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Chris Metzen, Senior VP, Creative Development of Blizzard Entertainment, considered by many to be the creative super brain behind titles such as Starcraft, Warcraft, and Diablo, gave a very cool speech at BlizzCon 2010′s Opening Ceremony. Because it was so absurdly jam-packed with people, I was not able to actually see the slides he put [...]

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BlizzCon 2010 Recap

BlizzCon 2010 Recap

It seemed like it would never arrive, but here I am gone to and back again from BlizzCon 2010, in Anaheim, CA. I feel like there are enough recaps online of this year’s BlizzCon happenings, so I thought I’d give a few pointers I picked up for those considering attending next year’s event.

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The BoondockSaints Go To BlizzCon 2010

The BoondockSaints Go To BlizzCon 2010

In less than two weeks I’ll be hopping on a plane and flying down to Anaheim, CA for BlizzCon 2010. Oh yeah, I’m a total gamer geek! What’s even better than hanging out with like-minded gamer geeks in a two-day atmosphere that will assault my eyes and ears, is that I’ll get to hang out [...]

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My Review: The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game

My Review: The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game

One of the most anticipated roleplaying games to come out recently was the Dresden Files RPG. The RPG is based off of the novels written by Jim Butcher. After watching me keep an eye on prices for months, my wife bought me the two books – “Your Story” & “Our World” – for an anniversary [...]

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What I’ve Been In To Lately

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these posts, so I thought I’d do it again. Here’s some of the things I’ve been into lately. Books A friend of ours got me hooked on the Dresden Files books written by Jim Butcher. They’re about Harry Dresden, a wizard, who lives in Chicago and [...]

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Time To Come Out Of The Closet

Time To Come Out Of The Closet

For the past 9 years, I’ve had a dirty little secret, which only a fair few have known about. Brace yourselves… I’m a big ‘ol role playing game nerd. Yes, that even means – GASP! – Dungeons & Dragons. Let me make something perfectly clear, though: I’m not that D&D nerd you knew back in [...]

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Battlestar Galactica The Board Game

Battlestar Galactica The Board Game

Ever since first playing the Battlestar Galactica board game last year at Logtar’s place, I’ve been kicking around the idea of plunking down the cash to get a copy of our own. About a month ago, I talked myself into it (Yay, tax return!). I could have easily saved $10-$15 by ordering online, but I [...]

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My Serenity

Once a week four of my good friends and I descend upon the home of a fifth friend. While the primary reason for this get-together each week is to hang out and shoot-da-shit, we also play some RPGs. No, not those kind of “Okay, now I’m the Naughty Nurse and you have to wear the [...]

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