Despite what you read here, I’m not all video games all the time! I do occasionally enjoy some non-techno entertainment…like origami. Here are a few of my favorite creatures to fold, complete with instructions. Continue reading
Well it was fun while it lasted, Call of Duty Black Ops, that is. The first official Modern Warfare 3 trailer was released and has November as a release date, which means you have approximately six months to enjoy Black Ops before it goes dark. Continue reading
Macho Man Randy Savage passed away on Friday. He was 58. Continue reading
I love arcade style games and I love racing games, and more often than not the combination of the two provides a lot of fun. So when I saw that a version of Sega World Rally was hitting the arcade I was looking forward to fast and furious racing action, but unfortunately my expectations were not quite met. Continue reading
The Flintstones are coming back to primetime, but it may not be the family we’ve come to know and love. Continue reading
There was a time when a remote controlled car was all a kid could hope for, but now they get helicopters, airplanes and boats. Lucky. Continue reading
With a new Xbox on my shelf and a “free” $20 to spend in the Marketplace, I treated myself to some fun. After a few Rock Band tracks, the the two arcade choices at the front of my brain were Outland and Trouble Witches Neo. One was sexy and cool, the other cute and chaotic. Guess which one I picked?
Caught a post on Joystiq about Arcade, an upcoming documentary on a “legendary” New York arcade called Chinatown Fair. Not being in New York, it’s obviously just a name to me but seeing the trailer made me smile…and weep. Continue reading
My desktop PC failed on me this weekend, bad. I figured I could just do the work I was planning on my laptop but I quickly realized I need a desktop for certain tasks. Continue reading
Turning web development into a career from a hobby has been a blessing and a curse. One on hand, doing it all day at work makes it the last thing I want to do when I get home. But on the other hand, everything I learn and see at work I can take home with me. Continue reading
I still have my original Nintendo and it still works. It’s more than 20 years at this point and has only required a single $10 repair. That’s about 50 cents a year in maintenance and that’s impressive. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for my Xbox 360, of which soon I will be owning my third. Continue reading
My review of the new Rush N Attack and Yar’s Revenge remakes on XBLA. One of them was awesome, one of them, not so much. Guess which one sucked? Continue reading