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My New Job As A Chicken Sexer -- Not What I Thought It Would Be

3:27 PM on 12.27.2008 // MaxVest's blog

That is the last time I fail to read the job description before applying. more

Impressions: Playstation Home

5:28 PM on 12.11.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Some quick first thoughts on PlayStation Home, almost completely in boring text: - I was prepared to hate it, but it's not bad. Not great, but it has some potential. - Load times aren't as bad ... more

Feel the Hatred: Game Blogs (Stealin Ma Game Time)

8:35 PM on 09.18.2008 // MaxVest's blog

I've never been what you'd call a heavy gamer. Sure, there was that time I neglected to ask beforehand what exactly my official duties would be as . But even as a fatass I didn't game a lot. Just... more

E3 takes advice from Nintendo, caters to casual journalists

12:54 PM on 07.16.2008 // MaxVest's blog

If you're like me -- and there's no real reason not to be* -- you have an uncontrollable addiction to Google News. And like flowers blooming after a fresh spring rain, or mushrooms popping up fro... more

Christian Bale's Wii Fit Diary

12:37 PM on 06.02.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Hey, guys, I found Christian Bale's Wii Fit diary. I just copy-pasta'd it below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week One Age: 34 Height... more

If You Love It, Change It - Imagine: Babyz

10:13 AM on 06.02.2008 // MaxVest's blog

[Title is in no way a diaper joke] Imagine: Babyz for the Nintendo DS is a great game*, full of baby-type activities**, but even GOTY*** material can be improved on. For example, many of the DS ... more

Some helpful game-making tips for Dr. Boa

6:17 PM on 05.13.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Is there such a thing as too much experience? I think so. 15 years is a long time to be making games, Dr. Boa (M.D. or Ph.D.?), and I think you need my help. Hillary Clinton has decided to embrac... more

MGS Podtoid: I too am not a voice actor but I play one on TV

4:30 PM on 05.07.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Free stuff. It's great. Especially when you don't pay for it. To catch you up, Reverend Anthony is giving away the Metal Gear Solid Essential Collection for saying something mean to Chad . So b... more

Why I Will Not Be Buying GTA IV: All Lies Edition

1:51 PM on 04.29.2008 // MaxVest's blog

There are five reasons why I will not be buying GTA IV. If Rockstar's game is as effective as everyone says at pulling me into a world of criminal activity, then the natural result is for m... more

Unfair games -- does anyone still make them?

12:50 PM on 04.02.2008 // MaxVest's blog

I must rant on the topic of game unfairness. I recently dug my NES out of the basement and brought it home. My girlfriend and I have been co-oping our way through the Tengen version of Gauntlet .... more

Summa Departs From EG / GGL

11:01 AM on 03.27.2008 // MaxVest's blog

So, if you hadn't heard , former Destructoid Editor-In-Chief Robert Summa was let go from his position at Epileptic Gaming (owned by the Global Gaming League ). Apparently it was part of a res... more

An Urgent Plea for a Video Games-Based Economy

10:40 AM on 03.19.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Times are tough, especially in the States. People are worried about inflation, about prices going up but income staying the same. They're looking for answers. Here is the answer: . Look at th... more

RPG Spotlight Contest: Betrayal At Krondor

3:30 PM on 03.16.2008 // MaxVest's blog

[Ed: Part of ShawnKelfonne's .] One RPG that holds a special spot in my heart is Betrayal at Krondor , published for PC (DOS) in 1993 by Sierra Entertainment. The game is based on a fantasy ... more

DESTRUCTOID CANCUN: Why Dreams Why???

9:53 AM on 03.11.2008 // MaxVest's blog

This is not in my mind a winning entry, but it's really the only one I can make. Last night I had a dream where was sort of a modern-day . He had uncovered a conspiracy by a large who knew it... more

Why A Blog Series Is Bad: Part 1 of 14

9:25 AM on 03.07.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Science Fact®: If the internet were fueled by strongly-worded opinions, then it would consume itself in a violently spiralling frenzy of destruction, like an ouroboros gone supernova. That's why ... more

MGS4 too big for Blu-ray?

