Month: January 2010

  • [inside pulse] gaming under construction 0.00

    At the dawn of 2010, to kick off my new weekly gaming column, I didn’t know where to begin. So much changes on such a regular basis that the games industry as we knew it 5, 10, 15 years ago is almost indistinguishable in many ways from the game industry of today. As I looked…

  • chicken w/roasted garlic butter, roasted potato/pears, chimichurri

    chicken marinate in: soy sauce garlic dried thyme salt pepper side yukon gold potatos pears lemon onion olive oil salt pepper chimichurri fresh parsley fresh cilantro garlic onion jalapeno rice vinegar (bad idea) olive oil salt pepper roasted garlic butter butter garlic, roasted bad meal

  • [restaurant] ardesia (tapas)

    Restaurant: Ardesia Location: 510 W 52nd St Genre: Tapas Date: January 6, 2010 What We Ordered: Olives Cheese Plate (six cheeses) Homemade NY Style Pretzels dijon mustard; cheese fondue Chicken Liver Mousse apple compote, sage Pork Belly Bites apple salad Salt Cod Cakes caper remoulade Roasted Brussel Sprouts w/fried shallots

  • [inside pulse] review: pixeljunk shooter (ps3)

    PixelJunk Shooter is the fourth game in the PSN-exclusive PixelJunk series of games, following Racers, Monsters and Eden. Like the other games, Shooter is a throwback with a modern take, this time the top down shooter. Can Q-games capture the magic of their earlier titles – especially Eden – in this latest installment? Read the…

  • [inside pulse] review: twin blades (360/iphone)

    While epic HD 3D games face rising budgets and astronomical costs, the world of 2D is benefiting from lower development costs and a lower barrier to entry. Twin Blades, by Press Start Studio, is a game that could never be made on a grand scale in 2010, yet finds a place in the market on…

  • [inside pulse] review: metal slug xx (psp import)

    The Metal Slug series began life on the AES Neo Geo, wowing gamers with its hand-drawn sprite graphics and intense battles. Fans of the series have seen a large amount of sequels and ports, and nearly all of the games in the series are playable on multiple systems. Metal Slug 7 was released exclusively on…

  • [inside pulse] mango night wars podcast: wwe, tna monday night reactions

    We kick of 2010 at Inside Pulse Wrestling Audio with a raucous podcast recorded directly after watching both WWE Monday Night Raw as well as TNA Monday Impact Check out our instant thoughts as I’m joined by Daniels, Grut and SMS. Mango Night Wars Podcast: WWE, TNA Monday Night Reactions

  • [wjdw] top 50 songs of 2009

    presenting the top 50 songs of 2009 mixes, as voted on by the mix council. we’ll have a brand new mix to kick off the decade in the coming weeks. full top 50 listing: 50) Remember The Name (Fort Minor) 49) Welcome All Again (Collective Soul) 48) My Turn (Hoobastank) 47) Sink Into Me (Taking…