SubscribeI stumbled upon GamerDNA the other day and thought the concept was pretty neat. Basically it works like Facebook but for the gaming community. One of the activities it uses to build DNA is adding games to a profile, so I took that opportunity to answer the unanswerable: What are my favorite games of all [...]
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Final Fantasy or Just Premature?
During one of the recent excellent “Gamestop 25% off used PSP games” weekly deals, I picked up the Square remakes of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II in preparation for my family’s annual week of relaxation at the New Jersey shore. I now, over the span of five consoles, have accumulated the entire series of [...]
Merry Christmas to My Gaming Thumbs
‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas, and all through the house; not a creature was stirring, but my wife would beg to differ gaming doesn’t bring out the monster in me. So as my family was fast asleep, I decided to pull out my Sega Saturn to reminisce the classic days of Japanese [...]
Party Like It’s 1996
Next Generation has posted the Ten Greatest Years in Gaming. Among them is the best year of my life, 1996. Everything about that year was awesome. The PSX. The Saturn. WipEout, NiGHTs, Virtual On! and Saturn Bomberman (on the Saturn). Still playing Snatcher on my Sega CD (and being able to buy it for $30 [...]
Hey Cool, Someone Agrees with Me!
I just wanted to give props to myself for having the foresight to request a next-gen continuation of the Colony Wars franchise. 1UP’s 1UP Yours Podcast this week said the same thing.
Next time I’m in town, you guys are buying!
Can I Get Some Shadowrun Love on XBL Arcade?
With the new Shadowrun poised to grace Xbox 360s and PCs next year, as well as Microsoft being the current license-holder for the FASA RPG, wouldn’t it be great if we could get the original released via Xbox Live Arcade? It would be a great primer for those who have never played it to get [...]
Kenji Eno is Back!
1UP’s James Mielke wrote on his blog how he reunited with Kenji Eno at this year’s Ziff Davis E3 shindig.
Why is this such good news? Because Eno-san made some of the most innovative titles in the mid- to late-’90s for the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast consoles. Kenji Eno ran a development company called WARP, responsible [...]
Been Played – Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast)
EGM, in celebration of their 200th issue, have published an article listing “The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time”. In actuality, it’s pretty much a list of the greatest videogames of all time. since it even includes Pong (number ten).
Now, before I go on, I have to say that I love lists, and most of [...]
Why Didn’t They Think of That? Clock-Triggered Events
Sometimes when playing a game, you think to yourself, “why didn’t the developers think of that?” It’s the thought which gives all of us confidence that in some way, we can all design and develop at least part of a quality video game.
Today’s installment isn’t something I’ve come up with personally, but it’s something that [...]
Franchises that Shouldn’t Die – Colony Wars and the Space Shooter
Starting today I will be doing a regular feature entitled Franchises that Shouldn’t Die, focusing on classic games from the past that haven’t yet reached their shelf-life. Today’s installment of Franchises that Shouldn’t Die addresses a genre of gaming that seems to have faded away, but also one of the games in the that helped [...]
What’s Going on at MDIAG! Right Now…- Amazon.com’s Comicalypse – Many Titles Still “Currently Unavailable” March 12, 2010
- 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
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- Do yourself a favor and watch Supergator on @Syfy today 11AM EST. You'll be glad you did, trust me.
- @SyfyMovies Sweet! Supergator is the cure for a rainy weekend. Thanks!
- 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.
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