Not Playing With Myself
(This article was originally posted on the Gamers Schmamers Facebook page back in November, but with E3 upon us and an avalanche of new titles announced, this seemed relevant. Come on studios, give us this. It’s long past time.) I never get to play with myself in ...
JJPE Episode 13: Top 5 Best Movies to Pass the Bechdel Test & Top 5 WORST Fictional Parents
Episode Thirteen: Top 5 Best Movies to Pass the Bechdel Test & Top 5 Worst Fictional Parents In which Adam tells the truth about time travel while James continues living in denial, DNA is discussed beyond the usual ways, Adam gives us all a health update, James rev ...
Schmame Over: E3 Special Edition
E3 is here! Join the Schmamers as we discuss the highs and (very low) lows of day one! Microsoft, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, who was the big winner? Who is going home a loser? Did anyone really care about nine racing games being announced? Who is John Galt? Kingdom Hearts 3! Sw ...
Watch Nintendo’s E3 Livestream Here
The entire video of Nintendo’s E3 stream is up on their channel. So far nothing has set me afire like Sony’s conference did, but it is exciting to see more news on games I’m already looking forward to! (Plus, Villager from Animal Crossing is in Smash ...
Pokemon X and Y Set To Be Best Pokemon Ever
Because Jigglypuff gets a whole new type, that’s why. Today, during their E3 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced that Pokemon X and Y has a release date of October 12, 2013. They also announced some features of the game, including a new type of Pokemon: fairy. Th ...
E3 Day One Recap
It’s come and gone, and like a cool summer breeze we long for more. Day one of E3 is over, and we have all sorts of exciting news and things to talk about. Here’s a few things I particularly enjoyed about day one of the show. Xbox One gets Swery 65’s ...
E3 Liveblog: Sony Press Conference (8-10 CST)
So far Sony is winning the console war by just not saying anything. I predict this press conference will just be two hours of Kazuo Hirai laughing. ...
E3 Liveblog: EA and Ubisoft Press Conferences (3-4; 5-6 CST)
If these companies would create a CoD: Ghosts and Assassin’s Creed crossover game, we could get Wishbone: The Game! ...
E3 Liveblog: Microsoft Press Conference (11-1 CST)
These deck chairs sure could use some rearranging. ...
E3 Starts Today!
That’s right folks, today is the day! Starting with Microsoft and ending with Sony, today marks the first day of the annual gaming conference E3! Today we plan on live blogging the events as they unfold, and we’re even going to have a special post E3 day on ...
Schmabletop Review: Dixit
Full disclosure: I don’t know how to pronounce this game. I always say “dix – it,” but then I heard someone say the game was originally French, so maybe it’s pronounced somewhat differently. Oh, what’s that? All you care about is whe ...
Game Concept: Writers Block Mad Libs Edition
So I had no idea what to write this week. I really racked my brain, but I’m stuck in the pre-E3, pre-The Last of Us release doldrums. I have some drafts started for new entries in a few of our series but none of them were really tickling my fancy, and let m ...