Pojo's Main Page Archive
 September through November - 2006

Thursday, November 30, 2006  Alex "Chuck" Brosseau, one of our Pokemon card of the day reviewers and the winner of 5th place Worlds in 2006, is opening his own page in our Pokemon Featured Writers department. Check out the first installment of Chuck's Place for Pokemon. He gets into Monarchy version 2.0.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006  In VS Systems today our Card of the Day review is a Pojo Exclusive Sneak Peak Preview granted to us by our cool friends at Upper Deck & Metagame. This card is from the not yet released "Legion of Superheroes" expansion set.  Check out Steely Resolve and see what our reviewers have to say about it.

JAELove lists the Top 10 Players in the History of Yugioh TCG Play on the Yugioh Site today.

Friday, November 24, 2006  We have a light holiday weekend load of Pojo's Friday News. Let's talk turkey. We have game reviews for NARUTO: Uzumaki Chronicles and Naruto: Clash of Ninja. Take it easy gamers! Weak Wii wrist straps and over zealous playing can be a TV hazard! Vin Diesel is hinting at more Riddicks. Boston’s Mayor is blaming Sony for a PS3 day of chaos in the streets. A World of Warcraft PC is released specifically for WoW. Dungeons & Dragons - The Complete Animated Series has been re-mastered and released on DVD. An L.A. man now admits to selling fake Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. Blue Dragon Manga has been announced to complement the game launch in Japan. Kellogg Company and Xbox team up for game giveaway.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006  We have an exclusive preview card for you today from the upcoming Vs. System expansion titled "Legion of Superheroes".  Today Judge Jason Bunch & xstreamzero preview the Plot Twist Card: Chain Lightning.  Check out our Vs. Site today.

Monday, November , 2006  Knightmare13 is a COTD reviewer on our Spoils site.  He stood in line for a PS3 and has a report on the experience.  Check it out. 

Friday, November 17, 2006  We have another searing selection of Pojo's Friday News. The New STAR WARS ATTACKTIX Series 4 and TRANSFORMERS ATTACKTIX Series 1 are now available. And, the New Starship Battles fly into the world of Star Wars Mini’s. ALL 291 episodes of DBZ have been digitally remastered in high-def. In gaming news; Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel has been announced for DS and NARUTO: Uzumaki Chronicles is now on store shelves. Nintendo finally gives the rollout schedule for their Wii Channels services. The Wii itself goes on sale Sunday morning. You can upgrade Your DS LITE to be an MP3 player. PlayStation 3 still faces some compatibility issues with PS2 games. WoW: The Burning Crusade release date is confirmed. Konami is now shipping Yu-Gi-Oh! for the PSP.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006  BMoor has something very cool for you today in his Magic: The Gathering Deck Garage.  He's reviewing 7 decks today, from an entire play group from Peru.  Check out the variety of decks BMoor is tweaking today. 

Friday, November 10, 2006  We've harvested a few newsberries for you in Pojo's Friday News. This week, it looks like Microsoft will allow movie downloading AND TV on the Xbox 360. We also found images of Halo 3 Legendary Edition. It was Worldwide Dungeons and Dragons Game Day, check out the fun! There's a couple new TCG's coming at you. First is Universal Fighting System's interesting single character deck format. Next is Xeko TCG where kids, and adults, can have fun and learn about our environment. The World of Warcraft expansion set is due out very soon. And, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon launches across Europe this week! Check it all out!!

Sunday  November 05, 2006  Otaku has once again gone through a Pokemon Expansion set, identifying the best pulls for a Pre-Release and how to use what you do get.  Check out his EX Dragon Frontiers Limited Overview.  Print it out before you go to your Tourney today.  ;-)

Friday, November 03, 2006  This week's red hot edition of Pojo's Friday News include a short history of Dragon Ball. Naruto news brings us a review on Ultimate Ninja for the PS2. Also, the nation wde Naruto Road Tour has begun. Our Pokemon notes have reviews on Ranger and Sapphire. In a switch, it turns out there will be NO wireless guitars for Xbox 360... yet. But, SixAx is to make a rumbler for the PS3. In a surprise move, Blizzard has banned an entire World of Warcraft Guild. And, they've launched a complete and official Warcraft Encyclopedia. In other WoW news, one gamer claims that World of Warcraft can cure obesity?!? Time to start my diet!!!

