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Rumor: Internet Explorer to hit Xbox 360?

Giancarlo Saldana

May 10, 2012 118

Wave to your Kinect and surf the web.

Motorola wins German injunction against Microsoft

Giancarlo Saldana

May 3, 2012 35

More problems if you speak German.

Microsoft ends Inside Xbox programming

Giancarlo Saldana

May 2, 2012 36

The Major still lives on.

Report: Microsoft readying Spotify competitor for E3

April 25, 2012 23

Reportedly hitting Xbox, Android and iOS.

Motorola wins initial ruling on Xbox patent lawsuit

Giancarlo Saldana

April 23, 2012 66

Microsoft vs. Motorola Round 1.

Halo 4 release date announced

April 17, 2012 42

Your fall release calendar just got even more packed.

The Splatters — The Blast Review

April 16, 2012 94

Controlling blobs of jelly has never been more fun.

Easy Reader Contest: Win 1600 Microsoft Points

Easy Reader Contests

April 12, 2012 89

Come on, it's really easy.

Kinect Star Wars – The Blast review

The Issue Xbox 360

April 3, 2012 359

The Ewok Christmas special of Star Wars games.

PAX East 2012’s lineup of games

Giancarlo Saldana

Gaming News The Issue

April 2, 2012 1383

Playtime is near.

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare – The Blast review

Reviews Xbox 360

February 28, 2012 134

A well paced, cheesy suspense story.

Blip:Star Wars Kinect gets a release date. For real this time

February 7, 2012 74

Special Edition console releasing on same date.

Fight enemies in the desert with these new Alan Wake’s American Nightmare screens

Screens and vids

February 6, 2012 25

New enemies and weapons showcased.

Could the next Xbox console stop you from playing used games?

January 25, 2012 181

Other rumors suggest bluray and new Kinect peripheral.

Report: Microsoft to phase out point system in favor of real world money

January 24, 2012 66

Are recent point thefts to blame?

That Halo 4 beta invite you got is a fake

January 19, 2012 26

Microsoft has announced no plans for a beta.

Microsoft probes mass suicide threat at manufacturing plant

January 12, 2012 369

Working conditions and pay spark protest.

Let’s take a look at Minecraft on the Xbox 360

November 18, 2011 29

First trailer inside.

Kinect Disneyland Adventures review: Pirates and pixie dust

Reviews Xbox 360

November 15, 2011 1310

A charming yet flawed Kinect experience.

Kinect Sports Season 2 review: a fumble and a recovery

Reviews Xbox 360

November 9, 2011 664

Season 2 isn't a home-run, but it's not a complete fumble either.

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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!