FURTHER READING / 07.08.09

So it turned out to be a very busy vacation after all.  Of course, I wish it weren't over, but it does give me time to get back to my blogging.

While I didn't play too many games on the flight home (too busy sleeping), I'm eager to get to my free copy of Battlefield 1943.  How has matchmaking been going on that game?

With so much time away from blogging (FURTHER READING and WRITE UP included) there's so much to read (and watch) in order to catch up.  Thus, a SUPER FURTHER READING is appropriate.

• Kotaku lists their games of summer,
• The California Extreme Arcade Exhibition brings the arcade back this weekend,
• Fumito Ueda is interviewed, and then it gets translated,
• Doug Lombardi of Valve gets interviewed, but no translation is necessary,
• GTA Chinatown Wars gets a strict rating for the DS in Japan,
• Game Trailers has a new episode of the Bonus Round up,
• Neotokyo, a Source engine mod is released (it looks good!),
• Capcom sends out more strategy videos for MvC2.