Archive: March 2009

Remember! It is April Fool’s Day, but that doesn’t mean you have to be a fool. Today, just say no to obvious and not especially funny “pranks.” To survive on the Internet, you must first accept that you are not as clever as you think you are. Meanwhile, over at work, I continue shouting into [...]

[[image:090331_header.jpg:A2Q 83:center:0]] Media | A2Q Archives | A2Q on Twitter | A2Q #82 | March 31, 2009 Right before I sat down to write this, I Netflix sent me an email notifying me that I’ll have to cough up an extra $4 a month to continue watching Blu-ray movies. But with everything I want to [...]

Final Fantasy VII: The Voice of the Planet Let it never be said that I don’t brook dissenting opinions. Today Kishi doesn’t just offer a clement analysis of his own personal pivotal game experience, Final Fantasy VII, he goes so far as to call out my (admittedly overstated for the sake of flamebait) review. But [...]

I’m down to slightly more than a dozen copies of the hardback copies of GameSpite Year One, Vol. 1 to sign and mail. (Plus about 10 that have been inscribed but need to be dropped by the post office. I’d just pop them into the nearest mailbox, but they weigh slightly more than the limit [...]

[[image:jb_090329_rhythmheaven2.gif::right:0]]Last week I was handed a copy of Rhythm Heaven Gold by a friend who had imported it some time ago. While the game comes out stateside next week (simply as Rhythm Heaven), I had heard that playing the Japanese version required little knowledge of the language, so I decided to give it a shot. [...]

[[image:090327_fez.jpg:Oh, Fez. Marry me?:center:0]] Fez, I have a confession to make. I’ve been watching you from afar for over a year, peeking over the top of whatever I’m reading to catch an innocuous glance as you pass by. Just an innocent look, really. But I started to feel something. And then, just as quickly as [...]

As of today, my keychain now has a Franklin Badge attached to it. Like most men, I carry my keys in my front pants pocket. This means that at long last, my naughty bits are safe from lightning-elemental attacks. I can’t tell you what a load off my mind that is. In case you missed [...]