Category Archives: Games

Robot Unicorn Attacks My Heart

Over on the Adult Swim games website, there is a brilliant homage to that uniquely ’80s intersection of rainbow fantasy and dancefloor melodies — Robot Unicorn Attack! The gameplay is simple, but sort of addicting (for about 10 minutes), but … Continue reading

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My Year in Gaming – 2009 Edition

Last year I ranked my games by how many hours I played each of them. It was sort of depressing and I don’t want to go through that again. Rather than making big lists, I’ll just cull out my gaming … Continue reading

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Gobblin.net 2008 Year In Review Pt. 2: Games

This year I did not lead Niko Bellic through Liberty City, create a Death Knight or chop up dudes with a Lancer. I don’t think I shot a single zombie. Despite playing only a tiny fraction of the games that … Continue reading

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Wii Wonderlost

Much has been made over the past two years about the appeal of the Nintendo Wii to people who don’t traditionally play video games. Like many gamers who have had access to games pretty much since birth, I just don’t … Continue reading

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Nerd Town, USA

Last weekend I attended the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle. What started as a small centered on a popular webcomic has become the single biggest video gaming convention in the US and the place for publishers to go to … Continue reading

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Spore Creature Creator: Fantasy Film Creature Round Up!

So one week later, I’m far from the only person attempting to create 80s film icons with the spore creature creator. I collected a few other noteworthy creations that I found, some Henson-related, some not. Plenty more if you search … Continue reading

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Monster Making

So yesterday saw the release of the Spore Creature Creator, a preview of the highly anticipated game that comes out this fall, and I had to give it a test drive. For those who haven’t been following the game, Spore … Continue reading

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Skub’s Kitchen Adventure: You Are A Goblin!

Adventures are always great, but choosing your own — Priceless. That’s why I’m proud to present my very first blog-based Choose-Your-Own-Adventure story: Skub’s Kitchen Adventure

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