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Last night was the first time we had a complete Rock Band session, with three people playing at once. Ideally it would be 4, but we don’t have the extra guitar controller (yet.)
Conny and I have a great time playing it, but it’s clearly a case where mo’ people = mo’ fun.

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I’m sick, so go play somewhere else. Here’s some ideas:

Idiot Toys for gadget snark at its best.
You can never go wrong with either Penny Arcade or VG Cats for your game-related web comics. Wonderland offers enjoyable and off-beat gaming commentary.
And if you are just looking for chuckles, Matt at Defective Yeti delivers the goods.
Now excuse [...]

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While I love the wireless Xbox 360 controller as much as the next guy, there is one major shortcoming. When my Xbox crashes, and it does crash, you have to get up off the couch, walk over, and reset it with the power button on the console. What’s the point of having these fancy wireless [...]

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My biggest problem with progressing further in Rock Band on the guitar comes down to one thing. This:

That’s right. It’s my pinky. My digitus minimus, my most ulnar finger, my digitus quintus. Or, as I like to call it, Stubbins McScrewup.
It’s just too damn puny. It simply can’t keep up with the other fingers, and [...]

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If you are a grown up video gamer like me (and by grown up, I mean “with a job and buying your own games”, not necessarily particularly mature) and you haven’t experienced the snarky animated video game reviews of Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, you’re missing out.
I especially enjoyed this one of Mass Effect.
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