Author Archives: Matthew Dujnic

Maybe DontReamde

Reamde is more accessible than most Neal Stephenson novels, but despite (and because) of this, it ends up feeling like a lesser effort. Continue reading

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New Grump

Games will be Super-Everywhere when The Round comes of age.  Super-Everywhere is the 16-bit Everywhere that comes after the regular Everywhere that we have now. There’s more colors in Super-Everywhere, and there’s Mode 7. Continue reading

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A Gamer Reviews the Kindle 3 E-Reader

Warning to all gamers:  If you buy a Kindle 3, all of that reading could seriously cut into your game time.  Before you go out and spend the money – and yes, they are frighteningly cheap at $140 (wifi version) … Continue reading

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When Life Gives You Walking Tanks

Every gamer has a long list of reasons why they like video games. For me, one of the top reasons is access to walking tanks. So now we have “Explosionade” from Mommy’s Best Games. Continue reading

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Eastern European Jank

What? Were we supposed to name this podcast after Halo Reach? MAtt certainly talks about it enough. He, Dan and Craig also get into other games, their take on the Minecraft phenomenon, and the video game case that’s headed to … Continue reading

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Ha Ha Halo: Reach is a Stitch

Halo: Reach is a landmark in the burgeoning humor game genre.  Not only that, it is more enduringly funny than a lot of the games we usually consider humorous.  Now, before you rush down to the comments section to fire … Continue reading

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LIVE!

I tried, I tried.  I tried to concoct a more clever headline.  I tossed around wordplay with the number 5, because this is our fifth major iteration of Game Grump.  I also tried punning off of “WordPress,” because that’s what’s … Continue reading

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Other Podcasts & The 90 Second Rule

Idle Thumbs is dead, Giant Bomb went paid for about 3 days, and we still manage to put out a podcast on no reliable schedule. Nevertheless, lots of games are covered, especially after Craig institutes the 90 second rule. Podcast … Continue reading

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The 3 E’s: Electronic, Entertainment, and Erithmatic

We are a little late with our E3 musings. But that’s all right. We find that we’re much more trenchant at 9 am. If trenchant is what you are looking for, have at it. Podcast 24 Hosts: MAtt Dujnic, Dan … Continue reading

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June 2010 Red Dead Podcast

Nethack has been conquered. Final Fantasy XIII, not so much. And Red Dead Redemption, the single best Old West video game, and arguably the best of the year, took us to new heights of drunken joy. Our collective orgasm is … Continue reading

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