Dr. Sexy and I just recorded the latest ‘cast, and while doing so we discussed the preview of L4D2 that is over at Gamespot. If you haven’t checked it out yet, I’m posting it here. Hopefully it won’t screw up the site too badly…

If you rock some zombies, let us know. We’re always looking for more peeps to get in on the fun!

It’s not very often I “scoop” the real news sites, but I guess this rumor hasn’t broken yet: Slipgate Ironworks, part of Gazillion, in San Mateo (headed by John Romero) – who were working on an unannounced MOG – has allegedly shut down it’s offices & laid everyone off in that office.

No idea how this is going to play out, but I was a bit surprised that the Great and Powerful Romero had another epic fail. Yeah, I know, I’m a fool like that.

I guess the MOG market certainly is no more immune to economics than any other business, but I just kept waiting to hear something new and exciting coming from them. I know, I know, I’m a silly goose – but I’m left wondering how the Hell Romero still manages to get investors? I’m not trying to say anything bad about him. He’s probably a great guy and loves his mother, yadda yadda. But has he done anything since Daikatana, which I don’t think really comes close to qualifying as impressive?

Again, I’m not trying to detract from what he has accomplished in the past. Wolfenstein 3D and Quake continue to hold a special place in my heart, as they were some of the first video games that really ‘hooked’ me. But that was what, 15 years ago?

I’m really curious as to what he’s been doing that still manages to entice investors. Or is he not getting investors, is he financing these things on his own? Obviously I know nothing about what it takes to start a company. But I would think that there has to be SOMEthing being shown to people to inspire confidence.

If you know or have your own thoughts, feel free to chime in. Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Romero himself stops by – he manages to find most of the things written about himself (as his own contributions to his Wiki article will testify).

Update 10/17/09 7:15pm: As expected, Kotaku is right on the ball with details on the matter. The details are definitely worth reading. Now to wait with bated breath for Lum’s take on the matter…

I never liked them anyway!

Yeah, I just couldn’t get them restored. See, I TRIED to patch them, and didn’t bother backing anything up, because honestly, who does that?

So of course they failed miserably and melted. But I never liked those damn forums anyway, so is that really a loss?

Instead of our lame forums, we should all go chat over at the Joystick Required forums anyway. They’re WAAAAY cool. Full of helpful information for Jumpgate, too!

So yeah, that’s where the Watercooler link above redirects to. Deal with it (preferably by registering over there and chatting!).

I just can’t quit you…

The great thing about this being nothing more than my own personal blog is that when I get a wild hair up my ass, I can just turn it off. And when I get ANOTHER one, I can turn it back on! And nobody’s the wiser, right?

Of course right!

So yeah, just for shits and giggles I’m coming back to this. And the reason’s going to make you laugh – I re-subbed to Jumpgate, one of the oldest MOGs out there. And the stories I wrote about that ancient game that NOBODY plays anymore are actually some of my favorite – so if I’m playing again, I might want to write a tale or two. And where else could I put them?

So this weekend I’ll be updating the N3RDCast section to get all the ones we’ve done since I last quit. And maybe I’ll even have a tale or two to tell…

Chris Hanel, he of Riff Raff Theater, let me know that they are in the running over at Riff Trax for a pretty sweet contest!

He’s trying to get the word out now to any and all n3rds to help them out. If you’re not familiar with the Riffing business, just think MST3K. It is many of the same people, after all. And if Chris wins, not only does he get to work with them (again, the big jerk), he also gets a ridiculous amount of money for doing so!

And if you want to see who you’re voting for, I recommend checking out their three pack. It’s a great way to add even more pleasure to those old dvds you’ve got gathering dust on your shelf!

And if you’re in the Iowa City area, check out their live shows!

Let me start with my standard disclaimer: I have never designed a game, I have no affiliation nor stock investment in Sony, and I don’t even own a PS3 (yet). I do own a PSP, and I love it dearly – yes, even more than the DS. I love the GAMES on my DS better – I still haven’t found anything to replace Puzzle Quest – but as a handheld, I use my PSP all the time. It is my constant companion around the house in the mornings and evenings, streaming NPR from its wonderful internet radio player. I check my email from it (except Gmail – Google, why do you hate the PSP so?), catch up on some of my favorite webcomics and even check my local news feed. But the only games I regularly play on it are the two GTA games, and neither of those really impress me too much.

I wrote all of this babble simply because this is the game I WANT to play. I like to think about things like this because I have a very pathetic, boring life and have nothing better to do.

Having said all that, I want Sony to take over Shadowrun. I don’t mean that piece of shit knock-off that was supposed to be Shadowrun but was actually just a CounterStrike mod with Shadowrun skins; I mean the REAL Shadowrun. The one with Orcs.