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The Stars are Right!

January 12, 2010

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Don’t panic!  Dread Cthulhu is not about to breach the surface of the sea, stalk the world of man and consume the faithful and the ignorant alike.  No, the stars have simply aligned and fortune has smiled upon this humble nerd.  Yes, there are some fiscal expenditures involved, but overall it’s nothing but good news:

Mini [...]

Written by kingmob | Filed under: 360, 4E DnD, Books, Malifaux, TV, Warmachine, Xbox Live | Comments (0)

Reasons for “Living”: No Need to Panic

June 30, 2008

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Summer is usually a pretty quiet season as far as gaming is concerned.   Spring and fall are the hot release periods in the videogame world.  However, the PR machines are fired up and busily planting the seeds of need in the fertile soil that is the nerd brain.  Examples follow:

A truly impressive blitz of [...]

Written by kingmob | Filed under: Reasons for "Living", Rockband, Xbox Live | Comments (0)

Woe is me

May 13, 2008

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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)

Reasons for “Living”: Pre-Vacation Protip Edition

April 24, 2008

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Taking a two-week vacation allows me to break from the usual sleep/office/family routine and replace it with a slightly less onerous sleep/housework/family schedule. I kid, I kid. I’m really feeling the need for a breather after the last couple of nutso months at work. This vacation is especially [...]

Written by kingmob | Filed under: 360, GTA IV, Reasons for "Living", Video Games, Xbox Live | Comments (2)

What do you get out of gaming?

April 23, 2008

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This occurs to me today, because of a round of Halo 3 that I was playing last night.
But to start, here’s what I get out of gaming: I game for fun. I play to enjoy myself. And when I play online, as I was last night, I’m looking for similar things. [...]

Written by grinningskull | Filed under: Video Games, Xbox Live | Comments (1)