Editorials
I’ve Known this for Years! Game Addiction Hits the Big Time
Check out this sweet little story from the dudes over at New Scientist. Excessive computer gaming has the hallmarks of addiction, suggests new experiments on “drug memory”. The researchers argue it should be classified as such, enabling “addicts” to start seeking help. I mean I think we have all heard the stories of Chinese Everquest [...]
Hurricane Katrina and Gaming
Although this is not really portable gaming related I just wanted to point out that Sony’s Everquest II has added a command in game that let’s you donate to the Red Cross. Not in game money either but the real deal. Check out the full letter below that they sent their players. Pretty cool in [...]
S3 T3000 and T3500 Cases for the PSP review!
Like your PSP? How about your portable games in general? Like cases? Sorry for not being able to make this review show up on a next page, but the tags do not like me. I may be able to fix it later. [ED: Fixed!] So, enjoy!
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Japanese Gaming Markets
Not totally portagaming news but interesting in the least. This article from Wired talks about how much the Japenese game market is declining. It’s funny becuase everyone talks about how the “game” market is bigger than the “movie” market but they never factor in DVD sales and overseas markets. So this article shows you [...]
How we crave release date info!
The powers that be in the games industry appear to get kicks from announcing release dates as late as possible, to stoke the flames of hype. Good for their business, but when news of a top game or console surfaces, with no release date in site, it seems people will look anywhere for release [...]
CES ho hum
CES is upon us. Yeah.
I used to get excited about this show, really I did. In the 90s when it was uncool to be a gadget-loving-geek, attending CES and Comdex were as religiously awesome experiences as self-sex-education from a stash of your friend’s Dad’s hidden titty mags. I mean, really CES and Comdex were required [...]
Nintendo DS Defects
A poster named matt made a good point the other day in his reply here on Portagame. He wondered “where are all the DS defects?” Meaning that we all pick on the PSP, but we also know that Nintendo is no sacred cow, so where’s the scoop? Well were here to bring it to you. [...]
Get to Voting!
Okay all you American Citizens, this is really way more important than portable Video Game consoles or conspiracies (did I just say that?), get off your butts and go vote. Cancel out of that Halo2 pre-order form and get moving. No matter what state you are in, what race you are, what gender you are, [...]
