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So after sitting on a dozen or so unfinished reviews I thought I’d post one already. I wrote a Far Cry review a while ago and I resurrected it today and cleaned it up a bit before posting. I’m... Battlefield 2: Blood on the Forums
So the Battlefield 2 demo was released on Friday. I happen to not be be working that day and oh my it was a circus on the forums. Issues There were some technical issues right from the start... RevoNES, The Best Idea Ever*
I was thinking about the next gen consoles today and about how I find all of them quite unpleasing to the eye, with the possible exception of the Revolution prototype. It then occurred to me... The duxup Master Plan for Halo 3
In this thread Justin_Allen asked what we would do with Halo 3 if we could make the call. So here I present The duxup Master Plan for Halo 3: Increase badditude by 300%. Replace 15% of... Not My Industry Anymore
I think anyone who invests a reasonable amount of time into a hobby or pastime eventually finds comfort in the familiar aspects of it. A photographer can find an old camera enjoyable, a gamer an... Post E3 - Anticipated Games
My tracked games list has gone ape lately considering that before E3 I pruned a number of games from it and of course added several games during E3. Here are some highlights: Civilization IV... Get Perpendicular
The following animation explains Hitachi's new magnetic storage system. The technology is notably less funny than the actual animation. Even if you're not interested in the technology you should... The Next Xbox Will Be Televised
The recent announcement that Microsoft will be unveiling the next incarnation of the Xbox on MTV several days before E3 has met with mixed reaction amongst the many gamers I associate with. I... Someone Called Me a Beatnik Today
I’m not entirely familiar with the beatnik scene. Yet I think I’d like to be one none the less, even better if it came with a paycheck (although I don't think it does). I I’d probably be... Snap The Bunny
Item 1: I swear I have eight awesome journal entries about gaming that are all agonizingly close to being finished, but that I keep rewriting over and over again. They will be posted! Item 2:... The Shutterbug Union - Anyone interested?
There was a UCB back in the lithium forum days that I believe AlexN was running dedicated to photography. I only found it after it had sort of floundered, and shortly after it disappeared after... New Hardware Makes Fools of Us All
So now the gaming industry is entering the phase that I’ve been dreading, that time when we start to get details on the next generation of consoles. A time when the hype and speculation tends to... The Best Gamespot Feature Nobody Watched (that means you should)
Graphics - Then and Now is my favorite Gamespot feature to date. Unfortunatly, it is semi hidden feature and I would guess not many people have seen it. It is a panel discussion hosted by Vince... Tired of Being Scared of FPSs
I’m walking down a corridor. My footfalls echo. *BANG* In front of me a monster smashes through the floor and flails about as I empty the contents of whatever weapon I have equipped into him.... Quote Me On This One
There will come a day when I will have to explain to younger gamers that there were crappy action movies even before video games. A Punch In The Gut (Personal)
I never intended to use this journal space for posts of a personal nature. I have a good dozen game related journals of varying length meant for this space all but completed (let alone a good half... Civilization in Peril!
The Civilization series might not have the market share of the gaming community as a whole as it once did, but the landmark series certainly has a large fan base . This makes the fact that... Disconnected Thoughts On Moderation In the GS Community
Just a few quick notes that I’m not sure everyone knows that I think will put some of this in context: 1. Moderators do not work for Gamespot or CNET. We are volunteers from the community. Our... Mad Action Impact Community Panel Now!
Reply Notification Jamesinclair recently made a post about an issue he identified in regards to communication from GS about what they’re doing with the community. It was good to see GS is... This Is Not the Journal Entry You Were Looking For
While I keep other weblogs outside of Gamespot I thought I’d try out the Gamespot journal system here. I don’t know if anyone would read it or how they’d find it. I wish I worked in the gaming...