It finally happened. I finally got a Playstation 3. I had wanted to get one for a while, but until recently I had not been in a position to own both the PS3 and a 360, and as I have said in the past, if I was only going to own one, it was going to be the Xbox. So now that I finally own one, what do I think of Sony's entry into this generation of consoles? If I had to boil my feelings down to on... more.

So it's only March, and already the rumors for the future of the Call Of Duty Franchise are swarming like Charlie in the Jungle.  What does everyone think about the possibilities?  I'd like to take a moment to review what we've seen from Activision slightly tipping their hand, and what I'd hope to expect from this.  With the booming sales of Modern Warfare 2 and the seemingly impossible bar set... more.

Ever been playing a really good game and suddenly run across a section that just makes you wonder what the designers were thinking? Maybe the plot takes a turn for the ridiculous, or maybe you run across a gameplay mechanic that seems unfinished or out of place. It doesn't ruin the game, but it does make you wonder just who thought it was appropriate for this game. That's the idea behind the Go... more.

So I wanted to take a minute to reflect, not on what 2009 has brought to the gaming table, but on what this current generation has ushered into gaming, and discuss on whether it was going to bring better or worse issues to gaming.  We've all been there - comfy chair, cold beverage and a bag of Cheetos on the end table all ready to settle into a night of fragging with our friends.  There's nothin... more.

Violence is something that is all around us. We here at Everyday Gamers wanted to address the issue of Media Violence. In particularity, in this first article, we want to address how Video Games are misunderstood and how video games compare to other forms of media violence. In 2005, the Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed 2032 children from grades 3 through 12. This survey is just a minuet part... more.

You ever notice people like nice, defined labels? As much as we like to pretend we live in a world full of shades of gray, we usually see it in black and white. People are Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Liberal, outgoing or introverted. We use these labels because they help simplify the world around us, even if they do sometimes lead to an us versus them mentality. As Gamers, we use th... more.

2009 graced us with many great titles, but 2009 is gone. Let's take a look at what 2010 has in store for us. The writers of Everyday Gamers have each made a list of their top 6 most anticipated titles of 2010. Laren Hawkins: MGS: Peace Walker - Being the proud new owner of a PSP Go, I am really looking forward to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. I have played the demo and while it is challeng... more.

It's that time of year. The time where everyone gets together and starts to put together their year in review articles and podcasts. If you caught podcast 41, you heard what we at Everyday Gamers feel were some fo the biggest news stories of the year. We have at least one more year in review podcast coming, but when it comes to these kind of lists, there is one that is expected from every video ga... more.

This is the third in our series of articles about GameStop. In the Case Against Gamestop articles, we explained from both a Customer and Employee perspective just why we at Everyday Gamers have taken such a strong stand against the company. The biggest video game retailer in North America has not exactly helped its case since then by breaking street dates on major holiday titles. If it was possibl... more.

Digital Distribution is definitely starting to be a new trend in gaming. However, unlike motion controls, I am more apt as a gamer to move with this trend. Digital distribution is not something new to the consumers however. The 360 uses it with movies, even Xbox originals. while there are very successful forms of digital distribution i.e. Steam, it can also be a gamble i.e. PSP Go. So what are our... more.

By now, you are probably aware of the controversy over street dates for games. Certain GameStops were ordered by their corporate office to break the November 10th street date for Modern Warfare 2, sighting retailers in the area who had already broken the sale date on what is expected to be the biggest game this year. Then last week, a few stores in Jersey City broke street date on Assassin's Creed... more.

I am proud to announce that we have officially released our brand new HD video podcast titled "The Fishbowl". The Fishbowl will be a bite-sized podcast showcasing one video game per episode. We are willing to take requests if you have any. The Fishbowl is available on our YouTube page at: http://www.youtube.com/everydaygamers or via iTunes at this link http://bit.ly/4JJYhN so that you can view it ... more.

Let's play our own version of Desert Island. Let's supposed that Netflix decides to institute a new policy that reduces your streaming que to only 10 films, upon watching which your subscription will terminate. All of the sudden you can't just throw any old thing into your que so, the question is which 10 films are you going to watch. All of us would have our own answer to that question and nobody... more.

After a brief hiatus, the list returns with two film's that demonstrate the versatility and range of the Western, a Documentary that spans 4 years and a silent epic, 4000. After the Thin Man (1936) Though the series began to tire a little as it lost it's novelty in later sequels, the direct successor to The Thin Man followed in the footsteps of the original brilliantly, doing everything right as... more.

So week two of the 30 Reviews in 30 Days feature is now behind us. This is the half-way point: after today's reviews, I will have written half of the reviews I will end up writing for this feature. Before I get to a review I have been needing to write for a long time, let's take a quick look of last weeks games: Monday: Following my feature review of Damnation, I reviewed one of the most uniqu... more.

It's no secret I am a Street Fighter fan. Heck, I grew up playing all of the Campcom and SNK fighting games, including Dark Stalkers. I came to know several of the players and really reached a point where I could play pretty well with several of them. Still, nothing quite prepared my for that day I walked into the arcade in the Memorial Union at Arizona State University, looking at this strange... more.

Halfway through our 50 films we pause to consider the cost of war on the human soul as well as questioning it's very substance. This week's selection is dominated by war movies but more broadly, human studies. These 10 films range in genre and style but all explore the human condition, the nature of the soul, the value of our own humanity, the loss of innocence, the loss of life and it's brevity. ... more.

Welcome to our second Case Against GameStop article. If the first one, we looked at how GameStop as a whole does not really focus on helping the customers. Whether it is giving next to nothing for trade or selling preorders to people who did not pre-order them, the company has a history of not considering its customers first. Still, that is only half the case against the company. The other half... more.

It's no secret that we here at Everyday Gamers do not have a very high opinion of GameStop. Whether we're discussing problems with the company with Nick Sutner in our podcast or encouraging you to look around for alternatives, we have made it clear that we are not too happy with the leader in video game retail. What might not be so clear is why we do not like GameStop. Sure, we mentioned some of o... more.

Gaming music has always had a place in my heart. I remember grabbing my boom box and taping the intro to One on One: Jordan VS Bird and playing the drop ship level from Aliens over and over again because I was entranced with the music. As systems and sound cards improved, so did the music, and now I find myself adding game soundtracks to my glowing collection of Anime and Movie scores. Does t... more.