I am not sure if this idea is stupid or brilliant, but at the moment I’m loving it. Stride and Prejudice is a side-scrolling iOS running game in which you jump between phrases of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice (get it?). So you’re reading, and playing a game, and the music’s fun, and the […]
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I’m Getting Pretty Stressed About This Myst-Related Kickstarter
Myst, guys, seriously. Cyan, Inc—the people who made Myst—are kickstarting a new mystery adventure game. Their Kickstarter for Obduction —sort of a spiritual sequel to Myst—ends this Saturday, and they still have just too far to go for my comfort they got funded just in time! HUZZAH! YAY! I am excited about this because, guys—Myst. […]
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Drink to the Memory of Your Favorite NES Games
Videogame nostalgia and drinking have finally met. What’s that? They’ve been together literally all the time for the last 20 years? Oh, forget I said anything, then. Seriously, though—some Portlanders are making NES Cartridge flasks—those are NES Cartridge replicas that you can now drink out of, with clever alcohol-themed labels. NES FLASKS Don’t drink and […]
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Has Pokémon Run Out of Ideas?
In the ladies’ restroom at Rose City Comic-Con a couple weeks ago, I overheard a wonderful conversation happening in a group of 14-to-16-year old cosplayers. “Did you hear? There are like 400 Pokémon now,” said one, who was probably dressed as a TARDIS. (Note: there are actually estimated to be almost 750 Pokémon in the […]
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This Weekend: Videogames, Pinball, Tetris, and Way, Way More at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo
The Portland Retro Gaming Expo is this weekend, which is excellent news if it’s time for you to stock up on retro console games, play pinball or retro arcade games for an entire day, or have those long-honed Mario Kart skills finally pay off. This year’s expo also has a full weekend’s schedule of panels, […]
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I Spent My Weekend As A Communist Bureaucrat and It Was Amazing
It doesn’t feel good to play Papers, Please. It, honestly, makes me a little sick. And that is absolutely fascinating. PAPERS, PLEASE The game where paperwork is life or death. I’ll admit I’m a little late to the game on Papers, Please—the “Dystopian Document Thriller” for Mac and PC created by Lucas Pope. But it’s […]
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Help Us Come Up With Missions For Grand Theft Auto: Portland
It seems all the gamers in the world will be playing Grand Theft Auto V this week, a game that continues to corrupt our youths in new and innovative ways. As Nex explains in this week’s issue, the new game allows for even more sin and insanity than the prior GTA titles, with activities from […]
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PAX: Civilization V And Shogun 2 Are Mind-Blowing, Pirates Suck
PAX is over, you guys. But what a great weekend of gaming and nerddom… and I don’t think anyone got swine flu or stabbed in the eye: a major bonus! The battle wages on between big game industry companies, independent game developers, and consumers who have become accustomed to stealing all games. The most innovative […]
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PAX: Nerds Love Nerd Music, Double Rainbows
It’s day three of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) up here in Seattle. PAX was started in 2004 by the guys behind Penny Arcade, a webcomic about gaming. Nerdy rock music doesn’t often fill a 2500 seat auditorium, but it did last night. Nercore rapper MC Frontalot, songwriting duo Paul and Storm and gorgeous wonderful […]
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PAX: The Dungeons & Dragons Party Bus!
It’s day two of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) up here in Seattle. PAX was started in 2004 by the guys behind Penny Arcade, a webcomic about gaming. Last year, PAX attracted over 60,000 people. On to the coverage! This morning we took a trip to the Dungeons & Dragons party bus (PARTY BUS!!!) to […]
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PAX: I Saw the Portal 2, and the Portal 2 Was Beautiful
It’s day one of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) up here in Seattle. PAX was started in 2004 by the guys behind Penny Arcade, a webcomic about gaming, and has since grown to a twice-a-year convention in Boston and Seattle—last year, PAX attracted over 60,000 people. Other than being full of a bunch of freaking […]
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Be My Replacement! Mercury Seeks A News Intern
All of this could be yours Today is my last day as the Portland Mercury‘s valued news intern. There are going to be some substantially awesome size-11 shoes to fill when I go: do you have what it takes? The news intern does research and writes real articles and blog posts. You should have some […]