So-called "casual" games are all the rage, and with good reason: They're fun, easy to learn, usually non-violent, and perfect for those times when you have 5-10 minutes to burn. That's in contrast to your average first-person shooter, role-playing game (RPG), massively-multiplayer online game (MMO), or the like, which can consume entire weekends--and a good chunk of your paycheck.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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Product Review
We have discussed it many times here on the blog, but video game pricing structures are failing the consumer on a monthly basis. New games--particularly annual release titles--debut now with more bugs than a dilapidated tenement. $60, whether for a perfect title or one that essentially comes with broken gameplay, is a good bit of coin. To answer the question at the top: Yes, tiered pricing needs to be the future of video gaming.
By GuyCopes
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Stuff We Like
I don't mind if my kids play
video games, but I have two rules: no more than 30 minutes per day, and nothing with blood, guts, guns, and other violent images.
That leaves out a lot of the most popular releases, like Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Medal of Honor 3, and even
Batman: Arkham City. If you're a parent like me, that can create something of a quandary this holiday season: The kids have outgrown the educational stuff, but you'd rather not expose them to all that realistically-rendered brutality.
Fortunately, alternatives exist. If you want to give the kids something new for the
Xbox,
PlayStation or
Wii, you can choose from dozens of fun-filled titles that haven't a trace of violence, gore or adult themes.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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Holidays

As we dive headlong into the madness of
Black Friday,
Cyber Monday, and the beginning of the that is the 2011 Holiday Shopping season, let's take a look at the biggest news to hit the video game world this week. Also, I'll answer the question, which games should you keep on your discount-radar heading into Friday and Monday?
By GuyCopes
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a year ago
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Stuff We Like
This week I take a look at another mobile gaming gem I actually broke down and bought recently. As you all know by now, my motto has always been "You can't beat free." But sometimes a good game comes along that justifies spending that hard-earned $2.99. That's right $2.99...stop laughing.
By GuyCopes
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a year ago
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Product Review
I have a confession to make: I've been cheating on my gaming consoles with low-priced to no-price
Android games. Not just on the go, but on the couch at home as well. What have I been committing console infidelity with of late?
Let's take a look at three games that have been capturing my fancy over the last three weeks.
By GuyCopes
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