January 2008
17 posts
A Pill That Makes You A Better ‘Halo’ Player? The... →
Getting your butt handed to you in “Halo 3“?
Take a pill.
About two weeks ago, news of a performance-enhancing pill for gamers made its way around the Internet. Dubbed “FpsBrain” and made by German computer-makers Tomarni, the product promises that a person will have a “remarkable increase in perception and reaction capacities.”
To boot, the website claims that their staff uses FpsBrain four...
And Don't Even Get Him Started on Hollywood... →
Dude: You know what I realized? Everything I need to know or see, I get from Wikipedia, YouTube or Urban Dictionary. Philosopher: Yes, for they form the triangle of knowledge, first envisioned by the Incas. But once their triangle of knowledge gained too much power, it destroyed their civilization, and that is how one of the great civilizations of old fell. Dude: … Damn, man, you always make...
Instant Action from IAC/Garage Games [Updated on... →
xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:s3=”http://www.foopee.com/ns/s3/srvtmpl/”> So IAC is launching an Xbox Live Arcade-in your browser thing called Instant
Action next month. It’s aimed at core gamers, so it’s not Arcade titles, it’s full
3D FPS, action, etc type games. And the in-your-browser is after
installing their plug-in of course. This...
MacHeads the Movie Trailer Shocks, Revolts,... →
If you thought we were Apple fanboys, you might want to check out this video and readjust your fanboy dial. It’s a real trailer for a real movie called MacHeads the Movie, which apparently features real insane Apple users emoting for the camera about how Macs changed their lives. They even talked to such Mac whores as Guy Kawasaki and Andy Inhatko, just to lend a little credibility to their...
LoTRO Follows EQ2 On the Vanity Bandwagon →
I’m so, so sick today, and it really sucks, so I don’t have the energy for a full post. I really hope that I’ll be better by tomorrow, which is the first day of the last semester of my undergraduate career.
I did want to mention that I’m kind of annoyed that now even LoTRO has appearance tabs like EQ2 does, and still not a peep about it from Blizzard.
What you’re seeing above is a single...
Holidays [Updated on 01/17/2008 08:41AM]... →
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These are federal and state holidays observed by Conduit. Should you need to come in for any reason, the offices are still open but there will be no receptionist at the front desk. Items marked with * are not holidays, but they are voluntary work from home days. Basically, if you...
And Why Are You Touching Yourself? →
Texting guy: Hey, I tried to type ‘nipple pasties,’ and the phone knew the word ‘pasties’! Friend: … Why are you texting ‘nipple pasties’? —Wyckoff & Stanhope, Brooklyn Overheard by: smh Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2008-01-14
Hasbro Attempting To Shut Down Scrabulous →
Board-game manufacturer Hasbro has taken issue with a Scrabble clone on Facebook, and is taking steps to shut it down.
Breaking News: P2 Out As Star Trek Online... →
WarCry has learned that Star Trek Online and its content have been transferred to another studio and that P2 Entertainment (formerly Perpetual Entertainment) will refocus its business on casual games and their Perpetual Platform MMO solution.
As a company, P2 Entertainment will continue on with their profitable Perpetual Platform, which has been licensed to industry leaders like BioWare, and...
The United Nations, Encapsulated →
Dude #1: They have been underestimating my power. Dude #2: What? Dude #1: They have been underestimating my power for quite some time now. Dude #2: What are you, a supervillain? Who’s been underestimating your power? The justice league? Dude #1: No, the electric company. They say I owe them eight hundred dollars. Dude #2: Dude, you and I were having two totally different conversations....
Blogging: Relatively safe →
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Girl #1: Yeah, she said, ‘I won’t settle for anything less than a Range Rover with Connecticut license plates.’ Girl #2: Oh my god, that is so amazing! I have to put that on my ‘Favorite quotes’ section in Facebook. —Starbucks, 14th & 6th Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2008-01-11
Devs learning from gamers →
The discussion with Moroagh continues, with the blog post Game devs learning from gamers (yes, I know it’s hard), part I. Alas, there’s no comment function over there, so I can’t reply directly in context.
The post is about the parable that Moroagh wrote a while back. The core point that Moroagh raises is a good one: designers have a strong tendency to say “the game should be played this way,”...
Devs learning from gamers →
The discussion with Moroagh continues, with the blog post Game devs learning from gamers (yes, I know it’s hard), part I. Alas, there’s no comment function over there, so I can’t reply directly in context.
The post is about the parable that Moroagh wrote a while back. The core point that Moroagh raises is a good one: designers have a strong tendency to say “the game should be played this way,”...
Great MP3 Music Site. →
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We have lost our way. →
Now that the Iowa Caucus is over and done with, the focus is on the highly independent and irreverent state of NH. LIVE FREE or DIE! That’s right, we’re not messing around. My state goes “all in” when it comes to politics. I’ve lived in NH almost all of my life. I grew up here, moved away for college, but moved back as soon as I could to raise my family. NH is such a...
Ron Paul at the Red Arrow Diner. →
Over the holiday break, I attended a small Ron Paul meet up at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, NH. The Red Arrow is one of those places that all of the candidates go to on their “Stumppin” through the state. On this particular morning, it was about 20 degrees and there was chance of an icy mix of snow and freezing rain. I showed up at the Diner at 7:50. It was reported that Ron...