Who has an unlimited battery supply at work? Who wants to stab their computer? Find out.

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Heilemann - 3:30pm EST: GTA4 continues to boggle my mind.
-- Michael Heilemann - level designer, Io Interactive

Brenlo - 3:30pm EST: Today was all about building loyalty. Now off to the Magic Kingdom to see it in practice.
-- Alan Crosby - Director of Global Community Relations, Sony Online Entertainment

Ashlanne - 3:30pm EST: Just talked FreeRealms with a Disney Institute employee I think he will check it out!
-- Amy - Community Manager, Sony Online Entertainment

christilton - 3:30pm EST: Wrapping up. http://twitpic.com/3wt0v
-- Chris Tilton - freelance music composer

jchausse - 3:00pm EST: Unadvertised perk of working for Harmonix - no shortage of AA batteries around.
-- Jeff Chausse - Web Director, Harmonix

mittense - 2:00pm EST: Sometimes when programming you enter a zen-like stuff with amazing productivity and it's absolutely amazing.

mittense - 2:00pm EST: That doesn't happen to me so much as attempting to figure out ways to stab my computer without getting electrocuted.
-- Trent Polack - Game Developer, Stardock

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Who got a visit from Mormon missionaries? Who's going to rescue parrots? Find out.

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deliciousbees - 4:00pm EST: wishes his office didn't turn into a bus station every Thursday at 4pm.
-- Dan Teasdale - Senior Designer, Harmonix

djaffe - 2:00pm EST: just got done being visited by Mormon Missionaries. Two very nice kids; had a good conversation. Man, I love discussing religion and stuff!
-- David Jaffe -"God of War" Game Director and Founder of Eat Sleep Play

pandemicennui - 2:00pm EST: Wrote an e-mail to a bird rescue in Red Oak - thinking about volunteering to work with rescue parrots.
-- Allison Berryman - Community Manager, Gearbox Software

mittense - 2:00pm EST: Oh hey 6x8 Intuos3 Wacom Tablet, how'd you end up in my Amazon.com shopping cart and two-day shipping. Oh well, since you insist.
-- Trent Polack - Game Developer, Stardock

zerojay - 2:00pm EST: Hearing Morgan Webb talking about my game is surreal. No, that's not a boner. I swear... sorta.
-- Jason Carter - Data Manager, Longtail Studios

sanspants - 1:00pm EST: I've actually been giving Vanguard another go. They've made a lot of positive changes, and I can run it now! Anyone else checking it out?
-- Matt Fleming, Assistant Designer on "Ultima Online," Electronic Arts

cgouskos - 12:00pm EST: Being shadowed by an 8th grader who wants to make games. I hope he doesn't confuse excitement/hyperactivity with insanity. Then again...
-- Carrie Gouskos - Associate Producer, Mythic

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Whose office is being invaded by spiders? And who's celebrating Earth Day and how? Find out.

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missdoomcookie - 3:00pm EST: The office is currently being invaded by rather large brown spiders. This is a little unnerving. And I'm not even afraid of spiders.

missdoomcookie - 3:00pm EST: Not a great photo. But if anyone knows if we should be concerned. They move very fast. http://twitpic.com/3s88l
-- LM Lockhart - Ohai

HMXCasey - 2:00pm EST: Flow Charts are the devil's game design tool.
-- Casey Malone - Designer/Cake-lover, Harmonix

Robeyonekenobi - 2:00pm EST: I find it funny that Mike Tyson loves Resident Evil, I am sure taking off a man’s ear can predispose ones taste in video games.
-- Justin Robey - Producer and Co-host of the official MGS Platform Biased podcast, Microsoft Game Studios

mittense - 12:00pm EST: I am celebrating Earth Day by sitting at my indoor office desk around two computers, three monitors, and one laptop. Go go team earth.
-- Trent Polack - Game Developer, Stardock

ChrisA9 - 12:00pm EST: Heard the expression too many cooks in the kitchen? Well it also works for too many want to be designers making suggestions. Trust us first.
-- Christian Arca - Lead Designer, Agora Games

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Today "Lego Rock Band" was announced. Check out the reactions from the developers inside and outside Harmonix.

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Robeyonekenobi - 2:00pm EST: Man I love it when it's sunny outside and you have to work on UI design. Come on Golf gods! Save me!!!
-- Justin Robey - Producer and Co-host of the official MGS Platform Biased podcast, Microsoft Game Studios

ChrisA9 - 12:00pm EST: Every time a game franchise is milked and the audience blindly accepts it a piece of me dies inside. At this rate I should be dead by Fall.
-- Christian Arca - Lead Designer, Agora Games

djaffe - 12:00pm EST: playing thru the single plyr of Killzone 2 and LOVING IT! Reminds me- in a great way- of Medal of Honor: Underground, my fave FPS ever!
-- David Jaffe - "God of War" game director, founder of Eat Sleep Play

SixOkay - 3:00pm EST: How is it that one of the most thoughtful, reasonable commenting conversations I've seen on a website in a while is about Lego Rock Band?
-- Justin - Community Manager for "Gears of War," Microsoft

Lisa_Mason - 2:00pm EST: I'm genuinely curious: Why do people seem to damn pissed that Lego Rock Band exists? Does it sully Rock Band proper or something?

