tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41911025096138145332009-11-17T20:34:05.197-06:00Sphinx talks about games, computers, consoles, and general tech shenanigans. Timely posts not guaranteed.Sphinxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353679238107345653noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191102509613814533.post-79395538710366331052009-11-17T20:02:00.000-06:002009-11-17T20:02:22.554-06:00

This is the first clip from the game that has actually gotten me interested in this game. The only problem is that after quitting EQ2 and being off that crack for six months now I'd rather not relapse.  But, well, look at that! Space battles, ships go kabloowie!  It honestly looks like StarFleet Command series which, at least in the first two games, was fantastic fun.

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The government is buying up as many old-style PS3s that they can in order to use them to crack the encryption on pedophiles computers.  Apparently the new slim line PS3s are locked down so you can't add Linux or do any other neat things that modders love.  I find this interesting and am tempted to see if the FBI will buy my PS3 for what I paid. Then I could buy a new slim line one and make a

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If any other blogger can help me here I'd appreciate it. The width of this template I use isn't wide enough. I think it is limted to 660 pixels and I want it wider, like near 800.  Where in the heck do I change this is the Edit HTML option?  If that's not possible then can I setup a banner ad on the left hand side. Might as well fill up this dead space.

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So the big thing that interested me this week was some news from The Carmack that as it stands right now they're not really looking into making a dedicated server component for their upcoming shooting/racer Rage. In fact The Carmack stated that he was rather glad that Modern Warfare announced it first so they could gauge how people would react. So what we'll see then is a peer to peer hosting

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This thread on a forum discusses tweaking Borderlands for those inclined to still play games on PCs, myself included. I've been able to play about the first 15 minutes of the game and it is a bit of fun so far even though I'm not very good at it yet.

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Why ya gotta be a jerk like this, Steam? All I want is to start pre-loading Borderlands and you gotta go and do a thing like this. I thought we were cool. Didn't I always start you before playing TF2? Didn't I add my game shortcuts to your in-game browser? Why the hate? I got a ridiculously fast internet connection so I won't even be long to download this. Was teaming up with four others to

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So my computer is starting to push the 2.5 year mark now which means at this point about the only thing to do to keep it a viable gaming rig for another 18 months or so is to put band-aids on it via patches, maybe a new vid card, and other tricks.Fortunately, one of the oldest Windows tricks is still the best, even under Vista. The trick? Slap in another hard drive, format it, and move your

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It's safe to say that if you ask anyone who knows me and those who may only know me from the dying last gasp of their friends after I pummel them, that this clip for Serious Sam is pretty much my own autobiography.

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So what's the problem with most RTS games these days, not much really unless you're pressed for time and have gotten laid in your lifetime and realize there's more to life than watching villagers build huts. For people like that the big issue with RTS games is all the micro managing and building of shit all day. Fortunately, some people realized what we all really want in RTS games is to blow

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Okay, so I tried to keep an open mind and remain optimistic about the multiplayer but given what I've seen online and from the rumblings about staff layoffs and no future Linux support for Wolfenstein, and the pitiful number of people on servers at any given time, there's really no point in slogging through the Wolfenstein multiplayer anymore at it seems to me that the publisher is giving up on

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I won't even try to explain this one but Steam has it on sale and there's a demo. It appears to be a no brainer though.

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Given my love, adoration, and manly crush on all previous Wolfenstein iterations, the review of the newest Wolfenstein will come in two parts, one for single player and another for multiplayer. What this really means is that I'm older and damn busy with real life stuff so I'll get to the multiplayer when I have more time to play it.If you're looking for a quick review of the single player and

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Capcom is trying to kill us. They want to make PC-lead games meaning that we'll all die from lead poisoning if we buy their games. I guess the EPA is getting lax if they don't stop this sort of thing.Oh, I guess I should read the articles before posting. They just want to make games focused on the PC and then ported over to consoles rather than vice versa like a certain multiplayer shooter we

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I would imagine that most people who played the RtCW and Enemy Territory back in 2001-2004 are about or a little under my age. So if I'm close to my mid 30s that means most people playing that game are late 20s or early 30s. Well, if you decide to read the forums on wolfenstein.com you'd think they were all about 12 years old now."The new Wolfenstein is not like RtCW, or Enemy Territory, or blah

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There's probably no better way to do this but to just throw the link up and let you get excited. I swear that when I saw this my left hand immediately moved to the WASD keys to prepare for the circle strafing slaughterhouse that is Serious Sam. Still the finest co-op shooter ever created by mankind. You want plot, a moral message, class based fighting? You all can suck it cause all Sam wants is

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If you're not too busy this weekend, giving the demo for Batman: Arkham Asylum is worth your time either on PC, PS3, or XBox360. While I never got into the FPS type games where stealth is often more important than clearing out a room of bad guys with heavy weapons, it is a safe assumption that if you are going to go bust some heads as Batman you'll need to rely more on stealth and surprise then

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So we finally (FINALLY) have some Wolfenstein multiplayer information. While this interview was given about the Xbox360 version it would be safe to say this would apply to the PC version as well. Let's go over the highlights. 1. Three classes (Medic, Engineer, Soldier)2. Veil powers will complement the main goal of the class so having people run around like they're Neo while in Veil won't be

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So tooling around the Internet today and saw a link to an article which purported to explain how the software for the Apollo 11 Moon landing program was created. But leave it to Internet tubes to screw that up and give me this message:Database Error: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQLWhich I guess leads to the conclusion: if you want to post LOLCATZ pictures and your

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Mechwarrior 2 was one of the defining games of the 90s since what's not to love about it? Great cinematics, great gameplay, plus big robots blasting the hell out of each other. Now it appears there's going to be a "relaunch" of the series on the PC. The downside is it is being made by the people who made the move tie in to Transformers. The good news is that it is not involving the new

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EVE Online is a game even I won't touch due to its level of crazy and that's a pretty big order of crazy considering I've played Saints Row 2 which allows me to streak through the city wearing only a smile. EVE is also a lesson in unbridled capitalism.The person who was the CEO of one of the bigger banks in the game decided to pull a Ken Lay of Enron and raid the coffers for himself taking about

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So the not so surprising shoe is dropped as to why Blizzard wants everyone to connect to battle.net to play Starcraft 2: to fight piracy. Several Battle.net features like advanced communication options, achievements, stat-tracking, and more, require players to be connected to the service, so we're encouraging everyone to use Battle.net as much as possible to get the most out of StarCraft II. I

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What's a great way to piss off the fanbase of the Starcraft series who have been waiting for a very long time for the sequel to a great game? Not supporting LAN based action is a sure way to start the hate train rolling. I mean seriously, what the hell. So now if I want to play with friends while at their house we'll what? Have to log online to battle.net then get into a matchmaking room just

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In a surprise to everyone, id Software got bought out by the Zenimax group who is the parent company for Bethesda. Bethesda of course made Fallout 3, which I still contend sucks! The immediate question I have would be how does this impact their games currently in the pipeline either in house or via third parties (including Raven's Wolfenstein). Perhaps it means nothing except that people at id

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I have my mouse and WASD controls so ingrained into my motor reflexes from computer games that my first foray into a console shooter is becoming a nightmare. I like the graphics and overall vibe the game's giving off but trying to shoot straight and accurately with a console controller is just about impossible for me. Not only that but the camera is a third person over the shoulder type of

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Now here might be an interesting read for anyone who likes to build their own computers. This article explains all of the settings that you might find in your computer's BIOS. If you want to try and squeeze a little extra performance out of your machine or even go crazy and overclock your system this would be a good read for you. BE CAREFUL though cause you can really screw up your PC if you

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