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Visiting Strangetown: Sims 2 on the DS
You’re on your way from someplace much cooler to someplace much cooler when your car breaks down in Strangetown, and the Sims 2 game begins. A local yokel says he can fix that, but while you’re waiting (it goes without … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged Game Reviews, games, General, Google, nintendo DS, Raleigh, random, Sims, Sims 2, Stick, Strangetown
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Wolverine
Going into a superhero movie, we all know that we have to suspend our disbelief just a little bit more, but ill-defined powersets abound in the new X-Men Origins. Really, how many extra-strong, invulnerable guys with extendable knuckle claws can … Continue reading
Faerie Solitaire Review
I have a review of the new Faerie Solitaire up on ThumbGods. I’m a bit late posting this because every time I went to get another screenshot or check a fact, I got sucked into playing a few hands of … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, My Other Writing
Tagged e3, Faerie Solitaire, Fashion Solitaire, Game Reviews, games, garden, indie games, my other writing, ThumbGods
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Record-Breaking Uno
A few nights ago, we had our newish friends Monty and Lynn over to play Arkham Horror. Monty works with Stick, and I’ve hung out with his friend Lynn a few times outside of our D&D game. I guess they’re … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged Arkham Horror, e3, ESL, family, game culture, games, Lynn, Monty, North Carolina, oops, packing, Raleigh, random, Stick, Uno, unpacking
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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
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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Best China Blogs
PanAsianBiz has a new post on the top English blogs about China. They’ve listed the top ten blogs in six categories, based on the categories and votes received on Chinalyst’s best China blog contest. I didn’t win Chinalyst’s contest, but … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Other Blogs
Tagged China, China blog, China Blogs, chinese, Chinese life, education, Eric, expats, games, Google, Humanaught, other blogs, Shanghai, tech, travel, wine, Young
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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
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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Ciao Bella Review
I got to review the resource-management life sim Ciao Bella on Casual Gamer Chick: Ciao Bella opens with the protagonist, Elena, getting a call from her would-be mother-in-law, asking her to hurry up and get started on the grandchildren. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, Raleigh
Tagged Casual Gamer Chick, casual games, Ciao Bella, Game Reviews, games, Raleigh
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Princess Bride Game
Although I was super excited to get my review copy of the Princess Bride game, I wasn’t sure whether I would automatically like this game because it’s based on the Princess Bride, or hate it because it’s based on the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged Books, casual games, ESL, Game Reviews, games, movies, Princess Bride Game, RACL, Raleigh, time management, worldwide biggies
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