E3 is totally going on right now, and Eric and Steve are chronicling their collective thoughts into a magic video camera that shits out sound onto the internet. All episodes can be found the feeds linked below! Their exploits are highly recommended because both of these guys are sleep deprived and starving.  Find the latest episode on the RSS feed or go to iTunes. Please direct feedback,...[Read More]

This week, your wizard is your wizard. If I told you that the Lord of Hell was obstructing the posting of this podcast, I wouldn’t be lying. This week, it’s almost all Diablo III with a lot of spoilers. Also, Eric played some grab ass game and maybe something with Sonic in it. But you know, Diablo is out, so who cares? Also: summer movies,breast feeding, and E3 preparations.  Find...[Read More]

Welcome to the Flap Jaw Space Power Rankings (text edition), a written recap of the dynamic perversion and informal melee that unfolded on the previous episode of Flap Jaw Space: The Digital Chumps Podcast. Power Rankings is a running segment where we continually update the ten best games of 2012 every episode. If you’re new, there’s quite a bit of nuance and havoc that goes into these...[Read More]

Welcome to the Flap Jaw Space Power Rankings (text edition), a written recap of the dynamic perversion and informal melee that unfolded on the previous episode of Flap Jaw Space: The Digital Chumps Podcast. Power Rankings is a running segment where we continually update the ten best games of 2012 every episode. If you’re new, there’s quite a bit of nuance and havoc that goes into these...[Read More]

In the interest of condensation, we’re going to post new episodes here in blog format. That way, you can access all of Eric’s written recaps and other musing related to the podcast. The RSS feed will stay exactly the same, so you and the other millions (and millions) of Flap Jaw Space listeners do not have to update your aggregators and such. As always, thanks for l...[Read More]

I’ve always (unjustly) assumed that the communities surrounding popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games such as League of Legends are about as receptive to outsiders as groups frequented by characters portrayed by Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. Defending lanes of ever-progressing AI drones, smashing turrets, and new-player griefing seemed to be the common threads. But why the...[Read More]

Flap Jaw Space: The DigitalChumps Podcast finally hit Episode 50 last week (well, it was really our 57th recording, but 50 official episodes). Up until Episode 48, the bulk of Flap Jaw Space followed a fairly standard podcast model of three hosts (and an occasional bonus character) discussing all of the games we had played since the previous podcast. Flap Jaw Space also used to feature special seg...[Read More]

“Free to play” games don’t usually strike my interest. That particular business model, which prices the base game at little to no cost and then offers upgrades or time savers for additional fare, has been embraced by almost every modern MMORPG along with the more recent DOTA-style competitive experiences. The rationale seems sound when applied to customization; cosmetic accessori...[Read More]

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  Ok, so this obviously isn’t a Best of 2012 list a full year in advance. I’ve only actually played two of these games and there’s a lot that could happen in a year, but this is more like a fun guess over what has the potential to make my list come this time next year. I estimate that two or three will actually make it through. If all ten appear unchanged then I...[Read More]

  Hello and welcome to my top ten for 2011. A couple odd trends worthy of note; only two games were developed in North America, and only two were legitimate sequels. This is consistent with my particular interests, meaning I tend to favor new ideas (even when they fail) and ambition rather than engage an experience I’ve already had several times over. In the case of the two sequels I th...[Read More]

I got a call yesterday from senior editor and my friend Nathan Stevens.  He said he wanted my opinion on his L.A. Noire review because folks had commented on it, some of which were less than positive about his writing and his very positive score, a 10/10.  In short, the comments brought up the issue of controls (saying the game sports a simple port from the GTA4 scheme) and others simply...[Read More]