Recent content by Ironmaus

Agreed. It feels like the lesson is that, so long as you are on the right side (defined for this scenario as those who follow Pip), you can refer to others as "idiots with buckets on their heads, playing a game of grab-ass as they died again and again." I know it seems different because the...

I agree in principle, though I feel the linguistic distinction is arbitrary and limiting. There are in-game puzzles that are wholly a part of the world, and it seems wrong to me to refer to them simply as "obstacles." Take the God of War puzzles, for example. Using Medusa's head to freeze a...

No one seems to answer: will there be CD versions of these "albums"?

Does anyone know of a way to download her work? I'd happily buy an album of Mayes' musings.

Absolutely. From a psychological perspective this whole article makes fantastic sense. One of the things he does in the article is mention his achievements: "I liberated a significant portion of the city from the gangs that occupied it...." People who are suffering after the end of a...

It's rare that I am disappointed by games that are hyped by the industry. Most industry hype is so transparent *cough*dantesinferno*cough* that it's easy to ignore. Usually, I do enough damage with my own expectations. I start thinking of the possibilities, sure that developers will put in the...

...then I'd still cry a little about the bastardization of the word "avatar."

Thank you, Chris. A good report on an important topic.

That's the most frightening viewpoint I've read today. I'm sure it wasn't meant as an absolute but it definitely comes off that way. The shades of grey that exist for those who crave anonymity are far more numerous than the "suspect" and not that you suggest. One of the major points of...

True, true! If only there were a way to make the griefer believe they were still connected and still annoying people while disconnecting them from the actual game.

My friend, GamesRadar [http://www.gamesradar.com/] has you covered. They do practically nothing but lists and the goofier ones are right in line with your topical desires. Besides the lists of "Gaming's most fabulous footwear," "10 reasons to respect Mafia II," and "12 games you might never...

I've always thought one of the reasons more advertisers don't take advantage of the gaming press is because they know their fundamental weakness in this area: advertisers don't understand how to market anything other than games to gamers. We, as gamers, actively mock any and all attempts to...

I'm not worried about tabletop for two reasons. 1) The video game tastemakers are not unaware of the impact tabletop gaming has had on their industry. Many of them celebrate it and even partake. Not only does the Penny Arcade Expo feature a tabletop and boardgaming section of the convention...

Very nice editorial. I didn't really take to some of the fiction/humor content from this issue though. Now that I think about it, the topic I really wish had been covered in this discussion of gaming without the internet is an investigation into the slow death of split-screen multiplayer...

I recommend The Escapist to a lot of people as an example of upscale journalism about the gamer lifestyle. Usually, it does an excellent job of presenting gamers in an authentic but respectable light. In this case, it's failed on the latter. If you put a link in your article, it's part of...