Further thoughts on Madden

As of this post, I've played about half a season. I'm undefeated (7-0), but I've only blown out one team; most of my victories are by no more than two scores. It's been an insane pass rush (I had 13 sacks in one game) combined with some good corners. My one blowout came against the…

NFL: So, maybe marijuana ISN’T worse than beating your fiancee

Josh Gordon has been suspended for only eight games instead of the entire season. Instead of having absolutely no hope, Cleveland now has infinitesimal hope.

Arkham Origins: The review you can use [tm]

Do you like Batman? I like Batman. Both Kevin and I have written about Batman pretty frequently. If you like Batman and video games, there are the excellent Arkham Asylum and Arkham City to grab your attention. Arkham Origins isn't quite as good as those, but still very Batman-esque. The story: Black Mask hires eight assassins…

Early impressions of Madden NFL 15

I haven't put a huge amount of time into Madden yet. I bought it release day (on a happy fluke, I was going to trade in games for a preorder and ended up buying Madden) but just finished the preseason and will soon begin the regular season.-- The Skills Trainer is really, really great. It…

The team from Baltimore does something reasonable and the NFL does too

Ray Rice is an asshole. We are all agreed on this, yes? Good. I have not seen the video in question because abusing spouses or spouses-to-be angries up my blood. Ray Rice's video showing him (apparently) beating the ever-loving hell out of his fiancee has resulted in him getting cut and the NFL retroactively banning him…