So, last night we had a couple visitors to BostonGeek Headquarters… none other than indie-gaming founding father Jared Sorensen (InSpectres, Lacuna) and Origins Award Winning Luke Crane (Burning Wheel, Burning Empires).
We were able to coax some information about their current collaboration, codenamed Donut, and should be able to share it with you shortly. Unfortunately, [...]

No, not Tina (although, she is pretty damn cute), but that black box on the table next to her.  Tina Wood gets the lowdown on the Xbox 360 Elite and shares it via a video inerview with Albert Penello.
View the Elite in all its glory.
By the way, anyone want to buy a Premium system used [...]

Looks like Microsoft has wisened up, listened to the masses, and lifted the NDA on the Shadowrun Beta.  I definitely have some motivation to play it some more and share my thoughts.
Been enjoying the Shadowrun beta? Great. Now share the news! We’re lifting the NDA on coverage for and around the beta as of today. [...]

So, looks like the Shadowrun Beta has expanded its size, recently sending out redemption codes to thousands of gamers.
I gots myself a code and have downloaded the Beta.  I will give it a whirl soon enough, although they are pretty strict about what you can and cannot say about the Beta.
When [...]

There have been several conversations amongst my friends where this question has been asked, usually in jest as a Zen riddle. It crops up when we play D&D, and it’s meant to illustrate the silliness of the system based on a previous campaign. As such it is almost always brought up when something [...]

… before you get yourself hurt.  Nintendo is finally caving and issuing a recall for the lightweight strap that acted as the last line of defense between the game controller and your expensive flat-screen television.

“And yea, know that I am your king, my hordes. Come to me, and serve unto undeath.”
Actually, Greg Howley, a longtime fan of our podcast, has teamed up with us to produce an as-yet unnamed segment for our Gaming Table portion of the ‘cast.
He’s a cool guy, one of the first to win one of [...]

Apparently, there is a new category in the in the Xbox Live Arcade, “Camera-Enabled Games.” There is one game already available for download, Uno. How exactly is Uno a camera-enabled game? Dunno.

Ok, I have to say, spending $400 for an Xbox 360 made me cringe. It’s a nice console, but $400 for a game-playing piece of plastic is little on the crazy side. So, what does Sony do? I guess you could say they took it one step further. The official pricing [...]

Some of you may own an Xbox 360, but still have yet to commit to the Live experience by subscribing to Xbox Live Gold.  I suppose I can forgive you.  However, much like a crack dealer hands out the occasional free rock, Microsoft is holding a Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend at the end of [...]

There is a new MMORPG called Auto Assault, and the beta is currently out. You have to sign up for the chance to be one of the lucky beta players, but the odds are fairly high that you will be given a beta code. Anyway, I was fortunate enough to be given a [...]

I just read about this in Wired Magazine.  La Fuga (The Escape) is a game that takes place in a remodeled three-story building.  It’s live action, and it’s intense.
Forget paintball.  Forget laser tag.  This is the real deal.  Pictograms, puzzles, locks, clues, PDAs, RFID keys and intense physical activity are all part of this super-high [...]

Well, it is over and done with… I popped my cherry. My first Con is over with, and unlike a 16 year-old girl in the backseat of a Chevy, I have no regrets. I didn’t get to spend as much time at VeriCon as I had initially hoped, but I did get to [...]

Thought I would share what I plan on doing over at VeriCon on Saturday. Unfortunately, being Chinese New Year, I may only spend Saturday at VeriCon.

10:00 - 11:00 AM Workshop: Webcomics How-To
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Art Show and Booth bouncing
1:00 - 2:00 PM NERO LARP
2:30 - 4:30 PM Panel: Game Design
3:30 - [...]

I am about 1.5hrs into my install and set-up of FFXI, and I am at least 20mins away from playing (according to the estimated time remaining). Ugh.
Word to the wise: Plug in a USB keyboard to speed things up.
I will give a full report as soon as I finish and get some playing [...]

Spartan: Total Warrior is, to put it simply, a good game that could have been, should have been, great.
Total Warrior is Sega’s latest offering based on the Total War games, which are based during the tumultuous time of the war between the Romans and the Greeks. But the similarities pretty much end there. Where Total [...]

The Xbox 360 Dashboard could be the thing that I like most about the new Xbox 360 gaming console. For those of you that do not know, the dashboard is a menu that is accessible by pushing the Xbox 360 Guide button on your game controller or media remote. Upon depressing the button, [...]

And some turd-burgling assclowns are already profiteering on eBay. At last check, bids were up to over $5000 on certain Premium Bundles with two games. I won’t link to it because I’m not sure what the legal niceties are. Just go to eBay and search for ‘Xbox 360.’
No, I didn’t add [...]

… and I don’t have an Xbox 360.
Oh cruel world.

BostonGeek will be heading to VeriCon in January to bring first-hand reports of all the festivities. Don’t worry, no cosplay for us.
If you don’t already know:
Vericon is a science-fiction, fantasy, gaming, and anime convention featuring many events and distinguished guest speakers. It has been held annually at Harvard University since 2001. The sixth Vericon [...]