According to a new report from Media Control GfK International, retail video game outsold DVD and Blu-ray in 2008, a first for the industry. Over the last year, global video game sales grew 20% to reach $32 billion US, as compared to a DVD/Blu-ray increase of only 6% to reach $29 billion US. Media Control GfK [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 29, 2008
While plenty of classic analog games have seen digital adaptations over the years, it's not unprecedented for the transition to occur in the other direction. From Everquest pen-and-paper RPGs, to Street Fighter CCGs, to board games based on World of Warcraft, Doom, and even Pac-Man, tabletop gaming is no stranger to video game franchises realized [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A while back, we featured an announcement from Gamers To Players (G2P), a new instructional documentary, which made an interesting claim: This DVD boasts the ability to “transform gamers into real guitarists.” Join us as we put this claim to the test, attempting to use the DVD’s instructions to turn a Rock Band/Guitar Hero devotee [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 7, 2008
A while back, we featured an announcement from Gamers To Players (G2P), a new instructional documentary, which made an interesting claim: This DVD boasts the ability to “transform gamers into real guitarists.” Join us as we put this claim to the test, attempting to use the DVD's instructions to turn a Rock Band/Guitar Hero devotee [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Last week, we featured an announcement from Gamers To Players (G2P), a new instructional documentary, which made an interesting claim: This DVD, said the press release, can "transform gamers into real guitarists." At the time, I called this promise a tall order; I have personally attempted to make this transformation in the past, and met [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
"That's nothing like playing an actual instrument," they sneer. "Learn to play a real guitar," they taunt. "With all the time you waste on Guitar Hero, you could have learned an actual skill by now," they smirk. "You wouldn't have to play Coheed & Cambria if you had a real guitar," they scoff. Okay, so [...]
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