Not sure why I found this so amusing, but whatever. I was building a little waterfront house in Minecraft when the sun set. While I was waiting it out, I decided to pop in a couple quick little windows and spotted a creeper heading straight for me. I got the glass in before he exploded, [...]
Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category
Mute All Option for XBox Live Chat (sort-of)
July 1st, 2010
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For the most part, I much prefer playing single player video games. I hate having to coordinate play times with my friends, and playing with strangers just isn’t as much fun. That said, I do love a good online game of Fat Princess, Blur or Transformers: War for Cybertron. Aside from cheaters – there is [...]
Final Fantasy 13 – Post Game Thoughts & Review
May 20th, 2010
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Much to the delight of Emily, I’m sure, I’ve finally finished Final Fantasy 13. Emily was not a fan of this one, and stopped paying attention back at about hour 7 while I logged a little over 66 hours total. I’ve given myself a few days to reflect on the game and let some of [...]
Speeding up PS3 downloads over Wi-Fi
May 3rd, 2010
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Due to the location of our TV and gaming systems, I was forced to use wi-fi connections for our game consoles. Thankfully, the PS3 and Wii have built in wi-fi. Unfortunately, the PS3′s connection – particularly for downloads – seems to be dog-ass slow. Yes, that’s the technical term. The Wii’s connection has never been [...]
Playfire – Initial Impressions
April 8th, 2010
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A reader recently suggested that I do a review of Playfire, social community for gamers. Like Raptr (which I’ve already reviewed), they’re still in Beta (*edit, see note at the end*) – which, to me, just means they’re just asking for leeway while they polish up the site. While there is a lot of overlap [...]
Raptr Review
March 13th, 2010
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Raptr is a service designed to track your gameplay habits and trophies/achievements, and a few of my friends and I have been using it for a few months now. Taking a page from Google, it’s been in Beta since September of 2008. Unlike GMail, it doesn’t feel like a finished product. Personally, I’m tired of [...]
Final Fantasy 13 – Initial Impressions *Updated With Bonus Gripe!*
March 10th, 2010
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I picked up Final Fantasy 13 for the PS3 last night. Between trade-ins, trade-in deals and two $25 gift cards from E-Rewards surveys, I was able to pick up the game, strategy guide and put $5 down on Transformers: War for Cybertron and still have $8 left on my gift cards. Sweet deal! After LOST, [...]
