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Holy Crap, It's Neil Gaiman!

June 7, 2006 by Bartoneus

Over a week ago, many of us went to Balticon as we tend to do every year. This year was different in many ways, however, not only due to the change in location but also the Guest of Honor. In many of the recent cons the GoH has been, shall I say, obscure. With the […]

Filed Under: Comics, News, The Architect DM

Super Mario Live!

June 4, 2006 by The Bored Gamer

Super Mario : Live Cool video of some dude and his crew performing the first level of Super Mario Bros. for a college talent show. It’s got some pretty awesome touches, especially when someone pauses the ‘game’. Source: Buzz Patrol

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Video Games, YouTube Tuesday

Geeks in Love

June 3, 2006 by Dave

By Lemon Demon (who brought us the Ultimate Showdown): It’s Geeks in Love.

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Web Meme

Price of Nintendo Wii Not to Exceed $250

June 3, 2006 by drscotto

Seperate video game news websites are reporting that Nintendo has said the North American price for the Nintendo Wii will not exceed $250. This will make the Wii a must buy for video game lovers, regardless of other consoles. DrScotto and Critical-hits love to bring you all the hype! Sources: Total Video Games Gamespot Beta […]

Filed Under: News, Video Games

Spiel Des Jahres Nominees Announced

May 31, 2006 by Dave

The Spiel Des Jahres, the German Game of the Year awards, nominees have been announced. They are: Seeräuber Aqua Romana Just 4 Fun Thurn und Taxis Blue Moon City

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, News

Balticon XL

May 30, 2006 by drscotto

Just like the other XL event of the year (the Superbowl for those of you who do not know that something called “football” exists), Balticon has now come to an end. I hope everyone in attendance was able to find something that interested them and had a good time. Please use this thread to share […]

Filed Under: News, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

Tommorrow is Towel Day! Everyone break out your towels!

May 24, 2006 by The Bored Gamer

May 25th – Towel Day. This is a day of remembrance for the great Douglas Adams. So break out the towel, and never leave home without it! oh, and remember to soak it in some juicy nutrients to suck on later! YUM!

Filed Under: Critical Bits, News, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

Super Mario Commie

May 14, 2006 by Dave

It’s Super Mario, it’s epic, and it’s Soviet. No, it’s not a newly announced Wii game, it’s just a kickass flash animation. (via Digg)

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Video Games, Web Meme

That Magical Time of the Year

May 9, 2006 by Bartoneus

It is around this time every year that all of the news reports from E3 and pre-E3 conferences begin to come out, filling gamers everywhere with euphoria as they wait and pray that their favorite games will actually come out before the same time next year. This year seems to be particularly hot and heavy […]

Filed Under: News, Video Games

OSU & GAMA want YOUR nerdish opinions

May 9, 2006 by Dave

Head over to www.gamesurvey.org if you have a few minutes. It’s the first non-marketing, non-D&D is evil survey to be conducted about gamers, and they could use your input. There’s also more explanation on BGG.

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

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