Sep 03
I don’t hide my love for the Homeworld series. It and Ground Control came out at nearly the same time. It was a little slice of heaven. I’d heard the rumors of a new Homeworld. I’d heard about Blackbird Interactive made up of former Homeworld team members. Today we get the news that Gearbox, who …
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Sep 01
Firaxis has announced that the excellent strategy game, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is getting an expansion pack titled Enemy Within. It looks like all the improvements, maps and story elements will be rolled into the main campaign. Since those improvements will include biologically and mechanically augmented soldiers and enemies, it should add some welcome depth to …
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Aug 06
I’m sure I first played Infectonator in its flash form. The iOS and Android version appeared to be based more on Infectonator 2. The concept is simple. You are a mad scientist trying to take over the world with zombies. You drop your infectonator bomb or bombs on the city of your choice then see …
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Aug 02
It’s been a bit wild at our house recently. My son Mark was born. It’s easy to forget how much a newborn shakes up your life. It doesn’t get easier after the first one. You just have less of the mind numbing fear. Sleep is down, dirty diapers are way up. Then right as we’re …
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Jul 09
I played the original True Crime: Streets of L.A. It wasn’t up to Grand Theft Auto standards, but the spin of playing a cop and the increased focus of melee combat bumped it up a few notches. Having Christopher Walken as a narrator didn’t hurt either. I enjoyed that game but didn’t finish it. The …
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Jul 07
I may be a kind of old, kind of fat gamer, but I do try to look after my health. Since my taste in food is pretty unhealthy, I tend to focus on exercise (and portion control). Mostly, I run, ride my bike and lift weights. I sometimes swim when my shoulder holds together. I …
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Jul 06
All of a sudden a few weeks ago, my email stopped sending. It wasn’t on all of my accounts or devices. I could receive email, but I couldn’t send it. Eventually I figured I could send from my phone and webmail for my email and gmail. So it had to be the way my local …
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Jul 02
Sean Sands of Gamers with Jobs has written an excellent game story about the emerald isle. It’s well written and makes you want to play the game. That’s exactly what I look for in a game story. Here’s a link to buy the game if it inspires you.
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Jun 30
I played a lot of foosball in college. I wasn’t the best, but in a 2 on 2 game I was a darn good defender. We had a ton of fun, probably even more than the Xybots game cabinet that was in the same room. So I was pretty thrilled by this article on making …
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Jun 08
Sorry for the lack of updates. We’ve started some remodeling for our house. I didn’t realize how disruptive and consuming the process would be. I hope to get back to regular updates soon. Just to be clear, it’s just my house that’s being worked on. I’m afraid improvements to the site might need new management.
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