Birthday Surprises: The AT Wire Returns

Our video game columnist has picked up the blogging bug again and is posting like mad at The AT Wire. I've always been a fan of the column as a guy who was playing when the NES was new, and still plays to this day. Gaming culture needs a serious analyst who isn't 13 years old or 25 and acts like they're 13 on G4.

At Derek's request, I will actually be writing a guest post at The AT Wire within the next week about my first couple of weeks playing my first MMO. More details on that later.

It's also Derek's birthday. Go over and check out the digs.

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