This baffles me.

April 6th, 2008

Why does Final Fantasy VII sell for such an exorbitant amount online? Are all these people buying $70 copies of the Greatest Hits version planning to play the game, or are they speculating? Is there a strange Final Fantasy VII internet sales bubble, and if so will it eventually crash, bringing the price of the game down to a reasonable amount, or will it just continue to skyrocket?

Also, Final Fantasy: Twenty Years and a Massive Universe Later.

The Play List, 2008.

April 4th, 2008

A list of games on immediately available platforms that I want to either revisit or play through for the first time. In the case of games without a definitive ending, a solid experiencing of is in order. A good portion of this list additionally acts as my personal Pile of Shame, ie great games I own that I have yet to actually complete.

With a list like this, why do I even bother to buy new games?
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Another propaganda entry.

April 3rd, 2008

“Does it come down to trust?” has been posted to F13.

GWJ Conference Call

April 2nd, 2008

Following in the footsteps of Ken Levine, Bill Fraiser from Ironclad, and those wife-beating Turbine guys, I was a guest on this week’s GWJ Conference Call. This appearance is especially notable in that it’s the first time I’ve ever said cock in an interview. [1]

1. Not counting job interviews.