Gamertell

Before Sony first threw down against Microsoft, before Nintendo first battled Sega, there was Mattel Electronics vs. Atari. I was firmly entrenched in Intellivision’s corner, and when INTV Corp. went down swinging in 1991, I went down with them. But a group of Intellivision game developers (known as the Blue… Continue Reading »

Haven’t caught all of the Gamertell news this week?  Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! Black Friday 2009: Meijer sale ad has been leaked“Meijer’s 2009 Black Friday ad is now online and it’s pretty good in terms of game deals. Specifically, there isn’t much,… Continue Reading »

Most of the movies made from video game adaptations up to date have been less than stellar productions (thanks Uwe Boll), to say the least. From Street Fighter to Doom every one of them has strayed far from the original material and ended up a mess. Now there is some… Continue Reading »

There isn’t a day that goes by that doesn’t find someone trying to draw a link between video game violence and real world criminal behavior. But where it is usually Grand Theft Auto, or some similarly violent game sparking the controversy, this time MMO World of Warcraft has been tied… Continue Reading »

The Black Friday ad for Gamestop has been leaked and it has some pretty nice deals. For example you could buy a 120GB PS3 Slim with LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition and God of War Collection for $299. If the Xbox 360 is more your flavor Gamestop is selling a Xbox 360… Continue Reading »

Moments after purchasing my Dreamcast at Goodwill, I began plotting which games I would import first. The Dreamcast had an adequate number of games released in North America, but there were more Japanese and European releases that were begging to be played. Unfortunately, none of the boot disk programs seemed… Continue Reading »

Left 4 Dead is a series that can live on for years through downloadable content. Killing zombies with friends is fun no matter where the setting happens to be. Left 4 Dead 2 has only been out for a hot second and our brows are already raising in curiosity after… Continue Reading »

Could the United States’ next General Patton be a 13-year-old currently playing Halo 3:ODST? That is not as far fetched as it may seem, according to Washington Examiner columnist Peter W. Singer. Singer notes United States Army officials’ testimony in Congress that video games including America’s Army are more effective… Continue Reading »

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has done exceedingly well despite some bouts with controversy. That controversy probably helped boost its sales to higher levels than originally projected. A game such as this doesn’t sell 4 million copies without drawing some fire from unhappy organizations or countries It was reported… Continue Reading »

A couple of days ago I was playing the solo campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and I got to the much discussed “No Russian” mission. (Do yourself a favor and go get a copy of Modern Warfare 2.) The mission puts the player in the shoes of… Continue Reading »