Inspired by this week’s Webcomic Weekend and the launch of the Wii in Japan, I ask the question: Why do you try to get/view things on the day they’re released, or why do you avoid doing so? To put it simply, do you feel the call of “IT MUST BE MINE!” or not?
Archives for 2006
All-Night Game Console Campouts (XKCD)
XKCD is another comic that doesn’t use a fancy art style (it’s all stick figures and simple line drawings) but is consistently hilarious. It makes a lot of math, programming, and video game jokes, but the punchlnes are usually unexpected. And then there are some that are downright sweet. While it wasn’t quite like that […]
Too Busy Photoshopping Boardgames (Poorly)
Sorry, too busy to write a full column this week. But here’s one of the many projects I’ve been working on lately: (source) (source) (source) This all is for the Boardgamegeek/Mattel Photoshop Contest. If you have a BGG login you can check the other entries so far and whether you have a login or not […]
Critical Hits Gift Guide #2: T-Shirts
The noble t-shirt. Ever a staple of the gamer wardrobe. If they made jeans with gamery stuff on them, I’m sure we’d buy that too. (Though gamer underwear may also begin to, no pun intended, start to take off…) So if you’d like to clothe a fellow gamer for the holidays, or you yourself are […]
For a Great Cause (and Great Justice!)
I hope that the Thanksgiving break was marvelous for all, and that everyone’s holidays are splendid and joyfilled. What I wanted to share today was that I was very touched by Gabe’s (from Penny Arcade) post today about their charity Child’s Play. Please take a moment to check out the site, it is a charity […]
A Critical Hit… of Deliciousness!
Your Thanksgiving wasn’t complete unless it featured… a d20 made of PECAN PIE! (via BoingBoing)
YouTube of the Week: Aquaros Eros Bevrage! Edition
By request, the original D&DD episode of Dexter’s Lab. Before there was the Dead Ale Wives, before the D&D movie… there was this.
Inq. of the Week: Children-style
If you’ve watched any normal network tv channels lately, with the impending holiday season and the recent new console launches, you have also no doubt seen at least one commercial for what I call “videogame knockoffs for kids”. They’re even given elementary names, like the Leapster and the V-Smile, they’re made of brightly colored plastics […]
Review: His Dark Materials (a trilogy)
Title: His Dark Materials – Book One: The Golden Compass, Book Two: The Subtle Knife, Book Three: The Amber Spyglass Author: Philip Pullman Year of Publication: 1995 Genre: Fantasy Length: Each paperback book has between 335 and 465 pages. Rating: 4.5/5 – Worth paying full price. Review: His Dark Materials is a trilogy that should […]
Departures / Some Playtesting Principles
I just got my Wii flown in, and boy are my arms tired! No seriously, I’m sore. It’s probably due to going a bit nuts with Wii Sports Baseball, and having done a lot of lifting yesterday, but my right arm really does hurt. Still, so far, a lot of fun with the games. Apparently […]
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