Blog Posts on video games and gamers

There’s No Rock; Only Rocks Seen Through The Looking-glass Of Your Game by Skirmisher on Jun 28, 2010A rock, in the different versions of “truths” of some of your favorite video games. Pretty “nostalgic” for old-time gamers. Click to enlarge.

You Can’t Take Away His Xbox, And Live by Skirmisher on Nov 19, 2009A 15-year-old boy, who called up 911 to ask if his douchebag parents had any right to take away his Xbox, learns the bitter lesson that having your parents feed, clothe and shelter you actually give them rights to take away your toys. That’s no...

You Can’t Take Away His Xbox, And Live by Skirmisher on Nov 19, 2009A 15-year-old boy, who called up 911 to ask if his douchebag parents had any right to take away his Xbox, learns the bitter lesson that having your parents feed, clothe and shelter you actually give them rights to take away your toys. That’s no...

‘Doom’ Box Artist Is Dead by Skirmisher on Nov 3, 2009Don Ivan Punchatz designed the whole packaging and promotional materials for the video game Doom. He died of a heart attack on Oct. 11.

‘Doom’ Box Artist Is Dead by Skirmisher on Nov 3, 2009Don Ivan Punchatz designed the whole packaging and promotional materials for the video game Doom. He died of a heart attack on Oct. 11.

How To Make Your Day Vanish, Like Magic by Skirmisher on Aug 23, 2009Play Max Damage. A vanisher of hours.

How To Make Your Day Vanish, Like Magic by Skirmisher on Aug 23, 2009Play Max Damage. A vanisher of hours.

Converting Classic Literature Into Games by Skirmisher on Aug 4, 2009Game designer Chris Tolworthy wondered: “Have you ever sat there reading a book or watching a movie, and thought, ‘I wish I was there, I’d like to talk to those people, I’d like to explore that world.’” Then he sto...

Converting Classic Literature Into Games by Skirmisher on Aug 4, 2009Game designer Chris Tolworthy wondered: “Have you ever sat there reading a book or watching a movie, and thought, ‘I wish I was there, I’d like to talk to those people, I’d like to explore that world.’” Then he sto...

The Last Day of ‘The Matrix Online’ by Skirmisher on Aug 3, 2009The MMO The Matrix Online pulled the plug last July 31, but before it did, there was a party, an orgy of destruction in which players past and present had come to witness. Says one: But we were in The Matrix Online for the final hours as well, and we...