Electrifying popping frenzy!

Hidden Expedition Everest
On top the world!

GamerDad’s Boardgame Wrapup
The truly excellent site GamerDad has been featuring a good, hard look at recent releases to the boardgaming scene since Gen Con last month. Anything you might be interested in playing with little plastic pieces is covered in their great, family-focused coverage. “Publisher of the popular Settlers of Catan among other fine European imports, Mayfair Games was promoting the game Ragmortha with a giant game setup. Each player is a goblin sneaking into a wizard’s lair in order to steal back the gold he owes them. Players rush around trying to gain gold and avoid the evil wizard by playing cards on each other. It is one of those silly family games where players can add to the rules making it more of an experience than a game. For example, a player might be required to begin playing while standing on one foot, and another player might not be allowed to say the word “card” anymore. Meanwhile everyone has to tap the table with their elbow whenever the word “turn” is said, and so on…” You may have also seen elsewhere that GamerDad recently suffered a heart attack. There’s a way on the site to contribute something, if you can manage it.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Kingdom Elemental
Ultimate fantasy combat

Second Halo 3 ‘Believe’ Clip Up
Creepy even, though I kind of wish it wasn’t tracked to the B section of Chopin’s Prelude in D Flat Major, probably because I’m reviewing Eternal Sonata (Xbox 360) right now, a game about Chopin, curiously enough, and that song’s…

FASA Studios Now Out of Business
PhoenixOne writes “Another chapter in the long and sometimes-frustrating history of the name ‘FASA’ comes to a close today, as Microsoft’s FASA Studio has closed its doors. ‘It is my sad duty to announce that FASA Studio has officially closed its doors. Today was the official last day of employment for those of us who had not moved on to other positions within Microsoft Game Studios. While the rumors have been circulating forever, we chose to wait on an official announcement because we didn’t want people’s attention distracted from our last product, Shadowrun, a game we love.’”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Battleship
You sank my Battleship!

Behind the Scenes At Gamestop’s Private Expo
Gamasutra has a look behind the curtain, at a game expo few people even know exist. The annual Gamestop expo has a lot of the air of old-E3, with a greater focus on business deals, swag, and benefits for the hard working Gamestopper. “What did the show accomplish? In some sense, it seemed almost to be a reward for the store managers — who work long hours on the front lines — to listen to the show-floor scuttlebutt. While the official line was that the show was all business, bringing the managers to Las Vegas, loading their arms with swag, and letting them play pre-release games is obviously a big draw for these ‘professional gamers’. They were so enthusiastic, in fact, that a huge number stayed beyond the 9 PM closing time; kiosks had to be deactivated before the die-hard crowd filtered away.”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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