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Veronica profiled in August issue of PlayStation Mag

Ryan Block — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:55:58 +0000

Nice, Veronica was profiled in the August issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine! I don’t think it’s on newsstands yet, but I can’t wait to give it a read. Photo from V’s Flickr.

Qore is go!

Ryan Block — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:04:50 +0000

Veronica’s big, long awaited, heretofore secret project Qore launched for download last night — we grabbed it this morning to see how the final version looks. Very hot. And I’m not just saying that, because, well, you know. Also, I’m declaring myself the first (ok, maybe second) to have unearthed the Qore easter egg: press L2 from the home screen and you get taken to a mini-game called Death Orb. More from Joystiq and PS3 Fanboy, and Veronica; Death Orb shot after the break.

Veronica is blowing up!

Ryan Block — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:19:44 +0000

So everybody found out today that V’s heading to Revision3 to do Tekzilla — but that’s only one of her two new regular post-Mahalo gigs. But besides the other thing (which is equally if not more awesome) did I mention she also had a song written about her recently? And did an interview with RCRD LBL? Looks like I’m gonna have to step up my game to keep pace!

Veronica plays meta-Rock Band with Jonathan Coulton

Ryan Block — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:43:33 +0000

Still Alive was unironically one of my favorite songs from 2007, so you can only imagine how mind-poppingly awesome I find the real-life on-stage combination of it, one of my favorite games (Rock Band), Veronica, and Jonathan Coulton, as they belt it out along with Leo Laporte and Merlin Mann. Even better was how Veronica saved the band from failing out, what, three times?

P.S. -Extra bonus: Veronica, Jonathan, Merlin, and myself will all be on TWiT this week with Leo, so watch out for it.

[Video by Joystiq]

Fake Steve caught on tape flipping out about Veronica

Ryan Block — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:28:36 +0000

Remember where FSJ said he kind of threw a fit when Veronica walked in the room? He wasn’t kidding. Definitely a moment, glad someone got that on tape.

Top ten sexy geeks 2007 — so close!

Ryan Block — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:31:31 +0000

Was named runner up in Violet Blue’s top ten sexy geeks 2007! “Unrelentingly sexy?” Shucks! Of course, most people will recognize the top slot on that list as my better and FAR hotter half, Veronica. I might jokingly remind her that I was one of Paper Magazine’s Beautiful People, 2006 — but let’s face it, there’s zero chance she’s not the hottest, smartest lady on the internets. Photo of V looking amazing (and me looking angry/half-asleep) by Scott, who also wrote a bit about the very same.

Strange, wonderful stuff from a completely crazy day

Ryan Block — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:45:30 +0000

What a bizarre day. Among other things…

Veronica’s show finally launched! I love it. The coming episodes are pure gold.
I got to interview #3 on my “most wanted” list — look for that on Engadget soon.
Google announces its long-awaited mobile platform. For the second time this year I’m genuinely stoked about the mobile space.
- (Side note on Android, in 2004 before Google acquired the eponymous startup founded by Danger founder Andy Rubin, Peter and I brainstormed for weeks on a feature called “The Googlephone”, where we romanticized about what would happen if Google did a SideKick-like cellphone. Not even kidding. Bummer we never got it out the door.)
Dick Parsons, the CEO of my parent company’s parent company’s parent company — Time Warner — is apparently out.
Screenwriters go on strike, and I want in on that action. I write for a screen, don’t I?
Oh yeah, V and I were on TWiT again. (Here’s us recording from our office.)

Mahalo Daily trailer is up, show premiers November 5th!

Ryan Block — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:19:58 +0000

After months of my dear sweet Veronica invading my office space working on her new show for Mahalo they’re finally ready to launch! The trailer is a high-larious take on internet video memes — I’ve been waiting to see it for weeks, and it doesn’t disappoint. Peep it here, and subscribe to it here.

Greetings from Japan!

Ryan Block — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:31:58 +0000

Hard to believe, but we’ve been in Japan almost two weeks now. (See how well we’ve asimilated?) Things have been pretty busy since we’ve been gone, but with Veronica officially headed home to the States, now sounds like a good time for a quick recap on the trip thus far. See if you notice any trends*.

Sept 19 – Land, take the NEX to Shinjuku, get lost trying to find the hotel, miss the PlayStation party, eat an extraordinarily expensive sashimi dinner.
Sept 20 – Meet up with Ittousai, hit Tokyo Game Show (including Kaz Hirai’s opening speech). Later: Akihabara run, but nothing is purchased.
Sept 21 – TGS day two, head to pick up rental cellphones, get seriously lost, head back for Microsoft’s press shindig, get back to hotel and collapse.
Sept 22 – Meiji-jingu temple, quick run through of Omotesando (shopping area), a bit of time spent marveling at the “colorful” Harajuku kids, plenty more time spent hanging around Roppongi, Daikonyama, and Ebisu.
Sept 23 – A little shopping in Shibuya, Yoyogi park area fun-fest (including Japanese greasers, street musicians, and the weekly yard sale en masse), lunch with Tyler and a really fun, helpful, and completely random Japanese girl (Miho-san), then Shinkansen to Kyoto.
Sept 24 – Late start, hop on a bus to the infamous Kiyomizu temple, get hopelessly lost, eventually find the shrine and have an unbelievable time (including, in order: zaru-soba and sake, cold spring water, lots of rain, and mochi).
Sept 25 – Nijo castle, get lost in the cab on the way to our semi-impromptu tour of the Kyoto Imperial Palace (thankfully we made it in time), long-ass bus ride out to the just-closed Kinkaku-ji temple. Bummer.
Sept 26 – Up early and head to Osaka. Hit Kaiyukan Aquarium and Osaka castle before eating massive amounts of food in Kuidaore and Shinsaibashi. Somehow manage not to get lost at all.
Sept 27 – Up early, finally hit up Kinkaku-ji before meeting up with Chris and Erin in Nagoya. The ironically emotional experience of going to the now-closed Robot Museum. “Late” night drinking (if you can define late as being in bed by 1am).
Sept 28 – Nara, Nara park, friggin’ aggressive sacred deer, mind-blowing Todai-ji shrine (one of the largest free-standing wooden structures housing one of the largest Buddha statues in the world)
Sept 29 – Back to Tokyo. Tons of shopping (for Veronica) in Shibuya. Accidental order of chicken hearts with our yakitori.
Sept 30 – Wandering around electronics stores in Shibuya with V in the morning, then in Akihabara with Ittousai in the evening. DS Lite + a few games acquired.

More to come!

*If you guessed: getting lost, shopping, and visiting castles, temples, or shrines, you win a gold star.