May 28, 2008
Last night, I finished the final mission of GTA IV, and I’m now beginning to reflect on the game as a whole.
Without any spoilers, I can say this: Rockstar games has created something on the scale of an epic movie. The game play lasts weeks, and I could have drawn it out longer if [...]
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May 26, 2008
In a week and a half’s time, the 4th edition of the venerable Dungeons and Dragons rules will be on sale. I’ve owned every damn version, most recently running two abortive Eberron campaigns under 3.5, and I can honestly say I’m excited for June 6. There are other systems I want to run (like Dark [...]
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May 23, 2008
The fact that I haven’t posted in a while falls squarely on the shoulders of Niko Bellic. I have been spending most of my geek-time hanging around in Liberty City, following Niko’s descent through the underworld of that New York-esque city. It hasn’t completely taken over my life yet, but its coming a [...]
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May 23, 2008
…why do you have to go and do something like this. As I’ve mentioned before, I have a complicated history with the Metal Gear series reaching back to the first one on the NES. I think what it boils down to is that I love the concept but despise the execution. Recent enthusiast press coverage [...]
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May 22, 2008
Yes, I am a tad late with this one. “Vacation” turned into “work” for the most part, so surprisingly little gaming or posting occurred. Anyway, on with this week’s RfL round-up:
US network The CW renewed Reaper for the fall and I’m quite happy that it survived it’s first season and the writer’s strike. Yeah, it’s [...]
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May 13, 2008
Oh woe. I am just a poor gamer trying to participate in some wholesome online shenanigans over Xbox live. Alas, I cannot connect. For the last 3 days, I have received an error that the IP connect failed.
Well, I’ve been blaming Bell Sympatico for this. I figured that this was being caused by Sympatico’s [...]
Written by grinningskull | Filed under: 360, GTA IV, Tech Support Hell, Xbox Live | Comments (0)
May 3, 2008
Nothing too urgent, I just didn’t get the Friday edition up due to yesterday’s chores. Have to get some more done this morning before going back to Liberty, so here’s this week’s truncated list:
Today is Free Comic Book Day. Get on down to your local comic shop (and if you don’t know where one is, [...]
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May 2, 2008
Wow. The game is really gorgeous. I could just…look at it for ages. Fortunately, there’s decent game play too. Unlike some other instalments in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, this game doesn’t throw you into the thick of things too quickly. It gives you a little bit of time to [...]
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