A while back, CTZ and I had the opportunity to sit down with some guys from Sandbox Strategies and gamecock for a nice sushi dinner. After being greeted with what could be the most pinky-up water, Jay decided it would be a good time to give his detailed review of the restaurant. read more
Although when I first received the email about this event I had no plans on actually attending, Drunk with Numbers and I somehow found our way out to San Jose in order to attend this open-to-the-public event. Arriving an hour late, we missed press registration, and as a result would have to wait in line or go home. Despite all of these setbacks, we're not going to be able to let this night go without sharing it with the rest of you guys
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Thanks to our new friend Robert Taylor, we were rushed to the front of the line in order to run inside and take a look. Don't think we cut those poor people who had been waiting since noon to play the maps, we were told we wouldn't have the opportunity to play. We did, however, get to try some of the "minigames" they had set up around the event floor... if you can even call it that.
Ross went "pew pew pew" (shown in figure 1) and answered a series of questions in order to commandeer us some swag. I sat back from a distance and laughed as his freakishly good looks earned him a poster, a T shirt, and a... fact sheet (hawt... I know).
After the carnival type festivities were over Ross and I had some... eyes on time... with the game. We got to watch a bunch of fanboys up on a stage play the new maps. Ross seems to be under the impression they were good, I didn't bring my glasses so I didn't exactly get a good look.
After walking around and getting some swag, we found an opportunity to make our way out, very covert like, as we sped away in Ross's Mercury Milan. read more
While chatting with the guys down in IRCartel, I came upon a new discovery that will forever revolutionize the way you express the tightness in your pants via text. I will dispense this knowledge, now
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Although it may be backwards, you'll have to get used to that. This new penis expresses not only love, but a desire to bend one over, and firmly stick it in. Although sending one another a heart or a penis may be fun, it's important to embrace this new lovable penis
Users agree, this new penis will revolutionize the way we speak, and you should embrace it too! I first brought you butsecks and now I bring you......
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Check out what IRC users are saying!
22:28… ConradZimmerman: That's a revelation!
22:29… ConradZimmerman: ASCII penises around the world will never be drawn the same again!
22:29… +CharlieLovesChunLi: you have created love on another level
22:29… @Necros: my god
22:29… @Necros: it's beautiful
22:30… +CharlieLovesChunLi: ... i want it in me.
22:30… ConradZimmerman: It *is* in me.
22:30… +CharlieLovesChunLi: 1. print
22:30… +CharlieLovesChunLi: 2. fold
22:30… +CharlieLovesChunLi: 3. insert
22:30… +CharlieLovesChunLi: 4. enjoy! read more
Drunk with Numbers aka Dead247 and I are currently at the amazingly lovely pad of Chad. Determined to go out for a smoke without waking our ever so AMAZING host of ours, we were perplexed at the issue of keeping the door open so we wouldn't have to buzz up for permission to enter (It's a building like in Seinfeld where you have to buzz up for the door to open)
"DUDE... THE COMPANION CUBE" Dead said enthusiastically, as he pointed at my newly woodled companion cube (unfinished, which is why I have yet to make a real post about it). I grabbed it with more excitement than an abandoned kitten who just found some fresh fish bones and headed for the door. We used our ever so lovely companion to hold the door open as we escaped for a break outside.
Just another reason to love your weighted companion cube.
Also... if you pry the elevator doors of this apartment complex open early it's possible to climb out in between floors. So be aware. read more
Now before you go off calculating how long it took me know that I didn't have the ability to do this in one sitting. When work related needs come up I put my fanboyism aside and do what I need to do.
That said this game was epic. Having read all three books, followed ilovebees, and looked into every clue there was about the storyline, I can truly say this was the perfect conclusion to the story. I constantly found myself with a grin on my face playing through campaign, and even grasping my couch as hard as I could (yes, I said couch... not crotch). Through epically large battlefields and puzzling passageways, I enjoyed being able to finally do what I feel has been missing throughout the series.
I'm having a tough time writing anything up without giving away storyline, but just know that it's not a game to be looked up, and had I the opportunity to give an official dtoid review I would have most certainly given it a 10. This game wasn't lacking in any area, and throughly put up to my expectations. It was one of those games I played though and went "God damn... I've always wanted to do this" or even call my friends to come over and watch a replay because the graphics were so breathtaking
I can tell this review isn't making much since so I'll stop, I just wanted to get my impressions up before venturing off into educational land
Any questions about the game feel free to ask, I'll come by and answer them the best I can read more
And once again, with a poorly written cblog post i'll brag to you all about my ownage of Halo 3, and my excitement, I'll let you know how it all happened
It's come to my attention that I should blog about my experience on the Muni (Public transportation around SF) a few days ago.
