Unplaying Stop!

Never Unplaying is more than the making of a new word, it's a new blog. As it sounds, its a blog related to the video gaming world.

I, Marik, will be chatting about select console and handheld gaming news and do some reviews like most others, but I'll also try to do a few unique topics that bigger sites and other bloggers tend to ignore. Either due to lack of experience or lack of interest, I'll discuss things that tend to be ignored, marketing. The boxarts, the commercials (or lack there-of), the viral stuff and the free customer-generated hype, these things are crucial for success of a game in such a large industry. We'll see how popular games take advantage of this (like a Halo) and how games could have been more popular if taken advantage of it (like an Okami).

Never Unplaying can also mean life and I'll focus on a role in the industry that is very stereotyped to gamers and generally ignored by everyone, the gaming retailer. Now this is not a life blog of a guy behind the counter of a game joint and talk about how the job's done. It's about why retailers do what they do, who the customers are, and give you a look at a view of games that most can't even imagine. Including surprisingly, the game publishers and developers. This is completely unbiased too, so don't think that I'll make it a slander party here, the results can surprise you.

Never Unplaying is a unique blog with a unique name and I thank all who read this and hope its very different take on the gamer's lifestyle pleases you enough to come back!