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CBC’s “Pushing Buttons” – an in depth look at games and a Top 10 list

Video games have been garnering a lot more attention in the mainstream press these days, and it’s not just enraged parents groups concerned with the effects a Mature rated title is having on their 13 year old who’s playing it in the den. Today marked the launch of a new feature on the CBC website called Pushing Buttons, which over the course of the week will take an in depth look at video games and their cultural and financial impact in Canada.  Today is all about the history of games,…

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Leo LaPorte says what we’re all thinking…finally.

I’m no big fan of Leo LaPorte. While I consider him an honest and genuine reviewer and host, I find watching his show “The Lab with Leo” on G4TechTV to be irritating at best and frustrating at worst. The only thing I can imagine being more annoying that watching Laporte would be being a guest on his show; he habitually ends his guests’ sentences for them and guides his interviews with all the deft grace and subtlety of a punch in the face. But he’s no Mike Arrington.

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