Tag: Gaming
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Checking out Rob Bartel’s Two by Two
Fun! via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/e7rivU
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And, there goes more free time this weekend thanks to Guild Wars 2.
Looks like there’s a one-time-only event scheduled for this weekend. Given my lack of participation in the recent Halloween event, I’d better make sure I’m on hand to represent. Guild Wars 2: The Lost Shores is the title of it, and judging by the trailer, it looks to be very very ‘interesting’.
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A book to tide me over until the next Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend
Last weekend was great fun as @tturbo and the rest of our years-old Guild Wars group jumped in to the most recent Beta Weekend event. But now the event is done, and the wait continues for the *next* event, and I’m finding I need more of the world to explore. Behold! So ‘a man has said’…
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Got to get your Guild Wars 2 Beta Fix?
Last week ArenaNet announced they’d be running a brief ‘Stress Test’ for of their upcoming (and awesome) Guild Wars 2 MMORPG. It starts in a couple of hours, and is only going to run for part of the day, today. And, it’s only open to people who have pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 and registered their…
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Guild Wars 2 Open Beta Weekend Overview
There are those who eagerly anticipate online gaming events. And then there’s the rest of the world. I kinda fall into the first category. This past weekend I participated in such an event — the first Guild Wars 2 open beta test. Basically it was two and a half days of fresh Guild Wars goodness! But first…
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This movie, I want to see, if it’s ever made.
I’m a huge Portal (and Portal 2) fan, so when I saw this fan-made production making the rounds of the social media nets, I had to check it out. Wow. Watch the HD version, full screen, with the audio cranked.
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Almost bought this, and now it’s free!
Valve has just removed pricing from Team Fortress 2 — the seminal multi-player first-person shooter — in Steam, Valve’s online game distribution network. Previously I’d been a Battlefield Heroes fan, but got busy and had little time for it. Now, with TF2 being free, and having a bit more time available, I may just give…
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Oldschool Atari games arrive on the iPad [video]
This video review of the new (and free with Pong) Atari’s Greatest Hits app gives you a great overview of the games and functionality. Pair it with the upcoming iCade hardware iPad arcade cabinet and you’ve got a winner!
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I think I’ve bought my last desktop computer
A couple of years ago, I was all into and enjoyed building desktop computers, picking out the right video card, selecting the best motherboard and generally digging deep into the innards of my future computing platform. And designing the perfect ‘office’ computing environment with short cable runs, ample power for my accessories and lots of…