Aerrow Shapiro’s Pick – #18 – You Don’t Know Jack (2011 Video Game)


In the Fall of 2009, I have written an article on the computer game franchise You Don’t Know Jack (or YDKJ in short), which had most of its back catalogue re-released on the game’s official website at the time of the article’s release.  Now, fast forward to 2011, the year that Jellyvision Games (in co-operation with THQ) released a new edition of YDKJ in a multi-platform sense (for XBox 360, Wii, PS3, DS, and PC).  The changes are so great with a fresh new experience that it prompted me to write the review for this new edition of this comedic trivia game. [Read more…]

Wii Lose?


By: Josue “Josh” Alvarez Mapp (a.k.a. DJ Mappquest)

So earlier this week, Nintendo announced its follow to arguably one of the best casual gaming systems ever – the Nintendo Wii.  The Wii was one of the champs that dug deep and attracted people to gaming who in most normal worlds (PC gaming, PS3, Microsoft X-Box 360, etc.) would never have come about to.  And for roughly two years, Nintendo reigned as king of the casual gamers and otherwise unexploited market of possible gaming consumers.  Eventually Sony and Microsoft wanted a cut and made their own peripherals to go along with their systems.  Personally, I believe Nintendo still had the upper hand because that is what it was designed for, plus it was cheaper. [Read more…]