Lisa_Mason - 3:00pm EST: To summarize the @ replies angry about Lego RB: it's for "kids that won't appreciate it," I don't want to look like a Lego, and song list
-- Lisa Mason - Producer, Destineer Studios

LaLaLaLaLemon - 1:00pm EST: LEGO Rock Band? I'm SO there! http://tinyurl.com/d4zku8
-- Meghan Rodberg - Senior Manager of Online Community Relations, Turbine

Weezul - 1:00pm EST: Lego Rock Band? I don't get it
- Jon - Online Marketing Manager, Electronic Arts

sargonas - 12:00pm EST: Rock on! Lego Rockband announced, featuring Final Countdown!!!
-- J Eckert - Operations Manager for Rupture, Electronic Arts

JurieOnGames - 12:00pm EST: Lego Rock Band? Cool... too bad it won't be playable in Europe, unless you are seriously rich.

JurieOnGames - 12:00pm EST: I just realized I don't know *anyone* in Europe who owns Rock Band, and I know some crazy people who buy expensive imports / music games.
-- Jurie Horneman - freelance game designer/producer

zerojay - 11:00am EST: So, Lego Rock Band is officially confirmed. I'm falling to pieces about the announcement, ha-ha-haaaaaaa.
-- Jason Carter - Data manager, Longtail Studios

HMXCasey - 11:00am EST: I have litterally thousands of Legos at my desk. LEGO ROCK BAND. Believe.
-- Casey Malone - Designer/Cake-lover, Harmonix

jchausse - 9:00am EST: LEGO Rock Band is official! Finally, I can say: No one's "bleeding the franchise" - it's got real Harmonix DNA and will be awesome!
-- Jeff Chausse - Wed director, Harmonix

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Which developer has a beef with game reviews? Who talks about snorting ants? Find out.

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sledgehammer70 - 3:30pm EST: Re: is it just me or have Game reviews turned into Movie reviews? They are just getting lower and lower unless the publisher pays for adverts!!!

sledgehammer70 - 3:30pm EST: Just look at the last 20 games released... why are regemed arcade boring games getting better scores? FO3 in mid 70's??? simply wow!!!

sledgehammer70 - 3:30pm EST: Can we make a new game rating site that isn't corrupted? Who wants to take on the endeavor?
-- Mathew Everett - Community Manager, Pandemic Studios

CorvusE - 3:00pm EST: PoP did a terrible job at making me believe he cared enough about Elika by the end of the game to have that epilogue make a whit of sense.
-- Corvus Elrod - freelance writer and indie game designer

Nelsormensch - 2:00pm EST: I think the biggest drawback to falling head over heels for Burnout: Paradise is having Guns & Roses playing unceasingly in my mind.
-- Nels Anderson - Developer, Klei

HMXCasey - 3:30pm EST: Snorting ants. ANTS. Jeeze. Watching the Motley Crue behind the music.
-- Casey Malone - Designer/Cake-lover, Harmonix

fourzerotwo - 12:00pm EST: Turns out Bethesda is in London too and just announced they're releasing a new Fallout next year called Fallout New Vegas! Hype Hype Hype!
-- Robert Bowling - Director of Communications/Community Manager, Infinity Ward

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How do folks working in the games industry feel about Oprah covering Twitter? And what are their thoughts on why "GTA: Chinatown Wars" didn't sell? Find out.

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fourzerotwo - 2:30pm EST: Twitter on Oprah today? Officially mainstream! Prep for the Fail Whale in tminus 5..4..3..2..OPRAH! YOU get a Twitter and YOU get a Twitter!
-- Robert Bowling - Director of Communications/Community Manager, Infinity Ward

cuppy - 2:30pm EST: Re: Oprah on Twitter. Seriously, who cares? I'm personally a fan of Oprah, and I don't care how mass market Twitter ends up getting.
-- Tami Baribeau - Community Manager, Metaplace

hecterrific - 3:30pm EST: if my mom gets a twitter account i am giving up the internet.
--  Hector Sanchez - Producer for "Mortal Kombat," Midway Games

JohnNoonan - 2:30pm EST: Too bad GTA: Chinatown Wars hasn't sold better. I'm part of the problem, bought Henry Hatsworth first. GTA is next though, I promise : )
-- John Noonan - Game Developer and Host of the Platform Biased podcast, Microsoft Game Studios

ChrisA9 - 1:00pm EST: @voMethod How GTA: CW tanked and why you thought it tanked, games made for game developers not the target audience.
-- Christian Arca - Lead Designer, Agora Games

chrislamb - 2:00pm EST: Ugh, I totally forgot Greg Land was coming back to Fraction's Uncanny X-Men. Hooray for several months of poorly traced porn stars.
-- Chris Lamb - Designer, Powerhead Games

jchausse - 2:00pm EST: Every employee at this McDonald's is wearing a tie. Their strategy is working. I TOTALLY feel like I'm at Olive Garden.
-- Jeff Chausse - Web Director, Harmonix

HMXCasey - 12:00pm EST: The Art Direction for Harley Quinn in Arkham Asylum is f---ing disgusting. http://tinyurl.com/c9znrk [Note: Expletive edited.]
-- Casey Malone - Designer/Cake-lover, Harmonix

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Who got epilepsy from watching the "Assassin's Creed 2" teaser? What did someone working on "Madden 2010" have to say about Madden's retirement? Find out.

