Personal Note: I'm Couchbound

 I'm The Change In The Cushions.

I’m happy to report that I’ve been able to jedi mind trick the very talented folks over at Couchbound.net. They have a podcast and write thoughtfully on anime and other topics I find interesting. So if you don’t see me running my mouth here as much, it’s because I’m trying to keep up with the likes of site founder Derek Lavigne and the rest of the stellar staff.

I’ve been writing for the site for a month now and I didn’t want to post until I felt absolutely comfortable. I’ll still be writing reviews and making my little oddball posts, just know that I’m always secretly planning something.

Thanks For The Continued Support,
IT

Justifying Your Purchase

How many of us buy with the hopes of a long future with our toys, only to be stuck holding the Super Scope 6? [Sorry, the Nintendo Scope 6 for our foreign readers]

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You See It's A Joystick, But It's Really A Penis

Standard UGO splash screen...

A young man named Patrick Alexander decided to give shameless dudes over at UGO advice on how to further objectify women. What occurs after the jump, could only be described as brilliant.

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Area 5: Co-Op Episode 1 Reflections

So glad to see these guys are always up to something...

Shoryuken & 1up combine for Street Fighter IV impressions

1UP Specials: Street Fighter 4 Live Stream with Pros

Things don't really get super interesting until about 30 or 40 mins in.  Good to know Rose is a force to be wreckoned with.  Sagat, although I love playing as him...has always seemed cheap to me.  And let us all weep for Fei Long.

1up & The Aftermath [not Dr. Dre Related]

Updated on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 9:16AM by Isaiah T. Taylor

Updated on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 9:24AM by Isaiah T. Taylor

 

Firstly, I think I speak for many when I say a big ole...Thank you! Thank you 1up.com. Thank you EGM [i think my first issue was when I was in 6th or 7th grade! When I went back home for the holidays I thumbed through some old issues.]. Thank you Alumni who have proven that post 1up...you guys truly are 'them dudes'.

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A Ridiculous Looking Street Fighter Movie Trailer

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Movie Trailer

Really? I mean the movie doesn't look as bad as I thought it was going to look.  Michael Clarke Duncan playing the roll of Balrog [I'm assuming...I'm too lazy to go to imdb to find out], it seems a bit strange seeing as the reason Balrog was put in the game was to have 'a black guy' and with a couple stereotypes for your troubles. The greatest thing about this trailer is that aside from MCD, no one looks like a character from the Street Fighter series.  I don't have a problem with that...nope...not at all [checking for sarcasm]...

okay I do.

The "Exclusive Review" Is Dead - The State Of Games Journalism

Cue Blood Curdling Scream

View the many pages of this brog you could probably tell that I'm a huge fan of games journalism [nerd alert!]. So it pains me to type the all out disgust I've seen my favorite game media outlets go through and in some cases 'play ball' with these now million dollar companies. What is truly unfortunate is knowing that it is a necessary evil. It isn't often you pick up a magazine and see ads for "Preparation H" or go to a gaming site and see an ad for something non-gaming related. This isn't to say that it isn't true. I can remember tons of times going to 1up and seeing an anti-smoking ad or picking up a Game Informer and seeing a National Guard ad for recruiting. Majorly what we see in regards to game journalism media are ads for many of the games that they themselves cover and review. It is bound to have a conflict of interest right?

More Of My Blather After the Jump...

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Game Journalism - Jeff Green of 1up leaves for EA

Jeff & Sponge Bob. So Much Star Power

One of the reasons I started reading 1up and listening to games podcasts was because of the man...the myth...the Jeff Green. As a fan of games and; almost equally games journalism, one of the first articles I read was of a Diablo clone back in the 90's that Jeff Green wrote for the now defunct CGW [Computer Gaming World]. It is actually kind of good to see that he's going on to what I would call 'the even more BIG TIME' with working on the Sims with Electronic Arts.

The GFW podcast will not be the same with ya Jeffy G.

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