"Every soldier needed an escape."
A Terrific Riff On Magic: The Gathering, Starring Video Gaming's Real…
The Kotaku guest appearance on one of Giant Bomb's marathon E3 podcasts a couple of weeks ago appears to have wrought two things:
Yes, a Games Writer was Fired Over Review Scores
Back in 2007, GameSpot writer Jeff Gerstmann left the site under suspicious circumstances. It was heavily rumoured at the time
Fired Kane & Lynch Reviewer Gets the Last Laugh, 5 Years Later
Game reviewer Jeff Gerstmann, who parted ways with GameSpot five years ago after publisher Eidos took issue with his review of Kane & Lynch
Some College Kids Get to Play Portal for Class Credit
"Enduring Questions" is a mandatory class for freshmen at Wabash College. The syllabus? Gilgamesh, Aristotle, Goffman, Donne…and Portal. That's because it's taught by Michael "Brainy Gamer" Abbot, profiled in this piece by Patrick Klepek that's certainly worth reading on Giant Bomb.
Got Old-School 3D Glasses? Try Watching This 3DS Video
Giant Bomb is trying to show 3D footage from the Nintendo 3DS in anaglyphic—old-school red-and-blue paper glasses 3D. Cool! [Giant Bomb]
Giant Bomb's Jeff Gerstmann In Our First-Ever, In-Studio Podcast
Our latest podcast is now available for download. Listen in as we and some of you grill Giant Bomb's Jeff Gerstmann about review scores, discuss the inevitable failure of 3D and play with our fancy new sound effect buttons.
Giant Bomb's MW2 Parody Tee Is Oscar Mike For Child's Play
Modern Warfare 2 fans with torsos and a taste for parody and charity should take note of Giant Bomb's new "Oscar Mike" charity tee, which is now available for purchase, marked down from $486.32 to just $20!!! Zounds! [Giant Bomb]
Tony Hawk Ride Gets Stood Upon By Giant Bomb
We're still waiting on our own copy of Tony Hawk Ride for a Kotaku review, but the Giant Bomb crew bravely ventured out of doors to secure a copy, offering their trademark Quick Look at Activision's new peripheral-based skateboarding game.
