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God of War PS3 HD Upgrade

In preparation for God of War 3′s release I decided to pickup and replay the first two games.  So seeing as they’d released a Special Edition HD upgrade for the PS3 with both titles included I figured it was the perfect choice.   So far I’ve only had time to get through the first game, so [...]

D & D Encounters: Vol 2 Unwelcoming Committee

Once again its time for the weekly encounter.  I’ve actually mentioned a few actual powers that I thought were neat or that played a strong part in this one as I went along.  I’ll try to continue that as I go along and perhaps get into more detail on some.

Our cast

“Shar” the Monk
“Hal” the Warden
“Lyndy” [...]

D & D Encounters: Vol 1 Bar Fight

The Dungeons and Dragons Encounters program is basically a way of getting new and old players to try out the 4th edition rule set.  It’s a weekly campaign made up of short, usually two hours or so, encounters that take the adventurers into Undermountain.  As a newcomer to table top games I figured this was [...]

Dragon Age: Origins

Though its nearly a year old at this point I finally managed to pick up and start playing Dragon Age.  I’d been burnt out on the High Fantasy genre which is the primary reason I waited on it.  But having loved Mass Effect and its sequel I decided it was time I give Bioware’s other [...]

The Wolfman

I grew up watching the old black and white Universal horror films.  Every Saturday on TMC they’d play one of the classics starring Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, or Boris Karloff.  Of all of them Lon Chaney Jr’s depiction of the Wolfman is still one of my favorite films of all time.  So of course when [...]

Heavy Rain

For years developers have been touting their games as interactive movies  From the full motion video romps of the mid nineties to the near photo realistic 3d action adventure games of today the games look good, they have that cinematic style, but for the most part there has always been an obvious disconnect between the [...]

The Yellowing Conspiracy

On Christmas Day 1986 I ripped the wrapping paper off the only present I remember from that year.  I found myself staring into the eyes of a dinosaur, but not just any dinosaur, a grey and gold mechanical monster named Grimlock.  He was the second Transformer figure I ever received, and a figure who received [...]

Downloadable Content – A History

Many people seem to believe that DLC, or downloadable content, is a new concept in the console world.  Most would likely tell you that it started with the Xbox.  They’d be wrong, in fact the first console to have DLC was in fact the Intellivision.  Yes, way back in the 80s.

Appearing in 1981 the Intellivison’s [...]