A little fun with the Konami code
1. Visit Vogue’s UK webpage. 2. Yes, really, Vogue magazine. 3. Type ↑, ↑, ↓, ↓, ←, →, ←, →, b, a 4. Continue to press “a” as much as you like
1207, 2013
1207, 2013
Confessions of a Gaming Father: GTA 5 and Video Game Violence
It may be too early to think about screening my son’s video games; he’s still at the drooling on controllers age, and not quite ready to hold one. But in ten years I can guarantee two things about video games: The ESRB will still derive near sexual gratification from imposing their prudish values on art (for a fee of course)
1107, 2013
Curse you Steam
Steam’s summer sale has a habit of sneaking up on me and ambush/backstabbing me for half my wallet every year. Well it’s done it again. Every game on my wishlist is 70-80% off. Fuck you Gaben… looks like my son won’t be eating this week.
0707, 2013
Confessions of a Gaming Father: Funerals and Call of Duty
If you traveled back in time 25 years and ended up in one particular trailer park in Jacksonville, NC you might meet a small boy running away from home. His destination: a kind teenage girl’s house that babysat him. There were a couple places he ran to, but she was the nicest and she had a Nintendo Entertainment System and
0707, 2013
Yup Dusting off a PS1 Memory Card and my PS2 Tonight
All this talk of Steam re-releasing a beloved game from my past (with some shitty DRM) has got me working up a fever. And the only prescription is Final Fantasy Seven. So I dusted off an old PS1 Memory Card and hooked my still working launch day PS2 up. Tomorrow will mark my triumphant return to FF7 a game I
0407, 2013
Happy America Day
Happy America day from Winsomnia. Go play a game with lots of explosions to celebrate.
0307, 2013
Creations Weekly Coming Up Later
I just wanted to take the time to say that I’m really excited about tonight’s Creation. I’ve been looking forward to it since Juli told me about it last week. I had a long post but I didn’t want to spoil it for anyone. Stay tuned for a pretty awesome Creations Weekly tonight.
0307, 2013
Music and Video Games: A Second Opinion
I finally mustered the motivation to change my notification tones on my cellphone today. As much as I enjoy the mechanical “Droid” chime, I needed something more me. Where did I go? Video game tones. I ended up with the tried but true Metal Gear Solid Codec sound for general notifactions and an amputated Lutece Twins tune for text messages.
0207, 2013
Darksiders 2 Review
Andrew talks about how awesome Darksiders 1 was in his Darksiders 2 Review.