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The archives have been cleaned up, dead links fixed, and the printable versions restored! Also, don't miss the new comments on the main page!

Livin' With The Sims
theAntiELVIS explores the wild and wacky world that is Will Wright's The Sims, asking the inevitable quesiton, "is The Sims the first step toward a virtual life where everyone is Swedish?"

Pixel Obscura
Josh Vasquez on Omikron: The Nomad Soul.

Real Life
Check out our newest comic strip, Real Life! Updated daily!

User Friendly
Updated daily!

Regular Columns:

• From the Mouth of Madness
  All about issue 2.5 (12/6)
  
  
• Pixel Obscura
  Josh Vasquez looks at Dino Crisis. (12/7)
  
  
• Pad Happy
  Nick F. can't take these long games! (12/9)
  
  
• Under Cover
  Get some dirt on Kenneth Scott - this week's cover artist, and texture god for id Software. (12/6)

  
  
• Down the Pipe
  Want to play games for a living? (12/10)

• Birth of a Gamer
  Heather tries Myth II. (11/30)

• Pocket Full o' Love
  The Neo Geo Pocket Color rules (12/1)

• Game, Set, Match!
  Six months in the life of the OGL (12/1)
  
  
• The MailBag
  Our silly mailbag, featuring a special response from RadPipe. (12/3)

Comics:

• User Friendly
  Updated daily! (DAILY)
  
  
• Real Life
  Our newest comic strip! Updated daily! (DAILY)

Developer's Corner:

• Thinking Outside the Box
  From Volume 1, Paul Steed Gives some tips on breaking into the industry. (6/29)
  
  
• Beaker's Bent
  Rich Wyckoff takes on Ultima IX (12/8)
  
  
• Code On The Cob
  From Volume 1: Chris gets into the real meat of programming. (6/30)
  
  
• Painting on Polygons
  Rick Grossenbacher continues his conceptual art tutorial. (12/2)
  
  
• Behind the Curtain
  We don't need no technical design! (11/25)

Off the Shelf:

• Geek Toys
  From Volume 1: loonyboi does USB. (3/26)
  
  
• The Top Shelf
  Noel Wade looks at Septerra Core. (12/9)
  
  
• The Bargain Bin
  Russell "RadPipe" Lauzon looks at Total Annihilation. (11/18)