Here's the thing about sports games: they are an illness. You can spend days and weeks turning your team into a dynasty only to dump them and start from scratch with a whole new team. You spend hours stocking your farm system with players who will … [Continue reading]
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Chaos Reaver Titan
December 19, 2009 By
Nobody will think lesser of you if you can't shell out for this humongous model, but if your wish list includes a lot of hellish fiends and eight-pointed stars, you should add this just for kicks. … [Continue reading]
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Monsterpocalypse
December 18, 2009 By
If you haven't grown up on the 'Godzilla vs.' movies, you've at least grown up on the 'Godzilla vs.' video games. I don't exactly know what primal, destructive urge we satisfy by pitting leviathan against behemoth in our own cities, but it seems to … [Continue reading]
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: action figures
December 17, 2009 By
You cannot have a holiday--any holiday--without action figures. I'll never forget my Han Solo in Arbor Day Gear figure, for example. … [Continue reading]
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Medieval Banquet
December 16, 2009 By
Huzzah and muhalo. When you hunger for a meel fit for a king, you should eat a meal fit for a king. England's own Apex Catering offers authentically prepared medieval banquets for groups even exceeding 500. This isn't a froofy renaissance fair … [Continue reading]
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Carcassonne
December 15, 2009 By
I have no idea how this game eluded me for so long. It's easy to learn, no players are eliminated, scores can fluctuate madly at the end of the game if you strategize correctly...it is fun and a half. … [Continue reading]
Super Awesome Day 2009 Holiday Gift Guide
December 14, 2009 By
If Christmas has taught us anything, it's that gifts are an extremely important measure of one's self worth. Super Awesome Day, now in its fifth awesome year, is even more focused on commerce. Its convenient location on the calendar a full 24 hours … [Continue reading]
Byzantine Empire in Europa Universalis, part 6
November 2, 2009 By
Several wars later, the Byzantine Empire ("New Rome" didn't test well, according to our marketing department) secured the Balkans, wrapped around the Eastern Mediterranean coast, and stretched to Tunisia. I settled in to assimilating these new … [Continue reading]
Halloween IV
November 1, 2009 By
I know what you're thinking. Ol' Dave forgot about Halloween this year. Three years of bloody tradition scrapped! … [Continue reading]
Detroit Lions campaign in Football Mogul, part 4
October 20, 2009 By
My fans (gauged by the game's fan loyalty index) are happier with the team now that we've shown a propensity not to suck (frequent Stafford picks notwithstanding). We all know what that means. Higher ticket prices. … [Continue reading]
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