December 2009
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Soul Bubbles
In my search for unique DS games appropriate for an adult with a fondness for puzzles, I came across a “Best of 2008” list that included Soul Bubbles (by the French Studio, Mekensleep) — a game I had never heard of before. I immediately sought it out and discovered a tragedy. It seems that its publisher, Eidos, didn’t give it much of a chance in the market and it ended up...
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Fantastic Mr. Cookies
Mrs. Bean’s Famous Nutmeg Ginger Apple Snaps
Recipe Courtesy of Mario Batali
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pinch of ground...
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“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman (via fuckyeahhappy)
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Played Me Some Osmos! Verdict: Awesome. →
Hemisphere Games “ambient” physics-based puzzler, Osmos, was released on the Mac last week and I finally got a chance to play this beautiful and very engaging indie game. I wasn’t really sure at first if I was going to be satisfied by its gameplay, but after progressing through its relatively easy intro levels I was suddenly challenged with some very thought-provoking situations...
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"Shatter" Soundtrack Only $1 →
Upbeat, techno fun. Great video game soundtrack. Only a buck!
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WatchRed Dead Redemption gameplay trailer is awesome, educational (from joystiq.com).
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Life is enviable sense.
Today’s “Poetry from Japanese Translation”…
I think today is also a cold, almost one in the box was half-hearted day.
But come out to a deserted meal perfectly.
After eating, sleeping time and shut up.
Life is enviable sense.
Original in Japanese (with cute cat photos) can be found here. Clever English translation can be experienced here.
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So I created this today...
I’m no expert in video games. I’m not even that good. But I do love them and play them more than I watch TV. Every once in a while I like to post my impressions of a game to the comments of a favorite video game site and have then added it here as well. So I created this little badge to go along with those posts. I also loves me some badges, even though some people espouse...
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Watchfrom tinycartridge:
Dodging cats in Sukeban Shachou Rena Wii, the game about working in an office under a demanding feline boss. The goal here is to get out of the way of the angry cats who flail themselves at your avatar, and press a button to embrace the loving cats, triggering a sweet cutscene.
This is the game that was rumored to sell just 100 copies in its Japanese launch. Which means that...