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Archives for May 2008

Penny Arcade (and PvP) Continue Gaming Domination

May 30, 2008 by Dave

So, Wizards got Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade and Scott Kurtz from PvP to sit down at a table to play 4th edition. Gabe announces it on the Penny Arcade news for today, and gives it a generally positive impression. The best part though? They recorded the whole thing for a podcast. (And added […]

Filed Under: Comics, Critical Bits, Roleplaying Games

Going all Wiki on Game Design

May 30, 2008 by Dave

The friendly neighborhood Propangandroid over at The Gamer Dome has just launched a wiki for his new project: a way for all the amateur game designers to collaborate on their projects. Unlike the board game designers forum, this has a broader aim: to not only help those who want to design from scratch, but for […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Critical Bits, Roleplaying Games

“Alone in the Dark” Preview Trailers

May 30, 2008 by Dave

We’re going to be sent a review copy of the new game Alone in the Dark to be dissected by our crack team of video game experts one guy in a basement who can kick my ass in any FPS. Most of us hadn’t heard much about the game, so I checked out the trailers […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Video Games

4e a Bestseller, the Leak and Community Service for Naughty Geeks

May 30, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Well well, D&D 4e is already such a huge success that WotC have re-sent the books to the printers before the release! I truly am happy about that since I was worried that the appearance of the pre-press printer files of the Core books on the net would cause a dent in demand. It’s now […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e

Review: PMOG, the Passively Multiplayer Online Game

May 28, 2008 by Dave

Tired of spending countless hours raiding and clicking to level up your Paladin? Wish you could gain powers and abilities while checking your email and going through your RSS feeds? Then do I have the game for you. PMOG- the Passively Multiplayer Online Game– is designed to be the game you play while going about […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Reviews, Video Games

Brief Review: “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”

May 28, 2008 by Dave

Surprisingly, no one else stepped up to review the latest (and last?) Indiana Jones flick. Here’s my SPOILER-FILLED thoughts for those who have seen it.

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

The Overlord Welcomes 4e! Crunch Wins!

May 28, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Please take this post with the necessary grain of salt. See my comment below the post. Ahhh it’s been a long time now has it? What? You don’t know who I am? I am the dark power behind Chatty’s feverish prose. I’m his id, his darkest desires made thoughts! While he tries real hard to […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Crunch

Campaign Post Mortem: Part 1, Highlights and links

May 27, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I was taught in Project Management classes (I did 6 months of them) that it’s good practice and useful to go over a completed project and do what is called a Post-Mortem analysis. Well my last D&D 3.5 campaign has been completed for more than 2 weeks and I thought, while I await for my […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Post-Mortem

For a lucky few, 4dventure begins

May 27, 2008 by Dave

Looks like a certain online seller shipped out at least some of its copies of the 4th edition D&D core books almost two weeks before the street date when they were supposed to start selling it. Of course, several threads have popped up to start tossing out scoops left and right. While there is a […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Roleplaying Games

YouTube of the Week: Death to Mario! Edition

May 27, 2008 by Dave

Just a few ways that Mario could die, but doesn’t, the first few classic ones being the best.

Filed Under: Video Games, YouTube Tuesday

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