I’ve No One To Blame But Myself
So I’m a complete liar and deserve all the scorn accordant with such, but I swear I have a compelling excuse: I was totally going to write a summary of my trip, but then I stupidly clicked on Gamespot’s E3…
Category Video Games
Sweet Jumpin’ Jim Jeffords On A Rocket-Powered Pogo Stick!
Looks like I’m going to need to start searching for people to buy my internal organs, as the PS3 has officially been revealed. The purported performance specs are impressive, as are the inclusion of Bluetooth controllers, Gigabit Ethernet, built-in 802.11…
On Bumper Stickers, Hell And Mass Media Depictions Thereof
Lileks is on a roll today. First, on the subject of obnoxious bumper stickers: I have no bumperstickers, for the same reason I do not paste editorials with which I agree on the seat of my pants. I’m always fascinated…
Beyond Geeky, But Absolutely Brilliant
Ever wanted to see a knock-down, drag-out fight between videogame hardware consoles before? Neither did I, at least before someone came up with an absolutely brilliant set piece pitting almost every recent console against the evil PSP as viewed through…
It’s Official.
I now have PSP envy. One of the engineers at work picked one up at Best Buy(Cursed Be Their Name!) the other day, along with Wipeout Pure, Ridge Racer and Twisted Metal: Head On. I got a chance to play…
This Really Brings Me Back
Back in grade school/middle school, all the geeks cool kids had two things: 1) a Nintendo Entertainment System and 2) a subscription to Nintendo Power. Filled to the brim with tips, tricks, reviews, previews and cheat codes, each bi-monthly issue…
Holy Cow.
If the screenshots attached to this BeyondUnreal article are in any way indicative of the caliber of graphics we’ll be seeing in the next Unreal Tournament game, we’re in for a real treat. Jeepers. Just go and check those shots…
From The “Some People Take Stuff WAY Too Seriously” Dept.
MMORPGs are engrossing, even addicting at points – the king of them all, Everquest, has been referred to as “Evercrack” because of this. However, at some point, you have to realize that they’re just games. I have seen others lose…
For Those Of You Looking For A Truly Surreal Listening Experience…
The creators of The Sims have made a bunch of music tracks from the varions Sims titles available. They’re free and they’re a trip to listen to. They feature such Simlish language tracks as the perennial hip hop favorites “Downarown…
UCMP – Yowsa!
I am constantly amazed at the stuff that people turn out for free these days, particularly when it comes to game mods. Unreal Tournament 2004 has been an absolute treasure trove of community-created free content and that streak looks to…
