http://www.examiner.com/philadelphia?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Lastest News and Articles from Examiner.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:06:55 GMT http://www.examiner.com/x-30474-Levittown-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Game-review-Modern-Warfare-2?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Let us not be shy about it, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was one of the biggest games to ever be released. The game garnered mass critical and commercial success on its way to becoming one of the most played online titles of this current gaming generation.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:47:12 GMT Chris Scott - Levittown Video Game Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-30474-Levittown-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Game-review-Modern-Warfare-2?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-4377-Philadelphia-Xbox-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Pandemic-Studios-closes-before-release-of-the-Saboteur?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Taking a page out of Microsoft's closing of developer Ensemble Studios right before its release of Halo Wars, Electronic Arts has decided to close developer Pandemic Studios before the Saboteur is released next month on December 8th.  Over 200... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:24:54 GMT Paul Cerino - Philadelphia Xbox Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4377-Philadelphia-Xbox-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Pandemic-Studios-closes-before-release-of-the-Saboteur?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-5771-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Phantasy-Star-Zero-revitalizes-multiplayer-gaming-on-Nintendo-DS?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Phantasy Star Online was quite possibly the greatest game to be released for Sega Dreamcast, and it was a pioneer in MMO gaming, allowing console players to link up online for the first time.  Then it became the best game to be released for Dreamcast... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:38:20 GMT Shane Cherry - Philadelphia Video Game Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5771-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Phantasy-Star-Zero-revitalizes-multiplayer-gaming-on-Nintendo-DS?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-19220-Philadelphia-PlayStation-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Violence-in-games-is-there-a-boundary-anymore?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies It has been argued time and time again: there is too much violence in the media. More specifically, there is a lot of it in the gaming industry. It is very difficult to view any web site, browse any gaming magazine, or even read any Toys... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:05:08 GMT Jay Dougherty - Philadelphia PlayStation Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-19220-Philadelphia-PlayStation-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Violence-in-games-is-there-a-boundary-anymore?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-27800-Philadelphia-Magic-the-Gathering-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Magics-Titans-Black?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Death is Black's best strategy, pure and simple. No Black creatures are as peerless in decimating the enemy opposition as Xathrid Demon, Ob Nixilis, the Fallen, and planeswalker Sorin Markov. Xathrid Demon is one of the 2010 Core Set's... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:27:29 GMT Josh Shaner - Philadelphia Magic the Gathering Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-27800-Philadelphia-Magic-the-Gathering-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Magics-Titans-Black?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-19975-Philadelphia-Zombie-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Kill-zombies-for-a-worthy-cause?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Now there's a better reason to fight zombies aside from survival. How about charity? William Weaver and Hive Media have come up with a unique kind of fundraising that really gives as much back as it gets. Their idea, the Zombie Game Experiment,... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:41:35 GMT Torin Sweeney - Philadelphia Zombie Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-19975-Philadelphia-Zombie-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Kill-zombies-for-a-worthy-cause?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Torchlight-Diablo-clone-or-innovation-attempt?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Not so long ago, people began noticing screenshots for the upcoming game Torchlight, it looks very similar to Diablo. The wikipedia description almost sounds exactly the same as well, mentioning randomly-generated dungeons, a hero killing things within... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:35:12 GMT Tim Rinehart - Philadelphia Video Game Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Torchlight-Diablo-clone-or-innovation-attempt?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-9276-Philadelphia-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Interview-with-Isaac-Glendening-from-Cesium-137-p2?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Continued from Page One.     6) I'm aware you're also an accomplished martial artist. How has that influenced your career and art?    Isaac: Martial Arts have always given me another outlet for aggression, a bit of... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:57:18 GMT David Hill - Philadelphia Gaming Lifestyle Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9276-Philadelphia-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Interview-with-Isaac-Glendening-from-Cesium-137-p2?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-17347-Philadelphia-Girl-Gamer-Examiner~y2009m9d29-The-Sims-3--World-Adventures-Expansion-Pack?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies That's right people, four months after the release of The Sims 3 the gang at EA has finally finished the first expansion. Titiled World Adventures, be prepared to be entertained and kept busy with new puzzles, explorations and items to decorate your... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:06:57 GMT Francesca Alvelo - Philadelphia Girl Gamer Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-17347-Philadelphia-Girl-Gamer-Examiner~y2009m9d29-The-Sims-3--World-Adventures-Expansion-Pack?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-22634-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Weekly-Wednesday-Release-Report?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Every week the video game industry pumps out a few titles for those gamers out there to get their hands on.  Each week there will be a weekly report here catalouging the new games that have been released for that week.  Usually games come out... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:20:18 GMT Charles Pierce - Philadelphia Video Game Industry Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-22634-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Weekly-Wednesday-Release-Report?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-21699-Philadelphia-Xbox-360-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Xbox-Live-cop-brings-humor-to-PAX?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies In an article by Kotaku, a video was taken of Stephen Toulouse, Xbox Live's Director of Policy and Entertainment at PAX. Toulouse is essentially known as one of Xbox Live's cops, if not the highest cop who will give you the banhammer if you... Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:09:53 GMT Kathyria Rivera - Philadelphia Xbox 360 Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-21699-Philadelphia-Xbox-360-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Xbox-Live-cop-brings-humor-to-PAX?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-2592-Philadelphia-Console-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d30-WET--Demo-Impressions?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Normal.dotm 0 0 1 477 2721 UARTS 22 5 3341 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; ... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:42:00 GMT Steven Schneider - Philadelphia Console Game Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2592-Philadelphia-Console-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d30-WET--Demo-Impressions?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-9367-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Downloadable-content-will-fuel-the-growth-of-video-game-market-over-the-next-decade-say-analysts?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies The video game industry has grown tremendously over the last ten years, but if a new report from Wedbush Morgan Securities is right then we might see the market continue to skyrocket further throughout the next decade.Analyst Michael Pachter's article... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:08:28 GMT Jeremy Onorato - Philadelphia Video Game Industry Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9367-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Downloadable-content-will-fuel-the-growth-of-video-game-market-over-the-next-decade-say-analysts?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-14842-Philadelphia-PC-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Minecraft-is-the-Best-Thing-Since-Sliced-Bread?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies Recently, a friend of mine showed me an independent game called Minecraft. The simple idea behind Minecraft is to build whatever you can imagine. It's a very basic concept but turns out to be incredibly deep in the end.Minecraft is a great game to play... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:57:09 GMT Patrick Ottaviano - Philadelphia PC Game Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14842-Philadelphia-PC-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Minecraft-is-the-Best-Thing-Since-Sliced-Bread?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-13001-Philadelphia-Handheld-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Tingle-to-get-a-new-game?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies The creepy yet lovable Tingle from the Legend of Zelda series, namely "Majora's Mask", "Wind Waker", and "Minish Cap", might be getting a brand new game soon. A teaser was given today of this week's popular Japanese gaming... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:22:02 GMT Frank Falcone - Philadelphia Handheld Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13001-Philadelphia-Handheld-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Tingle-to-get-a-new-game?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-4640-Philadelphia-Classic-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d5-King-of-fighters-XII-set-for-July-2009-release?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies You can think of this series as “the other Street Fighter.” Since its debut game KOF ’94, this fighting game franchise has seen annual continuations in addition to a few crossover titles with Capcom. Ignition Entertainment has recently... Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:24:00 GMT Tarun Kunwar - Philadelphia Classic Game Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4640-Philadelphia-Classic-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d5-King-of-fighters-XII-set-for-July-2009-release?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-Games_and_Hobbies