So there I was two weeks ago, like many of you, you found yourself applying for the writing job, probably with the same images in your head.  You’d show all these kids your writing ability, get into the podcast community, become a big name on the site.
I was going to be a star!  Find out [...]

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The longstanding battle between the two mega-sites Kotaku and Joystiq ended today not with a bang but with a whimper. In what can only be described as an historic day in gaming journalism, Kotaku and Joystiq announced that as of October 1, 2007, they will officially merge into a new mega-site:

KokStiq

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The gaming world is reeling from the violent loss of one of its most beloved leaders today. Reports are streaming in to our newsroom that former Microsoft exec Peter Moore has been eaten by a grizzly bear named “tickles” at a northern California zoo.
“One minute he was there, and the next minute he was [...]

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Okay, so I’m no saint, but you’d be cussing too if you had to deal with that stupid moustache in our latest parody video, “Are you Smarter Than a Left 4 Dead Zombie?”
WARNING: This is raw unedited reaction to a chronic wardrobe malfunction and there are lots of bad words.  Do not watch this [...]

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Hurricane ike dealt us a pretty substantial blow here in Texas this weekend.  Our prayers go out to the folks just a few miles from here who lost everything to the storm  I pray that they heeded the warnings and evacuated ahead of the storm surge.
Our home was tested and passed, although there was significant [...]

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I got this from a new friend of the show, Chuck.  Aparrently Chuck had a little time on his hands and decided to animate some SG podcast in the Half-Life world.  Too funny.  I especially like the “Lono” character model.

Watch more Half-Life 2 Videos

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After the blistering success of E for All, the gaming convention created to help bring an E3-style event back to the everyday Joe, IDG World Expo ended weeks of speculation with two announcements. First, they’ve set the date of next year’s E for All event, August 28-30, 2008.
“We saw more than 18, 000 gaming [...]

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by Doc and Lono
SOURCE: CVG; Joystiq
The Good News:
Kane and Lynch, the multiplatform release due in late November, has revealed what sounds like more fun than a weekend in Amsterdam. It’s a new multiplayer concept called “Fragile Alliance.”
Imagine, you’re doing a bank heist with up to 8 other players. The GOAL is to get out [...]

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by Doc

I have made a name for myself, by bashing the PS3. It’s true.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not ashamed. Even Rothbart’s gotta admit, there’s been a LOT to bash on. Poor game selection, broken promises, ridiculous executive quotes… a virtual buffet of filleted silliness, mine to devour.
But today, I saw something that literally shut [...]

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By all measures, our most popular parody song to date has to be “How You Killed Your Brand”, a parody of The Fray’s “How To Save A Life.” Having enflamed more than 2 million Ps3 users worldwide by way of various fan-created videos, we’ve decided that its time for an officially-sanctioned SarcasticGamer.com production.
This song [...]

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by Jeromy “Doc” Adams
Gamers live a rough life. Many of us juggle full time jobs, kids, wives, and home maintenance, while constantly in search of time to get our game on. The last thing on anybody’s mind is food. I’ve found myself in a near glucose-deprived coma from gaming too long without sustenance.
The Sarcastic Gamer [...]

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by Doc
Required Reading:Kountdown to Katamari 21 daysKountdown to Katamari 19 daysKountdown to Katamari 11 days

A week from today, I’m going to get “sick.” I’ll be calling in to work, reporting some strange stomach bug. I will throw granola bars and pudding at my kids to make them leave me alone. That morning, you won’t [...]

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by Doc
In yet another round of litigious angst, gaming opponent and sue-happy attorney Jack Thompson, has filed a lawsuit against Valve, claiming that the “Orange Box” misleads parents and endangers children. I caught up with Thompson via telephone, earlier today.

The so-called “Orange Box” is so generic and unassuming, that it masks the violence and [...]

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