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Category Archives: Games
Gears of War 2 haiku
I remember this When it was a platform game Back in ’93 Intestinal teeth? That fish boss? A lot of times I felt like I was playing some dusty old mechanics in this game, and not equipped to fight back. … Continue reading
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Dealing with the haters
A friend over at Xbox.com just asked how I handle the hate posts that appear — people saying, you know, you guys are all idiots and this score is wrong and that score is wrong and this magazine used to … Continue reading
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How not to be a cutting-edge games journalist
Is there anything new to be said about “the state of games journalismâ€? Not here. It’s yet another reflective “hmm” piece with no real insight, other than…well, what any blogger with no direct access would say. It’s a forum post … Continue reading
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Lich King
It’s been a particularly busy shipping week at work, and a very bad one for game-playing. Especially bad, then, that the WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King shipped this week. We got two copies through friends at work (I’m … Continue reading
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Jude stuff
Jude and I are getting back in the Palette-Swap Ninja groove. We had an idea last year that we couldn’t get done in time, and we’re putting it back on the front burner. We’ll have a finished song in a … Continue reading
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New drums
After many months of attempting to finish the drum career in Rock Band, I finally did it this weekend, reclaiming a whopping 90 Gamerscore in the process. The problem was Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills” — there was something … Continue reading
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Haiku Review: Gears of War
Chainsaw bayonets Slice through ashen Locust horde It’s all gritty cool
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More on review scores
I’ve been thinking lately about game reviewing — again — and despite my snarky take on the review process, I do feel assigning a score to games is the biggest problem. People obsess over that score to the point where … Continue reading
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Are game reviews pointless?
I think I have dedicated my life to writing things that nobody wants to read. When I started reviewing games, it was for a love of games and a love of writing. I still have both. Then I started to … Continue reading
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