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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)."
I've always enjoyed the Onion AV Club's reviews... they are often the most insightful, interesting and well-written reviews of movies and music around. Combine that with an amazing series of interviews... with everyone you could imagine.
The AV Club has to be the highest-quality journalistic source (when it comes to popular media, anyway) around. Even if I don't agree with the reviewer, the review gives me enough information to know what my opinion would be. Also, they aren't stuck-up: if something's low-brow but hilarious, they won't pull any punches.
Aside from the Wil Wheaton news even, this is pretty cool.
Also, of course, congratulations to Wil. There's a group of geeks out here who feel that you're under-utilized. This looks like a step in the right direction. We look forward to hearing more from you.
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