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The Adventures of a Videogame Rebel: Tim Schafer at Double Fine

Video Game Music Wizard Doctor Octoroc on 8-Bit Music, Zelda, and, Naturally, Antonin Dvorak

​As far as the Internets go, Doctor Octoroc is the real deal -- he's the animator, composer, and wizard behind more or less every good retro video game parody online, like "Jersey Shore: The RPG," "Game of Thrones RPG," "8-Bit Twilight (Interactive Game)," and more. Based in Philadelphia, D ... More >>

Who Do You Want to Be Today?

​As far as the Internets go, Doctor Octoroc is the real deal -- he's the animator, composer, and wizard behind more or less every good retro video game parody online, like "Jersey Shore: The RPG," "Game of Thrones RPG," "8-Bit Twilight (Interactive Game)," and more. Based in Philadelphia, D ... More >>

Music Awards Program Guide

​As far as the Internets go, Doctor Octoroc is the real deal -- he's the animator, composer, and wizard behind more or less every good retro video game parody online, like "Jersey Shore: The RPG," "Game of Thrones RPG," "8-Bit Twilight (Interactive Game)," and more. Based in Philadelphia, D ... More >>

Just Add Water

​As far as the Internets go, Doctor Octoroc is the real deal -- he's the animator, composer, and wizard behind more or less every good retro video game parody online, like "Jersey Shore: The RPG," "Game of Thrones RPG," "8-Bit Twilight (Interactive Game)," and more. Based in Philadelphia, D ... More >>

Muni's 'New' Notion of Selling Cable Car Sponsorships Was a Great Idea -- In 1982

Sadly, it's too late to wheedle a cable car sponsorship out of Thelonious MonkWhen Municipal Transportation Agency director Malcolm Heinicke earlier this week proposed selling off "sponsorships" to the city's treasured cable cars as a means of making the city's ends meet, you could almost hear the r ... More >>

Jocks Vs. Nerds: Former College QB Sues NCAA, Videogame Company Over Use of Athletes' Names and Likenesses

Those videogame nerds stole your likeness, Ogre... The plot of many a 3 a.m.-caliber movie has featured the put-upon nerd matriculating to vast wealth in the computer industry -- while the bullying quarterback peaks before age 22. Yet in San Francisco Federal Court you could call it "Revenge of the ... More >>

Leave It Alone

Atari's Alone in the Dark is scary for all the wrong reasons.

Last Night: Crystal Castles at The Independent

Atari's Alone in the Dark is scary for all the wrong reasons.

Clipped Tones and Casios

Atari's Alone in the Dark is scary for all the wrong reasons.

Into the Jargonosphere! Top 10 Cyberslang Terms

Atari's Alone in the Dark is scary for all the wrong reasons.

Boomtastrophe

Baby Boomers hoped to die before they got old. They lied. And now they’re dragging the whole country down.

No Replay for Wii Play

There's not much besides an extra controller to these minigames

Ant Wussy

Get out the magnifying glass. It's time to burn a game.

Don't Hate the Player

Get out the magnifying glass. It's time to burn a game.

Burning Down the House

The Spinto Band sparks a buzz brush-fire

Torino It Off

This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal.

Exit the Matrix

The Matrix: Path of Neo is more chop suey than chopsocky.

Monkey Shines

Peter Jackson's King Kong earns its crown.

Brothers in Charms

Minnie's Boys is worth reviving, despite its original flop

Still They Ride

A newly minted star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame offers an occasion to look back on the career of Journey. That's right, Journey.

Pinheads and Vidiots

Walking the floor with the arcade obsessed

Suicidal Tendencies

With his sixth record as µ-Ziq, drum 'n' bass bully Mike Paradinas contemplates euthanasia

Best Place to Go Dancing for $5 on a Friday Night

"Joyride" at 26 Mix

Pop Philosophy

Blasthaus; Hot Rodney's Bar and Grill

Trans Am

Red Line (Thrill Jockey)

Love Machine

A boy and his Casio set up shop in Heartbreak Hotel

Return of the Teenager

Everything I need to know about high school I learned from the New Teen Cinema

Night + Day

Everything I need to know about high school I learned from the New Teen Cinema

Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy

Everything I need to know about high school I learned from the New Teen Cinema