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.

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.

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.

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.

So there I stood on Tuesday, November 25, at one of the few GameStops I could stand. I was patiently waiting for the worker to go trough his shipment and find my copy of Chrono Trigger DS. Though I was pleased with the customer service, the fact that he had not even had a chance to get to the shipment on a day a game as big as this one was coming out just reminded me of why I was happy this was go... more.