BREAKING: I was wrong about Final Fantasy VIII; it’s actually pretty rad. More to come!

HINT: If you pick “I’ll lie…I must…live…” you get to see Squall talk about flowers! Who needs Moombas? Seriously, this dungeon is not that hard.

I guess I’ve been thinking a lot about casual games lately, first because they’re turning my favorite book-turned-movie into one (I’m worried), and second because when you need to grade papers, write a thesis, and find a job, it is usually a good idea to pretend to be a constantly evolving orb. I don’t think […]

What happened to the Geek On Stun guy? Can I pay him to post more? Lia?

I really love the mental image of some guy rushing the stage at GDC to get unreleased game content, if only because I think it proves a very salient point: Nerds want what they want real bad. To unweave a story from my Gossamer Skein of Personal Thoughts: When I read that Commodore 64 games […]

I don’t think I’ve ever felt as though a video game this benign-looking has actively trolled me before.

If you’re wondering whether you should drop $30 on Professor Layton, I should warn you that the question you should really be pondering is, “Do I like shitty magicians and hanging out with old aunts.” Layton is […]