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Alright, this is really cool. Somehow Oregon programmer and journalist Andy Baio has gotten his hands on a back-up of the late text adventure maker Infocom's internal network drive. While I'm... more
I don't know why this didn't occur to me when I was suddenly hearing that damn Dragonforce song everywhere...but it took the headline: "Geeks Save Rock" in reference to the new Motley Crue sing... more
As I type this out, I'm filled with a mixture of amusement and complete horror. The dude at (while I love the name of the site, it's uh, unbelievably NSFW) is displaying his latest creation. ... more
For some reason, I decided to head over the Homestar Runner this morning to see if there were any new games up. Well, the only thing new is some sort of comic book generator, but I couldn't hel... more
I started pondering this yesterday while reading the newspaper, the way technology seems to bring out the inner (and extremely immature) child. The article was about automating customer service... more
You know all those NOT ROMs for NOT emulators that nobody actually has...well, ever wonder what would happen if somehow the data in a collection of old 8-bit ROMs became corrupted and somehow t... more
With gamers revelling in the that every video game fan's favourite attorney has been formally sanctioned, has posted transcripts from the trial. One part of his cross-examination for Alabama... more
Seriously, why do they have to be such dicks and keep brother down all the time? I think the only thing I hate more than antlions are jumping puzzles in first-person shooters...not wait, jumpi... more
I have to say, this is pretty damn cool. has a Flash remake of Infocom's text adventure adaptation, considered by many of to be the best title in Infocom's catalog. The main game play is st... more
Spotted this on my Sunday check of , a crazy site where people send in anonymous confessions via post card. It left me wondering how many other people are willing to admit it... more
I'm not entirely sure how the conversation began, but somehow while hanging out with a friend of mine whose a massive survival-horror geek, I ended up getting forced to sit down and play ...and... more
Apparently some poor kid in Tampa Bay has had someone set his Elmo Knows Your Name doll to the evil setting. After changing the battery, two-year-old James' Elmo began blurting out "Kill Jame... more
This "game" was forced on me a while back, but I thought of it recently for some reason and re-downloaded it. It's called The Crowd, created by Kyle Gabler, whose also responsible for Tower o... more
So, CNET has finally put out the call to replace all review folks who've either resigned from GameSpot or you know, were fired. Of course, the is missing one crucial piece from the responsibil... more
Um, it appears to be Sunday in the Eastern time zone and I'm not sure what happened to Saturday. I can only assume it has something to do with having finally picked up the Orange Box on Friday.... more
(Note, there may be some minor spoilers in here, but any plot points I bring up occur very early in the game) Telltale's Games' latest installment of Sam and Max is out today, pitting the free... more
The rumors are flying this morning that Apple seems to want into the game market. The iGame perhaps? Well, the rumors have been around for some time but their recent trademark filing (which po... more
So, apparently several unlucky saps in Japan who went out last Friday to pick up Super Smash Brothers Brawl ran home and ripped off the shrink wrap only to be greeted with an "Unable to Read Disc... more
You've taken out the final bad guy, but a self-destruct sequence has been activated on his hideout. The whole place is gonna blow in a minute and you're got to get out NOW! Still filled with ad... more
Over the years, there have been a few video games that left me with some kind of weird mystery that still bug me. Be a plot hole, some random detail that wasn't elaborated on or the writers just ... more
Over the past year, several friends and acquaintances have got into this World of Warcraft business. I thought nothing of it at first. Heck, at one point I figured I'd probably join in eventual... more
Seriously, Nintendo manages to run out of Wiis not for one, but two holiday seasons in a row and now it's clear there won't be enough copies of Super Smash Brothers Brawl to go around. The firs... more
I've nearly exhausted GameTap's supply of Sam and Max games and worst part about is I'm still not satisfied. No, I'm left with a hankering to bust out Sam and Max Hit the Road. It's been nearly... more
Got bored early and decided it was time to re-skin my Berry. Thus, I present: The Pipberry! ...okay, I'm just a nerd and I am kind of ashamed of myself now. Mock away. more
Lately I've been pondering just what it is I love about video games, especially in light of all the hate they've been getting from media pundits. What the gamer-ignorant don't seem to get and w... more
It seems odd to me that I can walk into almost any generic music store and purchase a jazz album from the 40's. Or go to Blockbuster and rent a movie from the same era. But try finding a game t... more
So, I finally decided to join this crazy crowd and for my first post, I will attempt to revive my favourite thing on the Interwebs: Michael Quest III! (Old, I know, but I used to watch it once a ... more
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