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Blockbuster to rent games by mail

Blockbuster's impending entry into the relatively narrow field of companies offering video game rentals by mail can only be a good thing. Sure, you might have issues with Blockbuster's size, its ugly stores or its propensity to stock toned-down versions of certain movies. But if you've ever rented games by [...]

By | February 14th, 2009|0 Comments
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Franchises that should take a breather

"Rock Band" developer Harmonix, hard at work on its as-yet-untitled Beatles game, made waves recently when its CEO announced that we'd see no "Rock Band 3" in 2009. If you're disappointed, don't be. "Rock Band 2" (rated T, available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii at a variety of [...]

By | January 22nd, 2009|0 Comments
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Baby, they’re rich men

The announcement that the Beatles have, at long last, allowed their music to be licensed for use in a video game may usher in a bold new era of "Behind the Music"-style, single-band titles. But don't count on it. The short version of the story is that MTV Games, which [...]

By | November 2nd, 2008|0 Comments
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The gamer vote

Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. presidential candidate to buy in-game advertising. But will it work the way the Obama campaign intends it to?

By | October 15th, 2008|0 Comments
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Eric Wittmershaus got a ColecoVision for Christmas in the early ’80s and never looked back. He became a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan because the Milwaukee Brewers weren’t in RBI Baseball. Email him at gamewit[at]gmail[dot]com and find him on Twitter @gamewit. Dirk Dorkelson on Xbox Live and Dirk_Dorkelson on PSN and Steam.

All it took was a half-hour in 1986 playing Super Mario Brothers on the NES to get Emmanuel Lopez hooked on video games. When he’s not gaming, Emmanuel enjoys spending time with his dogs, watching professional wrestling and keeping up his “read at least one book a month” quota. Reach him by email at emmanuel.lopez@pressdemocrat.com or elopez1882@gmail.com. Find him on Xbox Live, gamertag Allyourbase18.

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