Who didn't see this one coming?

IGN + Gamespy = "the web's largest gaming and entertainment destination for young males"?

Hmmm. Gaming? OK, fine. Entertainment?

I, for one, can think of many destinations that young males frequent more than IGN or Gamespy. Cassamassina would agree.

What r u playing?

Oh Ion Storm, how do I love thee? Your new RPG, Deus Ex: Invisible War, comes out tomorrow, so right now, I love you long time.

Considering there's really only one other RPG on Xbox that's worth my time, and Steve Butts at IGN is already stamped it with a near-unicorn-level score in his review, consider me busy all December.

What r u playing?

Me? I'm all about Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, that and Beyond Good and Evil.

I'm not that far into it (created a character, the color choices are pretty weak. Can you say pale and paler?) and I'm still getting used to the non-Riven 3rd-person camera. I'm also getting used to no Atrus. I guess Yeesha is a pretty sweet guide.

We'll see.

Flying the Crimson Skies

Sure, Orville Wright figured out how to get a real plane off the ground, but that's nothing compared to what he did for Xbox LIVE. Well, him and Jordan Weisman.

If you own an Xbox and haven't tried Crimson Skies, well, there's just not much hope for you. Repent and hit me up, my GT is Getlynched, come get some.

KOTOR arriveth

Thank god for summer game releases. It seems like every game I want to play arrives on my desk the day before Thanksgiving, leaving me a pile of games I can't weed through after a multi-month drought of fun.

Thank you, BioWare. I'm ready to forgive you for MDK 2.

Now, I have a lightsaber to modify.

Frozen Throne, anyone?

OK, I'm officially addicted to Warcraft III, without hope.

Who's down for a trouncing? (Translation: who wants to come embarass me?)

E3 03: Poor GameCube, or, Ninty Press Conference

Jibberdish was on hand for today's Ninty presser and waddaya know, the Mario factory fails to inspire, again. Sorry George.

You can hype the GameCube’s long overdue connectivity features all you want, but hello, Super Mario Sunshine? Blech! And no bags like last year? And where the eff is Zelda? Not Four Swords Zelda, the next real Zelda game?

At least Iwata-san kept it real. He knows systems aren't moving, neither is first-party software (what there is of it). Still your flashy videos of Pikmin 2, combined with news of Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts, and Capcom’s talk of Resident Evil 4 have me all giddy again, especially after this morning’s suprising Sony presser.

Oh, and Shinji Makami said, “Don't pee your pants.”

How can I resist? - Casey Lynch

E3 03: Sony surprises with PSP, new PS2 bundle

Remember Kaz Hirai’s “the console wars are over” speech last year? Well, he may be right after hearing about the PSP, Sony’s just announced handheld gaming device.

Deets were slim, but here’s what we know:

The PSP uses a new optical discs called UMD (Universal Media Discs) that are 2.4 inches in diameter. It features a 4.5-inch backlit screen a built-in rechargeable battery and USB connectivity. Blam-o.

Other highlights from the conference:

Polyphony’s grass demo from Gran Turismo 4.

Harai confirmed a PlayStation 2 version 2.0, with progressive DVD playback support, reduced fan noise, an IR port for the remote control that will come bundled with the Network Adapter.

The Eye-Toy, a USB-camera-enabled peripheral is demoed. It lets players interact with the images onscreen sans controller. A few games were shown, including Kung Fu and Wishy Washy, the latter of which is about how I felt about the new device. Could be cool, just needs the right software to make it so.

Oh, EA’s John Riccitiello was on-hand to talk about all things EA Sports, and he was particularly thrilled about the new NFL Talk feature, similar to the SOCOM mics. Yes, talking whilst playing is goooooood.

Blindsided: 1994-2003 RIP

So, Blindsided has finally called it quits, officially.

Thanks to Mike T., Kelly, Joey and Patrick for playing together, and to everyone who came and saw us play, let us crash at your pad or bought us a meal over the past 9 years. Thanks as well to everyone we played and toured with, including Death By Stereo, Osker, Pulley, Union 13, Donuts N' Glory, Lagwagon, The Other, RKL, Mad Caddies, Choking Victim, US Bombs, The Hunns, Melvin and NOFX, Brett and Kerry at Epitaph, Chris at Fat Wreck and Bankshot for supporting us out of the gate.

Our final Obit here.

MP3's here and here

[UPDATE 10/2008: Mike T. posted a few songs on a MySpace page here.]

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