Rumour has it that Canada might be the spot for the North American incarnation of Leipzig. An international gaming convention in the True North Strong and Free? But which Canadian city should get to be the host That can only mean that it is time for our favourite pasttime - Unsubstantiated Speculation!
The piracy issue is going to be one that the game industry will struggle with forever, and game makers surely have the right to reap profits when they make a good product. But EA’s latest DRM measures takes things a few dozen steps too far and forces us to ask the question: are ill-thought-out anti-piracy measures actually ENCOURAGING theft?
What is next step, evolutionarily speaking, for the video-game player? Can it be expressed in the Spore Creature Creator? We sure hope so. Join us for an entirely unscientific and uneducational look at the GAMER OF TOMORROW.
Denis Dyack is hoping that Too Human will hit it big and mean a new industry for a small Ontario city. Whatever happens, the Canadian game industry is a vibrant one – but still has a way to go if we want to become a big player in the global gaming world.
The world watches as Russia and Georgia plunge into war. Who’s to blame? Video games, of course. GWD examines how the unholy foursome of electronic entertainment, Steven Spielberg, the Danish Army and high school science are killing our sons and libeling our daughters.
Another year, another foray onto the field for EA’s flagship football game. How does the latest installment stack up to the disappointing offerings in the past couple years? Strap on your helmets and bite down on your mouthguard as we take a look.
A new study suggest that video games have no link to nightmares. One writer sets aside his already tissue-thin masculinity to revisit some of the game moments that inspired his own night terrors.
Red Alert 3 has been getting a lot of flack for it’s Japanese-inspired third faction. Some think that EA’s new addition to its historical thought exercise is too unrealistic. But we say the problem isn’t that it stretches the imagination - but that is shows a complete lack of it.
A new survey commissioned by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada suggests that gaming is become a pretty popular activity for the nation’s families.... Keep Reading
EA’s storied multiplayer shooter gets its first console-only title, and its first single player storyline. Does it stand up to the past games, or does will it stumble and fall like a recruit in basic training?