We’re Experiencing Operating Difficulties… Please Stand By…

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Hmmm. for some reason the internet hates me today. Back to posting once I figure out what’s wrong. (Hits “Publish” and hope it publishes this time.. grrrr!)

Why I Hate Sequels: The Bad Back Is Back In Action!

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OK, my back was fine (splendid, even) for a few hours after seeing and playing Sniper Elite V2 (it’s REALLY great – Rebellion and 505 Games have a  REAL winner packed full of 3rd person stealth/action/ and first-person sniping bliss here, go pre-order it ASAP, I say) and it was fine while I was writing up the preview and working on beating Ninja Gaiden III on the hardest mode (and wrecking my PS3 controller in the process, grrr). But, a few twists and turns and getting up from a slightly cramped position and (*creak, groan!*), it’s ouch-time once more. So, down I go for the night (well, a good eight hour rest, at least) with some grandpa-scented medicated stuff on my back, an aspirin or two and the alarm clock set, as I may be getting a package tomorrow with a certain “surprise” inside… Oof and goodnight!

Tinkering With The Wayback Machine…

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Heh. I’m actually STILL working on updating/fixing those 2010 and 2011 posts, so yes, those articles that are chopped of or oddly formatted WILL be fixed up as time goes on. I still don’t have that typing monkey I ordered from that old comic book, so I blame the slowness of the mail for much of this still ongoing. That and the time machine plans I bought off some stupid website didn’t work at all. I just ended up rewiring the toaster and vacuum cleaner here into a weird thing that shoots sparks and makes a lot of smoke. It also makes random old comic books fall from the sky, but they always arrive all burnt up, so there goes my chances of getting a copy of the first appearance of Superman in a decent condition…

And (More) Miles To Go Before I Sleep (But I’ve Got Toys To Dream About)…

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Yikes. I’ve a LOT of Toy Fair 2012 stuff to write up, but it’ll get done over the next week. I got a nice laugh earlier because I’d initially planned to do about five big articles that covered everything I saw that I liked. Of course, those plans got steamrolled once I started going through my note, then sorting out catalogs and contact info. Anyway, there will be at least one huge article and a bunch of smaller ones coming, so  just watch your inboxes if you’ve subscribed for updates. Anyone else (meaning new folks I ran into at Toy Fair), you’ll be hearing from me directly. That is all – I’m going to sleep, as I’m over my word count for the day…

Eh, I’d Only Want To Watch The Ads, Anyway…

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As I’m not much of a sportsball fan these days (not giving a crap PLUS avoiding super salty and super greasy fun-food keeps my blood pressure down, thank you), but I just may tune in for the last quarter if things are exciting (i.e., a total blowout where I hear the neighbors and people out at the bar across the street screaming as if they’re on fire in a happy sense). I’ll most likely be catching up on some posting or reformatting, as there’s still a ways to go on the latter and my daily posting schedule means I should keep doing the former. Um,… Go Giants, I guess…

Yes, I Still Review Stuff, Silly…

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This should be interesting. I talked a Kinect-owning pal into buying Double Fine Happy Action Theater and I’ll be moseying on over to his place later to see what’s what. The XPlay demo last night made me do it, so blame them. Although, my heads up from him and his kids says the game is nothing but stupidly entertaining. In a really good way. If I don’t throw my back out kicking a pigeon or making fireworks with my fingers, I’ll be back with a review later tonight. Wish me luck…

Since You Asked Nicely, An Answer Or Three…

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Yes, more game collection photos are coming soon. I’ve just been otherwise occupied with some miscellaneous stuff.I won’t get to game system pics for a while, as it will take a bit of work to unearth everything from the Bottomless Bins of Doom…

Yup, reformatting the old blog posts to WordPress is BORING as hell, but those old posts need to be cleaned up, fixed and restored. In a way, this is a great thing, as I’m finding a few spelling mistakes here and there (a result of too many late nights writing) and correcting them as I go.

Ummm hmmm, I’ll be adding some more classic (and perhaps a few current) movie reviews. I get invited to festival screenings on occasion, but just don’t have the chance to attend, being a one-man operation and primarily focusing on games. However, I’m working on an feature about films that may have influenced certain game (just so I get two passions in the same reading space).

That is all. Good Night (Maybe – I still have a packed inbox and need to see what’s post-worthy)

Minor Update, Plus Some Advice For Nintendo…

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Still plugging away on the old post reformatting/restoration project, so bear with me for a bit if you decide to poke around the older stuff on the blog. My advice to Nintendo, who reported some major losses and expects more this year leading up to the Wii U launch: ASK your consumers what they want. Don’t just DO stuff and expect them all to jump aboard. That may help a bit, as believe it or not, new tech aside, some people just hate too many surprises or huge changes. Granted, it stinks to be a total stick in the mud diehard, but those are the folks you need to guide into your brave new world…

A Colder Look For January…

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Since Silent Hill HD Collection has been pushed back until March, I decided to change the header to something with a bit more of a winter theme. Fortunately, I have some SSX screenshots here, so there you go, Kaori flying over the content below. I’ll need to post the rest of those screens and some more videos soon, as the game is coming out next month (and is turning out to be really good, folks)…

Time Machine Stalled ‘Til The Weekend, Details At 11…

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OK, I’m only up to June 2010 in terms of reformatting the entire blog (boo!), so please be patient, folks. I’ll be jumping back in feet first this weekend with some more fixes on those older posts while also working on a review or two I need to complete. I’ll also get around to posting my current PlayStation 3 library, as I finally got around to taking a few photos last night. That is all – you may resume you regularly scheduled programming…