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February 2, 2007

Crackdown achievements.

I can not wait to do the base jumper.

February 5, 2007

Major Konami news coming Monday.

My guess is they are being purchased by Microsoft.

February 21, 2007

Frenzic!

Iconfactory never fails. Can't wait to play.

February 22, 2007

Quake Wars announced for 360.

Good news for those of us who like to hunt people.

Red 5's pitch.

Ode to be wanted in the gaming industry.

February 28, 2007

Meet Bono, a leading investor in Bioware and Pandemic Studios.

Tell me he plays Neverwinter Nights and it's over.

Battlefield: Bad Company.

Suck it Mario.

March 1, 2007

One Laptop Per Child and serious games.

"The OLPC team believes the serious games and greater game development community can play a vital role in their mission."

Warhammer 40k MMO announced.

I wonder if you have to paint your character.

March 5, 2007

Rebuild of Evangelion.

I welcome any new content that will help make sense of the original series.

March 20, 2007

Xbox 360 Elite.

I will have one, it will be mine.

March 30, 2007

Grand Theft Auto IV.

Xbox owns! Boosh!

April 1, 2007

The Tinfoliohat.

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

April 5, 2007

EVE Online coming to Mac.

Not sure how I missed this.

Nice wristband, dork.

That's a Spiderman Halloween costume waiting to happen.

April 6, 2007

It's now Sir Peter Molyneux.

Huh, I didn't know the French had knights.

April 7, 2007

Design theft isn't restricted to asshats on the web.

Lawyers, on your marks! Get set! Go!

Pursuit Across Europe.

BMW's Okami of racing. I love the art direction.

April 10, 2007

Commodore is back baby!

New PCs come with a funky case that can be skinned.

April 13, 2007

April in Paris.

Jazz and design convention goes well on a Friday morning.

April 17, 2007

The Swapmeat is filling up.

I love Stars Motel print. Someday I'll have my own.

April 20, 2007

"...from a financial perspective he states that the Xbox 360 is a bomb."

Poor Roger, he's just pissed because he can't play the Halos.

April 21, 2007

The Freakonomics of Wii shortages.

For Jason.

April 24, 2007

Hellgate: London.

Can't wait to see more.

April 25, 2007

Mark, watch this and tell me you don't want a 360.

Halo Beta can not come soon enough.

April 26, 2007

Warhammer Online beta application.

Guilds only.

Warhammer Online pushed to 2008.

That's not happy news.

April 29, 2007

Blizzard is developing a "next-gen MMO".

Rumor has it that it's going to be World of Starcraft.

May 19, 2007

Blizzard announces Starcraft II.

Pffft. By the time they get this out the world will be excepting MMO, not RTS.

June 13, 2007

The must have game pouch for all DS owners.

I don't even have that many games and I want one of these babies.

Ten years of comic book commentary.

I remember when CBR was just a little teeny weeny website.

Nintendo DS Wi-Fi connection users hits 5M mark.

That's nice. Where is Zelda?

Disney to triple game development budget over the next five years.

I'd like to announce that we can make Disney games.

All hail Mogdor the Virginal.

June 14, 2007

"Apple will be offering a new type of software for Macs this summer called "games" (pronounced "gaimz")."

Wow! I can't wait!

User your demo for good.

For our friends at Red 5.

June 17, 2007

The life of the Chinese gold farmer.

An in-depth piece on the new virtual workforce.

June 18, 2007

Wii Smart Cars.

Dave, go win one of these bad boys and I'll buy it from you.

June 23, 2007

Smash Bros. Dojo.

Not my thing but I've heard rave reviews from people who have played it.

Wowhead sold for $1M.

Damn!

Help Iconfactory get Frenzic on the iPhone.

It would be a perfect fit.

June 29, 2007

Civiliation coming to DS.

Russ it's time to get your own handheld.

July 2, 2007

WeeWar!

This looks promising.

July 8, 2007

ComicMix is a site for readers who enjoy all types of fantastic media.

New venture from Brian Alvey.

July 9, 2007

WoW played from an iPhone.

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

July 11, 2007

What's up with the lame James Howard Newton soundtrack?

Can we see if Kenny G is available for Halo IV please?

