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Sep 30, 2010 Posted by matt

Drinking + Duck Hunt = Drunk Hunt

It’s a generational thing. If you’re within five or six years of my age, in either direction, there’s a pretty good chance you spent a chunk of your childhood sitting about two feet from the television, cursing like a dockworker as you sent an 8-bit Mario careening to his doom off the end of a giant, bendy mushroom. These days, if you own a Wii, Nintendo will be happy to sell you all... read more

Sep 24, 2010 Posted by Nate

Torchlight: Hack, slash, repeat!

If you took Rogue, NetHack, Diablo, Diablo II and Fate, threw them all in a blender, then strained the pure awesomeness out into a brand new game you would be sued for copyright... read more

Sep 10, 2010 Posted by matt

The crack cocaine of tabletop gaming

I love me some Heroclix, man. I first purchased the old-school Heroclix starter set sometime around 2003 as a gift for my friend Simon. You know how you buy gifts for your friends that are secretly for yourself? Because you get the credit for giving it, but also a new toy that you can play with too? Am I the only one who does this? Anyway, the important thing to understand here is that I was in my early... read more

Sep 8, 2010 Posted by melodie

Unravel the mystery or succumb TO EVIL

Hidden object games are One Of Those Things: you love them, or else you think the people who love them are mentally deficient in some way. Part of the problem is the genre itself. In its infancy, the HOG wasn’t much more than a glorified feature from Highlights for Children: here is a picture, find 15 hot dogs. Over time, the artwork has improved, and gameplay has gotten more sophisticated. Most... read more

Aug 26, 2010 Posted by matt

It’s a world of (s)laughter after all

When it comes to board games, I imagine there are people in this world who are Risk-neutral. However, I do not know these people. When I bring up that particular game, I generally get one of two reactions: The first is an immediate offer to join a game anywhere, at any time, accompanied by a slightly terrifying, wild-eyed glare that hints of world conquest and eagerness to crush enemies mercilessly... read more

Aug 4, 2010 Posted by matt

Darksiders game is freakin’ METAL

Anyone who has owned a Nintendo video game console in the past two decades knows how the 3D Zelda games play out. They’re extremely well crafted and they’re fun as hell, but it’s not like Nintendo has been messing with the formula a whole bunch. You go into a dungeon, you find the map and the compass, which lead you to the boomerang, which you’ll need to light torches and beat the... read more

Jul 27, 2010 Posted by kormantic

Scribblenauts: Make God Fight Ninjas

Say hey, let’s all play Scribblenauts! Yes, as you may have read elsewhere, the actual game play is a little wonky, but you will learn to finesse it, and anyway it is so totally worth your while. Why? Because in the game, you can use your MAGIC POWERS to generate pretty much anything you can think of. In the mood for a turkey sandwich? You got it. Want to see what Hell is like? Just... read more