Category Archives: Games

Ace in the holes

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Dan

Well, those who don’t occasionally write for a poker magazine may not be aware of it, but a bill passed this week (as a rider to another bill altogether) that basically makes it illegal to play poker for money online. … Continue reading →

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Retro day

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Dan

When game nerds take a day off from work, they play games. (Well, and they play their Taylor, which I cannot keep my hands offa.) Two oldies caught my attention today: 1) Doom, freshly released for Xbox Live Arcade. With … Continue reading →

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OXM podcast

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Dan

One of the high points of my week is co-hosting the OXM Podcast. We record the shows Wednesdays and they get posted Fridays, so this is fresh in my mind at the moment. I’ve been on the show since episode … Continue reading →

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Dan Amrich, card-carrying geek

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Dan

We can agree that nobody “gets” community the way that Microsoft gets it, right? PS2’s online venture was a failure and Nintendo didn’t even try. Microsoft had a good idea for its online gaming network, ran with it, made it … Continue reading →

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The only thing about Wii that doesn’t matter

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Dan

I am looking forward to Wii, Nintendo’s next game system, just like everybody else. I thought the DS was gimmicky but I still bought it as soon as I could find it, and now that there’s software to support the … Continue reading →

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iPod games

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Dan

New iTunes 7.0 came out today. Love the new integration of the iPod updater with iTunes; it makes a lot of sense. But when I heard they had honest-to-goodness iPod games available, well, hey. I bought Texas Hold ‘Em immediately. … Continue reading →

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OXM: My angel investor

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Dan

By the way, if anybody’s wondering “Since when do you have the scrilla to shop for a $2K acoustic,” here’s the answer: Not only was I ready to upgrade from the starterish acoustic I’ve had for 15 years, but I … Continue reading →

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Threat level: Yellow

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Dan

I have just deleted a nice long rant about people who don’t write for a living telling people who do write for a living how unqualified they are to be writers. This is usually because the writer and the reader … Continue reading →

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Texas Hold ’em XBLA

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Dan

Wow. Even against the worst poker players in the world, I seem to be unable to place higher than fourth. Every game of Texas Hold ’em on Xbox Live Arcade starts roughly the same: At least three people go all-in … Continue reading →

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From gamer to shamer

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Dan

I went to theater today to see a production of Jesus Christ Superstar and, while waiting for the show to start, I pulled out my DS Lite and played some Tetris DS. A guy sat in the chair next to … Continue reading →

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