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.

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.

Starting next year, Gamestop is going to cater to DLC lovers. How you may ask, they are going to sell DLC... IN THEIR STORES. Ok, so something called Downloadable content, which can be DOWNLOADED in the comfort of your own home, is going to be sold in store? I honestly want to know who came up with this idea. I can't see consumers making a trip just to get something they can download anywhere. All... more.

After making some final adjustments Manomio's C64 Emulator has now been approved by Apple and is available now for $4.99. A total of 5 games come included with it. Those 5 games are Dragons Den, Le Mans, Jupiter Lander, Arctic Shipwreck and Jack Attack. App Store Link ... more.

There was a time when I had one top game of all time. You would ask me what was the best game I ever played, and I would point to one cartridge on the SNES that ate up more of my time than any other. This game more than any made me an RPG fan, and I always felt it was the crown jewel of Square Enix (just Square at the time), and not the Final Fantasy games. That game is Chrono Trigger. Now, ... more.

As I have said before, the Dreamcast is my favorite console. No, it does not have the horsepower of the 360 or the PS3, but there was something about it that just stood out. For a system that had such a short life span, there were some amazing games made for it. I've already done reviews of two of them: Jest Grind Radio and Marvel VS Capcom 2. Granted, I did review the 360 version of the later,... more.

This is the moment I have been waiting for. My original plan for the 30 Reviews in 30 Days was to do one final feature at the end in which I did a review of my top 5 games of all time. The closer I go to that time, however, the less that made sense. After all, I had already done reviews of the other games on my top 10, so if I did it that way, I was either not going to spend enough time on each... more.

It's no secret if you have been following the podcasts that my all time favorite system was the Sega Dreamcast. It was short lived thanks to not having a DVD player among other things, but it had some amazing games. Part of the reason for this is it ran a variation of Windows, which made programing games for the system a snap. One of the reasons the Dreamcast is loved by old school gamers is the c... more.

When I mention Blizzard Entertainment, what comes to mind? Warcraft? Star Craft ? Maybe even Diablo? Like Valve, Blizzard is known for its big titles, and the company is among the best selling in the PC market. Retrogamers, however, have a special place in their hearts for an older game from this company that was originally distributed by Interplay. That game is The Lost Vikings. A game for... more.

I recently wrote about how Best Buy was matching Gamestop's prices. Well, it seems that Gamestop is paying attention. In that post I said that Gamestop could make their used games prices lower. Well, they did just that. I am not trying to gloat, I am saying that this is exactly what needs to happen. Gamestop is finally starting to realize that they need to change their ways. Now, even though they ... more.

With all these rumors and talks about Video Games becoming movies, it produces a lot of hype and excitement. As a gamer however, I have a different outlook on it. The Story I have found that some of the best stories are not found in books or movies, but rather Video Games.  The fact that you are essentially the character, only adds to the story. With games like Fallout 3, the player makes the... more.

You may have wondered whatever happened to Retro Active. It hasn't vanished completely. We still hope to do a Dreamcast podcast one of these days, but Tom and I both have been rather busy, and trying to schedule a podcast has been next to impossible. The main articles and the podcasts are not all we intend to do with Retro Active, however, and I can think of no better time to debut our latest f... 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 was a sad day for gamers when Electronic Gaming Monthly went out of print in January. Well, if you were a fan of the magazine, you now have reason to rejoice. EGM is coming back! An official press release posted at http://www.egmnow.com/press1.html states EGM founder Steve Harris has bought the rights back from Zip Davis and intends to print the magazine again. Granted, he probably won't ... 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.

It was the late 90s. Sony's Playstation had revolutionized gaming consoles. Sure, Nintendo was trying to compete with the Nintendo 64, but mostly to no avail. Sega was definitely on the outside looking in, with commercial failures of the 32X, Sega CD and Saturn. In 1997, Sega decided it was time to try something new, and thus was born the Sega Dreamcast. Sega's last stand in console gaming was ... 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.

Remember what it was like playing your favorite game in the arcades? Or maybe sitting in front of the TV, watching in awe as the SNES or Genesis brought your wildest dreams to life? Take a trip down memory lane with the Everyday Gamers Eric Bouchard, Tom Pine and Matt Lenz as we discuss our favorite arcade and early console games. Whether you've been a gamer for an extended period of time or are j... more.

Anybody who has been playing games for a while can point to moments that define them as a gamer. These are the games, memories and decisions that truly lead to the passion we now have for these virtual worlds in which we spend so much time. I could think of no better way to really kick off Retro Active than giving the staff of Everyday Gamers a chance to share some of our gaming memories. Er... more.

Welcome to Retro Active, a new feature here on Everyday Gamers that will cover the history of gaming, including reviewing some of the games that were the the inspirations for what we play today. For those of you who grew up with video games, we hope this feature will take you back to when you first identified yourself as a gamer or maybe remind you of that first console or game you truly fell in l... more.