You never know who’s on the other side of the head-set on Live. Keep that in mind before you let something slip you wouldn’t say in front of your grandma.
Asides
Cuteness Overload Week, day #5
Sure it’s late, but it’s never too late to remember your roots:
Cuteness Overload Week, day #4
Like I keep saying — this is what video games are all about. Forget sticking your buddy with a plasma grenade. A quick game of Mario Kart DS is just what the Doctor of Cuteness ordered.
Batteries on the cheap
If you’re like me, you’ve never done the right thing and purcashed the Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit.
Now, no more. Thanks to this video from Lifehacker, I feel less dumb:
How to get 32 AA batteries from a single 6 Volt Battery:
6 Volt Battery Hack! You’ll Be Amazed! – video powered by Metacafe
Cuteness Overload Week, day #3
Cuteness inventory:
Familiar, cute video game mascot? Check!
Familiar, cute medium? Check!
Fact that this was made for someone’s 30th, not 13th birthday? Check!
Cuteness factor: stratospherically cute.
Cuteness Overload Week continues, reminding us that there is more to gaming than splattering someone all over the bumper of your Warthog.
Cuteness Overload Week, day #2
Q: What’s cuter than a couple kids playing Wii?
A: Nothing.
Day #2 of Cuteness Overload Week, just to remind us there is more to gaming than dual wielding SMGs.
Cuteness Overload Week, day #1
Try to withstand the cuteness:
This is an oldie-but-goodie. My little girl (in the pink) playing some Mario Party with her cousins. She’s more of a Playhouse Disney girl now, but back then she loved mashing buttons!
New Kids on my Block, Part 5
I hadn’t realized it’s been over six months since my last “New Kids” post, so it’s time for another one. Here’s the drill: I find a new blog, I add it to the NKotB folder in Google Reader. Then I tell you about them. If I find that I’m still reading them after a while in the NKotB folder, they get added to the blogroll. I try to keep up with as many blogs as I can, but it just isn’t possible to read everyone’s stuff. Maybe you’ll find something you like. The list is long, so all I can manage is a one-line blurb for each of these. Check them out!
Bit bytes pixels & sprites – Worst luck with 360s than anyone else.
EBStone – Plays on Xbox Live and has a lot of friends. Will you join him?
Aelon.net – A little bit of everything.
Bush Mackel – You had me at the Bruce Lee header.
A Link to the Future – The future can be found in the previews.
Gamer Babble – Xbox 360 galore. Do you think he gets red rings?
Gamerpunch – Who knew games were so crafty?
Hawty McBloggy – Run! It’s a girl!
Shindakun.net – The interweb, gaming and some other stuff.
I’ve actually been reading (or listening to) these guys for a while, but never linked them here. They’re in the folder I call “The Pros”
MTV Multiplayer Blog – Yes, even MTV has a gaming blog.
N’Gai Croal’s Level Up – Everyone pronounces his name wrong, which is a shame. He seems like a nice guy.
Garnett Lee’s My1UP Page – One of the guys from the 1UP Yours podcast.
John Davison’s My1UP Page – See above. Just add a funny accent.
Action Button – Sure wish I could get a Cliff Notes version of their reviews!
Sexy Videogame Land – Yikes! It’s another girl! Their cooties are everywhere!
When I was going full-bore with Everquest 2, I subscribed to a handful of EQ2 blogs. A few of the goods one:
The Ancient Gaming Noob – Loving his noobness.
Eyes Like Ours – Wii and EQ2. What’s not to like?
MMOQuests – Live the EQ2 life vicariously at MMOQuests.
Cuppy Talk – MMO-Girl in the house.
So check ’em out, see what you like. You never know what you’ll find. I’m always on the look-out for new kids on the block. Let me know of any I’ve missed!
In my fridge
I’ve got Bioshock in the 360, now I have some Bioshock fuel. Bio-fuel?
Must… resist..
… making a Wii joke about this. (via Autoblog)