Daily Archives: August 29, 2011

Eagle Day: one more time with Churchill’s “few”

Posted by on August 29, 2011 in Game Diaries

Leisure reading about history makes me want to play wargames. This is what makes wargamers “wargamers,” as has been definitively proven in at least one scholarly journal article somewhere. I’m sure of it. Michael Korda’s With Wings Like Eagles, a … Continue reading →

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August 29, 2011: wallet threat level football

Posted by on August 29, 2011 in Games

Hey, look, it’s time for Madden 12! Unleash your inner Pele with this year’s football simulation game from Electronic Arts, the fine folks who brought you Monopoly Streets, Deathspank, and Army of Two. Am I little crazy to be looking … Continue reading →

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Gaming’s funniest joke: GameStop

Posted by on August 29, 2011 in Games

The biggest joke in gaming is sadly not “Funny Ha Ha.” Lately, the uproar has been about GameStop opening copies of the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and removing coupons for a free copy on the OnLive system. … Continue reading →

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Qt3 Movie Podcast: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Posted by on August 29, 2011 in Movie Podcasts

This week it’s a two-fer! We talk Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011). What a difference 38 years make! Then, at the 1:16:00 mark, this week’s 3×3 is a discussion of … Continue reading →

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