July 13, 2007

The Force Unleashed: The New Beginning.

Web documentary on the making of this fantastic looking, must have, game.

July 17, 2007

Free game of your choice.

If ever you wanted to help make a game site, here's your chance.

July 18, 2007

Peter Moore leaves Xbox for EA Sports.

Crazy.

August 16, 2007

1982 San Diego Comic Con.

Wow, it's nothing like that now. Unfortunately.

August 31, 2007

Slash battle.

That just doesn't look humanly possible.

September 1, 2007

E-Sports in Korea.

As only Monocle can cover.

September 4, 2007

Harvey Birdman will take the case!

I have no idea what kind of game this will make but I know it will be good.

September 8, 2007

One-hit wonders.

The Ashley Simpsons of superheroes.

September 11, 2007

Bloxorz.

Do not, absolutely do not, click if you want to get any work done today.

September 14, 2007

The Rissington Podcast.

Brilliant!

September 17, 2007

I'm a Marvel, I'm a DC.

Gnarf.

September 22, 2007

The beatbox flautist.

Hello ladies!

September 23, 2007

Process Recess 2, now available.

Get it now. The last one sold out very quickly.

September 25, 2007

"I love Halo 3 but I hate Halo 3 fanboys, Master Chief dies in the end."

Absolutely brilliant!

September 27, 2007

Master Chief vs. Samus Aran.

MC would so own.

October 1, 2007

Wii Transfer.

Move over AppleTV, now there's something meatier.

October 12, 2007

EA acquires BioWare.

So sad.

October 13, 2007

Carmen Sandiego has been found.

Does Matt Lauer know about this?

Captain America gets a slight makeover.

Reflective!

October 19, 2007

Send the garden gnome into space.

Just one more reason why Halflife 2 rocks all FPS ever made.

October 21, 2007

Wolverine is getting his own movie.

Maybe in the opening scene they can kill off Storm once and for all.

October 23, 2007

Videogames are the best form of story telling.

Especially now that Hollywood can't seem to think of anything new.

October 25, 2007

Flash based World of Warcraft Atlas.

Fun to click through even if you don't play the game.

October 29, 2007

When I saw this in person at the Lego Store I knew I had to have it.

Problem is, where do you put it when it's finished?!

November 15, 2007

Marvel has digitized twenty-five thousand back issues for online reading.

Ten percent of the collection will be available for free.

Apples profiles EVE Online.

Looks gorgeous.

Inside the manga industrial complex.

Saved for later.

November 20, 2007

Nintendo is offering free Wii Remote Jackets.

If everyone used their wrist strap like they are supposed to these wouldn't be needed.

Doesn't roll for damage, only death.

But he's charisma 18 with the ladies.

Mr. T and William Shatner are shlepping World of Warcraft.

Subscriptions must be falling.

November 26, 2007

Amazon blows for video games.

I concur but it's better than dealing with the mouth breathers at the local shop.

December 3, 2007

Blizzard is merging with Activision?!

That doesn't make any sense. What could Activision possibly offer Blizzard?

December 7, 2007

Commodore 64 still loved after all these years.

Load "*.*", 8, 1.

December 10, 2007

There is no way that Bioshock is better than Super Mario Galaxy.

None. Zero.

December 11, 2007

The World of Star Wars.

More Fett please.

DS Buttons is running a holiday sale.

Tom's dressed like an elf and ready to ship these things in time for Christmas.

December 12, 2007

It's a Rock Off!

Todd, did you play guitar or bass?

January 1, 2008

Super Mario Galaxy is Gamespot's GOtY.

Well deserved.

January 4, 2008

Microsoft makes up for poor Live performance during the holidays.

I bet Sony wishes they had this problem.

January 7, 2008

Battlestar DaVinci Code.

Cylon is the new chalice.

January 14, 2008

Sony's game release schedule is full empty promises and tears.

At least I can watch Bluray movies, I guess.

You'll be a natural in Congress.

And I understand he's smooth with the ladies.

January 18, 2008

The Day.

The artwork is lovely, not sure about the concept.

January 22, 2008

World Of Warcraft reaches 10M subscribers.

That's insane.

January 24, 2008

Teri VanHorn ought to be fired for reporting such inaccuracies.

