http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:32:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/a-closer-look-at-the-3-new-game-consoles-from-microsoft-nintendo-and-sony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/a-closer-look-at-the-3-new-game-consoles-from-microsoft-nintendo-and-sony/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:18 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/a-closer-look-at-the-3-new-game-consoles-from-microsoft-nintendo-and-sony/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Microsoft is the last of the three big video game... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/does-wii-have-a-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/does-wii-have-a-problem/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:10:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/does-wii-have-a-problem/feed/ 0 Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are struggling to reinvent video games as touchscreens and tablets take over the living room http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/first-nintendo-wii-u-users-complain-of-system-crash-during-upgrade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/first-nintendo-wii-u-users-complain-of-system-crash-during-upgrade/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:25:02 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316773 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/first-nintendo-wii-u-users-complain-of-system-crash-during-upgrade/feed/ 0 As the first Nintendo Wii U models get into the hands of gamers in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/bad-piggies-vs-angry-birds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/bad-piggies-vs-angry-birds/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:20:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/bad-piggies-vs-angry-birds/feed/ 0 Those Angry Birds may be on their way toward extinction. After releasing three Angry... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/the-revolting-sexism-of-video-gamers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/the-revolting-sexism-of-video-gamers/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:31:39 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241956 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/the-revolting-sexism-of-video-gamers/feed/ 0 Jennifer Hepler's main fault is being an actual, normal woman http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/mobile-games-locked-in-mortal-kombat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/mobile-games-locked-in-mortal-kombat/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:27:25 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/mobile-games-locked-in-mortal-kombat/feed/ 0 Ed Boon, co-creator of the hugely successful franchise of fighting games, discusses handheld gaming systems http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/gamers-need-hugs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/gamers-need-hugs/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:40:40 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215316 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/gamers-need-hugs/feed/ 28 Why the gaming industry's persecution complex is hurting it http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/online-gaming-funds-nukes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/online-gaming-funds-nukes/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:44:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208486 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/online-gaming-funds-nukes/feed/ 0 North Korean hackers are raking in cash to fund their government's nuclear ambitions http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/a-wii-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/a-wii-problem/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:20:12 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197192 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/a-wii-problem/feed/ 0 Nintendo new product is causing some skepticism http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/study-violent-games-turn-kids-into-jerks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/study-violent-games-turn-kids-into-jerks/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:05:46 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181608 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/study-violent-games-turn-kids-into-jerks/feed/ 14 But so long as the link between the onscreen violence and real life violence isn't proven, the debate will keep going around in circles http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/look-mom-no-hands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/look-mom-no-hands/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:00:49 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159904 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/look-mom-no-hands/feed/ 0 Microsoft’s new optical gaming system is all a part of its strategy to take over the living room http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/a-league-of-their-own-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/a-league-of-their-own-2/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:40:13 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155247 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/a-league-of-their-own-2/feed/ 0 In Seoul, StarCraft is a sport with pro athletes, and big salaries. And now the rules of play are about to change.