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LaLaLaLaLemon - 3:30pm EST: Reason 38,925 why I love my job: Currently editing "Sorcerers.doc"
-- Meghan Rodberg - Senior Manager Online Community Relations, Turbine

chrislamb - 3:00pm EST: The not-really-teaser thing for Assassin's Creed 2 gave me epilepsy with all it's jittering. So thanks, Ubisoft. Thanks for the epilepsy.

chrislamb - 1:00pm EST: Interplay being sued by Bethesda? You mean their business strategy of being a bit crap and milking past successes isn't working? Shocking.
-- Chris Lamb - Designer, Powerhead Games

pbrush - 2:30pm EST: I have a request to localize one of my Maya tools to Chinese. Don't even know where to begin on that one.
-- Doug Brooks - Technical Director, Electronic Arts

Lisa_Mason - 12:00pm EST: Got into the office, co-worker misread Madden retirement announcement, tells me that Madded died. Like dead. Cleared up now : )

Lisa_Mason - 12:00pm EST: Also Madden related - when I had been told that he died, my first thought was "What about the games?" I'm not a big football person, obvs.
-- Lisa Mason - Producer, Destineer Studios

ian_cummings - 12:00pm EST: John Madden retires from broadcasting! Congrats on a hell of a career!
-- Ian Cummings - "Madden 2010" Lead Designer, Electronic Arts

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Who had BBQ for lunch? Who's doing their taxes today? Find out.

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fizzbang - 3:30pm EST: Unintentional humor from crazy protester: "All I hear about [Obama] is 'transparency, transparency,' but I don't see that."
-- Fred Zeleny - Designer, Bethesda Softworks

majornelson - 2:30pm EST: Just had BBQ that was ok. Not great, but ok. It needed more smoky flavor.
-- Larry Hyrb - Director of Programming, Xbox Live

ninjaharlot - 2:30pm EST: Too much poppycock. Was looking for power-ups in my shower tiles this morning. Damn you, Hatsworth.
-- Kathleen - Community Manager, XNA

cuppy - 3:00pm EST: I can't keep Mastodon and Manowar straight in my head. This is a very real problem when you work at Harmonix.
-- Casey Malone - Designer/Cake-lover, Harmonix

Brenlo - 1:00pm EST: Has decided to quit procrastinating on his taxes and get them done today.
-- Alan Crosby - Director of Global Community Relations, Sony Online Entertainment

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Who had to explain to their mom what "tea bagging" is? And who lost their tennis racket? Find out.

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Lisa_Mason - 3:30pm EST: My politically-minded mom asked me what the other meaning of "tea bagging" is and I managed to explain it without blushing. I'm an adult!
-- Lisa Mason - Producer, Destineer

sledgehammer70 - 2:00pm EST: WoW 3.1 patch fail #wow Can't validate my files! Blizzard you fail : (
-- Mathew Everett - Community Manager, Pandemic Studios

AutumnKiss - 2:00pm EST: Quote for Today: "I hope I didn't brain my damage..." - Homer Simpson
-- Maggie Olsen - Community Manager, Vivox

cuppy - 12:00pm EST: Bored out of my mind at jury duty.
-- Tami Baribeau - Community Manager, Metaplace

SixOkay - 12:00pm EST: I lost my tennis racket at a pottery barn in connecticut.
-- Justin - Community Manager for "Gears of War," Microsoft

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Who wants free speech censored? And who still hasn't filed their taxes yet? Find out.

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asarazan - 3:00pm EST: I just managed to draw an impressively coherent line from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune to Dude Where's My Car
-- Aaron Sarazan - Game Engineer, Spark Plug Games

SOEGordo - 2:00pm EST: 2 days left to do your taxes I have not done them yet
-- Gordo - Community Relations, Sony Online Entertainment

jchausse - 2:00pm EST: Dodged 4 clipboarders on the way back from lunch. Normally liberal, I'd be 100% for quashing free speech from 500-675 Mass.Ave, Cambridge.
-- Jeff Chausse - Web Director, Harmonix

jah - 2:00pm EST: I am shaking my fist at my screen. mysterious ruby on rails errors!
-- Justin Hall - Developer on PMOG [Side note: Check out Mr. Hall's Twitter page background. I was not expecting to see that.]

isaacclarke - 12:00pm EST: Design brainstorm.....arcade mode or challenge mode....what's a better name?
-- Official Twitter account for "Dead Space"

HMXCasey - 12:00pm EST: Wow. Ghetto Golf? Really? REALLY?
-- Casey Malone - Designer/Cake-lover, Harmonix

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