By Bartoneus on May 20, 2008 in Featured, RPG, Review | 15 Comments
We were very privileged to receive a promotional copy of the first Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition adventure module, entitled Keep on the Shadowfell, which comes with a small set of quick start rules as an introduction to the yet-to-be-released edition of the game. Dave and I took the opportunity to gather a group [...]
By Bartoneus on May 15, 2008 in Critical Bits, Editorial, RPG | 7 Comments
There’s a lot of buzz going around about the soon-to-be-released 4th Edition D&D Adventure Keep on the Shadowfell, some people even did a ridiculously thorough read through of it, though Phil does provide a great review / preview there for it. One thing that he mentions is the hit points of monsters at such [...]
By Bartoneus on May 12, 2008 in Featured, Inquisition of the Week, RPG | 10 Comments
Last monday, to wrap up our Unofficial Review Weekend, Dave’s poll asked which Nick Fury was the better Nick Fury, Sammy J or David Hasselhoff. An overwhelming majority of 76% thought that Samuel L. Jackson made a better Nick Fury, while 15% thought the Hoff was best (and more true to the original comic Fury), [...]
By Bartoneus on May 7, 2008 in Editorial, Featured, RPG | 10 Comments
Within the core books for the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, a base world is being set up which is intended to give new players and especially new Dungeon Masters a much easier time getting into their first game. The setting is called “Points of Light” and is summed up on their site [...]
By Bartoneus on May 1, 2008 in Featured, Review, Video Games | 5 Comments
I had not originally planned to pick up Grand Theft Auto 4 anytime soon, but when your wife asks you to go out and buy GTA any hesitation would be a grievous offense. We got it for the 360 because we don’t own a PS3, and also because achievements are our console gaming lifeblood. [...]
By Bartoneus on Apr 28, 2008 in Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Tabletop Games | 16 Comments
I thought that Dave’s musically inclined poll last week was great, because it’s one of those general questions that I probably would have never thought to ask. It looks like the most people prefer the alternative/indie/college rock genre (69%), which I find interesting when you consider that our age poll surprised us with more people [...]
By Bartoneus on Apr 23, 2008 in Editorial, Featured, Video Games | 9 Comments
I received quite a shock last night when I opened an e-mail newsletter that I somehow started getting from EB Games. You see, I haven’t been up to date with current gaming since the Gamecube was around and kicking. I noticed that it happened when I went through a lot of effort to [...]
By Bartoneus on Apr 9, 2008 in Featured, Movies, News | 0 Comments
Yesterday in New York City Disney / Pixar Animation announced a handful of new projects that are in the works over the next 4 years, as well as screening 30 minutes of footage from the soon-to-be-released Pixar film Wall-E.
Here’s a list of the projects that Disney announced:
Up will follow WALL-E for Pixar, featuring the voices [...]