Tag Archives: e3

Fashion Solitaire On The Shelf

I was so excited to see this in Target the other day! I beta-tested Fashion Solitaire in February 2008, but I was in China when the game came out so I’d never seen a hard copy on a store shelf … Continue reading

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Podcasts

I got into podcasts last year when I had the Beijing commute. I’d listen to Notes From Spain and ChinesePod.com, crammed with full bodycontact against other bus riders. Now I listen to them when I’m either at the gym or … Continue reading

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Awesome Street

If I knew it was possible to live on Awesome Street, I would never have settled for a normal address.

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Stamps

I went to the post office this morning to send Eric and Allison some extremely overdue gifts from China, and do my first Akoha missions. (Thanks to CT at Gypsy Bandito for sending me the deck!) Akoha’s a beta blend … Continue reading

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Momo’s Quest

The guys at Happy Nutz Studio quoted my Thumbgods review of their new game Momo’s Quest! I feel like a real reviewer now, and I can say Games Journalist without adding quite so many qualifiers.  Maybe now I’ll feel like … Continue reading

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Nick Bounty

The Nick Bounty mysteries are flash games (or free downloads) from the independent Pinhead Games company. The first mystery is called A Case Of The Crabs and the second The Goat In The Gray Fedora, which gives you an idea … Continue reading

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Sneaky Wizard 101

I was googling for the Fusionfall main page to link it in an article I’m working on, and look what paid ad came up! Very sneaky, Wizard 101! Hijacking search terms is a pretty common practice, but how odd to … Continue reading

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Captcha Fortunetelling

I was setting up a Twitter account for a blog client today and got this Turing test: I’m just saying.

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Pretty, Pretty FusionFall

FusionFall is gorgeous. Wait, that’s not how to start a review. Let me try again. FusionFall, the new MMO from Cartoon Network, takes place a few years in the future. Players must help the Cartoon Network crowd, including older versions … Continue reading

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El Greco To Velasquez

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