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October 11th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ October 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This week we find our hero in bed, laid up with a serious head cold. But This Week In Videogame Blogging goes on ahead regardless.
Lyndon Warren finishes his 11-part pacifistic play-through of the original Fallout. Highly recommended game diary.
Here's another Fallout related idea: this time it's Gerard Delaney's 'Wasteland Commentaries' which are going to act [...]

October 4th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ October 4, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Straight into This Week In Videogame Blogging with some links to stuff I missed last week.
Peter Kirn of create digital music interviews indie game 'Osmos' creators.
Michel McBride talks audio-visuals and the game Audiosurf: a sure-fire way to get this author’s interest. Audiosurf got a huge update this week and it's currently 50% off on Steam. [...]

September 27th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ September 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Quick! It's that day of the week again, which means it's time for a decidedly laissez-faire overview of the game criticism blogosphere. And don't forget: you can always send links to Critical Distance's twitter account for inclusion in TWIVGB.
After last week's acclaimed critique of The Joker and ludonarrative dissonance in Batman: Arkham Asylum, Michel McBride [...]

September 20th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ September 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

By the time you're reading this we brave few involved should have recorded a new CDC podcast for your listening pleasure (in six to eight weeks’ time). Until then, how would you feel about taking a stroll about the blogosphere with This Week in Videogame Blogging? It's coming up on that time of year wherein [...]

September 13th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ September 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Ay Carumba! The east coast of Australia is suffering through an early-spring heatwave. What does this have to do with This Week In Videogame Blogging? Nothing, but I wanted readers to know the torture I endure to provide you with fresh, tasty reading for the weekend. I'm workin' up a sweat just sitting here.
First up, [...]

September 6th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ September 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

What a week it has been. From Langdell to PAX and everything in between: it's time for This Week In Videogame Blogging.
Early this week David Carlton posted some thoughts about a game that has largely passed the critical blogosphere by: Puzzle Quest Galactrix. I came to the demo without ever playing the first Puzzle Quest [...]

August 30th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ August 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I was away for the meaty-middle section of this week, travelling west to my paternal grandmother's working farm. I had thought that being away for so long I was going to miss all the good posts for This Week In Videogame Blogging; I was sorely mistaken, however, so we've ended up with another lengthy round-up. First [...]

August 23rd

By Ben Abraham ⋅ August 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sunday is a day for reading, catching up on blogs, and going to Fairs to celebrate all things 1950s. That last one may just be me, however.
So, hey, what's Matthew Wasteland been up to this week? I'm glad you asked because he's been playing open world racing game Fuel apparently, and writing about it, which [...]

August 16th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ August 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This is week 33 out of a possible 52 for the year 2009. What's the significance of week 33? Nothing, except that it means it's time for a new This Week In Videogame Blogging.
Eliot Fish at his new SMH blog uncovers the surreptitious link between forthcoming Bioware game Star Wars: The Old Republic and the [...]

August 9th

By Ben Abraham ⋅ August 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As if in punishment for last week’s trifling length of links, today’s This Week In Videogame Blogging is of a mammoth size. Let's see if we can get through it all without being crushed by its staggering weight. As a small incentive, there’s a link to a cool new trailer from indie-art-game maker Messhof waiting [...]

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