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    Pens, Paper and Pretzels

    EverQuest Strikes Back

    In the beginning was EverQuest, and it was good. OK, maybe EverQuest wasn’t exactly the beginning. Ultima Online deserves a lot of credit. ...
    By Dave Thomas Legacy AuthorJuly 10, 2007
    Escape from E3

    I Hate You, E3

    I like LA. Like. I’m no Randy Newman, who professes a melodic love of the place. Rather, I’ve grown to appreciate Los Angeles, ...
    By Dave Thomas Legacy AuthorMay 23, 2006
    Ludo, Ergo Sum

    Secret Agent Candy Man

    Trip Hawkins is deep in a secure underground vault, standing in a telephone booth, talking into his shoe. This is probably not true. ...
    By Dave Thomas Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2006
    The Year In Review

    The Year of the Turtle

    Dear Videogame Industry:Don’t look at me. It’s not my problem. I wasn’t the one who spewed out product all year and bragged about ...
    By Dave Thomas Legacy AuthorDecember 27, 2005
    Griefer Nation

    You Don’t Know Jack

    Jack, I just want to say one thing: Don’t sue me. I wouldn’t be your first. You’ve brought down the righteous hammer of ...
    By Dave Thomas Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2005
    StateCraft

    The Coward

    The measure of a good bar isn’t the depth of the beer selection or the amount of designer fabric and black paint the ...
    By Dave Thomas Legacy AuthorSeptember 20, 2005
    It's Your Game

    Architecture and Vice

    There’s Cinderella with her gown up over her face, glass slippers in the air and Prince Charming … well, hang on a second. ...
    By Dave Thomas Legacy AuthorAugust 2, 2005
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