The Death of the Video Arcade

By GBGames, on June 11th, 2008%

Video Arcades’ Last Gasp from the Chicago Tribune is a well written article on the end of the video game arcade. Home consoles have been providing less incentive to go out for your video game fix, and it is expensive to own and operate an arcade. The only people who seem interested in going . . . → Read More: The Death of the Video Arcade

Monday Meme: Zombie Attack

By GBGames, on June 9th, 2008%

Corvus had a fun post today about a hypothetical zombie attack.

You are in a mall when the zombies attack. You have:

1. one weapon. 2. one song blasting on the speakers. 3. one famous person to fight alongside you

As anyone who has played the indie title Zombie Smashers X2 knows, . . . → Read More: Monday Meme: Zombie Attack

Thousander Club Update: June 9th

By GBGames, on June 9th, 2008%

For this week’s Thousander Club update:

Game Hours: 409.25(previous two years) + 74.25 (current year) = 483.5 / 1000 Game Ideas: 710 (previous two years) + 35 (current year) = 745 / 1000

After weeks of unseasonably cold weather and a spring that teased Chicago, it’s finally warm. And now it’s hot and muggy. I . . . → Read More: Thousander Club Update: June 9th

It Sure Is Quiet Around Here

By GBGames, on June 4th, 2008%

I wish I could say I was too busy working on my projects to blog, but I haven’t been. It’s been crunch at the day job, and I’ve been spending any other time on higher priority things. Things are quieting down, so I should be back to a regular posting schedule soon.

I know . . . → Read More: It Sure Is Quiet Around Here