It all started when we decided to go venturing in the city. Sitting on the Muni with our newly purchased tickets at hand, we had an aura around us the size of my old high school. Across the way sat a homeless man with a parrot tucked into his jacket. "Dude" I whispered "That guy totally has a bird tucked in his shirt".
As we stared at this rather peculiar passenger he noticed our hung-over glance. "It's a parrot, I'm going to take it down to the shelter on Monday" (It's Wednesday). As we went on our ride, he proceeded to strike up conversation with us, including making sure we were "street legal". My favorite part of the conversation, however, was when he assured us... [Sessler voice]"Don't forget boys... you're in Frisco"[/Sessler voice].
As he got off the train, (lol get off) he handed us a card for what he called a "Film" company. The card depicted two people, one giving head to the other. The fact he was trying to recruit us into a porn video was now very apparent. "He pays well" the man assured us as he stepped off the Muni. "Feel free to check it out"
The door closed and the entire train burst out laughing. I have to say that was, by far, one of my most memorable experiences on public transportation. read more
Yes turkeys, that's right, I have no life Also this post is poorly written but i don't care because I'm just that tired I stayed up all night (literally... the sun is coming up) just to beat bioshock Well I did It took me... since 4.00 PST to now (6.30 PST) so do the math when I'm not so exhausted I love you guys also, these are all my achivements (spoilers might occur... but I doubt it... some of you guys might omfg freak out about it read more
I know what you're thinking. "This has to be the most frantically written post ever"
Well it is
I have a dentist appointment in 15 min, which bumbs me out, because I can't play bioshock.
I woke up this morning with a frantic message from lawl informing me his toys r us sold him a bioshock game. I didn't believe him until he showed me his picture
Then I frantically picked up the phone, and called my toys R us
"No hun, sorry, I'm supposed to tell all calls we do not carry that game"
Damn... maybe I should run down there
So I went down to the game section (this is an hour after they open FYI) and the guy is stocking the shelves. "Hey... do you guys have a copy of bioshock" "no man, but I heard other stores do, try target" (lol)
So I walked around with my 20% off copon for a bit, decided there was nothing I want, then proceed to leave. As I was driving away the employee came frantically running into the parking lot, bioshock in hand "Dude, is this the game you want?" "HELLL YEESSS" I grabbed it from him and bought it before they had the chance to change their mind. "Hey" I asked as I was about to leave "Do you have any idea when this game came out?" "No man, I hear it's a new release though" "haha, alright cool thanks"
Meanwhile i'm off to my dentist appointment, then i'll be playing my video gamez read more
As you may know, I recently made my way to this year's E3 summit in Santa Monica. The silence of the awkward shuttle rides from place to place was often filled with bloggers discussing their favorite game. I never truly had one, until I had the opportunity to play this new tittle. Solitaire brings the excitement of card games back to the PC market, and uses the latest technology to provide an absolutely thrilling experience. Check out this review, after the jump.
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The game starts its massively deep story line by giving the player a virtual deck of cards. These cards are laid out, and must be organized according to color and number. Personally, I loved the story line and couldn't wait to finish the game just to see what happens. Never before have I been so addicted to a game just for the story line.
Overall graphics are left to be improved. Despite the summit is just to show off games that aren't coming for some time, and mostly aren't finished, I still expect the tittles to be presentable. The developers clearly had more graphics to explore (such as the third dimension) and left much more to be added, however I was told the latest version of the game (not yet on display) would amaze me once the final game came out. We'll see how well it delivers.
The controls leave nothing to be desired. There's nothing like picking up a game and being able to guess the controls. They've done a great job in this sense, and even leave more advanced controls (such as double clicking a card) for the experts.
Game play has several different scoring options (Vegas, Standard, or even None) so you can compete against your friends. However, this leads us to what this game is truly lacking: multiplayer. What kind of developer can release a game and expect it to be successful without mutiplayer? It's games like Army of Two and Little Big Planet that are going to push gaming into a truly new generation. We couldn't even get an online scoreboard, so in order to compare your scores with friends you must write it down or tell it to them! I hope they work on this game, and add some of the features it's currently lacking, however I still think it deserves a verdict.
