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Mario Kart DS = Therapy


Geek on Stun uses Mario Kart DS to help heal a broken heart. It’s so simple!
I’m waiting patiently for DS colours that I want to come Stateside. Come on, Pure White! Meanwhile, if someone wants to donate a DS and Mario Kart DS to me for my mental and emotional well-being, I wouldn’t oppose it. […]

Family Media Guide Says Mature Games Are Not for Kids


The Family Media Guide has released a list of games that parents should not buy for their children for Christmas. Parents should take the extra step of consulting the Family Media Guide, because the ESRB ratings, conveniently placed right on the fucking game box, are not sufficient for parents to make an educated choice.
All […]

Video Games: A Common Cultural Experience


Nielsen says video gamers are everywhere:
“Games are a part of a broader number of people’s leisure time, as evidenced by the findings in our study,” said Nielsen’s Michael Dowling. “Playing video games, once considered the domain of teen boys, has evolved into a medium that is now capable of reaching expanding demographics of gamers, […]

New Profession for Guild Wars Chapter 2


According to Play Magazine, Guild Wars will see introduction of a new Profession with the expansion, due out next year. Those who love stealthy, sneaky types, rejoice, for the Assassin is on her way!
From The Guild Hall:
Gaile Gray (Guild Wars Community Relations), commenting on the picture in the article and confirming the new Assassin Profession:
Yep, […]

Congratulations, Grandma


If you have not been reading Old Grandma Hardcore, you should correct that grievous error immediately. I started reading this blog, written by her grandson Timothy, round about July or so. One does not hear much about older gamers, so her blog is always an entertaining and refreshing read. Grandma is very passionate about video […]

Mobile Ringtones of the Video Game Variety


I have finally replaced my lost mobile, after about a month of being without one. In the end, I didn’t get the Nokia 6230i or the 6230. I decided that it would be more prudent to simply replace my Nokia 3120 instead of spending $100+ more on a phone with a camera and MP3 player. […]

No NaNo


I doubt that I will be able to do NaNoWriMo this year. Some emo shit has gone down recently, and it’s dominating my thoughts. I know that novel-writing would be a good distraction, but I’m just not sure that I can focus enough to write. I’ll see how I feel next week.
As for games blogging, […]

Girls Don’t Exist on the Interweb, Apparently


For the longest time, I have been tempted to play an MMORPG like World of Warcraft just to see whether my experiences would differ from what this girl experienced. I play Guild Wars, but this game isn’t defined as an MMORPG, because it lacks the “massive” part of the equation — e.g. you and your […]

November Masochism


There will be some interruptions to the games blogging here, as I will be participating in NaNoWriMo. I will make time to play games, particularly D&D, since that’s on every weekend. However, whether I will have time or inclination to blog about games when I have other things to do, is another story.