Here’s a YouTube goldmine of The 50 Greatest Video Game Race Tracks. The list includes Rainbow Road (Mario Kart), which was designed by Satan, so I have one quibble with this list, but if you’re a fan of races games this will be a trip down memory lane.
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Torchlight 2 Announced
August 4th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Asides, News
Torchlight 2 Announced, to the surprise of no one. How will this affect the MMO version of Torchlight?
Tags:Runic·Torchlight·Torchlight 2
StarCraft II? I Wish
July 24th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Asides
I’m a big fan of RTS games. However, I think Blizzard might be a little full of themselves for charging $60 for StarCraft II–especially if you only play single player. It’s essentially two games anyway. (I’m late to the pricing-pity-party.)
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Dead Space Extraction
July 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Asides
Dead Space Extraction is an underrated gem–an interactive movie for the Wii. I’ve jumped more than a few times. It’s amazing what some developers can squeeze out of the console. One of the best games I’ve played on the system. I had feelings of watching Aliens for the first time.
Tags:Dead Space Extraction·game over man! game over!·watch those corners·Wii
Toy Story 3 The Video Game
June 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Asides, Gaming
Toy Story 3 The Video Game is accessible for all ages, a good use of Pixar assets (from all their films), and almost spot on in its delivery. Woody is Woody, and Buzz is Buzz. The boys and I have put five combined hours into it already. Toy Box mode? Brilliant.
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OnLive Going Live
June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Asides, Gaming
On June 17th. Sign up, if that’s going to be your thing. (Personally, I’m good, thanks)
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How Much Is Uncharted 2 Worth?
May 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Asides, Gaming
I was able to score Uncharted 2 for $11 new. Having not finished the first, but hearing good things about this one, is that a good deal?
Argh! My ears!
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Asides
As much as an Iron Fanboy that I am, the voice acting in the Iron Man 2 Videogame trailer is so horrendous that I barely made it through. I’m am the least snobbish person I know about voice acting, but Tony Stark sounds like a high school nerd attempting a Robert Downey Jr. impersonation. As [...]
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I’ll Have a Mac Steamed, Please
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Asides, Gaming
I just installed the Mac client for Steam and now I own 20+ games on my Mac–just like that. Torchlight, Portal, Civ IV, Braid, a bunch of other indie titles. The list just goes on and on.
Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills
April 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Asides, Commentary
I wonder how this virtual reality experiment would translate to the video game world: Even in virtual-reality settings, men will take risks to impress the opposite sex. Does playing with a girl (either in person or online, playing in a multiplayer setting) affect the way you handle yourself in-game? I know it has affected me.
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