Embracing My Inner Mainstream Gamer

That’s it. I’m buying Madden ’09, and I’m not going to feel bad about looking forward to it anymore.
Conference Call

GWJ Conference Call Episode 89

Metal Gear Solid 4, Video Game Buy In, An Interview With John Carmack, A Missive From The District 97, Your Emails and more!

Wii Fit

In the last few years, an increasing amount of my time has been dominated by three completely independent activities: 1: Entirely sedentary work (in which I am lucky to include gaming) 2: Time with my family (often outdoors) 3: Extremely aggressive exercise This trifecta has, with the emergence of the Platinum Age of Gaming (which started with the launch of the Wii and continues to this day), beco

The Last Stand 2

Depending on where you work, the gruesome sights and sounds of The Last Stand 2 may be completely inappropriate. It's a dark, bloody game in which thousands of disgusting zombies slowly overwhelm a small band of survivors.

June 16 - June 20

We'll be keeping it short and sweet this week. There ain't much to talk about anyway.

This is How I Roll (my d20)

The normally convivial social activity that is pen and paper gaming has a dark side. Not dark like “murder/suicide pacts in the steam tunnels” dark.

Oh Warlock, Where Art Thou?

This past weekend I fired up World of WarCraft for a brief and familiar respite from this all too real reality, and was met by digital malfeasance most foul, though I didn’t realize it immediately. I am impressive enough in the speed of my keyboarding, but my lack of equally impressive accuracy leaves me no stranger to the incorrect password dialog box.

Video Games Live

(Prederick attended Video Games Live and wrote this report. Enjoy! - Shawn)
Conference Call

GWJ Conference Call Episode 88

D&D 4.0, Bourne Identity, Civ IV Console Style, Video Games Live Post Show, The Cinemafication of Gaming, Your Emails and more! This week we talk about all the reasons the Bourne Identity game sucks. Shocker! We also talk about gaming cutscenes, seizing control from the player and why slow walking is okay if you really need to chat.

Lights! Camera! ... Action??

“[i]We didn't need dialogue. We had faces![/i]” -- Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard

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