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Personality Test
I love it when I’m right.
On Area5’s first CO-OP episode, I saw the parade of ex-EGM/1UP employees marching up the stairs and thought, “Hey, James Mielke isn’t there. They must really hate the bastard.” After all, he was the last EIC at EGM, the one that was supposed to lead the magazine back to the [...]
Page Flippin’ : January 22, 2009
Welcome one and all to the first Page Flippin’ of 2009. Only one more year to go until the spaceship Alexei Leonov reaches Saturn, but I digress…
I received the February 2009 issue of Game Informer yesterday. GI continues to impress me with its editorial decisions. Not one page in this magazine feels like filler. And [...]
No Soliciting
I might sound a little selfish here, but is anyone as annoyed as I am at the alarming trend of ex-1UPpers panhandling their audiences lately? Sure, they just lost their jobs. I need to stay sympathetic, I keep telling myself.
So the folks at RebelFM get a free pass, because it was an immediate reaction from [...]
The New Print
Magazines are not dead, contrary to popular belief.
People think this because EGM died a tragic, horrible, unexpected death, but that’s just not the case. In fact, it was a sick old publication that had seen better days and suffered for years before the official, certified date from the coroner. It’s no secret I was never [...]
Videogame Hall of Fame Criteria – A Call to Arms
You know the section in Gamer Informer where they have a developer and reader list their top five games of all time? I’m always interested in reading not the games they select, but rather the range (or lack thereof) of eras in their selections. The January selection from reader Joshua Lopez was especial heavy on [...]
Page Flippin’: December 22, 2008
For those who say, “print is dead,” I reply:
“…really?”
Just because Ziff-Davis is shuttering its remaining publications like CGW and PC Magazine, and the once-great Electronic Gaming Monthly, or EGM to you young-ins, is anemic to the point of flatlining, doesn’t mean it’s all doom-and-gloom for the rest. Page Flippin’ is going to be a somewhat-regular [...]
2008 In Review: These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things
In no particular order:
How I Met Your Mother
Ghost Adventures
Kyle Orton
Electronic Arts
The Blur Reunion
Netflix on the NXE
Hellboy II, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, The Dark Knight – all the great comic book movies this year (in ascending order)
Giant Bomb
Cheap Ass Gamer
Nintendo DS
DRM Free MP3s at Amazon.com
Joss Whedon
Buffy, Firefly, Angel, Army of Darkness – awesome comics based [...]
I May Not Even Understand What I Am Feeling When I Tell You
Shawn Elliott posted to his brand-spankin’ new blog a discussion with other members of the gaming press on the subject of reviews:
Prior to departing 1UP.com, I prepared two sections for a symposium that never got off the ground. Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal, WhatTheyPlay.com’s John Davison, and I agreed to generate questions for eight episodes.
I see what [...]
For Whom The Bell Curves
Leigh Alexander of Sexy Videogameland had a couple of choice nuggets to chew on:
When a title attempts to explore uncharted areas, it risks stumbling into areas that have been neglected for a good reason — because they don’t work as well. But when we fault them for trying, without recognizing that the game might have [...]
What’s Going on at MDIAG! Right Now…- We’re Still Here, We’re Still Twittering! June 4, 2009
- Calling All Readers! A Letter from the Editor February 23, 2009
- TRU Offers New Pokemon Download February 10, 2009
- FusionFall May Make Move to Consoles February 10, 2009
- Viva Pinata Valentine’s Day Cards Now Available February 10, 2009
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- Every once in a while when I resume my iPod, it plays some random song instead of what I was listening to. Today: The Chipmunks.
- Engadget HD podcast on the new TiVo hasn't mentioned the subscription fee as a risk for adoption. Drop that, it'll sell tons.
- @bjdraw You probably get this a lot but have you recently heard any new news about the DISH media center tuner?
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