Month: October 2009

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Target offering Wii deals next week

John M. Guilfoil

October 31, 2009 893

Buy two get one deal in the flyer

Four-way stop

The Diva of Driving

October 31, 2009 23

My aggravation with the way other people drive started in high school when the main road to campus consisted of...

Samuel Adams launches Barrel-Aged line

John M. Guilfoil

October 31, 2009 162

Three new crafts join the circle

Mad Catz Wireless Fender Precision Bass review

John M. Guilfoil

Gaming Accessories

October 31, 2009 21

With two-fingered strumming

Stargate Universe: Water

John M. Guilfoil

October 31, 2009 159

Will this be the one that draws us in and makes us fall in love? Spoiler alert: No.

Risen review

October 31, 2009 30

Deep Silver's latest hits the PC, and we're here to tell all about it

All shades of Grohl come to Rock Band next week

October 31, 2009 9

Selections from Nirvana, Foo Fighters and more, next week in the music game.

Forza Motorsport 3 review

October 31, 2009 7

The best racing game of this generation?

Ghosts Attack review

October 31, 2009 51

Just in time for Halloween

Need for Speed: Shift Podcast and Free In-Game Car.

October 30, 2009 16

Need for Speed: Shift - Free Car, and a Podcast!

Kenka Bancho: the screens

October 30, 2009 4

Kenka Bancho screens for PSP fans.

TV Notebook: 10/30/09

John M. Guilfoil

October 30, 2009 29

"Pit Bulls" on Animal Planet and "Trauma" is off at NBC

Vampire Diaries: Haunted

Jill Vallecorsa

October 30, 2009 27

A vampire show that wonâ€™t make you roll your eyes

“Avatar” trailer to be shown on giant Cowboys Stadium screen, also on Fox

October 30, 2009 37

James Cameron's latest epic will be previewed on the world's largest video display.

Modern Warfare 2 Walmart TV Spot

October 30, 2009 22

Check out the latest Call of Duty commercials from Wal-Mart.

Resident Evil Zero coming to Wii

October 29, 2009 14

Resident Evil Zero on Wii gets a release date and a price for the Holidays!

Dragon Age Origins combat screens

October 29, 2009 43

Check out the action of Dragon Age Origins before it's released

A few new Red Dead Redemption screens

October 29, 2009 20

Take to the Wild West in Rockstar's latest.

Atlus teases Halloween Demon’s Souls event

October 29, 2009 13

Check out the cryptic message Atlus whispered in our ears.

EA details Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition

October 29, 2009 5

War is hell, but this is awesome.

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!