Monthly Archives: April 2006

The last survival/horror game I played was Alone in the Dark. The original. Ten years ago. My next memory for that genre was staying up into the early morning hours riveted as my friends and I played the first Resident … Continue reading →

A little satirical piece featured at Next-Gen.biz may be a little less punny than intended. The topic: bad video game writing. Unedited fluff pieces with too many inside jokes, pop-culture riffs and other bad, bad things. It holds true for … Continue reading →

After just one day, Wii spread throughout the internet, stalling gaming sites, amassing hundreds of comments on blogs, and even hitting the mainstream media. Though most big gaming blogs had more than one Wii-related post, the numbers below reflect the … Continue reading →

Simple. Short. Easy to say. Elegant logo. Also a synonym for urination. Hmm. Marketing epiphany or trans-Pacific cultural difference? The new name of Nintendo’s Revolution console is certainly… unique. I can see their whole “friendly to the masses” idea, and … Continue reading →

Demolish the language barrier. A bit. Do the squiggly characters in Japanese language video games frighten you? Are you a seasoned importer looking to make your trial and error gaming a little less random? A fraction of knowledge about Japanese … Continue reading →

Ever since the Nintendo DS came out, I’ve been big on importing games from Japan. It’s easy, I can get games that will never make it across the seas, and I can play (and review) games before anyone else does. … Continue reading →

An excellent and very informative interview at NeoGAF with a video games writer who scraped his way to a career in video game journalism working for the big guys. Video Games Journalism, As Told by Che Chou

Just received Gun thanks to the really handy Gottaplay online video game rental service. I’m not a fan of first/third person shooters. I’m not a fan of Grand Theft Auto (gasp!), though I do enjoy running around and exploring. I’m … Continue reading →