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Advanced Thinking: Dr. Jess

Scott Pelland — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:27:41 +0000

It's not so surprising that famed game developer Will Wright plays Advance Wars every morning over coffee. AW is a thinking person's game, and who makes more cerebral games than Mr. Wright--the father of all things Sim?

What's more surprising is that after Mr. Wright acknowledged his Advance Wars addiction at the conclusion of GDC, is that he went on to add that he enjoys a round

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Nobson’s ComicCon Report #1

IGNN Staff — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:52:38 +0000

I've been going to ComicCon for years, but I've never encountered so many people out of costume. It actually makes me uncomfortable that I'm wearing my Princess Leia chainlink slave girl costume in this crowd. Some of these posers actually gave me looks that seemed to indicate that I was the strange one.

The good news is that I actually saw Leonard Nimoy and Stan Lee chatting

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Ram: Unusual northwest customs

IGNN Staff — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:30:30 +0000

Ram Danger blogs on ABWAB about IGNN's recent move to its new home in Issaquah, Washington, where the local salmon stream seems to be filled with more corporate executives than fish, which he finds curious.

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Having Fun in San Marco (Vasco)

IGNN Staff — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:34:11 +0000

Vasco DeBean blogs from sunny San Marco about his latest loves, including new social mystery game Pen Island Friends, which will scare your socks off!

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Somewhere In Antarctica (Cremella)

Gideon Chazwit-Stoop — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:06:32 +0000

With international agents still searching for me, I've spent the last several months playing games at a secret ice palace located somewhere on the expanse of the Ross Ice Shelf, completely alone except for the occasional visit from really sad looking Emperor penguins. It's cold as anything, but I warm up with sessions of Wii Sports Resort Plus II. Super looking forward to my next hideout and playing Dark Void.

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Savvy Rocks (Fawn)

Gideon Chazwit-Stoop — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:05:32 +0000

I'm in love with Style Savvy, but a friend of mine who knows someone who once worked at Nintendo says that a whole lineup of new Savvy games are on the way and now I'm so excited I can't run my shop anymore. Ram wants me to do a series of previews of imaginary "savvy" games, so I've been making a list: Truck Stop Savvy (running a successful truck stop

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Report on the Face of Gaming (Jess)

Gideon Chazwit-Stoop — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:04:36 +0000

I ran across a great study that pretty much sums up the future of gaming as one that involves everyone with any money regardless of age, gender, nationality, creed or IQ. This has been coming for some time, but the expansion may not be what people expect. Most industry pundits still focus on TV game consoles, but the delivery mechanisms cited in the study (by the Institute of Holographic Research

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Modern Warfare 3 (Ram)

Gideon Chazwit-Stoop — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:03:48 +0000

I've been busy imagining Modern Warfare 3 and what I would include in the game, such as tigers--of course--and a level in which players battle a force composed of Wall Street's most elite commando bankers. And I would leave out airports altogether, plus I would definitely include some camels as they are very trendy at the moment.

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Holiday Fallout (Rondo)

Gideon Chazwit-Stoop — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:02:48 +0000

They're all blaming me for the stupid incarceration over the holiday. How was I supposed to know that there's a secret Turkish prison hidden beneath Bellevue City Hall, and worse, that it's administered by sadists who love goats. I've tried to make amends--preparing tea for the staff each morning, bringing cupcakes and licorice to the office, offering back rubs to Nell. My attempts at reconciliation have been rebuked.

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A Blog Within A Blog (Rondo)

IGNN Staff — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:38:42 +0000

I just passed Nell a note. She's so pretty. She's reading it now.... She's, she's, oh! Trashed. Damn. She thinks she's so much better than everyone. Read the full story>>