Category Archives: Games

My new job is…

Future partners with Blizzard Entertainment for World of Warcraft®: The Magazine International print launch for subscription-only title devoted to the industry-leading MMORPG debuts this fall Global editions in English, French, German, and Spanish languages to launch simultaneously

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The Top 3 Stupid Things Print Haters Say

I see a lot of blog posts and forum discussions pointing out what’s wrong with print gaming magazines, and a lot of the same unfair points are raised over and over again. So, fully aware that putting a headline of … Continue reading

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The blind eye of Dan Amrich?

Joystiq’s Justin McElroy wrote a very fair rebuttal to my last post about the two-week black hole in online news reporting about the GH5 Avatar thing. Not to kiss up, but I actually think Joystiq’s attitude and ethic is as … Continue reading

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The blind eye of Kotaku and Joystiq

Feel free to call bullshit on this post, but despite my admitted bias, I would like to hear other people’s thoughts on this one. When I found out that OXM was going to break the news about 360 players using … Continue reading

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Why I left OXM

“Things change. Always do. You’ll get your chance! Important thing is, when it comes, you’ve got to grab with both hands, and hold on tight!” Wow. It says something about my geeky life that this particular moment in it can … Continue reading

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California Extreme 2009 report

It was another great show as usual. Parking was easier; the hall was just the right size. And amazingly, it was near a Bennigan’s, which I didn’t think existed any more. I had fun losing the trivia contest for the … Continue reading

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California Extreme 13 this weekend

This weekend is the annual California Extreme arcade show. Picture a giant room with about 300 classic coin-operated videogames and pinball machines all set to free play. Some are rare (Jungle King was there last year) and some are uber-rare … Continue reading

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Netbook GET!

Ever the gadget girl, Kat spotted a deal on woot.com recently — an EEE PC 900A for just $170. I’ve been complaining about my discomfort writing on airplanes during my frequent biz trips; I like working in the air, and … Continue reading

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The L4D2 boycott

A group of more than 10,000 Left 4 Dead players is organizing a boycott of the just-announced Left 4 Dead 2. Are you kidding me? Please tell me you’re kidding me. Because those reasons are pure comedy. Just like I … Continue reading

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The leak that wasn’t

Incoming media rant. I know that online likes to pretend that print does not exist. What I don’t know is why. Ages ago, print said, “hey, there are things that online does that are immediate and interesting and valid, and … Continue reading

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