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Story Time

chuckdarwin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:12:25 -0800

Books for a Young Gamer: My (American) nephew is eight years old, and I want to buy him a book/some books for Christmas. He's *really* into gaming, but I would to find a book which will entice him away from the machine. He doesn't like reading, but he's a very bright kid. I need sure-fire suggestions, even graphic novels. ANYTHING that will get his eyes on some paper. My original thought was The Dangerous Book for Boys, but I don't know if it's going to grab his attention enough. I havent' seen him in over a year, so I don't know what his reading level is like. About average for his age, I guess. Help!

Online Card Trading Games?

TauLepton — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:44:53 -0800

Do you know of an online card trading game where you "combine" cards to make a new card? Alternatively, any online game where one component + another component = something more powerful? I've spec'd out a new online card trading game. Before I enter into a contract for development, I'd like to be certain that previous games exist in this genre. By showing a precedent of more than one game, I can feel more confident that legal issues will not occur.

A little background:
This came in response to a game that I enjoy playing. Recent changes by the developers have had a large backlash by players. The devs' responses have been rude or condescending.

I would like to take the original game idea (the part the players liked), expand upon it (new trading area ideas) and release it to the social networking masses. However, the combining of cards is something new to me. I want to be certain that the aforementioned development team can't cry "FOUL!" and end up with attorneys at my door.

I'm not asking for legal advise. Just some help from gamers to see if I can point fingers at other games and show that these guys weren't the first to think of 1 + 1 = 2.

Many, many thanks!

How Do You Decide Which Video Games You No Longer Want?

amyms — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:35:44 -0800

Asking for my son (a video-gamer question): How do you decide which games to get rid of (trade in for store credit, get cash value for, etc.)? My son often trades in video games that he has "beaten" in order to get enough store credit to buy the latest game that he has his eye on, but then he later regrets letting go of a game he enjoyed and might like to play again. If you're a hard-core gamer, how do you decide which games to keep and which games to trade in? (My son is 15 years old, if that's relevant).

Recommendations for non-ad-filled video-gaming websites?

Orange Goblin — Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:18:52 -0800

Now that Gamespy have added an advert splash page to their site, I've had enough, and I need a new place for gaming news. Who do you find the most reliable, interesting, and unbiased, for all your gaming needs?