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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted by GBGames on February 14th, 2010

In the world of romance, video games tend to get a bad rap. Gamers are sometimes viewed as childish, and being called immature by your impatient significant other is a quick way to feel guilt, anger, and resentment.
On the other hand, there are couples who stay together by playing together. Whether it’s a date [...]

Marketing Is More Important Than Product Quality

Posted by GBGames on November 19th, 2009

GamesIndustry.biz recently published a post called Marketing influences game revenue three times more than high scores. Research has shown that the belief that game reviews have an impact on the sales of a game is a false one.
Or at least a poor quality game with big marketing dollars behind it will sell much more [...]

EA Acquires Major Facebook Game Developer

Posted by GBGames on November 13th, 2009

Facebook has grown to be a powerful social networking force to be reckoned with, and game developers who have taken advantage of the popularity are pulling in plenty of money through ads, virtual good sales, and exposure. And now, EA purchased PlayFish, the biggest publisher of social games on Facebook, for about $400 million.
So [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner, Part 5

Posted by GBGames on October 30th, 2009

If you’re like me, you recently obtained a Wii and have almost no idea what games released over the past three years are worth playing. I asked for advice from friends, family, coworkers, and Twitter followers, and I received quite a few suggestions. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 revealed 20 [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner, Part 4

Posted by GBGames on October 29th, 2009

If you’re like me, you recently obtained a Wii and have almost no idea what games released over the past three years are worth playing. I asked for advice from friends, family, coworkers, and Twitter followers, and I received quite a few suggestions. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 revealed 15 games I was [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner, Part 3

Posted by GBGames on October 28th, 2009

If you’re like me, you recently obtained a Wii and have almost no idea what games released over the past three years are worth playing. I asked for advice from friends, family, coworkers, and Twitter followers, and I received quite a few suggestions. Part 1 and Part 2 revealed 10 games I was told I [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner, Part 2

Posted by GBGames on October 27th, 2009

If you’re like me, you recently obtained a Wii and have almost no idea what games released over the past three years are worth playing. I asked for advice from friends, family, coworkers, and Twitter followers, and I received quite a few suggestions. Yesterday I posted Part 1 in this series, featuring five games I [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner

Posted by GBGames on October 26th, 2009

After years of waiting, I purchased a Nintendo Wii. A friend’s uncle was selling the Wii, 9 games, and a few controllers and peripherals for a little over $200, and I couldn’t pass up the deal.
With the recent price drop, I’m sure I can’t be the only one who has a new Wii and [...]

Advice for Aspiring Indies

Posted by GBGames on October 16th, 2009

Back in August, Christopher M. Park of Arcen Games gave advice for aspiring indie game developers.
He has a number of observations after releasing his first game, A.I. Wars, and my favorite part is categorizing what class of indie game you might have your hands on. He separates them into three main groups: Indie Darlings, [...]

What Game Platforms Do You Support?

Posted by GBGames on October 9th, 2009

While I beat the drum about supporting GNU/Linux gamers, more than a few people have noticed that the world doesn’t revolve around Windows vs Mac vs GNU/Linux anymore. Jeff Tunnell wrote in February that putting your game on OS X and GNU/Linux is not enough.

Instead of debating OSX, Linux, and Windows vs. just Windows, [...]