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Inquisition of the Week: Summer Movies

September 4, 2006 by Dave

It’s September, and in many ways, summer is over. People are going back to school, the big holiday weekend is winding down (I spent most of it gaming), but now that we’ve seen it all and distanced it from the hype… What was your favorite summer movie? Nothing blew me away this summer, which is […]

Filed Under: Inquisition of the Week, Movies

Some Interesting News

August 24, 2006 by Bartoneus

In the last couple weeks some research was released that gave many classic games very violent ratings, in an attempt to prove to a court that the ESRB has not been doing their job.  Since then a lot has been written about it, possibly one of the articles can be found on about.com, which points […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Video Games

YouTube of the Week: Paralyzing Fear of Water Edition

August 22, 2006 by Dave

(In honor of the sequel being premiered at GenCon. The non-Youtubed trailer is here.)

Filed Under: Movies, Roleplaying Games, YouTube Tuesday

Inquisition of the Week: Snakes on a Sequel?

August 21, 2006 by Dave

I hope you’ve gotten the chance to see Snakes on a Plane in its first weekend in a crowded, obnoxious theatre. But what will the Snakes on a Plane sequel be called? My suggestions: 2 Snake 2 Plane Snake 2 the Plane Snakes 2: Cobra Boogaloo 2 Many Snakes on a Plane Live Free or […]

Filed Under: Movies

YouTube of the Week: When Web Memes Collide Edition

August 15, 2006 by Dave

Filed Under: Movies, YouTube Tuesday

A Solid "1"

August 11, 2006 by Dave

A friend of mine has a rating system that he uses mainly for tv and movies (no, not the -90 to 90 scale that many of us here are fond of.) He rates them on a scale of 1 to 5, but not necessarily on quality. To briefly summarize as best I understand it, A […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Critical Threats, Movies, Television

Snakes on a Plane: The Game

August 10, 2006 by Dave

Want to get inside summer’s next big blockbuster? Do you want to feel like you’re inside the movie? Do you not trust your friends, and think that they might secretly be Snakes? Then this is the game for you. (this is an blatant ripoff adaptation of the classic game Werewolf, also known as Mafia. I […]

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

YouTube of the Week: Smartass Vader Edition

August 8, 2006 by Dave

(via Boingboing)

Filed Under: Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, YouTube Tuesday

When Genres Collide

August 4, 2006 by Dave

This is the first in my series of (hopefully) weekly columns talking about various design issues in different mediums. I have a certain aesthetic sense in how all things gaming and literary work, and I hope to share with you all some of my insights. I’ll also talk about various game designs, provided it doesn’t […]

Filed Under: Comics, Critical Threats, Editorial, Movies, Roleplaying Games

YouTube of the Week: Secret Origin Edition

August 1, 2006 by Dave

Filed Under: Comics, Movies, YouTube Tuesday

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