Category Archives: Games

World of World of Warcraft

Blizzard unveils sequel

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GB segment of Inside Xbox

So if you’ve got an Xbox 360 and you’re connected to the interwebs, click on Inside Xbox today (and throughout the week). The OXM Report interview with Ryan French is online, and he talks a little bit about what multiplayer … Continue reading

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California Extreme 2008

Most of Saturday was spent wandering around the Tech Museum in San Jose, playing old-school pinball machines and video games. I go every year and I’ve raved about it before. This year was no exception; I saw a lot of … Continue reading

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E3 mini-wrap-up

So other than the Who being a personal highlight, I liked the show this year. Many people said it felt like a wake — we were back in the LA Convention Center but occupied a much smaller space and there … Continue reading

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Amazing Journey

I was at E3 yesterday. I was supposed to leave on a late afternoon flight but I was implored by Jeff Casteneda to stay overnight and not miss the Rock Band 2 party. He just said that I could not … Continue reading

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iPhone fun and games

I threatened promised to share some of my early favorite iPhone apps and games, and so I shall: Texas Hold’Em ($5) A touchy-feely update of the awesome iPod poker game,  this is so worth its asking price. Great AI, stunning … Continue reading

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Death Orb!

Blast yourself into the Fun Zone! This is officially favorite voice-over job of all time. Also, I got to act all excited in my orange shirt. All props to Dane, Dave, Jeremy, and the Qore team at Future. I was … Continue reading

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D&D

So…yeah, I’m back in it. I liked playing in high school. I didn’t like the esoteric, very nitty-gritty rules that evolved through the 3rd edition, so, like a lot of casual RPGers, I lost interest along the way. But then … Continue reading

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Spoils of Gears of War

So last year, Cameron and I went on a road trip for OXM with the folks from Nightmare Armor Studios. They create sci-fi armor out of sheer geek love, and they’d built the armor and weapons from Gears of War, … Continue reading

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One for the fake guitarists

I was very proud of the”OXM’s Guide to Fake Guitar” feature when it ran in print, and now it’s online. So go see if you haven’t. There are some embarassing photos associated with this article that did not run, and … Continue reading

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