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• Game of the Week - Ninja Gaiden II

  One of my all time favorite games was the original Ninja Gaiden on the NES. I still remember the opening cut scenes ... that was all about the story that you needed to know... you knew it was time to start slashing away. When I first heard the news about... Posted Jun 11 2008, 12:00 AM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Xbox 360, achievement points, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, Gamerscore, The Black Fin, Microsoft, Game of the Week, Ryu Hayabusa, Ninja Gaiden II, Ninja Gaiden 2

• Skate 2 & Skate It

  It is now official to discuss that Electronic Arts Skate franchise will release 2 new titles. Skate It for the Wii leveraging the Wii fitboard will arrive late in 2008 and the highly anticipated Skate 2 for the 360 will hit stores in 2009. In mid April... Posted May 13 2008, 01:20 AM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, EA, Xbox 360, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, Skate, Electronic Arts, Wii, Skate It, Skate2, Skate 2, SkateIt: achievement points

• Xbox 360 Retail Game Library

  One of my good friends recently posted his game library as part of his blog. So following that lead here is my collection of Xbox 360 Retail titles. I also have 40+ Arcade titles that may be listed later. Retail Titles (Game Reviews I have written are... Posted May 09 2008, 06:00 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Madden08, Xbox 360, achievement points, NHL 2K7, Telligenti, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, Gamerscore, The Black Fin, Electronic Arts, Halo 3, Star Wars, Bioshock, NHL 2K8, Game of the Week, COD4, Lego Star Wars, NFS Prostreet, Mass Effect, LOST, LOST Via Domus, Army of Two, Gears of War, Dark Sector, Gears of War 2, Gearsofwar2, Madden09, Iron Man, Assassin's Creed

• Telligent Named "Best Place to Work in DFW"

  I mentioned previously that Telligent was one of the few companies selected as Best Place to Work in DFW by the Dallas Business Journal. Last week was the official luncheon and awards ceremony to find out exactly where we placed in our category and overall... Posted May 08 2008, 08:22 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Scott Dockendorf, Rob Howard, Dallas, Telligenti, Jason Alexander, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, Social Networking, Culture, Telligent Culture, Best Places to Work, DBJ, Dallas Business Journal

• Game of the Week - Iron Man

  I have been a fan of Iron Man since I was a kid. Granted he is not on the top of the super hero food chain but I did pick up the occasional issue of the Invincible Iron Man. You may or may not have heard that a summer blockbuster was just released starring... Posted May 03 2008, 10:09 AM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Tom Edwards, Xbox 360, achievement points, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, Gamerscore, The Black Fin, Microsoft, Game of the Week, Iron Man

• Proximity Marketing

  I recently attended a customer brand loyalty summit and saw some interesting things & met some very interesting people. One of the topics discussed during a networking session was the next progression associated with marketing and mobile devices.... Posted Apr 18 2008, 03:47 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, viral marketing, marketing, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, iPhone, SMS, Proximity Marketing

• Game of the Week - Dark Sector

  When I first read about Dark Sector in OXM a few months back I really liked the concept of the game. I had heard about the drawn out development cycles and the focus on the Glaive. (Think Krull). So when it recently launched I had to pick it up and I... Posted Apr 01 2008, 12:24 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Xbox 360, achievement points, Gamerscoreblog, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, Gamerscore, The Black Fin, Halo 3, Bioshock, Game of the Week, COD4, Bioware, Dark Sector

• Game of the Week - LOST Via Domus

  I normally do not watch TV on a regular basis (Outside of The University of Oklahoma during football season) but my one obsession over the past few years has definitely been LOST . I have really enjoy the show and look forward to each new episode. The... Posted Mar 12 2008, 11:08 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Xbox 360, achievement points, Dallas, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, Gamerscore, The Black Fin, Game of the Week, LOST, LOST Via Domus

• Dead Space

  One of the other game titles that I am very excited about in 2008 is the new EA title Dead Space. It was recently announced that the game will launch on October 28th of this year and the games site DeadSpaceGame.com just launched. Dead Space is a new... Posted Mar 04 2008, 12:19 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Tom Edwards, Xbox 360, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, Electronic Arts, Bioshock, Game of the Week, Dead Space

• Telligent Graffiti CMS 1.0 Now Available!

  Taking a moment away from GDC 2008, I wanted to announce that our latest product Telligent Graffiti CMS 1.0 is now available! You can download it here: http://get.graffiticms.com/ Graffiti is a lightweight, simple content publishing system you can use... Posted Feb 19 2008, 11:20 AM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, Software, Graffiti CMS

• Game of the Week - Mass Effect

  My past month or so of gaming has been spent on the Bioware epic Mass Effect. After completing my first play through and completing all assignments I thought I would provide a review before I begin another play through. Overall I was very impressed with... Posted Feb 15 2008, 03:36 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Tom Edwards, EA, Xbox 360, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, Electronic Arts, Game of the Week, Mass Effect, Bioware

• Game Developer Conference 2008

  I confirmed today that I will be attending the 2008 Game Developer Conference February 18-22 in San Francisco. I am very excited about attending as outside of the networking and expo portion the key areas that I am interested in are the business and management... Posted Jan 14 2008, 03:14 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, viral marketing, Community Server, EA, Xbox 360, achievement points, Dallas, Xbox forums, collaboration, marketing, CS, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, Gamerscore, The Black Fin, Skate, Electronic Arts, Social Networking, Halo 3, Wii, GDC 2008, NFS Prostreet

• CES 2008 in closing

  It is great to be back in Dallas! CES 2008 was a great event. From the Bill Gates hilarious " last day video " to all of the robots, gadgets and celebrities. CES is a definite must attend event for any tech/gadget lover. Being the avid gamer... Posted Jan 12 2008, 10:00 AM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Dallas, Telligenti, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, CES 2008

• CES 2008

  Just a quick note that I will be attending CES 2008 in Las Vegas. I will be at the event through Tuesday of next week. Being the gadget guy that I am it will be a lot of fun to get a glimpse at the latest emerging technologies across a number of categories... Posted Jan 04 2008, 05:18 PM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, Social Networking, CES 2008

• How Much??? Really ?!?

  How much do we spend in the US on advertising? Well in 2007 we spent 283 billion dollars. Yes 283 billion. That may sound like a lot but this level of growth 0.7% versus 2006 puts advertising's share of the 2007 GDP (2%) at it's lowest level since... Posted Jan 04 2008, 10:35 AM by TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, community, Community Server, Dallas, marketing, Web 2.0, marketing strategy, Black Fin, TheBlackFin, The Black Fin, Social Networking