Despite rampant speculation otherwise, Critical Hits has obtained a screenshot of tomorrow’s update of Blizzard’s homepage which confirms that the big announcement will be a new property: Cowboycraft.
The Metaphor
I’m not talking about the kind you find in a short story- no, this is the metaphor in games. Almost every game has a metaphor of some sort, except the super driest theme-less games. Chess, for example, has a pretty good metaphor, as does Go. However, something like Blokus, with its abstract play and strange […]
Comic Snap Reviews 5-18-07
You know the drill: some spoilers ahead.
God, Are You Listening?
If you are, then on May 19th Blizzard will announce Starcraft II. Right now they are doing their typical hype-building site countdown; this time (as you’ll see if you visit their site) they have been counting all week through their titles from Warcraft & Warcraft II to presently Diablo II. The original Starcraft was yesterday’s, with […]
Review: They Might Be Giants, "The Else"
Those of you who know me well know that I’m a diehard They Might Be Giants fan. I’ve been to more than 10 of their concerts. I own all their albums, plus whatever EPs I could get my hands on, plus all their DVDs, and a few assorted t-shirts and a hat. (I also used […]
Use Your Wii to Play With Lara Croft and Xianghua
No, I’m not tired of Wii puns yet. Two interesting video game announcements for Wii owners this week: Eidos has announced that they are doing a “Tomb Raider Anniversary Edition” for Wii that will take advantage of the Wii’s control system. TRAE is a remake of the very first Tomb Raider game, but in an […]
YouTube of the Week: Mario + Drama Edition
Poor Mario has many problems. Who knew being big was so addictive? Found via Boingboing.
Inq. of the Week: Third in a Trilogy
Last week, we asked what should happen in Spiderman 4. Most of you picked for Carnage (or Maximum Carnage) to happen to the big screen, possibly because the third movie didn’t satisfy your symbiote satisfaction. Coming in second, a possible plotline for those of you who seem to hate Spiderman, was for everybody to die. […]
Comic Snap Reviews 5-11-07
Now, some reviews of some comics you have to pay for! Spoilers ahead!
BSG, Lost Ending
IESB.net is reporting that Season 4 of Battlestar Galactica will be its last. The site spoke to Edward Olmos (Admiral Adama) who stated that the next will be the last, which was confirmed by Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck.) Obviously this isn’t a definite coming from the stars and not an official network release, but it doesn’t […]
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