Wolfdale is here...and it is mine (A love letter to Intel)
So my new Intel E8400 45nm 3.00Ghz Core 2 Duo finally arrived yesterday. [For those of you just joining our previously scheduled custom PC already in progress, I started this in October and have... The Gamer's Holiday
In celebration of Winter-een-mas, the gamer's festival and brainchild of cartoon genius Tim Buckley , I went to Eden Prime and finally turned back the Geth...for the moment. On to the next... Custom Effects
As requested by my good buddy Dreski83 , I took passable pics of my Commander Shepard from Mass Effect. Her name is Carter, and she's an earthborn, sole-survivor soldier. Her hair is brown, but... Be it Unresolved
Since I refuse to make new year's resolutions on the basis that nobody ever sticks to these perennial cliches, and because I loathe cliches, my 2008 to do list (way easier and more straightforward... Curses! Foiled Again.
I was trying desperately to finish Assassin's Creed before I left town to visit my folks, but what with all the packing, cleaning, and emergency furnace installation (what did I get for... Games Nobody Will Ever Make
In other randomness, I got GTA Liberty City today (rather like Mafia , so far; even blew the hood on the car) for PSP, so I'm having anti-hero gaming ideas. There are so many shooters,... Hell's Half Acre, Jerusalem, Damascus...and turkey
I have played Assassin's Creed obssessively and virtually non-stop since I finally got to open and start it. You never know how many friends you truly have...until they want to hang out with... Now Entering the LCD Expanse
So last night I ordered a 22" LCD to go with my new PC-in-progress. It was on sale, and I figure I should get accustomed to using and programming a widescreen before aggravating myself with it on... Beauty and the Beast
One small component for PC, one giant leap for me. I'm beginning to build a new PC. I can't play Bioshock smoothly or get Quake IV to install on this one, so of course I have to build a new... PC v. Console: interesting historical sidenotes
I was noticing the ranks of games in the vital stats section on the right, No. X of XXXX, and I got curious, so I went searching for the number of games each system has to its credit. While the... The Funniest Machinima I've Ever Seen
Smadiso1 has posted his simmed version of the "Camelot" number from Monty Python and the Holy Grail . It is the funniest video I've ever seen. He needs to go work for Rooster Teeth , I swear. I broke down...and now I'm broke, but I don't care
So instead of going to work, I took the day off to hang out with my surprise guest star and after a 3-margarita lunch, we staggered across the parking lot to shop until we could drive, and I... Real life really is better
So my best friend flew in from LA for a couple days, just because. I was planning on playing the Tabula Rasa beta for the rest of the week with a little Bon Voyage thrown in, but instead, I'll be... To MMO or Not to MMO, That is the Question
I've been playing the Tabula Rasa beta test, and I am enjoying the game. It is very pretty: the detail and art are incredible, the world is vast, the storyline is intriguing. (I cannot give any... Now Playing...
...Bioshock. It's not perfect, but thanks to GameSpot's Bioshock Hardware Performance Guide , I'm finally en-Raptured. FINALLY. Since first installing the game, I've been desperately trying... Bioshocked
I have been actually pondering posting about what I have taken to thinking of as the Bioshock Disaster of 2007. Bozanimal posted this blog , which inspired me to make a lengthy response that I... The Worst Videogame Box Covers Ever: Priceless
So I went to check out 1Up's Bioshock review while waiting for my copy to arrive, and I found this feature: Hey Covers, You Suck! 3: More of the Very Worst Game Cover Art With a title... Useful PC diagnostics
Collecting them here because my bookmarks are so cluttered. Besides, after all the searching I did, maybe I can save you five minutes. HDD Temperature from PalickSoft. A small, free download... Cyber Snipa game pad
So I'm playing Oblivion, and my fingers are trying to learn the game and that corner of the keyboard. I am not real graceful or coordinated, which is why I usually playaction or fps on a console.... Logitech G5 laser gaming mouse
So I have a rather inexpensive Kensington trackball for daily use, and even though one of the ball things inside broke off during a cleaning, it mostly works fine, but not for precision work. I...