It's March 7th. GDC in San Fran is over. Pandalicious and I are on the East Coast, and while most days the fact that so many of our West Coast counterparts got to join in on some key learnings around the video game industry from the developers that define it would have me seething with envy, I know that PAX East (The Penny Arcade Expo) is 4 days away.

Suck it Trebek.

Ever wondered "I really like the Yakuza series of games, but what if we replaced the gangsters with teenagers and added a forced stripping mechanic?

OK, here it is!

Rift, the MMO that makes it a point to say it's the supposed World of Warcraft killer is now open for business. I wish I had the time/resources to invest in Rift, to see if it does do what WoW don't, but I tend to just download a lot of MMORPGs and then neglect them.

What do you get when you cross Gainax from car manufacturer Subaru? A Magical Girl show, apparently!

Houkago no Pleiades (Wish Upon Pleiades) is the tale of a girl named Subaru (of course) who gets caught up in a battle between good and evil. This being a collaboration with Subaru, the team of magical girls all ride on staffs that make car noises. Why would they sound like cars? ::SHRUGS SHOULDERS::

With the Nintendo 3DS heading our way later this month, I’m already counting down the days until I get to enjoy some glasses-free 3D fun.  There have been a lot of people out there who are skeptical about the value of picking up Nintendo’s new system on the day it comes out.  While I can certainly understand the reasons for waiting, it’s just not something I’m willing to do this time around.  Stick around, hit the break and I’ll fill you in on why I just can’t wait for this one.