DS PSP Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:04:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d18-New-releases-this-week0118?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d16-December-NPD-Data?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner The NPD has released the sales data of December 2008 earlier today and when most analysts talked about a record-setting month again for Nintendo, they were off a little.  Nintendo did sell more 5 million units of hardware with the DS and W... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Playstation 2 Video Game News Nintendo DS Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:19:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d16-December-NPD-Data?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d15-Franchises-and-sequelsgames-that-got-better-after-multiple-tries?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Game Culture Examiner, Zoran Iovanovici, had a fascinating article about a list of awesome games that never had a direct sequel. Most of the article is a familiar call for the video game industry to focus on more innovative titles.My repsonse to... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Gamecube Playstation Playstation 2 Xbox Old-School Games Nintendo DS Console Guide Saturn Nintendo 64 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:09:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d15-Franchises-and-sequelsgames-that-got-better-after-multiple-tries?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d13-Judge-in-Halo-3-murder-case-We-dont-know-enough-about-these-video-games?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Yesterday, a press release from Congressman Joe Baca about proposed legislation that will require all video games rated by the ESRB to come with a health warning label. Now, that idea has been routinely dismissed and mocked around the game indus... Video Games Xbox 360 Video Game News Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:52:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d13-Judge-in-Halo-3-murder-case-We-dont-know-enough-about-these-video-games?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d13-What-happened-toColony-Wars?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner This is a new series being done by me to track down the fate of certain franchises and games that could be considered classic. The first game up will by Colony Wars Back in the days of the original Playstation, it seemed that Sony's mission into mak... Video Games Playstation 3 Playstation Playstation 2 Old-School Games PSP Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:38:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d13-What-happened-toColony-Wars?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d12-Congressman-Baca-wants-health-warinings-on-video-games?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Earlier today, Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto) announced that he has introduced legislation that would require all video games that are rated by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) to be labeled with health warnings.Here's the quote from ... Video Games Video Game News Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:37:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d12-Congressman-Baca-wants-health-warinings-on-video-games?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d11-New-releases-this-week-011109?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Thesecond  week of 2009. For PS3 and 360 owners, your drought for high quality games comes to end this Tuesday.Multiplatform:PS3, 360, and DS owners get Lord of the Rings: Conquest, which is basically Battlefront with Tolkien asthetics. Bu... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo DS PSP Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:37:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d11-New-releases-this-week-011109?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d7-Memories-and-musingsA-requiem-for-Electronic-Gaming-Monthly?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner By now, the news has been broken about UGO's acquisition of the 1UP Network. This space won't be used to recycle some of the details that have already been discovered. Instead, I want to ramble on about the end of one of my favorite magazines and cer... Video Games Video Game News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:16:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d7-Memories-and-musingsA-requiem-for-Electronic-Gaming-Monthly?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d5-Capcom-in-the-first-half-of-2009?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Capcom has been kind enough to put out a press release highlighting their upcoming games in the first half of this new year. While it may seem better to spread most of these titles out through the whole year (Resident Evil 5 after Street Fighter IV?... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Video Game News PC Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:59:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d5-Capcom-in-the-first-half-of-2009?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d4-Shaun-White-Snowboarding-Road-Trip-review?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner Shaun White is one of the most popular and dominant athletes in the world of extreme sports. Of course a game had to have come. But this is a new landscape of game development and the same design scheme that works for the 360 and PS3 isn't going to w... Video Games Wii Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:55:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d4-Shaun-White-Snowboarding-Road-Trip-review?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d4-New-releases-this-week-0104?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner The first week of 2009. It seems like an eternity has passed since any games were released. Is this week a case of 'the wait's over'? or will gamers have to 'keep on waiting'? When one of the biggest games is based on a dog movie, let's keep on waiti... Video Games Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo DS PSP Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:26:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-856-LA-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m1d4-New-releases-this-week-0104?cid=exrss-LA-Video-Game-Examiner