Diablo 3 Release Day!
Diablo 3 was released today, or more accurately at midnight. The servers promptly crashed (which these days seems to be a badge of success), but were brought back online fairly quickly. If you don’t...
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A (p)review of the Guild Wars 2 beta
Guild Wars 2 had an open beta this past weekend and I received an invite since I had pre-ordered the game (back in August of 2009, for the record). It was very clearly labeled as an open Beta, “Feel...
View ArticleReview: Diablo 3
As I previously mentioned, I acquired Diablo 3. After beating Normal mode with my Wizard, I decided to write up a review. Spoilers are not an issue as I’ve limited this to game play/functionality only....
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Guild Wars 2 is out, and it is good
This last week has been slightly problematic. Not only did we see the launch of Guild Wars 2, Planetside 2 hit beta and Counter Strike: Global Offensive dropped. It’s been a very busy week indeed. I...
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Planetside 2 is out of NDA!
In what has become the typical way for getting news, John Smedley, the President of Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), tweeted that the NDA for Planetside 2 has been lifted. It’s a smart move since...
View ArticleGuild Wars 2′s First Holiday Event
Jon and I have been playing Guild Wars 2 for quite awhile. He’s a Human Ranger, while I’m an Asuran Elementalist. We are both enjoying the game (especially the level scaling so that we can party...
View ArticlePlanetside 2 and Alpha Squad
As we mentioned previously, Jon and I are both in the Beta for Planetside 2. This should come as no surprise, but we are still enjoying it, that is when we have time to play it. Smedley recently...
View ArticlePlanetSide 2 launched today!
Today marks the release of PlanetSide 2. But before you start installing (the free 2 play) PlanetSide 2, you (apparently) need to uninstall the beta. Jon and I were both surprised by this, but...
View ArticleBusy playing PlanetSide 2/Holiday Hiatus
Jon and I are both busy playing PlanetSide 2, which launched recently. It is free to play. If you haven’t tried it, why haven’t you? If you are curious about starting, but want some intel, check out...
View ArticleReview: Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel
Today, I’d like to talk to you about Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, the third entry in the Army of Two franchise. Jon and I both enjoyed Army of Two and Army of Two: The 40th Day. We enjoyed it so...
View ArticleMoving your Steam Library to an External Drive
Lately, my computer’s hard drive has been filling up (this may or may not have something to do with Steam and Humble Bundles) and I realized the solution was to uninstall some of my games. But lo, just...
View ArticleDigital Holiday Sales
Just in time for winter breaks, holiday travels, and last minute gifts, it’s Steam and GOG.com sales! The Steam holiday sale started today, but I’ve been much more enamored with GOG.com lately. They...
View ArticlePSA: Spend your Converted Microsoft Points Before June 1
A while back Microsoft decided to do away with “points” and “point cards” for its Xbox service and converted everything to the user’s local currency. In the small print during that conversion was that...
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The Steam Controller is here!
This week saw the first major shipment of the Steam Controllers for those who pre-ordered early. The controllers have been a long time coming as Valve has been talking about their concept units since...
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The Xbox One on-boarding kinda sucks
Way back in 2001, I was lucky enough to get an (original) Xbox shortly after launch. At the time, the Carson City Target was not a terribly popular place to buy video games. Jumping up to 2005 I had...
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Living Room perfection with NVIDIA SHIELD TV
For cord cutters like myself, TV entertainment has been dead for years. I bought a TV out of instinct; every living room I’ve seen has a couch and a TV. Netflix and YouTube lived on my lovely desktop...
View ArticlePlanetSide 2 launched today!
Today marks the release of PlanetSide 2. But before you start installing (the free 2 play) PlanetSide 2, you (apparently) need to uninstall the beta. Jon and I were both surprised by this, but...
View ArticleBusy playing PlanetSide 2/Holiday Hiatus
Jon and I are both busy playing PlanetSide 2, which launched recently. It is free to play. If you haven’t tried it, why haven’t you? If you are curious about starting, but want some intel, check out...
View ArticleReview: Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel
Today, I’d like to talk to you about Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, the third entry in the Army of Two franchise. Jon and I both enjoyed Army of Two and Army of Two: The 40th Day. We enjoyed it so...
View ArticleMoving your Steam Library to an External Drive
Lately, my computer’s hard drive has been filling up (this may or may not have something to do with Steam and Humble Bundles) and I realized the solution was to uninstall some of my games. But lo, just...
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