6 Things To Get Your Gamer For Christmas

Well, it’s that most wonderful time of year again! Don’t know about you folks, but Christmas seems to have snuck up on us at Gamer Living.  For those of you who are in the same boat and completely at a loss for what to get the gamers on your list, we’ve compiled a handy guide of items that gamers or collectors would love to have. Take a look!  Read More →

Taking the Games Trading Business Online – An Interview with LeapTrade’s Tony Caputo

Recently, Gamer Living sat down with LeapTrade’s Tony Caputo about his innovative site that allows gamers to trade their games with other players online and by mail – http://www.leaptrade.com.  Read More →

So… Are You Fallout 4 or Not? The Survivor2299 Hubbub

I remember when I was a little girl, my brothers used to play this dirty little mind trick on me to get me all riled up. They’d whisper fake words into each other’s ears, and as soon as I got close enough to barely make out what they were saying, they would both whisper (albeit slightly louder to make sure I heard): “Don’t tell Rachel.”  It drove me nuts. I just had to know what I wasn’t supposed to know!  Read More →

Toronto Unlocked – Giant Xbox One to Be Opened Today At 4PM ***UPDATE***

Xbox fans in Canada have lent their Gamertags to the unlocking of the giant Xbox One in Dundas Square, and finally the moment will arrive.  At 4PM this afternoon the colossal console will power up and fans get to see what’s inside!    Read More →

Toronto Fans Get A Chance To Unlock Giant Xbox One

The Xbox One has celebrated their upcoming launch on November 22nd by having a zombie apocalypse in Vancouver and a race car thrill ride in Montreal.  Now, the giant Xbox One has landed in Dundas Square in Toronto, Ontario and they need your help to unlock it and find out what’s inside.  Read More →

Places to Do: Toronto’s Xbox One HQ

Tucked amidst the chic and ritzy stores on Bloor Street West in Toronto is a simple black storefront.   Welcome to the Toronto Xbox One Headquarters, where visitors can check out the next generation’s Xbox, with its sleek black lines (which the store is very obviously mimics), bold features, and redesigned controller.  Not only that, but people can also get some hands-on time with a few highly-anticipated Xbox One titles.  Read More →

Places To Do: PlayStation 4 Experience – Toronto

Gamer Living got some early access to a PlayStation 4 Experience at the Scarborough Towne Centre in Scarborough, Ontario. This event was designed to let gamers have a sneak peak at some of the system’s launch titles, and get their hands on the newly designed controller.  Read More →

Nintendo Shows Off Their Holiday Lineup For 2013

This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending Nintendo’s Holiday event for the media, where I got a taste of their upcoming titles.  Read More →

25 Hours Can Truly Make a Difference! Join Us For The Extra Life Marathon.

Gamers usually start out falling in love with video games at a very young age. I know I can’t remember a time when I didn’t play, so it makes sense that we would encourage and support our youth through the same medium that makes us feel so young at heart. And what better way to do that than to take those games and do a marathon for children who need our support the most, because they’re sick or injured?  Read More →

Epic Mickey 2 Developer Junction Point Closes

Junction Point, developer of the Epic Mickey series of games, and helmed by famed game designer Warren Spector, has closed. The news was confirmed today in a statement released to Joystiq by Disney, who thanked Spector and his team for their work on the Epic Mickey titles, and attributed the closure to changes within their Games organization. Read On »

 

posted January 29, 2013 - 1:21 pm in Gaming, News by

Wargaming Acquires Day 1 Studios For Console Development

World of Tanks developer Wargaming has announced the acquisition of Day 1 Studios for $20 million.  Read On »

 

posted January 29, 2013 - 9:28 am in Gaming, News by

Video Games, Books, and Meryl Streep

I recall sitting in my parents’ living room, watching a television personality interview actress Meryl Streep.  It was not the type of program that my family and I would normally watch, but we were waiting for some gritty crime movie or another to begin and had flipped to the interview in the interim.  Anyway, there was Ms. Streep with her perfectly sculpted blonde hair, in her usual sophisticated decorum.  And here was the interviewer, a seemingly ancient man with a shiny pate.

“You’re known for having exquisite taste in movies.  What do you think of all these superhero movies that are littering the cinemas, these days?” the interviewer asked (or something to that affect; it was many months ago).

Perfect, blonde Meryl, who hasn’t aged a day in decades laughed and proclaimed, “Well, I don’t watch those movies!” as if it were the funniest joke in the world. Read On »

 

posted January 27, 2013 - 8:16 am in Gaming, Opinion by

Thoughts on Capcom’s Remember Me

Our memories make us who we are.  Day to day, we exist by calling upon electrical signals stored in our brains in order to function.  What would happen if we couldn’t trust that stored data?  What if it was stolen or even changed?  Who, then, would we be? Read On »

 

posted January 26, 2013 - 8:22 am in Gaming, Opinion by

2013’s Spring Lineup Is The Best Yet For This Generation’s Consoles

It used to be that the early months of a new year were the perfect time to sit back, relax and catch up with the releases of the previous year that you may have missed. Not so with 2013. Following an already stellar Fall season for gaming, which saw such releases as Dishonored, Assassin’s Creed III and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, you’d expect publishers to take it easy on us game-playing (and reviewing) folk, and give us some breathing room. Read On »

 

posted January 24, 2013 - 8:00 am in Gaming, Opinion by

Gamer Living’s Top Picks and 2012 Game of the Year

With 2012 firmly behind us, we at Gamer Living decided to throw in our votes for the 2012 Game of the Year.  Whether it’s the story that grips your heart and tugs you along for a long epic journey, the dazzlingly realistic visuals, mind-boggling gameplay, we all have different ideas of what makes a game The Best.  Read more to see if any of our staff agreed on which game should take home the Game of the Year award. Read On »

 

posted January 22, 2013 - 8:00 am in Game of the Year, Gaming by

Forza and GT5 Get You Close To The Real Thing, But NAIAS 2013 Gets You Closer

Being born and raised in the Motor City, cars are in my blood. Whether it’s going for a long cruise along the Detroit Riverfront or in the downtown core of Toronto, going full out in a quarter-mile, or getting behind the wheel in a racing sim, I love to drive.  While driving a virtual rendition of an exotic car costing in the hundreds of thousands of dollars may be fun, there’s nothing so exciting as getting some real tactile contact with these dreams on wheels.  So, with the North American International Auto Show in full swing in Detroit, Michigan, I couldn’t resist taking a look at some of the best that the auto industry has to offer for 2013.  I, along with super keen photographer Brad Goldring and good friend Taner Bosnali, walked the floor and decided to choose our picks for the best concepts that we’d love to see in in Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo 5, and got a good close look at some of the cars that are already in the games. Read On »

 

posted January 19, 2013 - 8:00 am in Technology, Technology Features by

Sony Announces Classic White PlayStation 3 Coming To Retailers

Sony today announced that the PlayStation 3 will be available in a Classic White finish at retailers starting this January 27th.  Read On »

 

posted January 17, 2013 - 2:28 pm in Gaming, News by

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Release Date Announced

Capcom today announced that Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be launching on the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS platforms on March 19th in North America and March 22 in Europe. Read On »

 

posted January 17, 2013 - 10:15 am in Gaming, News by

Injustice: Gods Among Us Release Date and Battle Edition Revealed

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced that Injustice: Gods Among Us will be releasing on April 16th on the Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.  Read On »

 

posted January 15, 2013 - 10:51 am in Gaming, News by