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Inq. of the Week: New Games?

October 27, 2008 by Bartoneus

I was actually pleasantly suprised when I saw the question Dave asked last week, to find out what our favorite undead creature is, and some of the results are a bit surprising.  The Lich came out in first with 25% of the total votes, followed in a very distant second by the blood-sucking Vampire with […]

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Video Games Tagged With: fable 2, fallout 3, guitar hero world tour, Inquisition of the Week, little big planet, penny arcade, Video Games, videogames

The Top 10 Songs that Should Never be in Rock Band

September 17, 2008 by Bartoneus

I’m sure it’s happened to many of you, listening to the radio either in the car or at work and hearing a particular song and thinking, “Damn, this song really should be in Rock Band!”  Apparently this happened so much that our friend DrScotto began to reply with simply, “EVERY song should be in Rock […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Music, Video Games Tagged With: guitar hero, Music, rockband, rockband 2, songs, top 10, Video Games, videogames

Review: Braid

August 26, 2008 by joshx0rfz

In short: Braid is an excellent game. It successfully integrates all aspects of game making into one cohesive unit with a mature theme. Even with the $15 price tag, it is worth downloading. I read a bit about a game called Braid on Penny Arcade the other day. I tend to agree with Tycho about […]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Video Games Tagged With: braid, games, gaming, puzzle game, Video Games, videogames, xbox 360

GenCon 2008 Coverage

August 15, 2008 by Dave

Bartoneus and myself are at GenCon 2008 in Indianapolis. This post will collect all of our coverage of the event, updated with new links whenever content is posted. GenCon Twitter Feed GenCon Photos Ennie Award Winners and Pictures Preview: D&D Insider Interview: James Wyatt (podcast) Interview: Scott Rouse, Mike Mearls, and Randy Buehler of Wizards […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, games, gaming, gencon 2008, gencon 2008 coverage, gencon 2008 news, gencon photos, Interviews, Roleplaying Games, Video Games, videogames

The World Ends With You

August 3, 2008 by spankleberry

OR: Final Fantasy DJ The World Ends With You proves yet another great game from monolithical Square Enix, who bring us the Final Fantasy games, quintessential playing for role-playing games (RPG). TWE brings a hip-hop attitude to a group of dead kids who need to pass a series of trials in some alternate universe in […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Video Games Tagged With: ds, final fantasy, nintendo, Reviews, Video Games

Gaming Now on the iPhone

July 10, 2008 by Bartoneus

It’s a good thing I was randomly floating around a few sites on the internet today, otherwise I might have easily missed the launch of Apple’s oh so appropriately named (haha!) App Store for the iPhone which allows you to download games for the glorious piece of sexy technology.  I bought one back in september […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Video Games Tagged With: app store, cellphone games, cellphone gaming, gaming, iphone, iphone games, Video Games, videogames

First Impressions: GTA IV

May 1, 2008 by Bartoneus

I had not originally planned to pick up Grand Theft Auto 4 anytime soon, but when your wife asks you to go out and buy GTA any hesitation would be a grievous offense. We got it for the 360 because we don’t own a PS3, and also because achievements are our console gaming lifeblood. Now […]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Video Games Tagged With: first impressions, Grand Theft Auto, GTA 4, Reviews, Video Games

Of Exercise Videogames and Musical Rumours

March 23, 2008 by The Chatty DM

No RPG content here… but a few geeky lifestyle comments and a video game scoop. All right, my stress is under control. Exercise helps a lot, but end of weeks are always easier. My big test for my new stress-control strategies is going to be tomorrow morning (i.e. returning to work). Friday morning, before I […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Geek Health, rock band, Video Games

Game Review: Turok, Tur-ACK!

February 27, 2008 by guest

Quiet…. can you hear that? It’s not far off… maybe thirty yards away. That sound- it can only be one thing. The Suck. Now I’m not one to usually voice my overwhelming disappointment in a video game ( I usually save that for real people and situations) but this is one infraction I just can’t […]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Video Games Tagged With: FPS, Reviews, Turok, Video Games

With God's Help – a short movie

October 24, 2007 by joshx0rfz

If you want to see a good portion of the crit-hits staff in a short movie (done for the Assassin’s Creed contest) then head on over to this link to give it a look see. Feedback is welcome. (embedded after the jump –editor)

Filed Under: Movies, Video Games Tagged With: cinema, Video Games

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