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David Thomas is a nationally syndicated videogame journalist, critic and teacher. He co-authored the Videogame Style Guide and Reference Manual, so he knows that PONG is written in uppercase and that it wasn’t the first videogame. His current favorite game of all time is Rock Band.
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    The Other Gamers

    POSTED May 29, 11:17 PM
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    Gamers need to learn a little sensitivity.

    Last night while deep into Haze, a game that has not fared well with the critics, but one that I enjoyed, my girlfriend stopped by to see what I was doing.

    She asked a few questions about what was going on before I took a daring stab and including her”

    “Wanna play?”

    “No,” she said. “Not this. I want to play Super Mario Bros.”

    Not wanting to miss the moment, I agreed, shut down the PS3 and fired up the Wii. A few minutes later we had purchased and downloaded SMB and she was playing when I finally conked out that night.

    The moral of the story? Some people like Haze. Some people like Super Mario Bros. Some people like shooting in flashing 3D environments. Some like the perfected pleasures of side scrolling candy worlds they remember from their younger days.

    The point? Gamers who want to expand their ring of gaming friends (and girlfriends) would do well to find out what they want to play, rather than just passing the Xbox 360 controller and trying to get them to enjoyGrand Theft Auto.


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    POSTED August 7, 5:36 PM
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    This Gaming Life

    POSTED August 5, 6:04 PM
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    Topics: journalism , books

    Free zombie game

    POSTED August 1, 3:32 PM
    David Thomas - Video Game Examiner
    Once, it was a novelty to find cool free games on the Web. Today, there are so many free games, you could waste a whole day at work just fiddling around.And every once in a while there is a game cool enough to share with your co-workers.The Last Guy... Read More
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    Gamers vote with their thumbs

    POSTED July 30, 6:00 PM
    David Thomas - Video Game Examiner
    With all the sturm und drang of American presidential politics it's pretty easy for the educated gamer to come to the conclusion that they might as well just stay home, avoid the chaos and pick up those final missions in Grand Theft Auto IV. At least... Read More
    Topics: politics , censorship , DNC

    Madden gets an upgrade worth celebrating

    POSTED July 29, 6:36 PM
    David Thomas - Video Game Examiner
    What do you do to improve on a best selling franchice? Over the years Madden NFL has added fans in the seats, realistic eye tracking, sweat, wrap-around tackles and weather.And every year players buy the game expecting a little a bit more.This year the... Read More
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    Free Spore Things

    POSTED July 25, 4:18 PM
    David Thomas - Video Game Examiner
    My ongoing fascination with Spore continues, fueled in large part by the endlessly fascinating things that the Spore team has done to promote their game.Most recently, they have release Biome and ParticleMan, two tech demos created during the creation... Read More
    Topics: games , Spore

    Why E3 Doesn’t Matter Anymore

    POSTED July 22, 5:07 PM
    David Thomas - Video Game Examiner
    For 15 years the Electronic Entertainment Expo has reigned as the big date on the gaming calendar. Hyped up, hysterical with engery and promotional excess, E3 bragged about the growing videogame industry every year with more elaborate chest thumping.Until... Read More
    Topics: trends , Spore , E3

    E3 wap up for the particularly busy

    POSTED July 18, 5:51 PM
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    E3 is done. So here's the show in one big list, distilled to bullet points for the fan on the go: Fallout 3: Post apocalyptic living never looked so good, or as dangerous. Don't forget your blaster thingie. Fable 2: It's done! Now on with... Read More

    E3: The best games

    POSTED July 16, 8:58 PM
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    E3 day two and I’ve seen enough games. At least I’ve seen enough game to tell you the three best titles at the show. Which are:LittleBigPlanet:  Developer Media Moleculehas concentrated cute into a package that Nintendo can only envy... Read More

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