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The Zipping of Bioware Lips for TOR

By Frank on July 27, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Today as I was browsing along in the Star Wars: The Old republic official forums I came upon a post by SpockO in page 9 of a TOR interview questions thread that talked about Bioware‘s communication with its potential players: “Too many games have been ruined before they were even completed by [...]

Posted in Gaming, Star Wars: The Old Republic | Tagged BioWare, Massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Video game | 2 Responses

Case of the Mondays Cure – DJ’s, Obama, and Neon

By Frank on July 27, 2009

Image by jypsygen via Flickr Dog days of summer getting you down? Feeling like this is the start to another brutal week of the work grind? Not to worry, folks, because we’re here to give you a pick-me-up with some neato geekery news articles: DJ Jazzy Jeff Joins Up With DJ Hero Cast (via Destructoid): [...]

Posted in Case Of The Mondays Cure | Tagged Entertainment Consumers Association, games, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Video game | Leave a response

You Know Geekery is Mainstream When…

By Frank on July 22, 2009

…comedians are joking about it in their routines. Conan O’Brien says: “Experts say the video game industry has been dramatically hurt by the economic downturn. Which explains the popularity of the new Nintendo game, ‘Wii Job Interview.’” (from Political Irony, via GamePolitics) Hey, mainstream coverage is mainstream coverage, folks!

Posted in Gaming, Social Geekery, TV and Movies | Tagged Video game | 1 Response

The Escapist Goes Old School

By Frank on July 14, 2009

Image via Wikipedia I know, I know – I’ve probably given way too much love to The Escapist already, but hey, what’s a little bit more of a boost for something you honestly like? Today’s weekly issue of the Escapist has come out “old school” style – as a downloadable pdf with full color designs, [...]

Posted in Gaming, Internet | Tagged Video game, Video game journalism | Leave a response

Overly Positive Thoughts: More For The Science of Gaming

By Frank on July 9, 2009

Image via Wikipedia If there’s one thing that the video game industry might just be lacking today, it’s probably allies in other circles. Seems that every time they turn around, the video game industry is under fire, whether it’s from particularly zealous individuals like a Jack Thompson, activist groups like PETA whose latest target was [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Scientific method, Video game | 1 Response

Case of the Mondays Cure – Zombie Crossplay, Twitter Givers, and Game Politics

By Frank on July 6, 2009

Image by Kuzeytac (OUT, till 20.08.09-see profile) via Flickr Perhaps you’re looking to get a pick-me-up after that long holiday weekend, or you drank too much and have to deal with a hangover at work. Maybe you just had to see what would happen if you put your hand around that bottle rocket, and you’re [...]

Posted in Case Of The Mondays Cure, Gaming | Tagged Dance Dance Revolution, Jack Thompson, Sesame Street, Video game, Video game industry | Leave a response

The Cooling of Jack Thompson

By Frank on July 5, 2009

Image by Silvio Sousa Cabral via Flickr Among Jim Sterling of Destructoid‘s reports on the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention this weekend is a curious piece on a debate on video games, violence, and their influence on players (especially children) that involved the controversial Jack Thompson. Those of you not in the know would do well to [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Entertainment Software Rating Board, Jack Thompson, Video game, Video game controversy | 5 Responses

“Case of the Mondays” Cure – E3 is Upon Us

By Frank on June 1, 2009

Image by Colony of Gamers via Flickr We geeks all know that after a weekend filled with either gameplaying, roleplaying, techplaying, or any other playing, that going back to work or school on Mondays is just the dumps. When the HR lady in “Office Space” talks about a “case of the Mondays“, it is just [...]

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Scary Silent Hill

By Frank on March 29, 2009

Lesson: Being a Shut-in Is Bad. Image via Wikipedia  In the midst of all my Gamefly rentals was a set of games I hadn’t really touched in a while, and the other day, just as I was scratching my head about why Resident Evil 5 hadn’t arrived yet, I received Silent Hill 4 in the [...]

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Wii are Gathering Dust

By Frank on October 7, 2008

So let’s say that you are one of those people who, in an effort to keep up with your obsessive need to have every game console, picked up one of those cute little Wii consoles on the day they came out. Sure, you were the talk of the town as you swung your Wiimotes at [...]

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