Growing Up Geek: Alexis Santos

Source: Engadget

Welcome to Growing Up Geek , an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today, we have our new editor, Alexis Santos . Out of the corner of my eye, I spott ...
Full article at: Engadget  More like this  2 days ago, 4:19pm CDT

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5 poorly handled E3 game reveals

Source: Computer and Video Games UK

By Tamoor Hussain for computerandvideogames.com First impressions are important, so when a video game developer or publisher debuts a game at E3 it is absolutely vital that it puts its best foot forward. Those that manage to pull ...
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On Wii, DSi & 3DS eShop: Game & Watch Gallery 2, Metal Slug 3

Source: Video Games Blogger

New Nintendo downloads this week in America and Europe. The games go live on Thursdays in America at 9AM Pacific time and in Europe at 5PM UK/GMT time. Nintendo has now added new/classic games to the Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo DSi Shop and Nintendo 3DS ...
Full article at: Video Games Blogger  More like this  3 days ago, 11:56am CDT

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Games: The Gameological Society: The Guinness Records games editor on freefall Wii and measuring the world’s loudest burp

Source: The A.V. Club

We often use vague catchall words to describe careers in gaming: developer, designer, producer. But those words don’t tell much of a story. What’s Your Line? is an interview series designed to demystify the people who ...
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Media Create software sales (5/14 – 5/20)

Source: Nintendo Everything

01./00. [PSP] My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute Portable Can’t Be Continuing # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.05.17} (¥6.280) – 53.175 / NEW 02./01. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800) – 25.123 / 35 ...
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Rumor Patrol: Nintendo Wii Console May Price Drop to $99

Source: Game Rant

This news tip comes from a reader of Nintendo Connect who snapped a photo of a price sheet at a Kmart. According to the chart, we may see the Wii go down to $99.99 sometime in the third quarter. And to say the console will be on clearance makes it sound ...
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Stroke patients save the British government money by pretending they're at the circus.

Source: Kill Screen

As part of a plan to simultaneously modernize its services and cut costs, Britain's National Health Service has announced a test program to use videogames to guide the recovery of stroke patients. Since it' ...
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Can Video Games Aid In The Recovery Of Stroke Victims?

Source: Ripten Videogame Blog

Many people think of video games as an idle leisure activity, however their usefulness as educational tools has been widely recognized for years. As technology advances, the potential for video games advances with it and there is encouraging news that ...
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Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2 fact sheet

Source: Nintendo Everything

Don’t forget: this is only a few weeks away from arriving in North America. It launches on June 10. The second game in the fan-favorite Pikmin franchise originally launched for the Nintendo GameCube console in 2004. Now Wii us ...
Full article at: Nintendo Everything  More like this  5 days ago, 7:37am CDT