I've been writing in the Gamespot motif for so long, neglecting Trigames and not being able to write anything for Anothercastle.org since it went belly-up (what the hell happened to it, anyway?), that I've forgotten how to write a less consumer-reports-esque review. Nevertheless, I posted my utterly-crappy review of Dragon Quest IV on Trigames.NET. If you fancy a gander, then a gander you should take: http://trigames.net/reviews.php?content_id=829&console=0

I'm heading to Atlanta to see my best friend's newborn son--a.k.a. my nephew, a.k.a. my namesake--in about 4 hours. That means that I likely won't be on the podcast with the crew, and with both Slunks and Pete ultra busy with school and work respectively, that likely means that there won't be an episode. Never fear--I will check the mailbag and let Supersonic97 know who the contestants for his "give me a new pretentious name for the medium known as 'videogames'" contest. Remember: free copy of Braid on Steam, courtesy of Slunks. Deadline: Saturday, May 9th, 2009. I'll give you guys 'til 11:59:59PM EST on that day (in other words, when the clock strikes Sunday, all bets are off). mailbag AT trigames DOT net. You've been served, punks.