Burn cable news to the ground.

January 31, 2008

Pixel Junk Monsters.

Domney, have you played this yet?

February 1, 2008

Playstation 3 is finally profitable.

Now can we have a better interface design and shock controllers?

February 13, 2008

Spore: A visual walkthrough.

Not sure about this game yet.

February 18, 2008

Alienware curved display.

Holy. @#$!.

An idea inspired by Sumo Wrestlers.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata interviews the engineers and designers behind Wii Fit.

The Many Deaths of Lord British.

I didn't know you could kill him. The guards were always too strong and too many.

February 19, 2008

Lord British hath lost his ability to lead.

Egos and MMOs don't go well together.

March 26, 2008

Three years of PSP.

It's getting better, as in throw your DS away better, all the time.

April 1, 2008

Blizzard adds bard class to World of Warcraft.

That's good, because I have an axe to grind.

April 4, 2008

Oh Em Gee.

I think I may have to have a dentist appointment today...

April 10, 2008

Hogger goes to Undercity.

That takes a lot of patience.

April 13, 2008

1up reviews the new Halo 3 maps.

And here I am, without an Xbox until Friday. Grrr.

April 18, 2008

This years Eisner Award nominees.

Just give the Best Writer award to Brian Wood and be done with it.

April 22, 2008

Ricky Gervais to perform in Liberty City.

I've got my ticket for April 29th.

April 27, 2008

Patapon for Candybar!

Thanks Talos.

May 7, 2008

Nintendo has a channel.

And it can be subscribed to.

May 12, 2008

BlizzCon '08?

Apparently they're every year now.

May 20, 2008

Footage and details for Resistance the Fall of Man 2.

Call of Duty what?

May 22, 2008

TekkonKinkreet.

Fantastic!

May 28, 2008

Guitar Hero is dead.

I would have been more impressed if they tried to bring back the Nintendo Power Glove.

May 29, 2008

Mola Ram.

The heart is a nice touch.

The Unhorse.

Thanks Josh, I just snorted.

May 30, 2008

Apple profiles Sid Meier.

"...I said that I could make a better game in two weeks. Bill challenged me to do just that and so began our game development company. We started MicroProse Software in 1980 and I've had my dream career ever since."

June 8, 2008

Xbox may unveil Blu-ray 360.

If that's true then goodbye PS3.

Grand Theft Auto, Naked Gun Edition.

Brilliant.

June 11, 2008

Homestar Ruiner coming this July.

Todd, tell me you've played this already.

June 17, 2008

Resistance 2 is coming along nicely.

I hope the multiplayer is going to be as hot as it looks.

June 26, 2008

Please tell me this comes with a matching Protec helmet.

Weird, I don't see a place to put the Taco Bell and keg of Dew.

June 28, 2008

Diablo III.

Great, there goes 2009...

July 7, 2008

Cold Storage.

No Gravity Hammer?! Dammit.

July 23, 2008

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for iPhone.

Holy crap this is going to be hot.

July 24, 2008

Ah man! Of all the things to miss at ComicCon this year, this has to be the worst.

If anyone is going, please do not miss the chance to meet James Jean.

July 28, 2008

Karateka is coming back!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.

Square Exix hits the iPod.

Releases first RPG for iPod.

August 13, 2008

DIY Madden 09 packaging.

Do it up right and get Favre in the proper jersey.

Pancake Savior.

While his powers are strong, they don't hold a fork to Lutefisk Savior.

August 20, 2008

Tim Sale, KCRW Guest DJ.

Must listen: Will only make you appreciate his own work even more.

August 22, 2008

Myst is the game that will never, ever, ever, ever die.

Just waiting for the day when it's a free toy inside specially marked boxes of Lucky Charms.

September 1, 2008

Red vs. Blue gets animated.

Meh, machinima or bust.

September 9, 2008

Spore gets an average one-star rating at Amazon.

Nice work EA.

September 15, 2008

Alamofire is causing problems over at Facebook.

Thank for making something too cool, jerks.

Wraith of the Lich King goes live November 13th.

Can't wait to see the new areas.

September 17, 2008

New GTA IV content coming this fall.

More pigeons please.

