http://www.examiner.com/seattle?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies Lastest News and Articles from Examiner.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:20:52 GMT http://www.examiner.com/x-28907-Seattle-Baseball-Card-Examiner~y2009m11d20-1987-Topps-Project-Update-No-1?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies For those of you that read my first foray as a Baseball Card Examiner, thank you, and here is the promised update a couple of weeks into the 1987 Topps Project. First a refresher for those that are new. Since I am broke I needed a less expensive... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:07 GMT Aaron Wasser - Seattle Baseball Card Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-28907-Seattle-Baseball-Card-Examiner~y2009m11d20-1987-Topps-Project-Update-No-1?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-30469-Seattle-Astronomy-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Ken-Croswell-talks-about-The-Lives-of-Stars?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies "The stars that speckle the sky have long fascinated humanity, but only in the past century have astronomers figured out how stars are born, live, and die," said author and astronomer Ken Croswell at the start of a talk Wednesday with the... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:43 GMT Greg Scheiderer - Seattle Astronomy Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-30469-Seattle-Astronomy-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Ken-Croswell-talks-about-The-Lives-of-Stars?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-3487-Seattle-Table-Top-Games-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Wizards-announces-Rise-of-the-Eldrazi?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies                               The third set in Magic: the Gathering's Zendikar block seems to be shaping up into something pretty big - in more ways than one. Titled Rise of... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:39:21 GMT Alex Riggs - Seattle Table Top Games Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3487-Seattle-Table-Top-Games-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Wizards-announces-Rise-of-the-Eldrazi?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-7710-Seattle-Hobby-Games-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Report-from-Icon-in-Tel-Aviv-Israel?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies Tel Aviv, Israel: Aside from the occasional heat wave associated with middle-eastern fall, October 2009 brought the 12th annual Icon convention to the gaming community in Israel. Icon is a week long festival, taking place during the Jewish holiday... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:49:48 GMT Ed Healy - Seattle Hobby Games Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7710-Seattle-Hobby-Games-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Report-from-Icon-in-Tel-Aviv-Israel?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-3658-Seattle-Console-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Some-GameStops-selling-Modern-Warfare-2-early?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies According to IGN.com, some GameStop locations back east (mainly Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York) have reportedly begun selling copies of Modern Warfare 2 earlier than the November 10th release date, claiming they were given permission to break the... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT Todd Jensen - Seattle Console Game Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3658-Seattle-Console-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Some-GameStops-selling-Modern-Warfare-2-early?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-1280-Seattle-Xbox-360-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Bakugan-Battle-Brawlers-review?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies When 'Bakugan Battle Brawlers' arrived in the mail I was not looking forward to playing it let alone writing this review. But thankfully I was pleasantly surprised. Don't get me wrong, this isn't the next big thing; it's not a 'Halo' killer. What it... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:39:42 GMT Alex Bauman - Seattle Xbox 360 Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1280-Seattle-Xbox-360-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Bakugan-Battle-Brawlers-review?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-13076-Seattle-Video-Game-Trailers-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Bioshock-2-siren-alley-trailer?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies The sheer awesomeness of this trailer speaks for itself.  I don't even need to type anything here, you won't remember anything you read anyways after watching the extreme joyfulness of the footage below.  Just watch it. Bioshock 2 hits store... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:37:49 GMT Kingsley Sur - Seattle Video Game Trailers Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13076-Seattle-Video-Game-Trailers-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Bioshock-2-siren-alley-trailer?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-7623-Seattle-Nintendo-Examiner~y2009m10d13-A-Boy-and-His-Blob-review?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies   Remakes and sequels are becoming more and more common in the video game world. From development, some games are completed while others are cancelled after a great deal of hype. For this particular game, it was going to be remade several times... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:17:17 GMT Aubrey Shimabukuro - Seattle Nintendo Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7623-Seattle-Nintendo-Examiner~y2009m10d13-A-Boy-and-His-Blob-review?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-12142-Seattle-Handheld-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Coops-Dreamcast-retrospective?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies The guys over at Area 5 released their Dreamcast retrospective episode of the popular Revision 3 show Co-op this week and I happen to be in it. The Dreamcast was and still is one of my favorite all time video game consoles.  The Area 5 guys were... Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:52:08 GMT EK Powell III - Seattle Handheld Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12142-Seattle-Handheld-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Coops-Dreamcast-retrospective?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-13519-Seattle-MMORPG-Examiner~y2009m9d9-The-Secret-World-My-Milkshake-Brings-All-the-Demons-to-the-Yard?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies Video Games | The Secret World | Ragnar Tornquist Interview HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Assuming that you don't have a violent reaction to the mention of Age of Conan, you may be interested in FunCom's next project, which... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:28:34 GMT Thomas Wilde - Seattle MMORPG Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13519-Seattle-MMORPG-Examiner~y2009m9d9-The-Secret-World-My-Milkshake-Brings-All-the-Demons-to-the-Yard?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-20447-Seattle-Toy-Collecting-Examiner~y2009m8d18-AFA-toy-grading-examined?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies Sometimes it's difficult to tell what condition that toy you're hot to purchase on eBay is from the tiny little thumbnail they supply. Since 2000, a group of people have been attempting to clearcut through the dubious claims from various sellers about... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:00:59 GMT Seth Thompson - Seattle Toy Collecting Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-20447-Seattle-Toy-Collecting-Examiner~y2009m8d18-AFA-toy-grading-examined?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-14021-Seattle-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Real-Girls-of-Gaming--Veronica-Belmont-QA?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies    To kick off the Real Girls of Gaming series who better to interview than the co-host of Revision3's show, Tekzilla and Qore on the PlayStation Network. She has also made appearances on numerous podcast, blogs, and television shows.... Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:15:51 GMT Everett Gresham - Seattle Gaming Lifestyle Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14021-Seattle-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Real-Girls-of-Gaming--Veronica-Belmont-QA?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-15103-Seattle-Game-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Want-to-get-paid-to-play-videogames-This-isnt-the-post-youre-looking-for?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies Recently I got a chance to be a participant in a video game focus group.Nothing extraordinary, but still nothing that I can talk about in detail without violating the terms of my Non Disclosure Agreement (known by the focus-group savvy as an... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:16:36 GMT Jason Schklar - Seattle Game Lifestyle Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15103-Seattle-Game-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Want-to-get-paid-to-play-videogames-This-isnt-the-post-youre-looking-for?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies http://www.examiner.com/x-8842-Seattle-Poker-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Lakewoods-Chips-Palace-A-Poker-Paradise?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies Located at 8200 Tacoma Mall Boulevard, Chip's Palace Casino in Lakewood is always good for a game.Although it's a bit dingy on the outside, the Palace surprises one with a clean feel once you enter through it's smoked glass doors. Full of soft lighting... Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:42:17 GMT Greg Allmain - Seattle Poker Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8842-Seattle-Poker-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Lakewoods-Chips-Palace-A-Poker-Paradise?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Seattle-Games_and_Hobbies