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It's About Time!

April 19, 2006 by Bartoneus

Gamespot has finally added the 11 year old classic, Chrono Trigger, to their list of the Greatest Games of All Time.  It comes with a nice write up about the game, which was released in 1995 and yet still invokes passion and nostalgia in many a gamer.  Possibly the most interesting part is the discussion […]

Filed Under: News, Video Games

Dungeons and a Dragon?

April 10, 2006 by Bartoneus

When I first heard about Dungeons & Dragons Online I was very skeptical. The first reason was probably as simple as my un-hinderable lust for World of Warcraft at the time, but I also felt that there was little DDO could do to improve beyond what WoW provides. D&D Online provided a decent amount of […]

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games, Video Games

Critical-Hits pwns Video Games : Oblivion

April 8, 2006 by Bartoneus

Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen to the first installment of Critical-Hits pwns Video Games with Bartoneus and Joshx0rfz. We present to you here something that will mystify, mesmerize, sanitize, maximize, hypnotize, prioritize, and in every way satisfy your senses, a tangental review of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion! The following is an e-mail correspondence between Bartoneus and […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Roleplaying Games, Video Games

Developer's Diaries

April 7, 2006 by Bartoneus

For anyone who is interested in learning more about how the people who create games think, The Elder Scrolls.com has a long series of Diaries from the creative staff detailing everything from marketing to programming and level design.  The latest one discusses the processes that the designers went through in trying to create a real world environment […]

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games, Video Games

Some April's Fools, some Not.

April 4, 2006 by Bartoneus

A pair of teenage girls in Ohio are facing charges for placing golden wrapping paper covered boxes around their hometown designed like the famous question-mark boxes from Super Mario Bros. This is great because we are punishing people for our own national insecurities, even when it is revealed that these 16 year old girls were […]

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A Chill Wind Blows

March 28, 2006 by Bartoneus

If you haven’t heard already, Starcraft : Ghost is being delayed, with the reason given that Blizzard wants to re-evaluate the capabilities of the next-gen consoles. This should seem fishy to you already, as Ghost was originally announced as a next-generation game, back when the X-Box was fighting for its share of Sony’s market. While […]

Filed Under: Editorial, News, Video Games

Gameplay to the Forefront

March 24, 2006 by Bartoneus

The Experimental Gameplay Project has announced a new competition they are hosting, where people are to create a game in two weeks time. Their site already hosts many such games, where gameplay and innovation are favored over licenses and advertisement. A few that I would suggest immeadiately are Particle Suck and Tower of Goo. Both […]

Filed Under: Editorial, News, Video Games

2006 Game Developers Choice Awards

March 23, 2006 by Bartoneus

Here is a quick article talking about the results, which features a very surprising sweep by my favorite game lately, Shadow of the Colossus.  This is not a shock to me, as Colossus has managed to be one of the most impressive games I’ve ever played.  It features very innovative and fun gameplay, as you journey from […]

Filed Under: News, Video Games

The Moon Knight Returns!

March 14, 2006 by Bartoneus

There is a great preview of the upcoming Moon Knight comic launch on Newsarama, including a great peak at the first few pages of the opening issue, which makes it look like this will be a comic worth picking up.  This comic rides on the recent trend of novelists and authors moonlighting as comic book […]

Filed Under: Comics, News

The Politicians Have Eyes

March 10, 2006 by Bartoneus

There is a Gamespot news article detailing Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton’s latest attempts to stab at the heart of the evil, youth-eroding industry that is Video Games. For a long time they have been set on finding some way to legally prohibit the distribution, if not the very creation, of violent video games in […]

Filed Under: Comics, Editorial, Movies, News, Video Games

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    Danny works professionally as an architectural designer and serves as managing editor here at CH, which means he shares many of the duties of being an editor but without the fame and recognition. He also writes about RPGs, videogames, movies, and TV. He is married to Sucilaria, and has a personal blog at Incorrect Blitz Input. (Email Danny or follow him on Twitter).

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