Wednesday, November 1, 2006  We have our very first World of Warcraft TCG Card of the Day reviews today on our new World of Warcraft site.  Today we're reviewing one of the popular "Loot cards". 

Friday, October 27, 2006  Pojo's Friday News has a few bits and bites to mull over this weekend. The shooter Postal III returns for another spree. The big news is that the WoW trading card game is out! We also have a review on World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade beta -- Hellfire Citadel. In other gaming news we have news and reviews on Neverwinter Nights 2 going gold, The Demon Sands for Dungeons & Dragons Online and a PS2 Review of the controversial new game Bully. More trouble for Sony which will replace burnt-out Sixaxis controllers. And, Pokemon is back on top in Japanese charts.

Also, Congrats to Robert Hatch of Wilmington, California who captured first place at Dreamblade's Dream Series $10k Championship in Chicago. More details here.

Thursday, October 26, 2006  We are sneak peeking some Pokemon Dragon Frontier cards in our Pokemon Card of the Day section.  Today we have the current World Champ (Ness) & Chuck (5th at Worlds) reviewing cards for you.  Check out the Pokemon Section today. 

Friday, October 20, 2006  Pojo's Friday News on a Friday no less! The mind reels. We have more on the first-ever Yu-Gi-Oh! "Design your Destiny Card Contest and reviews of Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef Of Destruction. The virtual hammer comes DOWN! WoW has banned 76,000 accounts related to banned transactions. We also have some World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Screenshots. CARTMAN! South Park's "The Sword of a Thousand Truths" does exist! From the "You've got to be kidding me" Department -- WoW virtual game item purchases may be taxed soon. We also have 'Bully' PS2 screens shots. News on Nintendo & SmugMug's artistic Pokemon contest. FInally, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Goes Gold!

Monday, October 16, 2006  Jeff Zandi has a huge Magic the Gathering Time Spiral set article today.  And we're starting to preview Pokemon Cards from the next expansion (EX Dragon Frontier) today. 

Friday, October 13, 2006  There were only a few little newslings on this luckiest of Pojo's Friday News days. Yu-Gi-Oh! fans will get a chance to design an official Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card. DOOM is now on Xbox Live. Yikes! a Microsoft: Xbox 360 hack may threaten the entire game industry. And, WoW: The Burning Crusade will ship in standard and Collector's Edition packages. Coolness!

Saturday, October 06, 2006  We have the Saturday Evening Post version of Pojo's Friday News tonight. We have some leaked character screenshots from WoW: Burning Crusade. Oh My God! They Kill WOW! We have a bit more on Warcraft and South Park. Resident Evil releases its 10th Anniversary Collection. Hilary Duff and her dog Lola will star in The Sims 2 Pets. Pokemon DS tops a Million. And, Nintendo will offer an Ethernet Kit for its new Wii.

Monday, October 02, 2006  We spaced on Pojo's Friday News last Friday so we'll do a quick update today. Here's the stories. Score Entertainment was named the official trading card game licensor for Shonen Jump's BLEACH. Chaotic, the Interactive trading card animation series, will premieres Oct 7th. Master of Maya the game is on its way to mobile phones. The Florida Xbox Killers were sentenced to death -- nuff said there. Microsoft will be fixing your "Triple-Red Light Syndrome" 2005 Xbox 360s for free. Turbine Presents Stormreach Under Siege for Dungeons & Dragons Online. Senior VP of product development at Blizzard takes us through the Dark Portal of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. World Of Warcraft will also be hitting South Park's season opener. In other games, Naruto Clash of Ninja 2 ships and we have Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II cheats.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006  We have an exclusive Sneak Peek at a Dreamblade figure from the upcoming Baxar's War expansion.  Check out our Dreamblade site today. 

