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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 [...]
Kudos to Area5.tv
The entire world has already Dugg it, and thousands have seen it on YouTube, so it might sound like I’m a little late to the party, but I just wanted to congratulate Ryan O’Donnell and gang at Area5.tv for putting together the first episode of CO-OP, from the ashes of The 1UP Show.
Admittedly, I tuned [...]
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 [...]
Shall We Play A Game?
My how the videogame industry has changed. Ten years ago, Japanese developers were untouchable. Rock stars. Now they have become a mockery of themselves. A mess of poor decisions, stubbornness, ego, and creative sludge; exemplified to the Western world through the Internet’s omniscient existence.
Take for example the recent trend of naming their games the most [...]
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 [...]
LittleBigTeam, or “How I Learned To Give The Little Guy a Shot”
So you’ve spent tens of millions of dollars investing in your new MMORPG. At it’s core, it’s technically sound, and is rooted in a solid gameplay mechanic. You launch, and the game never gets a foothold with consumers. After a year, your revenue targets are just wishful thinking. Do you:
A) Close shop and cut your [...]
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 [...]
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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