Author Archives: Tom Auxier

Post Apocalypse: Nihilism and Heroism

If one were to list the prevailing trends in modern media, be they games or comics or television, post apocalyptic would be #1, #3, and possibly #4, with vampires coming in at #2. Post apocalyptic vampires would be #5. Even

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Post Apocalypse: Nihilism and Heroism

If one were to list the prevailing trends in modern media, be they games or comics or television, post apocalyptic would be #1, #3, and possibly #4, with vampires coming in at #2. Post apocalyptic vampires would be #5. Even

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The Sunday Gaming Club: Doughnut!

Truly, doughnuts are the king of foods. No man shalt hate them, because there are multitudes of varieties. Delicious, delightful varieties. The doughnut is king. And queen. And jack, and ace. And the joker in the deck, if there is

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The Sunday Gaming Club: Doughnut!

Truly, doughnuts are the king of foods. No man shalt hate them, because there are multitudes of varieties. Delicious, delightful varieties. The doughnut is king. And queen. And jack, and ace. And the joker in the deck, if there is

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The Friday Post: What is Happening!

Hey friends! It’s Friday! And you know what that means. No, it doesn’t mean that I’m trying to give you acute pharyngitis. It means we’ve got a fresh, slightly sticky batch of links, references, and even a random game announcement

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The Friday Post: What is Happening!

Hey friends! It’s Friday! And you know what that means. No, it doesn’t mean that I’m trying to give you acute pharyngitis. It means we’ve got a fresh, slightly sticky batch of links, references, and even a random game announcement

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Five Games You'll Definitely Hear About at E3

I was originally going to make a straight post of predictions for E3, but that’s boring. We already made a contest out of that. You can still enter, you know, and we’d much rather read your funny predictions than mine.

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Five Games You'll Definitely Hear About at E3

I was originally going to make a straight post of predictions for E3, but that’s boring. We already made a contest out of that. You can still enter, you know, and we’d much rather read your funny predictions than mine.

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How to Fix the JRPG

Anyone who has played Final Fantasy XIII probably recognizes it as Square Enix’s attempt to fix what is largely a stale, dying genre. Sure, there have been bright spots, but for the most part the genre is going the way

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How to Fix the JRPG

Anyone who has played Final Fantasy XIII probably recognizes it as Square Enix’s attempt to fix what is largely a stale, dying genre. Sure, there have been bright spots, but for the most part the genre is going the way

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Super Mario Bros. X is Super Mario Mario Crossover

I’ll admit, when I saw this post on Joystiq, I was skeptical. Mario “ripoffs” like this usually have slightly off controls, imitative gameplay, and just generally suck. Then I watched the video. Watch the video. Keep going. Anything else I

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Super Mario Bros. X is Super Mario Mario Crossover

I’ll admit, when I saw this post on Joystiq, I was skeptical. Mario “ripoffs” like this usually have slightly off controls, imitative gameplay, and just generally suck. Then I watched the video. Watch the video. Keep going. Anything else I

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Upcoming Games: June

You realize it’s almost June, right? Summer will soon be here, which means game releases will slow to a crawl in the weird belief that the target market of most games, students, don’t want to play video games when they

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Upcoming Games: June

You realize it’s almost June, right? Summer will soon be here, which means game releases will slow to a crawl in the weird belief that the target market of most games, students, don’t want to play video games when they

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Sunday Gaming Club: Home Grown Post for Home Grown Cats

I am, apparently, a sick motherfucker. Like, I’ve been sick for two weeks with a collection of maladies, some viral, others retarded. For example, that mosquito who bit me where the head meets the neck? I hope he died. I’ve

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Sunday Gaming Club: Home Grown Post for Home Grown Cats

I am, apparently, a sick motherfucker. Like, I’ve been sick for two weeks with a collection of maladies, some viral, others retarded. For example, that mosquito who bit me where the head meets the neck? I hope he died. I’ve

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Friday Post: It's a Day! It's Friday!

You may have guessed by now, but my convention for picking a header for these posts is to search for the first thing that comes into my head, finding the first reasonable size picture, and running with it. In this

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Friday Post: It's a Day! It's Friday!

You may have guessed by now, but my convention for picking a header for these posts is to search for the first thing that comes into my head, finding the first reasonable size picture, and running with it. In this

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Shorts are Comfy and Easy to Wear

You probably expect some sort of intelligent, reasoned post here. Nope. It’s too hot for that. That’s what happens in the summer: my brain shuts down, and I can’t do anything. Not quite, but it’s too fucking hot today. Too

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Shorts are Comfy and Easy to Wear

You probably expect some sort of intelligent, reasoned post here. Nope. It’s too hot for that. That’s what happens in the summer: my brain shuts down, and I can’t do anything. Not quite, but it’s too fucking hot today. Too

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