BioShock: We Need Our Prestige Games

Films are considered art, or at least a medium where art is possible.Games, not so much, not yet. But don’t worry – recognition is inevitable. Continue reading

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Red Ring of Grump

It’s January in NYC and it is global warm outside! Yes, it’s not enough that we’ve sucked the joy out of sex, sugar and fried foods… now we can’t even enjoy the weather without fretting disastrous consequences. Luckily, we at … Continue reading

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Treated and Detained

My Grumpinion on Phantom Hourglass is still coming, but it has required far more time than I anticipated, so I’ve held onto MAtt’s copy of the game for further testing. He seemed so irritated by it in Talkin’ Nintendo that … Continue reading

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Well, Duh.

I love year-end best-of lists. They are easy to write, easy to read, fluffy flame fodder. The format is powerfully fun, even though most Best Of lists are written with sleepy predictability. But the ones who do it right, do … Continue reading

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On Jeff Gerstmann

The first thing that will fall out of the Gerstmann Scandal: it will blow over. Nothing will really change in the short-term. Everyone will go home and celebrate Christmas. The second thing that will happen: game journalism will die. Continue reading

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