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She is Samus, Hear Her Roarnew

What Metroid: Other M tells us about Samus Aran and other female video-game characters.

Orlando Weekly | Aaron Conklin | 09-09-2010 | Video Games

Post-Election Competition Heats Up the Video Game Worldnew

In the gaming world, the election very much continues, as the annual holiday onslaught of games competing for your hearts, votes and dollars is heating up to a level that might make even a CNN hologram -- and Wolf Blitzer, too -- burst into flames.

Orlando Weekly | Aaron R. Conklin | 12-04-2008 | Video Games

Tags: shopping, holidays, video games, BioShock, gift guides, Fable II, Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, Mirror's Edge

An Embed Reports From Orlando's Major League Gaming Stopnew

The gaming world is on the pinnacle of legitimacy, and nowhere is that more true than in Orlando, which has in recent years turned into a sort of gaming Mecca, with EA Tiburon – makers of the super-popular Madden, NCAA Football and Tiger Woods PGA Tour game series – headquartered here. The Orlando region also hosts world-class competitions like this one and last year’s World Cyber Games U.S. National Finals at the Universal Orlando Resort.

Orlando Weekly | Glenn Judah | 07-24-2008 | Video Games

Tags: video games

Kill 'Em Softly With Your Songnew

In the gaming world, the karaoke revolution quietly builds to crescendo. Includes High School Musical: Sing It!, Star Search, SingStar, Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol and Rock Band.

Orlando Weekly | Aaron R. Conklin | 02-25-2008 | Video Games

Tags: video games

The Wonderful World of 'Madden'new

The impact this game has in shaping Central Florida's future can't be overstated -- its success, both past and future, is very much tied to the region's hopes of reinventing itself.

Orlando Weekly | Aaron R. Conklin | 08-21-2007 | Video Games

Tags: video games, electronic, arts