This is probably for the best, seeing as how I gave away all my 3rd edition D&D materials to Ziggurat Con. A more generous reading would cite all the extracurricular work that Wizards is putting into community building for D&D. Launching alongside the new edition of the rules is what the company is calling D&D […]
August: the month of Metroid
I was reading an interesting editorial over on IGN from Matt Casamassina discussing the complete absence of hype and/or marketing for the upcoming Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. I thought it was a great read, especially considering we are less than 3 weeks away from MP3’s launch, and Nintendo hasn’t even bothered to update the official […]
Someone else will have to save the city
So, NCSoft reactivated everyone’s City of Heroes accounts for the weekend to give more people the opportunity to try out the new issue 10 content. They did this to us last year, if you recall. Alas, the draw is too terribly strong. And having an upgraded computer since last year, I thought the experience might […]
Pre-order Pushers stopped updating!
Not because they’re lazy, mind you — they need more stories! If you have a horror-story to share about your experiences within the dark recesses of those vile, decrepit storehouses of pain and suffering, otherwise referred to as GameStop or EB Games, send them in to preorderpushers at gmail dot com. I love to hear […]
Goodbye, Evil Avatar
I’ve been a member and regular poster at Evil Avatar for some time now. I’ve always loved the site and a lot of the regular contributors. I think it’s just time to move on. I’ve been posting with less and less frequency lately. Now, I’ve simply hung it all up altogether. Nothing in particular made […]
Smash Bros. Brawl offline?
Is it just me, or does everyone find this a bit strange? When Nintendo announced Battalion Wars 2 last summer, they confirmed online multiplayer immediately. When Nintendo announced Mario Kart Wii Wednesday, they confirmed online multiplayer immediately. Smash Bros. Brawl was announced over a year ago, and even today — approximately 4 months from its […]
Thoughts on the new minE3
In a word: disappointing. That pretty accurately sums up how this year’s E3 has played out this week. All of the big three have essentially played it safe this week. Chris Kohler over at Game|Life says it better than anyone else I’ve read so far: Typically, it’s been the “battle of the press conferences” to […]
The magic! The wonder! It’s E3 week!
Once upon a time, E3 used to be a gamer’s first Christmas of the year. A time when we learned all about the games we would be playing in just a couple short months. Gameplay videos, screenshots, new announcements, surprises — E3 always had it all. The question is: will this E3 be any different? […]
There’s a disconnect here, and it isn’t Nintendo’s fault
I find myself apologizing a lot for the things Nintendo does that the public reacts badly to. But this is just a bunch of pathetic FUD. Yes, that’s right, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption will not have any online multiplayer. And that’s exactly what I wanted to hear. Others, for some reason, not only want to […]
I think I’m addicted to the Wii Virtual Console
I guess in reality, I’ve only downloaded 9 titles, but it just seems like so many more than that when I put them all together side by side, like so. If you go to this page, you can see all the other titles I still want to download at some point. Do I need help, […]