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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Gamespotting: Justin Bieber video
A reader sent along pictures from Justin Bieber’s latest music video, in which he ravenously purchases Nintendo 3DSs. According to the reader: All He Wants for Christmas – is Nintendo 3DS! In the newly debuted video for his holiday song, … Continue reading
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Qt3 Games Podcast: zombies vs. SWAT
We enlist Eric “shellfishguy” Campbell to help us solve a dilemma. Then we settle in for some serious talk about World of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old Republic, at which point Tom Chick sets a couple of n00bs straight … Continue reading
Things to do in Distant Worlds: Legends
I fully expected that the Legends expansion for Distant Worlds would mainly be cool for adding characters who level up (pictured). I was wrong. After the jump, what a difference a chart makes
Gamespotting: Walking Dead
In the last episode of Walking Dead, one of the characters explains his cavalier attitude about being lowered into a well to try to extract a zombie from the drinking water. He says he approached it as if he was … Continue reading
Skyrim is brittle, beautiful, sometimes broken, and very Bethesda
Skyrim is putatively a game. More accurately, it’s a narrative loom. Read the review here.
Qt3 Movie Podcast: The Descendants
Is Alexander Payne’s The Descendants an effective story about a man’s struggle through a family crisis, or a maudlin soap opera with a made-for-TV sensibility? Depends on who you listen to on this week’s Qt3 Movie Podcast. At the 52-minute … Continue reading
November 28: wallet threat level red
The wallet threat level isn’t high due to any new releases. There aren’t any, of course. Instead, the threat to your wallet is due to any holiday sales that may or may not be going on. But if you made … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving and good luck on Black Friday
The Quarter to Three offices will be shut down for the holiday so our employees and interns can spend time with their families. Happy holiday to everyone, best wishes if you’re going to wade into Shopping Hell, and whatever you … Continue reading
Qt3 Games Podcast: still only in Skyrim
We try mightily to talk about stuff that isn’t Skyrim (pictured). We succeed part of the time. It doesn’t help that this week’s guest, Justin “Demon G. Sides” Utegg, is more hardcore at Skyrim than McMaster and Chick put together.
Is the worst level in Halo actually one of the best levels in any videogame?
Lots of folks hate The Library, a level that appears near the end of the original Halo. I can sort of understand why. But after playing the remastered version in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, I’m convinced it’s a triumph of … Continue reading
Singing Skyrim’s “my companion left me” blues
I want to trade some items with you, I tell Lydia by selecting that choice from the menu. Which is oddly placed several entries down. What a terrible place for my most common interaction with Lydia, who routinely helps me … Continue reading
Your Daily McMaster: ditching Farkas
Bethesda games are, traditionally, buggy at release. After release as well. When something weird starts happening in an Elder Scrolls game, I take it with a grain of salt. This behavior can be intended, but often enough the game’s quirky … Continue reading
Ten years later, Halo holds up
With each successive Halo, I’ve gotten less interested in the series. So I was kind of dreading having to play Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the remastered version of the original game. Turns out I didn’t remember what I was missing. … Continue reading
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November 21: wallet threat level green
And that’s a wrap on 2011. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the last big release of the year that isn’t a Star Wars themed MMO or Mario crammed into a tiny car. Also out this week is Serious … Continue reading
Qt3 Movie Podcast: Martha Marcy May Marlene
An artsy, understated, ambiguous movie from a first-time writer/director starring an unproven actress in a challenging role about a character in an uncertain mental state and John Hawkes? We’re all over Martha Marcy May Marlene! This week’s 3×3, our favorite … Continue reading