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So it’s snowing like crazy here in New Jersey. Again! And just like always, whenever there’s a snow day, be it from school or from work, I always want to make some hot chocolate or coffee and curl up with a good RPG for the duration. I’m not sure what it is about this weather, but I always want to play an RPG. I guess it goes back to when I was a kid, and…

Hi all! So I'm pretty excited about this, I've been wanting to do a video feature for some time now. I know this video seems amateurish, but hey, this is my first one, I'm totally an amateur at this right now! I'm thinking this video feature will focus mainly on retro games and the occasional import game as well. Comments will be greatly appreciated as I'm looking forward to seeing what people think of this,…

One of the nice things about the Playstation 3 is that if you’re a fan of imports, the PS3 has no region lockout, meaning that a Japanese PS3 game plays in a US PS3 just fine. You can also, with a little Google searching and a few minutes worth of setup time, set up your own Japanese Playstation Network account, which allows you access to the Playstation Store to try out the latest Japanese demos…

Not too long ago I went to Ikea with the hope of finding a couple pieces of furniture, one for my ever-growing collection of toys and figures, and another for my collection of games. My room has figures all over the place, and I decided I wanted something where I could place all (or at least most) of my figures so I’d free up some shelf space, and I wanted something enclosed so I wouldn’t…

So PAX East 2010 weekend came and went in a blur. One big, crazy, explosion of games blur. Highlights of the weekend include getting to see Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade in person (of course), getting to see an early screening of Get Lamp (an upcoming documentary on text adventures and interactive fiction), the Omegathon finals, and getting to see a live podcast recording of the 1Up Retronauts show. Really, it was such a…

So I've been trying to be a little more constructive lately, and challenged myself to do one drawing a day, Monday through Friday of this past week. Thursday was the only day I missed, but I still consider it a success, as I continued on Friday and still, just getting in the habit of putting an hour or so aside in my day to draw has felt pretty good. Most of this ended up in…