With newspapers closing left and right, and gaming magazines limping along, the publication of a video game newspaper like The Idle Thumbs Journal of Games is a triumph, even if it is just a one-shot deal (I hope it isn't!).

The Idle Thumbs crew, which includes Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Remo, passed out this "mixed bag of video game truth, video game lies, and the expansive gray area in between" around Moscone's busy halls and escalators throughout GDC week, and have now posted a PDF of the paper for download. The group is also considering sending out hard copies for those with fingertips desperate for the feel of thin paper.

Laid out in broadsheet format, the paper includes original articles, like the Official Idle Thumbs GDC Session Drinking Game, as well as previously printed pieces from Idle Thumbs podcasters and friends, such as Marek Bronstring's "The Four Types Of Player/Creators". This was all made possible, of course, by the full-page ad taken out by UltraBoost, the energy drink of choice for hardcore gamers.