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Onion AV Club To Cover Video Games

An anonymous reader writes "The Onion AV Club, the entertainment section of the satirical periodical The Onion, has expanded its coverage of movies, music and books to include reviews of video games. Also, they will host a game history column by Wil Wheaton: "Each week, [Wheaton] will take a look back to games past with his Games Of Our Lives column, reaching beyond Pac-Man and Donkey Kong to find the dusty arcade games and worn-out cartridges that paved the way for the games of today." The first expanded issue posted yesterday, featuring an interview with industry legends Will Wright (The Sims, SimCity) and Howard Scott Warshaw (Atari)."

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  1. Interview with Wil Wheaton? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hope they have better luck than slashdot....

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    Posted by Zonk on Mon Nov 29, '04 04:18 PM
    from the slashdot's-wil-wheaton dept.
    A little over three years ago Slashdot interviewed Wil Wheaton, at the time best known for his role as Wesley Crusher on ST:TNG. Since then his blog WWDN has allowed him a creative outlet that has made the world sit up and take notice. Wil is now a regular participant in ACME Comedy Theatre, has published two books (Dancing Barefoot and Just a Geek), has done voicework for video games such as GTA: San Andreas, cartoons such as Teen Titans, and speaks regularly at conventions such as Gnomedex and Linucon. Wil enjoyed the first Slash interview so much it appeared in Just a Geek, and we're glad to have him back for a second go-round. Feel free to fire away, one question per comment please. We'll post his responses once we get them back.

  2. Re:Good ol Will Wheaton by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, Will is most famous for having a leech stuck on his scrotum, and will probably never do or have anything happen more memorable than that.

  3. Satire in gaming by tiktok · · Score: 3, Funny

    If The Onion is going to write about video games, then I suggest that games.slashdot.org write about satire! The first article could be something like: "Area Man Saves Princess" or "Productivity in White House Drops After Bush Installs Bejeweled On Presidential Network" self promoting gaming satire: Software Pirate Disappointed With Latest Game Releases

  4. Mmmmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    featuring an interview with industry legends Will Wright

    Mmm, some hardcore Wil on Will action...