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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
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged beta, China, e3, Fashion Solitaire, Game Reviews, Grace, Large Animal Games, why's it gotta be pink?
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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
Posted in Beijing, Books, Raleigh
Tagged Books, British, chinese, chinesepod, dictionary, e3, Eric, podcast, Raleigh, stuff I like
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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.
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged awesome, cary, e3, Grace, North Carolina, photoblog, Raleigh
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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
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
Posted in Game Reviews, milestones
Tagged e3, Game Reviews, games, Happy Nutz Studio, milestones, Momo's Quest, my other writing, new game, ThumbGods
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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
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, Raleigh
Tagged A Case Of The Crabs, e3, election, Flash games, Game Reviews, games, gaming, Grace, mac, Momo's Quest, movies, my other writing, MyTribe, Nick Bounty, Pinhead Games, Raleigh, ThumbGods
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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
Posted in Gaming Culture, Raleigh
Tagged e3, FusionFall, game culture, Google, Grace, Raleigh, search terms, Wizard 101
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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.
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
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged beta, cartoon network, e3, FusionFall, Game Reviews, games, Grace, LOST, tech, WarCraft, World of WarCraft, WoW
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