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Hi All,

It's gotten so quiet here! I might as well take the opportunity: I'm currently working for Common Sense Media, the non-profit version of What They Play, sort of. We just rolled out this fun customizable video called "SuperMom." Fill in the name of the special moms in your life and send their way. They'll get a ...kick out of it and will know you appreciate them. :-)

Ok thanks, I promise this will be the only time I ever post anything non-What They Play related. That said, it seems like an appropriate and relevant post. Have fun with it.

-Tom Byron (formerly of What They Play)

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Despite attempts to avoid recognition for countless acts of Mom Heroism, SuperMom's identity has been revealed to be What They Play!
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IGN Entertainment, the leading online videogames media outlet, is pleased to announce the addition of What They Play (www.whattheyplay.com) to IGN’s established network of videogames properties.
Jeremy Huggard
Jeremy Huggard
Cheers to your success and hopefully, your autonomy. =)
September 23 at 6:38pm
Damon Alums
Damon Alums
Does this mean we'll get a podcast sometime soon?
September 23 at 11:18pm
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What They Play What They Play Receives Fall 2009 Parents' Choice Award

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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
Adam Michael Roffel
September 11 at 6:04am
Jeremy Huggard
Jeremy Huggard
Well done! On a separate note, more FB updates please. =)
September 21 at 12:14pm
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Seth Schiesel says that "With all due respect to Wii Sports, no video game has ever brought more parents together with their teenage and adult children than The Beatles: Rock Band likely will in the months and years to come." Do you agree?
Jeremy Huggard
Jeremy Huggard
This sounds more like PR than journalism. But hey, when did anyone serious about gaming ever think to go to the NY Times for genuine gaming news?
September 2 at 8:05pm
John Paul Zahary
John Paul Zahary
The NY Times finally talks about video games when the Beatles are involved.
This Rockband is expensive with only one band!
Also, Wii Sports is certainly more important since you are waving a remote with simplistic controls - something the whole family can do and have fun with.
For Rockband, you have to have quick coordination as you get deeper. - The only way I can see anyone coming together is with a kid playing the game while the parent reminisces...
September 9 at 10:15am
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What They Play Excuse the test post...just checking that our Facebook page is now connected to our Twitter page. Is it?

August 21 at 1:52pm
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What They Play
Why, yes. Yes it is.
August 21 at 1:53pm
Nadia
Nadia
Radical
August 21 at 7:25pm
John Paul Zahary
John Paul Zahary
Thanks for the test
August 24 at 8:27pm
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In case you missed it everywhere else; new PS3 in September. Smaller, lighter, cheaper. $299. Existing hardware drops in price tomorrow.
Jeremy Huggard
Jeremy Huggard
Looking over the system specs here:

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/18/tabulator-ps3-slim-and-phat-sized-up/

And I must amend my earlier advice that you'll be able to use a flash drive to transfer saves. This doesn't look to be so. My revised advice: e-mail maybe?
August 19 at 4:52am
John Paul Zahary
John Paul Zahary
Agree wth what Jeremy said above about the overheating...that is alot of unit under a little hood that I hope does not have any problems. Nor worth upgrading from an 80 gb, unless you want more space, but still this is good for Sony now and this holiday season.
August 24 at 8:38pm
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I've never understood why you have to unlock stuff like this. Why not just include them from the get-go? Still...we get to do a story with all the codes in it as a result. And here they are.
Jeremy Huggard
Jeremy Huggard
I was highly, highly appreciative of Capcom's decision not to make me unlock the dozens of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 characters. It's always such a hugley goddamn annoying chore to have to play through some horrible mode to unlock content in a game you paid for.
August 18 at 3:17pm
Jeremy Huggard
Jeremy Huggard
Oh god no, now I have that "take you for a ride" music playing in my head. Where's my ballpeen hammer?
August 18 at 3:21pm
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Did you know Madden NFL 10 on Wii was inspired by... Team Fortress 2? Find out how (and much more)
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What They Play We're looking forward to checking out Scribblenauts this afternoon. It's definitely one of the DS games we're most excited about this year.

August 13 at 10:49am
Jeremy Huggard
Jeremy Huggard
I expect this is the one game that will motivate my girlfriend to dust off her DS. lol Well, if she doesn't, I certainly will. Wish it were on PC though, I'm not looking forward to tapping out all those words with the stylus.
August 13 at 1:36pm
Mattias Hammarström
Mattias Hammarström
That and Prof. Layton are the only ones exiting me on this half of the year.
August 14 at 2:19pm
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What They Play Mevo & The Grooveriders - a game that we included in our "giant list of iPhone games" and enthused about on the Listen Up podcast is FREE for 24 hours. It's a rhythm-based platform game, and is a lot of fun, with some great music. Click the link here to pop the iTunes store. (Thanks to Adam Roffel for the tip!)

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Adam Michael Roffel
Adam Michael Roffel
Metal Gear Solid and Doom for iPhone, both on sale.
August 13 at 5:26pm
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Behold! The return of the What They Play podcast after a two week sabbatical. In this episode: Madden NFL 10 Wii chit-chat, plus hear John's boundless enthusiasm for both Civilization Revolution AND Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor on the iPhone. Enjoy.
Adam Michael Roffel
Adam Michael Roffel
Civilization Revolution is a HOME RUN! I'm not sure about Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor. It looks interesting, but not sure if its something I really want to pay for. May be if a sale comes up. Personally, I'm not much of a Madden Fan, but I do think you should devote the same amount of time when NHL10 launches haha. Finally, a few iPhone ... Read Moresuggestions, although these games have been out for a while. California Gold Rush, and Simutrans. Simutrans is awful, but free. Its a direct copy of the old Transportation Tycoon games. Download it for free, try the crappy controls, and email the developers, so they release a patch! Good show guys, glad to have you back.
August 12 at 7:04pm
Eric McNair
Eric McNair
I looked at Spider after Nick Suttner twittered about it. It did look tempting, but I'll see what you have to say about it before I decide to put some money down.
August 12 at 7:17pm
John Passfield
John Passfield
I bought Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manner last night and was up playing until well after midnight. The levels aren't too long or difficult (but do have secret areas for people who like to explore) and it has really nice controls. I had fun exploring the manner catching bugs.
August 12 at 8:32pm
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What They Play Nintendo sent us the new Professor Layton and The Diabolical Box game for DS, but the game cartridge itself was actually INSIDE a "diabolical box." Took us more than 15 minutes to work out how to open it!

August 12 at 6:28pm
Eric McNair
Eric McNair
Hah! I trust you will post a video of it. I love puzzle boxes and the like. Can't wait for the new Layton game.
August 12 at 6:30pm
Jeremy Huggard
Jeremy Huggard
Kirsty Cotton: It's just a puzzle box!
Pinhead: Oh, no. It is a means to summon us.
August 12 at 7:05pm
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What They Play
Excellent Hellraiser quote sir. Yes...we'll post a video of it. Although after we closed it up, we...um...had some trouble opening it again.
August 12 at 7:08pm
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Every parent knows video games can be a great form of entertainment for kids, but some games try to teach kids, especially young kids, valuable skills in the process. Games based on popular educational kids franchises like Dora the Explorer and Sesame Street are readily available to eager parents ev...
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This year's kid-specific mode in the Wii version of Madden is "Huddle Up" mode, where your kids play a complimentary role on the field, rather than trying to control the whole team. Check out the video here.
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