The Atomic Age: Spycraft 2.0
Some thoughts on Alderac’s official announcement about Spycraft 2.0, set to be released in July 2005. Read the full story.
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The Other NukeCon
Back in July, my gaming group held a private, at-home game day we called NukeCon. Well, it turns out there is another NukeCon, one that’s been running for 13-odd years in Nebraska, and they were none to thrilled about our version. So, in the interest of inter-gamer harmony, and in deference to an honest-to-gosh convention, … Read more
RSS Feed Added to Nuketown
An RSS Feed has been added to Nuketown, allowing readers to download headlines from their site into offline readers such as NetNewsWire. The Nuketown RSS Feed contains the headlines and summaries of the webzine’s latest blog entries, articles, reviews, hoaxes, Web links and netheads. Also embedded in the feeds are hyperlinks, so you can read … Read more
Blimey! Outback Steakhouse Offers Gift Certificates, Greenbacks
Free money and Outback Steakhouse gift certificates await those who forward an e-mail tracking e-mail everyone in their address book. But like all of the emails promising big money and free stuff for annoying your friends and family, the RH Power Inc./Outback Steakhouse e-mail is a hoax. Here’s the original e-mail: Date Collected: 4/1/2001 OUTBACK … Read more
Virus Hoaxer Claims ‘It Takes Guts to Say Jesus’
Jesus wants your soul. He also wants your hard drive. Or at least that’s what the writer of the “It Take Guts to Say Jesus” virus hoax would have readers believe. This hoax is ancient — I got my first copy back in 1998, and it’s actually the e-mail that inspired me to launch Nuketown’s … Read more
Bogus E-mail Claims Target Fails to Support Veterans
An e-mail allegedly penned by veteran Dick Forrey claims that Target, the national chain of discount department stores, refuses to donate to veteran organizations. The e-mail appears to have been inspired by a conflict between a veteran and a local Target store that probably could have been handled better than it was. The original e-mail, … Read more
Master of Orion 3 Becomes the Failed Apprentice
I wanted Master of Orion 3 to be the greatest turn-based strategy game of all time. I wanted it to be a worthy heir to its predecessors. I wanted to spend endless hours lost in its strategic depths, gladly loosing a few hours of sleep to secure victory over a strategic star system. I wanted … Read more
Harry Potter Triumphs in the Chamber of Secrets
The Romantic heart of a hero beats even stronger in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a sorcerous sequel that offers darker evils and greater heroics than the original. Based on the book of the same name, the new Harry Potter film picks up where the first one left off. Harry has completed his … Read more
TrollLord announces Lost City of Gaxmoor
Troll Lord Games sent us a press release today announcing that it’s d20 Adventure Setting “The Lost City of Gaxmoor” by Ernie and Luke Gygax is now available for immediate shipment from Wizards Attic (Troll Lord Games). The Lost City beckons braves adventurers to explore its ruins and crypts, and to vanquish the chaos and … Read more
Flesh-eating Bananas Will Have YOU For Lunch
Forget the killer tomatos, the bananas are the ones you need to look out for. See they’ve already wiped out the monkey population in Costa Rica, and have landed advance troops in major North American cities. Run for your lives! Or not. You see, the “necrotizing fasciitis” infected bananas don’t exist. And now, two years … Read more