Columns – Page 40

Gamera Obscura: Maison Ikkoku: Omoide no Photograph

Columns by Jeff Day on July 28, 2011

MAN, IT SURE IS HOT OUT.
[NSFW] Ctrl-Alt-Del: The Animated Series: In Review, Part I: Diary of a Madman

Columns by Stuart Gipp on July 21, 20113

Ctrl-Alt-Del: The Animated Series isn't as irredeemable as it's made out to be. It's much, much worse. Ep 1x1: Television Dominance.
[NSFW] … of the Month: Unsexy

Columns by Matt Gardner on July 19, 201110

I thought to write an article chastising you all for being such terrible, terrible people for what I now refer to simply as W.C. 2011, but a few things have happened that have set me on a different course. One, it’s been months since that tragedy, and, as with any months-old tragedy, I’ve mostly forgotten about it. Two, I have something much more future-relevant I’d like to talk about.
Poor Player’s Paradise: Free-to-Play Extravaganza!

Columns by Christian Porter on July 14, 20116

The past few weeks have seen an explosion in news about free-to-play games. Tons of big-name games have gone, or are going, free-to-play, and cheap bastards like me couldn't be happier. PlayStation 3
Gamer Girlfriend: Clash of the Titans

Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on July 8, 20114

It sucks to be a low-level character in D&D. Sad, but true. Your hit points are crap, you have no money or magic items, and your most impressive spells do exactly 1d3 points of damage per casting. I mean, OK, it’s not like the challenge ratings of the monsters you’re fighting are very high either, but still. Best-case scenario, your character is kind of a weakling but still gets a decent hit or two in per encounter. Worst case scenario, he’s completely useless (seriously, try playing a Level 1 Monk sometime and see how much you like being the only person in the party who can’t hold a weapon properly).
Impaired Closed Captioning: EarthBound

Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on July 7, 20113

It's been several months since we last checked on the technological progress of Google's Transcribe Audio, the invaluable YouTube feature that converts speech into text captions that make us sound lik
Quantum Geek: Episode 24 – Sacrifice

Columns by Michael Ridgaway on July 6, 2011

“We can’t hold out much longer like this!”
Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games

Columns by Paul Franzen on July 5, 20113

Before I get started with making fun of other people's Xbox Live Indie Games, I have a big announcement to make:
What the Crap?: On Yoshi

Columns by Mark Freedman on June 27, 20118

Ah yes, our little green friend Yoshi. Let me take you back to the turbulent time known as 1991. America was still adjusting to the end of the Cold War, but more importantly, we were eagerly awaiting
[NSFW] Gamera Obscura: Magic Bubble

Columns by Jeff Day on June 23, 20117

I'VE BEEN WAITING A REALLY LONG TIME FOR YOU TO GET HERE...