Wii Kart Unites Casual and Hardcore

May 9, 2008 by

Back in the 1980s, games were impossibly difficult. Anyone who has ever tried to make their way through old-school Nintendo Entertainment System mainstays such as Ghosts 'n Goblins, Super Mario Bros.:...
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Gaming Communism: Mario Kart Wii Attempts an Equalized Playing Field for Hardcore and Casual Gamers

May 5, 2008 by

Back in the 1980s, games were impossibly difficult. Anyone who has ever tried to make their way through old-school Nintendo Entertainment System mainstays such as Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Mario Bros.: ...
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The Makings of a Classic: Super Mario Bros.

April 24, 2008 by

Super Mario Brothers. These three little words helped to completely change and reinvent the entire videogame industry into the behemoth that it is today. No other game even comes close in terms of glo...
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Turning Japanese

April 17, 2008 by

Here in the United States, we seem to think of ourselves as one of the most prosperous nations in the world. With an impressive GDP, a relatively high standard of living and undoubtedly the most obese...
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Hyperreality Challenges Gaming Future

April 11, 2008 by

Taking a peek at the current generation of video game consoles is like looking at the realized future of some science fiction novel from 30 years ago - it's hard to believe we're able to control somet...
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Exploring the Uncanny Valley

March 31, 2008 by

Taking a peek at the current generation of videogame consoles is like looking at the realized future of some science fiction novel from 30 years ago – it’s hard to believe that we’re...
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Game Conference Concerns

March 3, 2008 by

Last week marked the end of this year's Game Developers Conference, an annual event held in San Jose, Calif. that focuses on everything relating to videogame development, programming and design.
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Giddy as a Five-Year-Old for Fresh Videogames

February 15, 2008 by

As a child, I couldn't wait until I was old enough to make my own decisions and buy whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. Looking back, the biggest thrill of the holiday season was wondering what was ...
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Living in a Gamer’s Paradise

January 24, 2008 by

It's hard to understate the cultural importance of a new Mario game. The little plumber that could has been unclogging pipes and saving princesses for longer than most people at UCSB have been alive.
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