November 2008
11 posts
BIOSHOCK (300 word limit)
“A man chooses. A slave obeys” - the words of Andrew Ryan: entrepreneur, visionary, de jure ruler of underwater art deco metropolis Rapture and adherent of Ayn Rand’s highly individualistic philosophy, Objectivism. His views have ruined Rapture - a city inhabited by genetically engineered ‘Big Daddies’ (faceless giants in diving suits), Little Sisters’ (girls filled with the coveted, energy-giving...
FALLOUT 3 (300 word limit)
Stepping out into the wasteland, the protagonist of “Fallout 3” is confused and hopeless. Having lived sheltered in “Vault 101”, a labyrinthine bomb shelter, they know nothing of life outside, in a Washington D.C. ravaged by nuclear holocaust. To the credit of developer Bethesda Softworks, who also made “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion”, the player relates to their character’s sense of isolation....
Obama On All Your Base Are Belong To Us: "Bwah?" →
October 2008
37 posts
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Hyde on Natural Video Games →
Rock Band/Guitar Hero Wish List: The Beatles →
I wonder what John would say.
“Taking my daughter to High School Musical 3 tonight. I figure this makes up for...”
– badbanana on Twitter.
“In the dysfunctional family circle of game industry, game media, and game...”
– Leigh Alexander, in a post published on Friday on her blog Sexy Videogameland, writing about the sorry state of video games journalism.
“She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone… She does not have any...”
– A McCain aid on Republican running mate Governor Sarah Palin, speaking to CNN today.
BioShock Music List →
WatchOh my.
“I’ve heard from 2 different friends with very young children being raised in,...”
– Unlikely Words
“PS3, I’m gonna tell you something I never told you before. When you were about...”
– PSOne, in L.B. Jeffries’ Golden Girls console war parody.
“I don’t give a shit. I will never vote for a black man.”
– America Blanca, 44, from Miami, according to The New York Observer.
E3 2009 To Take Place During First Week of June,... →
“Just purchased a ton of stuff off Amazon. I expect the stock market to respond...”
– badbanana on Twitter.
WatchI recommend a regular dose of the Bill Moyers Journal.
Rock the Quote Challenges Your Knowledge of... →
Who Owns Your Little Big Planet Creations? (Hint:... →
“…still on the fish end of things, but it neatly fills a morphological gap...”
– Dr. Neil H. Shubin, evolutionary biologist, on the head skeleton of the Tiktaalik roseae, speaking to The New York Times.
WatchMcCain and Obama take things less seriously.
