1. My previews of what I saw at the Paradox Con are going up at Gameshark. Short previews, mostly because there’s only so much you can say about an unfinished game that is not just a feature list, which you can find anywhere. I really hate writing previews, especially if there’s no hands on or […]
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Multiplayer Fail – Rise of Nations Edition
January 9th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Me, Multiplayer
Late last night (or early this morning), I was all set to play a skirmish game of Rise of Nations with my good friend and fellow Canuck Jenn Cutter. This is for an upcoming podcast episode, so we need to fit in the experience before we record that show. (Yes, she’s a guest, but not […]
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Things to Do
December 5th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Blogs, Me, Print Screen, Three Moves Ahead
Though consoles have their Red Rings of Death and Wiimote straps breaking and Playstation Home, there’s really a special sort of hell that PC gamers go through. My video card fan had been making weird noises for a week – louder than usual. It sounded like maybe the fan was loose, scraping the housing. Whatever […]
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Now What?
November 1st, 2009 · 10 Comments · Me
With the teaching done and buried for now, it’s time to get back to the blogging thing. But I’m finding my strategy coffers a little empty at the moment. Part of that is because there are so many non-strategy games to catch up on. I still have to play Arkham’s Asylum and Brutal Legend, both […]
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Once More Unto the Teach
September 25th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Me
A blogging heads up for my readers. Assuming someone hasn’t stolen my fingerprints and set me up for a bunch of armed robberies in Missouri, next week will see me begin a long term substitute teaching position at a local public school. With the freelance market slowing down and other things affecting our family income, […]
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Treasure Hunter
September 24th, 2009 · 6 Comments · History, Me
An English farmer with metal detector recently stumbled upon one of the largest hoards of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found. The find is being compared to uncovering another Book of Kells insofar as its importance in understanding Anglo-Saxon art and culture. I love the idea of archaeology and treasure hunting. As my colleague Brett […]
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