I was at the mercy of Nintendo. All Final Fantasy fans were. I’d sit there and wonder why Nintendo would deprive us of this game. The fourteen year old that I was didn’t have a tight grasp on economics…
A Higher Level
A Higher Level: Praying for Rain
By Jon Cassady | July 27th, 2011 1:15 PM
A Higher Level: Video Game Speed Dating
By Jon Cassady | July 20th, 2011 4:06 PM
Speed dating… video game style. See for yourself.
A Higher Level: The Fate of Brick and Mortar Game Rentals
By Jon Cassady | July 13th, 2011 12:05 PM
Gaming is an expensive endeavor, and it looks like Gamefly and now Blockbuster have lost their edge for budget gamers with a strategy.
A Higher Level: Shoelace Hope
By Jon Cassady | July 7th, 2011 10:11 AM
Sports games…. what’s their hook? What are they tapping into in us that makes us fans into fans of the games?
A Higher Level – Live from the Killbox: Nights of Vodka and Nightfire
By Jon Cassady | June 29th, 2011 2:25 PM
How Nightfire was our version of the Saturday night card game… and how it hasn’t been the same since. Can you relate?
A Higher Level: Adventures in Gameromics
By Jon Cassady | June 22nd, 2011 12:45 PM
With new console games at $50 – 60 a pop, purchasing a game can be a risky proposition. Dumping it back on the market seems even harder.
A Higher Level: Cats In Cradles – A Gamer’s Tribute to His Father
By Jon Cassady | June 19th, 2011 12:03 PM
Sometimes dads know it’s really important to us, even if they can’t work the controller.
A Higher Level: E3 2011 – Christmas is Coming, Gamers
By Jon Cassady | June 1st, 2011 12:27 PM
E3 is about hope and potential. What can we expect from the largest North American Trade Show for gaming?
A Higher Level: Case Closed – LA Noire is a Failure
By Jon Cassady | May 25th, 2011 2:26 PM
This week, we explore fundamental flaws in this much-anticipated game. Why won’t it be a slam dunk?
A Higher Level: Death of a High Score
By Jon Cassady | May 18th, 2011 10:49 AM
The true gamer badge of honor used to be a high Score at the local arcade. With mobile app games for the jailbroken, is it the same?
A Higher Level: Control
By Jon Cassady | May 4th, 2011 10:19 AM
The chaos of this world can be overwhelming. Video games are the antithesis of chaos.
