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Brief History of the Halo Universe
I like Halo. That's probably not a shock to anyone - in fact, you probably expect a love of Halo to be a part of the Microsoft indoctrination process. That said, I really do like Halo, even without the brainwashing. I'm not a big fan of the multiplayer...
More Thoughts on Crackdown and Zelda: Twilight Princess
Yes, oddly enough they're related. I wrote some thoughts earlier on Crackdown that were super-positive. Having played through and "finished" the main storyline as well as received quite a few of the achievements , I thought I'd give you a few more thoughts...
Quick thoughts on Crackdown
I was lucky enough to get a copy of Crackdown and have been playing pretty religiously. It's the first game in a while that's been able to break my Zelda addiction. I'm probably two-thirds of the way through Zelda (desert region now), so that's...
New York Time's Circuits Buying Guide for Consoles
Just hit the web . Wanted to highlight it as it's a great, non-technical summary of the current console war that really boils the current state down quite succintly (and accurately, in my opinion). Couple of quick quotes: If you or your loved ones...
Everything I Know, I Learned From Japanese Video Games
Hey, all. Loraan here again; it's been a while since I last posted (not since August... sheesh). Part of the reason I haven't been posting lately is that I've been immersed in Okami and haven't been interested in anything that doesn't...
A Tale of Two Games...
Hey all. I’ve been meaning to post something for a while, since I haven't said, “boo” since my first post. I’ve been playing a couple of games on the 360 lately, though, so I thought I would post some thoughts about them to see if my experience matches...
Dead Rising "Webisode" Available
Just saw this on Major Nelson's site , but you can download a couple of Dead Rising "webisodes" off of Marketplace, and view at least one of them on the web here . (Not quite sure what a webisode is vs. a trailer, but why not? <shrug>) I'm really...
Literate Scriveners Unite! (Or: The Problem with Game Journalism Redux)
I wrote some thoughts last week about problems with game journalism in this industry. In that article I pointed you to a great piece Chris Buffa of Gamedaily.com wrote, and I wanted to highlight that he's since then written a second follow-up article...
Greetings from Loraan
Hello, all. After Ozymandias's post introducing me, I thought I should post an introductory note to tell you a bit more about myself. First off, my actual name is Peter Weingartner. I'm a friend of Ozymandias's from before he joined Microsoft. Unlike...
Welcome Loraan to Ozymandias!
Just wanted to introduce you guys to a good friend of mine, Loraan, who I used to work with years back. Loraan came up to Seattle this weekend to hang out, and as we often do, we ended up chatting about games and the game industry. The interesting thing...