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Avatars - The "Rich & Famous" Intarweb List

posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:58 AM by DirtyDiva
On an amusing side note, Joystiq's Justin McElroy posted a story today that has many of the most loved and and some slightly less than adored kids in the gaming world shown in a gallery with their photos next to their newly created avatars. It's amusing Read More
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Recapturing Launch Day - CoD: World at War

posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:33 AM by CPaladino
When I brought my Xbox 360 home on launch day, I put in Call of Duty 2, and got goosebumps.  This was the Next Generation of gaming, and it grabbed me. The graphics, the sounds, the controller rumble, LIVE - it wasn't any one tangible thing about Read More
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Gears 2: Bellevue Best Buy Event

posted Friday, November 07, 2008 4:04 PM by DirtyDiva
Last night, Chris, Justin (SixOkay - Gears Community Manager) and I met up with fans outside the Bellevue Best Buy as they patiently waited in the pouring rain to get their hands on Gears of War 2. Josh Ortega was inside getting set up Read More
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The NHL Season Started Yesterday - Video Segue

posted Monday, October 06, 2008 2:46 PM by CPaladino
I had no idea that you spell segue (pronounced seg-way) like that.  It distracted me, and ruined my intro paragraph, and blog headline. In Vancouver a few weeks ago I had the chance to interview some NHL 09 developers, as well as pro Hockey players Read More
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I Got Excited Over Footwear?

posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:40 AM by CPaladino
While I'm not a "shoe person" or a "clothing person", I giggled like a little kid when these showed up at my door today. I couldn't help but share with other people who wouldn't just say "you are a dork Chris".  Those of you following me on Twitter, Read More
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More Than Just a Gamerscore? Part 3

posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:54 PM by DirtyDiva
And here we have Mr. Paladino. The hardest of the hardcore on the team. He can actually play Rock Band guitar on expert while chainsawing Wretches with his feet. I don't exaggerate - No way. Below is a breakdown of Chris's Gamerscore: Retail Read More
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Interview: Disturbed, Slipknot, Mastodon, Five Finger Death Punch - Mayhem Metal Festival

posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:01 AM by CPaladino
While at the Seattle stop of the Mayhem Metal festival a few months back, I had the chance to interview some of my favorite metal bands about the video games they play.  Here's what they had to say. I also wandered out into the general public to Read More
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Facebreaker - Lead Designer Todd Batty Interview

posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:00 AM by CPaladino
I snuck away from booth-duty at PAX to talk to Facebreaker lead designer Todd Batty about the game mechanics, and the list of "celebrities" included in the game. [Bonus tip]  Facebreaker is not an easy game.  If you are frustrated with the Read More
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Banjo Kazooie - Nuts and Bolts Interview

posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:02 PM by CPaladino
This was an interview I had with Rare's Salvatore Fileccia back at the May Showcase, where I asked YOUR questions to the Banjo team. Special thanks to X3F and The Game Reviews for the questions. Read More
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Viva Piñata - Trouble in Paradise Interview

posted Friday, September 12, 2008 10:59 AM by CPaladino
This was an interview I had with Rare's Justin Cook back at the May Showcase, where I asked YOUR questions to the Viva 2 team. With the recent release of Viva Piñata Trouble in Paradise, we thought we should get this posted! Special thanks to Goverland, Read More
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Xbox on the iPhone

posted Friday, September 05, 2008 2:12 PM by CPaladino
Richard over at X3F posted that there is a special version of Xbox 360 Fanboy that is formatted special for the iPhone.  Hopefully Destructoid, Kotaku, Ars Technica, Joystiq, and every other site I read follow suit. *hint hint* At PAX this past weekend, Read More
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Day One of PAX - In Haiku

posted Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:00 AM by CPaladino
Yesterday was great.Talked to a lot of people.NXE today.To get my message across more clearly, we had a blast at PAX yesterday.  It was more packed than anyone expected - which is slightly worrysome as usually Friday is the least crowded.Yesterday Read More
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PAX Here We Come! Demo Info

posted Friday, August 22, 2008 3:55 PM by DirtyDiva
PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) is right around the corner and we have finalized the lineup of goodies that we're going to be bringing to you. Buy Chris a drink if you see him. He's worked hard to get this stuff together. As always, you are likely to find Read More
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Too Human: 50 Hours, and No End in Sight...

posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:00 AM by CPaladino
As many of you may be aware, Too Human comes out this week.  I had the chance to play it this past weekend, and spent about 50 hours on the game.  I'm addicted.  I have beaten Too Human three times with two different classes. As a fan of Read More
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Mayhem Festival - Five Finger Death Punch Interview

posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:39 AM by DirtyDiva
The Mayhem Tour recently rocked the Seattle area and Chris got to go check out the aural carnage. One of his favorite bands, Five Finger Death Punch was headlining and it just so happened that he bumped into lead singer, Ivan, as he was wandering Read More
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