September 21, 2008

Excitebike.

For Waxy.

September 22, 2008

"The X-Men in this book are not superheroes."

Can't wait to see this. The teaser images are amazing.

September 30, 2008

Playing Portal on Panasonic's 150-inch HDTV.

Meh. Make it Call of Duty 4 and then I'll be jealous.

October 2, 2008

The Nintendo DSi.

Yeah, I'm going to need one of these babies.

October 10, 2008

Hands on with the new Xbox Live.

Hard to tell how cool it is based off screenshots.

October 17, 2008

Call of Duty "Five" is looking pretty good.

Don't know who thought of the dogs but it's brilliant.

October 25, 2008

The Defective Yeti Halloween Gaming Guide.

"...no time of year is better suited for board gaming than Halloween."

October 28, 2008

"Isn'€™t there something fundamentally wrong with the notion of attracting€™ the players of a family [game]—towards religion?"

Not if you don't care about sales.

Throwing a party on your Xbox.

Sounds like a girl thing.

Booty Juggler Pirate Game.

Say that ten times in a row.

October 29, 2008

Mad Men: Simpsons style.

via Coudal.

October 30, 2008

Game over.

Red 5 moves beyond the Golden Ticket and into greatness.

November 3, 2008

Say goodbye to Hellgate.

What a pity.

Active Life Outdoor Challenge.

Sadness.

December 4, 2008

Tina Fey's pinball past.

I miss pinball.

December 10, 2008

Nazi Zombies.

2510 zombies died that night. Nice work guys.

December 15, 2008

How to make a Star Wars advent calendar.

Hel, please see to it that I have one of these on my desk tomorrow morning.

December 16, 2008

Newsweek, not sure how you could miss World of Warcraft.

Seems that this "best of" list is sorely lacking.

January 27, 2009

iPhone games we should all own.

For now that is, the iPhone game landscape changes almost daily.

February 2, 2009

Gruber, the iPhone version of Mattel Football is weak.

Nothing beats the real thing. Nine volt and all.

February 5, 2009

Battlefield 1943.

Fair warning Jason, you're going to have to put down the Modern Combat.

February 8, 2009

Killzone is great, if you like acting out a well planned script.

I was hankering to get my hands on a PS3 so I could play this game. Not anymore.

February 22, 2009

Quake Live goes open beta this week.

I'm going to need to reinstall Windows now.

KenKen.

For the Rocket Scientist.

February 25, 2009

Quake Live is live.

Unfortunately Windows is required to use the BFG.

February 26, 2009

Uldar.

Looks amazing, though I doubt I'll get to run through it anytime soon.

March 9, 2009

Nintendo DSi.

I'm gonna need one of these for my birthday.

April 28, 2009

One guy, two DSes.

His Rhythm Heaven-Fu can not be stopped.

Team Fortress 2: The RPG.

Make it happen captain.

May 28, 2009

Redefining value.

"For most people, MMOs are horrible entertainment value for their cost."

June 1, 2009

How big is Go?

This big.

E3 '09 blogging gear.

Can't believe I'm going to miss another year. Dammit.

June 8, 2009

Minigore.

Can't wait to play this.

July 7, 2009

NeoTokyo is an amazing Halflife 2 mod based off the worlds of Masamune Shirow.

Even better, the soundtrack.

July 28, 2009

The Secret of Monkey Island, now for the iPhone.

Ethan, you may click on that link when all your work is finished for the day. But not until then!

August 25, 2009

"We...always look at our business as being a 10-year lifecycle for all of our platforms."

A little look into Sony's business model for Playstation products.

September 15, 2009

They're remaking Carrier Command.

You young'ns have no idea how cool that game was in it's day.

September 18, 2009

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising looks amazing.

Col. Northcut have you played this yet?

November 2, 2009

Milk Chocolate Caramel Waffle Micci.

If I collected vinyl this would most certainly have to have a place on the shelf.

November 17, 2009

NASA uses an iPhone to create the first Tricorder.

Obama, give NASA all the money they want!

January 2, 2010

The best CODMW2 kill ever.

Like, ever.

April 12, 2010

"Ready To Believe You" Ghostbusters print by Tim Doyle.

For Ethan.

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