Review: Sick Of It All, Still Pissed After All These Years

Not sure if I'm just getting old or what, but this didn't quite do it for me.

Alternative Press review here.

E3 2006: Massive SCI FI.com Round Up

Phew! E3 2006 is over and done, and I covered the literal crap out of the weeklong shindig (Kentia Hall, FTW!) for SCI FI.com's SCI FI Wire.

Here's a recap:

SCI-FI Games Rule at E3
Sony Presser: New Controller Reveal
Microsoft Presser: Halo 3 Teaser
BioShock Preview
Assasin's Creed Preview
Gears of War Preview, Hands-On
God of War II Preview
Spore Preview
Heavenly Sword Demo'd
Quake Wars Demo'd
Indiana Jones Euphoria Physics Demo'd
LEGO Star Wars II Demo'd
Untold Legends Eyes-On
Neverwinter Nights 2 Preview
F.E.A.R. Update
Marvel Ultimate Alliance Preview
Eragon First Look
Huxley Hands-On
Archlord First Look
TimeShift Hands-On
D&D Tactics Demo'd
Okami Update
Overlord Eyes-On
Alone In The Dark Demo'd
JLA Demo'd
Rogue Trooper Looks Friggin' Sweet

Now, to catch up on sleep and the tsunami of emails I missed...

Review: None More Black

I interviewed Jason Shevchuk, lead singer/guitarist of None More Black a few months back for AP. I also reviewed their latest LP, This Is Satire.

Fantastic band, great record, sweet interview, check it.

E3 06: Note to self - Arrive early to press conferences and sit near the front

So I'm at the Microsoft conference early today, not sure why. It's at the Mann's Chinese theater, where I remember seeing Empire Strikes Back as a kid.

Yay.

Anyhoo, I'm minding my own business, and I decide to trolly myself down to the front row to sit. I figure, better view, right?

Low and behold, Peter Molyneux, braintrust of Lionhead Studios sits his duff right down next to me.

After the event, during which MS announces Fable 2, I proceed to give the impromptu interview, like any gaming journo worth his salt should, and very much to the chagrin of his PR wrangler.

Since, I'm covering E3 for Sci Fi Channel this year, interview and deets here.

[EDIT] My apologies, my editor at SF can't seem to spell Peter's last name correctly. Ugh...

E3 06: Twilight Princess will be mine

Got a decent look at Twilight Princess this morning during the Ninty Presser.

Long version impressions here.

Short version impressions?: Help me Epona, you're my only hope.

E3 06: The Burning Hole in my life, or grinding my healadin to 70, Arenas

God, Burning Crusade, what am I going to do when you hit?

And I thought I'd gotten away from your clutches after the endless Ony grinds... looks like we're gonna be friends again, very soon!

*sniff*