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Please direct your thebeatlesrockband.com accolades toward @Jchausse @fishmcgill @ladyczerach @Mr_Terrific @naughtandcross @iamrumz @rubytoo
Behold thebeatlesrockband.com in its full, freshly-launched glory!
Counting down the few minutes remaining until Microsoft's E3 press conference. Something tells me it will blow your mind. e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/…
Nintendo Wii: $250. NES Ninja Gaiden DLC: $5. Friends that not only tolerate but enjoy watching me play through the entire game: priceless.
Little Mac trains, Doc Louis eats in latest Punch-Out!! commercial
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit.
Faith Fighter shut down over Islamic protest
In case you weren’t yet convinced that religion is generally just really fucking stupid.
Preparing to weigh in for Harmonix's Street Fighter IV tournament tonight.
Two chess games, three bands, sixty degrees Fahrenheit, one fun night.
A bit of satirical ultraviolence for a Tuesday morning: closerangegame.com
Having a duel of the minds with @tamashii, or, if you prefer, a game of chess.
The Beatles: Rock Band details announced today! See rockband.com/news/the_beatles… and thebeatlesrockband.com.
Joystiq review: Flower (PSN)
This sounds very cool. I hope it comes to XBLA.
Windhammer
Overjoyed that I no longer have to keep this under my hat: Thin Lizzy comes to Rock Band next week! rockband.com/forums/showthrea…
This job makes me feel dumb pretty regularly. Always reminding myself of Kasparov's advice for growth: "Lose as often as you can take it."
Less than 1/3 of Guitar Hero: Metallica is Metallica songs recorded before 1990. Like ordering regular and getting decaf.
Free Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
I initially thought all the issues were readable online, which would have been awesome. Turns out it’s just the first few. Still pretty cool.
The first thing I did when I got my Xbox up and running was to download a remake of an NES game.
My Xbox 360 is black so you know it was more expensive. It needs some chrome, though, like Priest's car in Super Fly.
Freqhammer
Catching up on Harmonix history this morning, I played Frequency for the first time. This is the little Freq (avatar) I created for myself.
Reading Inc's profile of Harmonix, which covers the company's history pretty comprehensively: inc.com/magazine/20081001/just-pl…
Just got introduced to all of Harmonix via a company-wide e-mail with this Windhammer photo: flickr.com/photos/chasingfun/…
All right, Harmonix, let's do this thing.
Pharewell
What a year this turned out to be.
Shortly after the year began, my time with the amazing team at Happy Cog ended. It was the best thing for all concerned, even if my lack of an exit strategy left me without direction. My comfort zone was toxic, so really, any direction would do.
I set out to get healthy, physically and mentally. I got my finances in order. I drove 9,400 miles around the… See more →
At least my terrible score on the final episode of You Don't Know Jack still managed to be cool: $6,666. youdontknowjack.com/Jack100
Under orders from the wind, my curtain just called that chess game a draw.
City of the Angels
Yesterday, as we sped along I-15 en route to LA, signs started pointing us toward a ghost town called Calico. Naïve tourists that we are, we were startled to find people working there and asking us to pay them six dollars for admission. A town with employees, an infrastructure, a web site, and its name painted in giant letters on the side of a mountain can’t rightly be described as ghostly, so we continued on… See more →
Wanting to play Mario Kart Wii so bad, but I have no plans to own a Wii.
Reclaiming my stolen Mario Kart DS legacy, piece by piece. The Nintendo DS Lite is in the running for least ergonomic handheld device ever.
Fundraising in Hyrule's cemetery.
sitting by the fire, reading about chess tactics. Merry Christmas, everyone!
discovering that Guitar Hero III both looks and runs like complete shit on my MacBook.
unsure of why the Wii is still in such short supply a whole year later.
pretty sure I left my Nintendo DS (with Mario Kart) in a rental car. :(
According to the chess game I'm playing, reducing my computer opponent to just a king (with checkmate imminent) results in a draw. Bullshit!
Five hours later, Guitar Hero 3 is confirmed to be just as addictive as its predecessors.
trying out chesspark.com
wishing there was a consensus on the official release date for the Mac/PC version of Guitar Hero 3.
cursing the gnomes that infiltrated my copy of Photoshop last night. I envision the scene looking like the campfire sequences in Golden Axe.
maintaining a Brain Age of 20.
just finished bringing down the hammer of punishment on my Mario Kart DS opponents.
South by Southwest Interactive & Film 2007
Whoever “they” are, they say you never forget your first time. And in 2005, my first SXSW was definitely unforgettable. They also say twice is nice, and as such, my second SXSW was all sugar and spice. As we all know, though, the third time is the charm, and this year’s SXSW charmed the hell out of me.
The people, panels, presentations, and parties were more plentiful than ever, but I still managed to absorb… See more →
Consumption: March 2005
On the Web
- Writing, Briefly: Excellent writing tips from Paul Graham.
- Typecasting: The Use (and Misuse) of Period Typography in Movies.
- Frusion Breakfast Brawl: Addictive Punch Out-style Flash game.
- “The Most Expensive Album Never Made”: Detailed history of Guns ’N’ Roses’ doomed Chinese Democracy.
- Pimp My Safari: New online hub for Safari browser customization from Jon Hicks.
- Guess the Dictator and/or Television Sit-Com Character: This online game of 20 (or more) questions is actually quite difficult to… See more →
I remain too distracted to produce contemplative opuses detailing my recent experiences, so here is some brusque vagueness about my tremendous weekend and some recent adventures in cinema:
Kevin Cornell’s bachelor party meant food, booze, billiards, and video games all night at Dave & Buster’s on Friday. The Table’s opening reception for the Land Lines exhibition meant beautiful photographs from Nicki Stager and Micah Danges on Saturday. The Incomparables’ second annual warehouse party meant rock… See more →
Happy Birthday, Dad!
Lethargy month is drawing to a close. I’ve been out and about for the usual films and rock shows, but the time spent at home has been occupied with less will to be creative than to stare at the walls and play countless hours of TimeSplitters 2, which might be time better spent if the game wasn’t significantly less good than Perfect Dark. I’m in the process of lulling myself out of… See more →
I have returned from Ireland in one piece. Details and photos should be up within a few days, but I see that the Resident Evil redux for GameCube arrived in my absence, so don’t hold your breath.
Should I go see Trouble Every Day on Thursday or should I go see The Locust? I don’t think I’ll have another chance to see Trouble Every Day in theaters in Philly, whereas The Locust will likely be coming around again within a year. Hmm. Tonight is A Chronicle of Corpses, which I’ve been looking forward to seeing for awhile now.
This past weekend I made some reasonable progress on the BREDSTIK redesign; it is… See more →