Sunday, October 30, 2011

Best Selling Game Of The Year Thus Far

There was tons of promise in Gear of War 3 taking game of the year a couple months after it's release date, but according to gameinformer.com that's not the case. Here is the top 20 games starting from January to September.

1. Just Dance 2 – Ubisoft, Wii
2. Pokemon White – Nintendo, DS
3. Gears of War 3 – Microsoft, 360
4. Pokemon Black – Nintendo, DS
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, 360
6. Zumba Fitness: Join The Party – Majesco, Wii
7. Madden NFL 12 – Electronic Arts, 360
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, PS3
9. Madden NFL 12 – Electronic Arts, PS3
10. New Super Mario Bros. DS – Nintendo, DS
11. Michael Jackson: The Experience – Ubisoft, Wii
12. NBA 2K11 – 2K Sports, 360
13. L.A. Noire – Rockstar, 360
14. Dance Central – MTV Games, 360
15. Mortal Kombat – Warner Bros., PS3
16. Mortal Kombat – Warner Bros., 360
17. Homefront – THQ, 360
18. Kinect Sports – Microsoft, 360
19. NCAA Football 12 – Electronic Arts, 360
20. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Nintendo, Wii

Gameinformer Source Page
Contributions to Gameinformer: www.siliconera.com

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

This is the cover of Apple.com

The World has suffered a great loss today. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. Apple has officially confirmed his passing today. Jobs revolutionized the world with his innovations and inventions ;such as, the iPod and the iPhone.

In a release from Apple.

Jobs had been battling several unspecified health problems for many years, one of which was pancreatic cancer. Heath problems caused Jobs to retire as CEO of Apple six weeks ago, naming Tim Cook as his successor

According to www.msnbc.msn.com and Jobs family "Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. ... We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief."

Jobs also co-created Pixar when he purchased The Graphics Group from Lucasfilm in 1986. Pixar has gone on to win several awards including Oscars for Best Animated Feature. Since then Disney has purchased Pixar in 2006.


According to online.wjs.com, In 2005 Jobs gave a commencement speech at Stanford University where he outlining three stories from his life


The first story is about connecting the dots.


The second story is about love and loss.


The third story is about death.


The world has lost a visionary, may he find peace where ever he is.