Monthly Archives: July 2006

R.I.P. E3, or ‘Honey, I shrunk the video games conference’

Looks like it’s the end of E3 as we know it. According to some rumors and then a more reliable confirmation from next-gen.biz, the annual E3 mega conference will be down-sized to allow companies to put the focus on their … Continue reading

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Two Years Late — Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

I have never played a game in the Kingdom Hearts series. Until this weekend. I picked up Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the Game Boy Advance and have been playing it for a while. Perhaps not the most impressive … Continue reading

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Business Week does Wii

Business Week hops on the video game bandwagon with their opinion as to what will happen in the next-gen console release fiasco. They eschew conjecture, playing favorites and which games have what ratings. Instead they go for numbers, the financial … Continue reading

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Sand Sand Sand!

Just published at JayIsGames, a quick review of Sand Sand Sand, another installment in the strangely entertaining Falling Sand games by d_of_i. Why are they so entertaining? Maybe it’s the god-like feeling we get while burning plant material and mixing … Continue reading

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The “old folks” of today are named Mildred, Clarence, and Gertrude. In 50 years nursing homes will be filled with people named Jessica, Candi, Ted and Brian. Each generation picks up a set of names that is cast off by … Continue reading

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Three Tips for Organizing Video Game Websites

Most of my morning was spent checking out indie game websites (mostly MMORPGs). I was hoping to discover a great new gaming addiction, but instead I spent my time digging through blind links trying to learn about the game. All … Continue reading

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Eets Caption Contest

Aah, there’s nothing better than contests that give away free video games. JayIsGames and Klei Entertainment, the makers of the amazing puzzle/physics game Eets, have partnered to unleash the Eets Caption Contest. To enter, just create a spiffy subtitle for … Continue reading

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GameDaily – Video Game Journalism Bites

GameDaily’s Chris Buffa has published a short piece ranting about the state of video game journalism. Most of his points are quite valid, but I don’t think the problem is as dire as he makes it out to be. He … Continue reading

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No introduction needed

Just watch it over and over like I do. Blatantly stolen from the NeoGAF forums.

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