The Gamer’s Quagmire #66: DLC: It’s Easy as 1-2-3

The Gamer’s Quagmire #66: DLC: It’s Easy as 1-2-3

Apr 04

Everything you wanted to know about gaming, and less by Jamison DeLorenzo This week marked a first for me in gaming. It wasn’t anything as groundbreaking as my first perfect song for Guitar Hero on Expert, completing a Mario game without dying, or roasting the CPU in a regulation hockey game by over 200 goals (thank you, NHL ’94). This week marked the first time I participated in...

The Gamer’s Quagmire #65: Getting Fallout Boy a 9 to 5

The Gamer’s Quagmire #65: Getting Fallout Boy a 9 to 5

Mar 28

Everything you wanted to know about gaming, and less by Jamison DeLorenzo Understanding the role of a game critic has become a rather difficult task. Game critics have many different facets to their job – advertising for games, informing the public, washing hands with publishers, entertaining viewers, and so forth. Knowing how to handle all of these so-called responsibilities can be...

The Gamer’s Quagmire #64: An MMO With Sprinkles on Top

The Gamer’s Quagmire #64: An MMO With Sprinkles on Top

Mar 14

Everything you wanted to know about gaming, and less by Jamison DeLorenzo We have all been witnesses to the recent acquisition of Blizzard and the attempted acquisition of Take Two. Both of these companies are rumored to be in the development stages of a new online game, and these speculations have largely revolved around Starcraft and KOTOR. Whether you believe these rumors or not is your...

The Gamer’s Quagmire #63: The Inaugural All-Uninspirational Gaming Awards

The Gamer’s Quagmire #63: The Inaugural All-Uninspirational Gaming Awards

Mar 07

Everything you wanted to know about gaming, and less by Jamison DeLorenzo One of the great ideas that I have supported for a long time, the Ironic Punishment Division, is something I find myself wanting to write about multiple times per year. While it always felt like a genuinely funny idea, it never felt like a legitimate one until its appearance in Halloween Special IV on the Simpsons. The...

Off the Cuff: a beautiful collision

Off the Cuff: a beautiful collision

Mar 03

Sometimes life provides you with perfect intersections of your hobbies.  And when that happens, life is good.  Take, for instance, this video where Rock Band and Portal meet.  You know you’re in for an awesome experience!