At Last, An Easy Pokemon Game

Pokemon experts may snicker. They may laugh at me the way they laugh at a pale blogger caught next to a flexible cos-player. But can they deny that Pokemon games are confusing to newcomers? And that simplicity might help?


September 7, 2009
In Real Life

PAX Cosplay Round 3 – FIGHT!

It’s the final day of PAX 2009, and that means the final round of cosplay photos, captured not by Adam Barenblat, but by myself and AJ, the cosplay backup crew.


In Real Life

Now That’s A Big Daddy Banner

2K Games brought professional illustrator Eric Maruscak to PAX to create a masterpiece of epic proportions.


In Real Life

Marvel Comics Artist Renders Romance Gone Wrong On DSi

If you happened to venture outside the main expo hall at PAX 2009, you may have run into Nintendo’s unique booth for its drawing and animation downloadable DSi application, Flipnote Studio.


Shank Preview: The Beat-Em Up Reloaded

Klei Entertainment takes on the side-scrolling beat-em up with Shank, managing to create something fresh and compelling from a genre that’s grown old and stale.


In Real Life

Inside CCP’s Succubus Club

Step inside The Succubus Club as we share some rather bad photos and a couple of video clips from CCP’s infamous goth meets geek party event.


First Footage Of The Old Republic’s Trooper In Action

During today’s Star Wars: The Old Republic panel at PAX 09, BioWare showed us our first glimpse of the Republic’s Trooper class in action, and we’re passing the savings on to you!


In Real Life

Xbox Live’s Top Cop Reads ‘The Book Of Enforcement’

Stephen Toulouse gave a presentation at PAX that, like most of his outreach, leavened the dirty work of running Xbox Live’s banhammer ops with comedy. His sermon is about how the wicked “Poonhunter” came to be banned from Battlefield 1943.


In Real Life

Splinter Cell Update: There Will Be Goggles, Bet (Almost) Settled

A certain someone (me) did a guest appearance this weekend on Giant Bomb’s podcast, where it was my duty to officially settle a Splinter Cell Conviction bet.


Ratchet & Clank Future A Crack In Time: Lombax In Space Impressions

Let 2009 hereby be known as The Year Of The More Interesting Hub World. The spokes of Wolfenstein emanate from a German city overrun by Nazis; those of Halo 3 ODST to New Mombasa. The new Ratchet? An action-packed galaxy.