She’s Just Not That Into You
April 11, 2009 – 10:45 am | 11 Comments

On a recent trip up to Chicago, I attended an event called “A Girlfriend’s Guide to Gaming” — a sweet little cocktail soirée aimed at twentysomething women and introducing them to the Nintendo brand.

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“Experiment with Experience” or “Why Should I Care about Experimental Games?”*
May 4, 2010 – 10:50 am | One Comment
“Experiment with Experience” or “Why Should I Care about Experimental Games?”*

So I’m kind of an artsy-fartsy.
I know. I know it’s not exactly something to brag about, but I’ve long ago given up even pretending I run with the fast and cool set. …

Achievement Unlocked: 50G – “You made me LOL”
February 22, 2010 – 12:01 pm | 5 Comments
Achievement Unlocked: 50G – “You made me LOL”

If you like playing on the Xbox 360, then it’s probably safe to say that you like getting achievements. Oh come now, don’t deny it. You may claim you don’t go after them …

I Need AMMO!
February 17, 2010 – 2:10 pm | 4 Comments
I Need AMMO!

Specialized ammo, that is. My preference for RPG mage-dom aside, there’s something incredibly satisfying about (virtually) vanquishing your enemies with the (usually graphically) impressive effects of burning fire or frigid ice. And …

Witch Hunt!
January 11, 2009 – 12:49 am | 6 Comments
Witch Hunt!

I recently came across an updated list (12/08/2008) of the Top Offensive Games of 2007/2008 done by The Timothy Plan. While I applaud attempts by parents to raise their children right and be informed …

Zombie-licious!
November 23, 2008 – 6:51 am | 11 Comments
Zombie-licious!

Share the Zombie apocalypse with your friends in Left 4 Dead! This game is ten tons of fun, it’s totally orgasmic. Oh, you think that’s not an appropriate adjective? Well I AM …

Art of War, War of Art: The Last Day trailer
October 27, 2008 – 10:08 pm | 10 Comments
Art of War, War of Art: The Last Day trailer

In the post-modernist era, the Western world’s definition of art has expanded widely to include several new mediums, from commercials to human beings themselves to video games. Although aesthetic preference based on subjective interpretations …

Gamer Fashion 101
October 3, 2008 – 4:14 pm | 13 Comments
Gamer Fashion 101

We are all fans of something, and we all love to express our fandom in various ways, especially through paraphernalia and, most especially, through apparel. Yet sometimes we can be a bit overly emphatic or, …

Can’t game. Need…help. Must…call…therapist…
September 29, 2008 – 9:13 am | 17 Comments

Xbox Live and xbox.com are down today for updates. The scheduled down period is 24 hours. I have decided to call today Black Monday. I do not know how we will survive this …

Gaming: The New Window to the Soul?
September 25, 2008 – 2:39 pm | 11 Comments
Gaming:  The New Window to the Soul?

The famous Greek philosopher Plato was known to have said, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Ovid, another great thinker from the …

MLG: FAQ
September 23, 2008 – 3:02 am | 15 Comments
MLG:  FAQ

After recently attending my first MLG event in Toronto a few weeks ago, the trip came up as a topic of conversation in frequent XBL games, and to my surprise the majority of my friends …