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  • WebbAlert

    WebbAlert

    Morgan Webb, one of the most recognized and respected on-air hosts on G4 (formally know as TechTV and G4TechTV), is an icon in the video gaming industry. She’s now hosting her own daily video tech roundup, that wraps up what many popular blogs were posting about that day.  It’s quick and pretty good.  Check it out…

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  • Credit Card Basics

    Credit Card Basics

    I was doing some research into managing credit cards and what goes into your credit score and so forth, and I found a good website that has an article called “Credit Card Basics: A step by step guide to acquiring and managing credit cards.”  Lots of good info on reports, scores, fees, managing cards and…

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  • Camp Hyrule is open!
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    Camp Hyrule is open!

    Nintendo’s Camp Hyrule is open! The yearly Nintendo event lasts about a week, and the highlight is a chance for MyNintendo members to enter a sweepstakes for a life-sized Link statue.

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  • LEGO Indiana Jones: The Video Game

    The LEGO Star Wars games were great.  I think they kind of came out of left field, and no one expected them to be as good or as fun as they were.  But after exhausting the Star Wars universe, where could they go next?  Why, the Indy universe of course.  Judging by the trailer, it…

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    Wii Flash #1: Duck Hunt

    If you’re like me (and you should be), you have a bunch of older gen consoles hooked up to the TV, such as the NES. But it you want to get your old skool Duck Hunt on, and have a decidedly new school viewing appliance, such as an LCD TV, you’ll be crushingly disappointed, as…

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    To all my “internet friends” …

    “A group of people who come together, or talk to each other, or work with each other and share one another’s lives are no different or less meaningful simply because they establish their relationships via e-mails or voice chats or gameplay. Friendships are no less valuable when they are conducted over great distances. A person…

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  • Infocom on IM
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    Infocom on IM

    We old skoolers can well remember the fun of, you know, using your imagination to play games. I’m talking about “interactive fiction” popularized by a little company called Infocom. I still own a couple, such as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (complete with pocket fluff and microscopic space fleet) and Bureaucracy. ell now you…

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  • Weekly Rant: Don’t get me started…

    I hate articles like this, about the big “news” last week that Aquafina was not spring water.  Well duh!  People are morons for thinking it is. On top of that, I hate the black-and-white arguments that news organizations try to make some issues.  The presumption is that people that drink bottled water are wasting money,…

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  • The Metroid Retrospective

    The Metroid Retrospective

    Awhile ago, there was an excellent Zelda episodic retrospective circling the internet. Now, there’s a Metroid one being released. For new and old fans alike, it’s well worth a view. Click here to go to GameTrailers.com to watch.

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    WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Trailer

    Sweet! The YouTube version is a little fuzzy, but WordPress.com won’t let me embed the GameTrailers one, which is clearer.

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