Other Xbox Live posts here and here: I've gotten dangerously into Halo 3. It's an ENORMOUS amount of fun. It can be involving, crushing, frustrating and joy-inducing. Playing with sane strangers is okay, and playing with people you know or get to know is a good laugh. ...

This old story came up today, and I thought I'd share. Once upon a time I had an interview with a internet advertising agency. I went along, went through the morning's group exercises and was selected to come back for a 2 on 1 chat that afternoon. "So do you use the internet a lot, Stuart?" "Oh yes, loads." "And what do you think of web advertising?" ...

I laughed and got sort of scared by this Penny Arcade strip but because it was such extreme parody, I thought it was merely a jokey representation of the greed of those in the video game industry: Boss: I have invented a new Everquest II peripheral - The Visa Crucible. Seriously, listen up. Okay, kids run mom's credit card through the machine and the amount of money they pay directly e ...