“In Memoriam” Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Ken Graham

by Todd Friedman | Jan 9, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Intro courtesy of Shawn Quinn: Many of us in the Houston area classic arcade and pinball community are mourning the passing of Ken Graham, who left us on the last day of 2021 after losing a bravely fought battle with cancer. Ken was one of the owners at The Game...

Pinball – The Silver Screen and Silver Ball by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Nov 30, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview, Pinball

While both competing for the same consumer dollar, Hollywood and pinball have shared a long relationship mutually beneficial to both. For starters, pinball machines have long filled movie theaters lobbies and, of course, pinball machines have been featured in films as...

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Nov 26, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

You can’t discuss PC shooting games in the early 2000’s without mentioning the name Tom Clancy. Tom started his career as a writer in 1984. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military- science storylines set during and after the Cold War....

Your Original Xbox could be dying! How Can You Save it?

by Mike Mertes | Nov 24, 2021 | 2000s, Opinions

It’s blue! It’s beautiful! It’s Kasumi! It’s also a ticking time bomb! Will Gamer Logic remove the clock capacitor in time to save this limited edition console? Or has the leak of doom already soiled this blue beauty!? Hold onto your body...

The Dark Side of the Drives by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Nov 24, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Modchips were nothing new for game consoles when the Xbox and the PlayStation 2 were released in the new millennium. Before the release of both the PS2 and Xbox, consoles like the original PlayStation and Saturn had plenty of modchip options available for them....

DEUS EX: Warren Spector by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Set in the near-future, Deus Ex, ironically originally named Shooter, is set in a world where every conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard is true. The Illuminati, Knights Templar and Roswell all happened, and it gets worse: plagues, disasters, and corruption rule. In...