Category Archives: Games

The only gaming television you need to watch

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Dan

I have a standing grudge about television and video games. TV rarely seems to “get” it — they always wind up insulting me by saying “If we show some gameplay footage and put some boobs in there, the little boys … Continue reading →

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Week of the Gamersc(wh)ore

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Dan

Never mind Old Spice. My Gamerscore grubbing is Paul’s fault. He threw down the gauntlet and started climbing the ranks and then rubbed my face in it. I was content with my Gamerscore being somewhere around 4000. But he had … Continue reading →

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Building a better 360 joystick

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Dan

Mad Catz has finally released its long-awaited Xbox Live Arcade RetroStick. It sucks. I truly do not understand the praise that Joystiq and TeamXbox have bestowed on this thing. Maybe I’m thinking too much about the Atari 2600 joystick upon … Continue reading →

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Best “help wanted” ad ever

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Dan

Courtesy of GameSetWatch. Makes me want to go learn how to program, dammit.

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How the internet works

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Dan

OK, so this is how the internet works. My friend Forrest sent me a link to the new Barenaked Ladies video, where the invited a whole bunch of people who became “famous” with their YouTube videos to lipsynch to their … Continue reading →

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It feels so Wright

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Dan

I’m always a few steps ahead on 360 games and a few steps behind on all other platforms. Case in point: I’m still plugging away at Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, and I’m putting some speed on since Kat got me … Continue reading →

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What’s so wrong with getting the facts?

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Dan

I went to Midway’s winter gamer’s day last week, where I got to play Stranglehold. It was running on PC with a 360 controller attached. After some discussion, I got to try it out on 360 proper, since I’m writing … Continue reading →

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OXM Podcast 50 – the big one!

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Dan

We hit a milestone on the OXM Podcast, and that milestone happened to coincide nicely with our Game of the Year awards from 2006. So…we present a little modern theater of the mind, a full-on, balls-out Oscar-like hootenanny, complete with … Continue reading →

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Seriously, I’m not this bad at Gears

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Dan

…but this is my fourth time playing through (second on Hardcore) and RAAM is kicking my ass. I have the sniper rifle and the Lancer, my favorite combo. I get in about nine headshots with the sniper and he nails … Continue reading →

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Wii thoughts

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Dan

Yeah. I dig it. I think Nintendo did a lot of things right. I’m a little busy so I haven’t played much of anything and the only two games I have (aside from GameCube games) are Wii Sports and Metal … Continue reading →

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