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Monday August 13, 2007
Steampunk: An untapped market? by Tim at 04:23 PM
Over at SFSignal, JP wrote a post up about some really nice looking ray gun replicas created by Weta (the folks behind the special effects in Lord of the Rings.)  When combined with the release of Bioshock has got...
Monday July 30, 2007
Lego Indiana Jones with a Trailer!!! by Tim at 10:58 AM
Traveler Tales' Lego Star Wars: The Video Game is a fantastic title with so much humor for gamers of all ages.  That and the Lego Star Wars II:  The Original Trilogy are staples of gaming for my son at our household. ...
Wednesday January 10, 2007
I am important!!! by Tim at 02:12 PM
At least according to the lovely folks over at Sony, who have decided to make me a member of the Gamer Advisory Panel or GAP for short. Now, this statement will be met with jeers and other assorted snide...
Tuesday December 05, 2006
Gaming Tidbits For 12/05/2006 by JP at 09:50 AM
Its a doozy this time: Fancy a little RISK action using dice as the pieces? Then DICEWARS is for you! Supposedly very addictive. Unhappy that DICEWARS isn't multiplayer? Then KDICE is for you! Show those 12 year olds whose boss,...
Saturday October 21, 2006
What gaming magazines do you read? by Tim at 11:24 AM
This week I was picking up the mail and had a little surprise.  It was a complimentary copy of the Official Playstation Magazine.  I know it is slanted towards Sony (and some folks will say meh), but I think...
Thursday June 15, 2006
Gaming Tidbits: 6/15/06 by scottsh at 09:48 AM
The Wii will have a built-in feature allowing you to create a characture of yourself to use in various games. Some guy ended up scoring a huge number of rare Nintendo games at a garage sale by a former...
Monday June 05, 2006
Gaming Tidbits - 06/05/2006 by JP at 02:30 PM
Since Tim, the loser, is on vacation, it's up to me to provide you with some serious gaming tids. Without further ado: Brian Anderson and Adam Thierer both have similar takes on the politcal abuse gaming has been taking recently....
Friday May 12, 2006
E3 Video Link Dump by JP at 10:22 AM
Wow, a lot of E3 videos for you today. Sweet. Amaze! at the Tabula Rasa in game action videos. Wow! to the Draenei and Blood Elf dances! Wonder! at the in game Mass Effect clip! Thrill! to the sites of...
Wednesday January 25, 2006
Commodore 64 Games Online by John at 10:59 AM
Thrill to the games of yesteryear! Play Commodore 64 titles online (via Java Applets). There area ton of titles, like Super Zaxxon, Star Wars and Paperboy. Did you know there was a C64 game of Big Trouble in Little China?...
Thursday January 19, 2006
If its free, its for me... by Tim at 12:12 PM
The motto for the entire Signal network, but it pertains here in that this post is all about some free games from our brothers and sisters in Korea. The Korean's love gaming and for them the model is free game...
Wednesday January 11, 2006
REVIEW: Guitar Hero (PS2) by Kevin at 09:40 AM
My Rating BRIEF SYNOPSIS:You take on the role of lead guitarist in a rock band and shred your way to face-melting stardom. PROS: Very easy to learn with useful tutorials; overall very good song selection; guitar playing feels (and...
Monday January 09, 2006
REVIEW: Gun (PC Version) by Activision and Neversoft by Tim at 03:29 PM
My Rating BRIEF SYNOPSIS:You play as Colton White, a hunter working near Dodge City with your father supplying food and goods to the railroads and riverboats. All is fine and well until an attack occurs and your life is...
Friday January 06, 2006
What Upcoming Games Interest You? by JP at 09:01 AM
Matteo Bittanti has a short post highlighting the 2006 games that he is waiting forr. It's an interesting mix of games, with the following of some interest to me: Spore - Looks interesting and fun. Reminds me of Populous in...
Wednesday January 04, 2006
Hugo Award to Honor Games by John at 07:14 AM
The SFWA will add a new category to the popular science fiction awards: Best Interactive Video Game. [via SF Signal. heh-heh]...
Tuesday December 27, 2005
GamingSteve's 'Best of 2005' by at 05:59 PM
GamingSteve has his 'Best of 2005' list up (in podcast.) I've included the list below (I hope Steve doesn't mind this) in case you don't have time to listen to the hour-plus 'cast. His favorite 3 are Resident Evil 4...
Top 20 Games Of 2006 by JP at 02:26 PM
Voodoo Extreme has listed their top 20 games of 2006. Even though there is no release date, Dragon Age from Bioware made the list. I'm looking forward to that one as well as NWN 2, WoW:Burning Crusade, Spore, Bioshock, Gears...
Sunday December 25, 2005
Gamespot Best/Worst of 2005 by at 12:41 PM
Gamespot has thier best and worst video games of 2005 up. A quick rundown of the top games are: Best ** Resident Evil 4 (GameCube/PS2) - Amazing to me that this is a GC title - I thought that platform...
Monday December 05, 2005
Microsoft sued over XBOX360 by at 03:57 PM
Microsoft has been sued by a Chicago gamer who says the system is flawed. He says the company intentionally sold a defective product in order to gain market share. He claims the CPU and power supply get so hot they...
Saturday December 03, 2005
Illinois' video game law terminated by at 10:14 AM
Illionois had passed a law banning stores from selling games with violent or sexual content to minors. However, the law was struck down Friday (before it could go into effect January 1, 2006) by US District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly....
Wednesday November 30, 2005
The 10 Most Violent Video Games by John at 11:30 AM
GameSpot has named The 10 Most Violent Video Games:Resident Evil 4 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas God of War NARC Killer 7 The Warriors 50 Cent: Bulletproof Crime Life: Gang Wars Condemned: Criminal Origins True Crime: New York City...