Saturday, September 23, 2006  We held out on Pojo's Friday News, and could still only muster a few tiny stories this week. Newslings if you will. The first one isn't really even news, Microsoft is being sued... again. This time for its Xbox Live. They are however offering free repairs for all 2005 Xbox 360s. We hear from author Douglas W. Clark on his new novel "Saving Solace," published by Wizards of the Coast. We ask the burning question, "Just how profitable is World of Warcraft?" Very! We'll bring you a few World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade previews also. In other gaming news, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Ships this Week and Fullmetal Alchemist Transmutes DS. Good night and good gaming.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006   Scott Gerhardt of Shuffle and Cut Games has a Dreamblade preview for you today: "Tower of Faces" from the upcoming Baxar's War expansion on our Dreamblade site today.

Monday, September 18, 2006   Scott Gerhardt has been busy assembling a Card of the Day crew for our new "The Spoils" TCG Site.  Today they review their first card. 

Friday, September 15, 2006  Pojo's Friday News, brewed from only the choicest of hops. This week, we have game cheats for Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy and Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters -- World Championship Tournament 2006. Microsoft will be launching a cheaper Xbox 360 in Japan. Some techno geek crammed an Xbox 360 into laptop form. Our new game feature, World of Warcraft, gets some good ink in NEWSWEEK magazine. And, the 'World of Warcraft' summer movie contest is extended by two weeks. Plus, we have an interview with the Vice President of Blizzard where he talks about game development and the magic behind World of Warcraft. And, a snoot full more!!

Tuesday, September 12, 2006   All our "channels" of Pojo.com start with baby steps.  There's two game out there right now that some folks really like and/or are looking forward to: 

• Scott Gerhardt and the folks at his shop love "The Spoils" and asked us to make a channel for it.  So we've done it.  Scott will be heading up a Card of the Day section for it soon, and we'll have contact info up later today if you wish to join in.
• Another game many people are really excited about is the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.  We got to playtest this game at GenCon and really liked it.  So we've created a channel for that as well.  I wrote an intro to the WoW TCG today. 

Sunday, September 10, 2006   We have just another small snippet of news for the weekend edition of Pojo's Friday News. Let's get to it. Konami ships Yu-Gi-Oh! double pack 2. We have more on Xbox 360 backward compatibility.  XHottie Jessica Simpson will be on Xbox Live. Sony might be introducing a PlayStation phone. The new Pokemon game gets an exclusive DS Lite. And, GEN CON 2006 was a big hit in its 39th year.

Friday, September 08, 2006   We have a couple of Star Wars Mini Bounty Hunter exclusives to show you thanks to our friends at Wizards of the Coast.  Check out our Star Wars Mini's site today to see Jango Fett, Bounty Hunter.  Yesterday it was Mandalorian Commander.  More coming next week!

Tuesday, September 05, 2006   We have some new details on the next Pokemon TCG expansion on our Pokemon Site today.

Friday, September 01, 2006   There's another new Trading Card Game in town.  This one is called "The Spoils".  This is a tournament card game, and kind of a step up from Pokemon, YuGiOh, and Duel Masters as there will be money tournaments you can enter.  Right now the game is being Beta Tested, and you can actually join in on the testing.  Scott Gerhardt has an Introduction to The Spoils today.  We've tried it and it's mucho fun.  Check it out. 

The news briefs are brief this week in Pojo's Friday News, so let's get to it. Graphic novels are now the hot new library item. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters" is reviewed. Microsoft announces some new wireless accessories for the Xbox 360. Sony introduces Mylo. Mylo stands for ‘my life online’ and is Sony’s first wireless gadget emergence for handheld and small-gadget friendly users.  Naruto's Ninja Council and Clash of Ninja is price dropping down to $20. There's all New episodes of Pokémon Battle Frontier beginning September 9. And, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is reviewed.