http://toase.net/ a gamer's weblog devoted to the review of video games and game culture. en-us gatmog@toase.net 2007-04-02T21:55:12-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://toase.net/archives/000410.php It wouldn't be fair to assess the year's best releases in gaming, having missed the most crucial part of the year. But if I had to make a choice in my small sample set, I'd easily select Battle for Middle... 410@http://toase.net/ music 2007-04-02T21:55:12-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000409.php I have not played a game in exactly seven months. Well, that's not entirely true. I should probably specify that I haven't played a console or PC game in seven months. I've gamed on my Treo 650 and my video... 409@http://toase.net/ weblogging 2007-03-26T16:07:35-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000408.php The extent of my gaming lately has been on my brand new, 5.5th generation 80 GB iPod. Despite its initial appearance as an unnecessary gimmick (as if Apple needs any help selling iPods), there are some surprisingly playable games available... 408@http://toase.net/ game culture 2007-02-15T23:03:31-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000407.php Having been out of the gaming loop since say, October, I was fascinated by a conversation I had with my Aunt and Uncle at a recent holiday gathering, where they recounted their experiences with Nintendo's Wii. I just had to... 407@http://toase.net/ game culture 2006-12-23T17:29:33-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000406.php Another extended absence, another post somewhere else. I've done next to no gaming in the last two months, but I made time for Introversion's DEFCON: Everybody Dies for nostalgia's sake. See, WarGames is probably the only movie that got computers... 406@http://toase.net/ game culture 2006-11-23T13:03:19-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000405.php After an extended absence, I’m posting at GameSetWatch again. Writing about Abuse had me looking back to the early 1990s and the excessive number of platforming titles released by Apogee and Epic MegaGames, so I decided to put together a... 405@http://toase.net/ pc gaming 2006-10-09T21:14:56-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000404.php I often questioned my motivations for making my way through the entirety of Prey. I knew it was awful the moment I stepped through the asshole - so why did I keep playing? Was it to write a complete and... 404@http://toase.net/ game culture 2006-09-30T22:31:04-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000403.php On August 30th at 7:37 pm I became a father to a beautiful baby girl. She definitely takes after my wife. After nine months of waiting, I finally met the little person that was growing inside my wife. The biology... 403@http://toase.net/ weblogging 2006-09-15T17:19:54-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000402.php Another retro feature at GameSetWatch, this time looking at cult classic Abuse and its place in PC gaming history.... 402@http://toase.net/ action 2006-08-27T23:07:37-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000401.php In the September issue, Kristen Salvatore writes about the adventure game adaptation of the film: I confess that I'm something of a literature snob, so it isn't easy for me to admit I enjoyed a mainstream book like The Da... 401@http://toase.net/ gaming media 2006-08-26T16:17:41-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000400.php Spike Lee's Inside Man got a bit of attention in the gaming community earlier this year for a scene that showed a computer generated sequence made to look like a violent video game. I just saw the DVD on the... 400@http://toase.net/ game culture 2006-08-22T22:23:34-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000399.php "When you read a book, you're totally lost in your own private world, and society says that's a good and wonderful thing. But if you play a game by yourself, it's this weird, fucked-up, socially damaging activity. What sort of... 399@http://toase.net/ books 2006-08-19T13:36:02-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000398.php Today my first column for "Keyboard Bashing" went live, which is a new regular feature at GameSetWatch. I decided to add to their existing collection of retro features by examining my favorite game of all time. From this point forward... 398@http://toase.net/ adventure 2006-08-16T12:34:58-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000397.php But make no mistake, Prey is a long way off. "Sometime in '98" were the exact words of the developers. - from Gamespot's 1997 preview Prey is late, but the gaming press has been oddly forgiving. Originally announced in... 397@http://toase.net/ fps 2006-08-14T23:02:18-05:00 http://toase.net/archives/000396.php I never played Yoshi's Island for the SNES. The sequel to Super Mario World, one of my favorite games for that platform, was largely forgotten in those transitory years that eventually made me pursue PC gaming exclusively. Games at that... 396@http://toase.net/ action 2006-08-08T21:31:55-05:00