The GamerTag Series Part 2: Achievement Counselors
19th May 2012 - The Gaming Update "GamerTag Series" examines various aspects of gamer identity online by exploring issues that are connected with and relate to the social side of life as an online gamer. In Part 1: Trends in Gamer Identity we examined the increasingly popular field of Persona Designers; consultants hired by gamers to create and packag.. Read More.
Following the Scent of Microsoft at E3 2012
22nd Jan 2012 - With apologies in advance to Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) . . . --==* Steve Hears a Who? *==-- On the tenth of January, wrapped up in toasty wool, In the heat of the casino, standing by the indoor pool, He was speaking video gaming... and motion controlled toys, Then Steve Ballmer the CEO made a Microsofty noise. Fin.. Read More.
Mr. Bean and not Video Games Responsible for Youth Violence
4th Jan 2012 - "There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth. " Maya Angelou The problem with fact is that a clever person can make it appear to support whatever position they want to make, so when we examine issues and we choose not to deal in fact, but rather in truth, we are taking a more logical path. .. Read More.
The Truth Behind the Fanboy and Why They Exist
22nd Dec 2011 - From The Urban Dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanboi) Fanboi (1) Someone who is hopelessly devoted to something and will like anything associated with their particular thing. (2) Geek Term related to forum users who think a product/company/person can do no wrong. (3) Deliberate misspelling of the wo.. Read More.
The Top Ten Most Influential Video Game Consoles of All Time
21st Dec 2011 - Before we get to the Top Ten List of the Most Influential Video Game Consoles of All Time it would be helpful to offer a historic view and basic background of the devices for your edification and entertainment! The first important element in the background story for the history of home video game consoles is that the development.. Read More.
A FashionWare Gamer's Holiday Gift Guide 2011
21st Nov 2011 - The commercial evolution of the Internet in the early 1990's turned out to be an event with far-reaching consequences that went way beyond what most experts predicted, illustrating a significant impact upon a broad a range of cultural and consumer trends to the point that it is widely considered to have redefined itself, emerging as mor.. Read More.
The Charity of Gamers
28th Oct 2011 - It is surprising how much information can be conveyed in a simple and brief phrase; take the phrase "In these tough economic times" (1) as an example. Hearing it or having it said to you instantly evokes specific and detailed images. Despite the fact that it is a very general and even vague collection of words, that phrase has the e.. Read More.
Textbook Shovelware -- Driver: San Francisco
24th Oct 2011 - According to Wikipedia, Shovelware is defined as: "Shovelware (sometimes also crapware or garbageware) is a derogatory computer jargon term that refers to software noted more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or usefulness." There is a momentum that AAA video games build as they approach release, and it is partl.. Read More.
Holiday 2011 Video Game Release List
9th Sep 2011 - While this is not an all-encompassing list of every game set to be released over the course of the next four months, it does include a fairly comprehensive list of the upcoming AA and AAA titles for the 2011 Holiday Season! - A - Airline Tycoon II (October 14th) Windows PC / Mac OSX / Linux Assassin's Creed Revelations (November 15th).. Read More.
The Shifting Tides of the Console Wars
9th Sep 2011 - - The Console Wars Longtime gamers will be familiar with the phrase "Console Wars" (AKA "System Wars") as the term used to describe periods of intense competition for market share between video game console manufacturers. While it is not so much a war as it is a series of pitched battles, with the declaration of a winner being at.. Read More.
The Psychology of Video Games: It's a Spatial Thing
17th Aug 2011 - Memory is a funny thing; despite a tremendous amount of research undertaken by some of the most intelligent minds of the past century, how human memory works at its most basic level is still not something that the learned communities who make memory part of their concern can completely agree upon. When we examine all of the experiments.. Read More.
The Explosion of 'Presence' at the new CES Gaming Zone
3rd Aug 2011 - Sometimes it takes the experts a long time to get the message: It's Hip to be Square! Such was the case with the men and women who organize what is known as "CES" the world over, but is properly called the International Consumer Electronics Show; an annual event that is held every January in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States o.. Read More.
Nude Gamers have Nothing Up Their Sleeves as a Hoax Creates a New Gaming Trend
6th Jul 2011 - Like the sign says, you may encounter nude people past this point -- and nude gamers! It turns out that nudism and naturism have always included a large population of gamers in their ranks... Last weekend we spent an evening at a health club attending an organized private event for gamers. We swam in the indoor pool, baked in one .. Read More.
A Gamer Guide to Battling the Summer Doldrums
6th Jul 2011 - In nautical terms the Doldrums is the region of calm winds, centered slightly north of the equator and between the two belts of trade winds, which meet there and neutralize each other. In the world of video games there are two very distinct times of the year that present the outlook of gamers as polar opposites -- a time of feast du.. Read More.
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes -- the Evolving Face of the Gamer
30th Jun 2011 - If that shiny black Xbox 360 Slim is the first video game console that you have ever owned, congratulations mate! You are be a member of the largest -- and continuously growing -- segment of the gaming population that is made up of a more diverse population of gamers than ever before. You are a part of the new face of gaming, and for.. Read More.
The Gaming Update Nintendo Wii U Report for E3 2011
14th Jun 2011 - While there were rumors of an important console announcement to be made by Nintendo at E3, the chaos of the approaching storm of the Expo combined with the reluctance of the company to say too much in its pre-event publicity meant that we could not know for sure... The first indication that there was to be movement on the 8th Generatio.. Read More.
The Top Ten Action-Adventure Games of E3 2011
10th Jun 2011 - The exhibits have are being broken down and packed onto the trucks to be shipped back to their respective homes to wait for another expo, the army of workers from each publisher given only two short days to take down what was, for a cosmic blink of the eye (four days) the City of Games on the edge of the Continent, and here at Gaming Up.. Read More.
The Race for the Madden 12 Cover and its Story
2nd Apr 2011 - Madden NFL 12 Cover Athlete to be Unveiled Live on ESPN2's SportsNation When the final choice of the athlete for the cover of the next game in the Madden Series -- Madden NFL 12 -- is chosen. it will be your votes that determine who ultimately wins that honor. The cover of Madden NFL 12 will be chosen by the fans through an elimin.. Read More.
WWE All Stars Match Types
15th Mar 2011 - With the demo still over a week away and the full release due at the end of March/start of April (depending on your location), now is probably a good time to start to get excited about this game. To help you get the adrenalin pumping here is some information on match types with accompanying screenshots and a video. Match Types Video .. Read More.
The Impact of the CES Gaming Zone
9th Jan 2011 - In a few hours the doors will open for the final day of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, and industry insiders, buyers for retail corporations, exhibitors, clever folks who are not really connected to the industry at all but know what to put on the application to score a ticket, and a wide variety of news media from bloggers to tradi.. Read More.