9:57 PM on 03.02.2008 // MaxVest's blog

The site-that-shall-not-be-named links to a Japanese blog interview with Hideo Kojima, where he complains that certain elements of MGS4 had to be compressed to fit on one Blu-ray disc. ? I w... more

Duck Hunt Trademark Under Fire

3:55 PM on 03.01.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Remember Duck Hunt? It could be coming to a 360 or a PS3 near you. On January 28th, 2008, the US Patent and Trademark Office () issued a final office action denying Nintendo re-registration of th... more

The Next Big PS3 System Seller: GTA IV?

11:08 AM on 02.29.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Usually we associate system-selling games with exclusives, not multi-platform releases. But GTA IV has potential to beat Metal Gear Solid 4 to the punch as the next title that moves PS3s. So w... more

Good Idea, Bad Idea: RROD

11:03 PM on 02.14.2008 // MaxVest's blog

I know what you're thinking: "This guy does not know what I am thinking." And you're right, which means I'm right, which means OOHHHH SSHHHIIII-- --parity error-- --parity error-- --parity recove... more

Brain differences between girl and guy gamers, and a thought

1:34 PM on 02.13.2008 // MaxVest's blog

An article has been making the rounds this week that discusses how playing video games seems to stimulate the reward centers in the brains of men more than those in the brains of women. Maybe thi... more

How Game Publishers Can Defend Against GameStop

3:16 PM on 02.11.2008 // MaxVest's blog

We often hear how game publishers aren't getting a piece of the highly profitable used games market; the New York Times recently opined on the fact that publishers are still in the oh-so-1980s b... more

Linux on PS3 part 3: The Final Countdown

12:23 PM on 01.24.2008 // MaxVest's blog

So if you got a chance to give the live CD a try, you might be thinking of commitment. The live CD is painfully slow, so installing Linux on the hard drive should give you a much snappier exper... more

Linux on PS3 part 2: Live and Loud

11:10 AM on 01.23.2008 // MaxVest's blog

OK, I promised I would post more today, but these updates are taking a little longer than I thought! So today's update focuses on booting Linux from a live CD instead of installing it. Tomorrow I... more

Linux on PS3 part 1: Do you really want to hurt me?

10:05 AM on 01.21.2008 // MaxVest's blog

One of the nice things about the PS3 is that it is, at its cold and exotic cell processor heart, an IBM PowerPC box. Not only that, it's a PPC that Sony is almost begging you to screw around with... more

First week of PS3 havening

10:25 AM on 01.04.2008 // MaxVest's blog

So I've been havening the PS3 for a week now, and here are a few thoughts: 1. It makes me want to tinker with it. It's a shiny new tech gadget, not just a games machine, and I like that. Perver... more

Yeah, I got a PS3 too. I heard it was trendy.

12:17 PM on 01.02.2008 // MaxVest's blog

Up until last week, the week I bought a PS3, the possibility of owning one had never really crossed my mind. But this story really started in early December, when my girlfriend played Rock Band ... more

An Open Letter to Nintendo: Where is Wii Sports 2?

10:56 AM on 12.20.2007 // MaxVest's blog

Hi, Nintendo. My Internet name is MaxVest. And I want to let you in on a little secret: I enjoyed Wii Sports. It's true! Sure, I've got your core franchises for Wii like Mario Galaxy, Metroid Pri... more

Movie Review: Sweeney Todd (Burton/Depp)

11:21 AM on 12.18.2007 // MaxVest's blog

Some dynamic duos just go together. Batman and Robin, Starsky and Hutch, Burton and Depp. At least, that's what I thought going into the Tim Burton adaptation of the musical Sweeney Todd: The D... more

Gentle Welcome Hazing for Destructoid's Newest Editor: Video (of Him) Inside

9:28 AM on 12.11.2007 // MaxVest's blog

Congratulations for making it to the exalted editorial perch on Destructoid Mountain, Jonathan Holmes a.k.a. Tron Knotts. We've seen you around and , so a brief hazing is definitely in order. ... more

Want to know who added you as a friend in the cblogs?

5:25 PM on 12.10.2007 // MaxVest's blog

Here's a way to find out who has added you as a friend on the Destructoid Community Blogs. Do the following search in Google: "[your username] Last blog post" site:destructoid.com/blogs Leave ... more

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