Weekend Recap: fireworks and saddle sores
Back in the early 00′s, the AV Club used to have a somewhat regular feature called “Justify Your Existence” where they asked musicians one simple question: “Why should anybody buy your record?” I’m...
View ArticleGoing back to New Austin; going back to Civ
So I guess I’m playing Red Dead Redemption again, for real. The brief foray back into the multiplayer side reminded me just how much I enjoyed the single-player, and since there’s nothing else going...
View ArticleXboxOne reveal impressions
It’s hard to not be a little disappointed that there weren’t more games announced at today’s XboxOne reveal, even though I think we all knew, deep down, that today’s reveal was about the actual box...
View Articlethe first hour: Call of Juarez Gunslinger
I knew that my life would change dramatically after my son was born, but I’m still occasionally surprised as to how far-reaching that change actually is. As far as this blog is concerned, I knew I’d...
View ArticleThe First Few Hours: GTA V
[Editor's note: I am very much wanting to write about my first few hours with GTA V right now, but I'm also in the middle of a work-related anxiety attack. I apologize in advance if whatever follows...
View ArticleGTA V: the conclusion, and what comes next
On Monday, I said that I wouldn’t write any more about GTA V until I finished it. On Monday night, I finished it. I pushed through the last 5 or 6 missions in one go, including the setting-up and...
View Articleweekend recap: bits and bobs and odds and sods
So I had big, grand plans for blogging here last week, and, clearly, those plans all went to shit. I’d written a rather gigantic review of Beyond: Two Souls for the NYVCC (which probably won’t be going...
View Articlethe inevitable Rockstar wishlist
In this interview with Take Two Interactive’s Strauss Zelnick, it is tantalizingly revealed that something is happening at this year’s E3: With a number of new games, plus its eSports plans, 2016 is...
View ArticleA Lack of Patience
1. My latest Uncharted 4 correspondence for Videodame’s Co-Op Campaign is up! Check it out here. 2. Earlier this year I wrote that I was done with Lego games, having struggled to finish Lego Marvel...
View ArticleRed Dead Rumination
So I guess we need to talk about this. Here’s my prediction: tomorrow they officially reveal Red Dead Revolution, for a Spring 2017 release. While I’d love to see a protagonist that isn’t an older...
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