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So this is blogging. Maybe you crazy kids were on to something after all.

My goal here is to present to you news and views (and hopefully not too much rhyming) on video games and home theater, and hopefully all the places they intersect. I understand that this is some pretty nerdy stuff, but its what I know best. I'm sure I could go to great lengths to explain to you some of my greater plans and goals, but I think the best avenue is to just let this little guy out in the yard to run around a bit. You'll make sense of it over time, I promise. So here it goes.

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