Dad Won’t Leave Pinball Museum
Monday, 03/15/10

Without another word, he’s back at a new machine, and as we stared, confused, in his direction, we could make out his muttered “oh, the action is fast on this one” and “I haven’t played pinball since Rhonda got pregnant and ruined my life.” We looked at each other – Mom’s name isn’t Rhonda. Rick, my older brother, starts to cry, too.

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Hardcasual’s Top 10 Predictions for TGS 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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This week brings the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, and with it an assortment of rumors, speculation, and Western journalists remarking about how wacky Tokyo is. We thought we’d share a few of the rumors that have come across our desks in the past few days.

10. SEGA Announces Yakuza 4 Will Arrive Everywhere but US

9. 5000 Reporters Go into Epileptic Fits at Mention of Last Guardian

8. Some RPG Announced that the Japanese People Seem Excited About

7. Microsoft to Buy EA, Laugh Maniacally for Hours on End

6. Wii Price Dropped to $200, Remote Price Raised to $80

5. Tokyo Fans Wait on Line for Hours to Play Tokyo Subway Sim 2010

4. American Journalist Finds Single-use Real Doll Difficult to Dispose of

3. Garnett Lee Extols Virtues of Bidet in Drunken Shinjuku Haze

2. Sony Presser Interrupted by Level 2 Mothra Attack

1. American Male Nerd Crushes on Half of Japanese Population