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I’m the guest host on this week’s GoozCast!

This week I join Jason Trent and Eric Ippolito on Episode 29 of The GoozCast. It’s a touching episode that gets to the heart of the matter as three men grow to live with and learn from each other in a time of great crisis.
Feel the tense drama as they realize there may not be a Gears of War movie coming.
Relive the tears as they look at photographs of Duke Nukem Forever and discuss the things that might have been.
Journey with them as they relate tales of answering calls from … Continue Reading

PAX East 2010: An interview with Gary Vincent, President of ACAM

Gary Vincent

Gary Vincent, President of the American Classic Arcade Museum

Gary Vincent is smiling. You can tell by the way his face lights up that he really loves talking about old arcade games. As the President of the American Classic Arcade Museum, a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization dedicated to restoring and displaying classic arcade games, of course he loves them. But to see him walking around in the classic arcade room at the Penny Arcade Expo, watching the people playing the games he brought from the museum at … Continue Reading

Like it was 1980: First impressions of Game Room on the Xbox 360

Microsoft's Game RoomFirst, let me start by saying that I don’t condone piracy, but when it comes to classic arcade games, you’re kind of stuck. Unless someone snatches up the rights to produce a version of your favorite game for your favorite platform, there’s nothing you can do about replaying that forgotten favorite. Sure, you could spend hundreds of dollars fixing up a vintage cabinet, but who has the money or space for all that? Are you Ricky Stratton? No, and your life sure ain’t Silver Spoons, … Continue Reading

Why the RoadBlasters car is better than your car

Let’s get a few things straight: first, cars are awesome. This is a fact. But cars, by themselves, are not as awesome as you might expect. As of this writing, my ’94 Buick Century is buried in a foot and a half of snow in the parking lot at work, but I’m not at work. I had to bum a ride home in a Jeep 4×4 or I’d still be there. My car is not awesome. But you know how I could make it a lot more awesome?

Thing you need to get straight number 2: Guns are awesome. If I … Continue Reading