Rick Aristotle Munarriz writes:
"I was on an island, marooned before a nationally televised audience on Friday. But this wasn't a reality show. It was CNBC's Closing Bell.
Kaufman Bros. analyst Todd Mitchell and I were being interviewed by Melissa Francis on the heels of disappointing metrics in the video game market. Marketing research specialist NPD Group announced that hardware and software sales suffered a steep 29% in July, the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year declines.
If this sounds bleak, join the club. Just be warned that it's a pretty lonely group."
Find the rest of the article after the jump.
PlayStation Beat: This week marks the 25th Anniversary of the Madden NFL franchise with the release of Madden NFL 25. This made me think about what made Madden NFL 10 playable for longer than two weeks. Madden IQ, did you make it better
What do a coffee cup and borrowed video games have to do with the real meaning of Christmas? Lots, apparently.
Unlike at Christmas time, leaving a coffee stain on the case of a borowwed game causes large amounts of abuse from my friends.
Careful where you put your coffee!
But that was a very nice story, it seems you have made Jake a very happy boy :)
When it comes to sports curses, aside from the Chicago Cubs, there’s no more active superstition than the Madden curse. Since 1999, almost every year something bad has happened to the cover athlete of Electronic Arts’ bestselling Madden NFL franchise. Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis is the latest victim of this curse.
