1. I’m no Football video game player, but I never get tired of this play. Now, I’m just waiting for someone to wise up and clobber the guy trying to pull it off.
2. Aging gamers seems to be a recurring topic as of late. GameDaily has taken the cue, and assembled a “Retro Rewind” which looks at the difference between Then and Now: Playing Games as Kids and Adults.
3. Also from GameDaily comes a look at Enjoying Life: The Shigeru Miyamoto Way. I’m pretty sure they’re being facetious, but there are probably some good core lessons beneath.

   Well, except number eight. I think he apologized for that one. Incidentally, it was nice of them to pick a rather bad pic of the game.

4. Product placement and advertising are everywhere. As long as it’s done tactfully, I don’t really mind.

   TheShiznit.co.uk has an interesting feature (with some blinding titles) on the Top 10 Worst Movies for Product Placement. Personally, I liked how it was used in Demoition Man and Back to the Future; it’s easier to actually feel and understand how things have changed over the years if it’s something you actually know, rather than Cola brand cola or something.

5. There have been a lot of video game consoles made over the years, and with them have come a lot of mistakes. Technologizer takes a look at the fifteen greatest, or worst, depending on how you look at it.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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