Oh Valve, you silly people
sonictempest Today’s TF2 blog update is pretty funny, for all the wrong reasons. The first was whether or not you understand what killed you. If you don\’t know what killed you,…
2009
I’m watching anime again
I stopped watching new shows for the last year or so, because my DSL connection has so little bandwidth that using BitTorrent ties it up completely. However, one thing I…
“I used to rule the world…”
I could say much about what I think of King of Fighters XII (and indeed, I have, multiple times), but if anything the most telling thing about the game is…
I don\’t get it
And just like that, my PS3 unbricked itself last night. For some reason my fifth attempt at a soft reset did the trick. You know, at least if my PC…
How not to port an arcade game
Suggoi! Arcana Heart 2 gets put through the blender en route to PS2 I was under the impression that the era of lousy ports was behind us. Apparently I was…
Writers’ block, yet again
Once again I’m finding myself casting around for something to write about. I’ve got a few ideas, but I honestly don’t think that I could do any of the subjects…
Gaming in the cloud?
Apparently it is upon us I’ve been wondering whether something like this was feasible at all. The prospect of being able to play the best PC games without actually requiring…
Gaming odds and ends
This post might be a little disjointed – I’ve been playing a bunch of games recently and thought I’d just pen down my thoughts in one single post since I…
Griping about Valve
A lot of gaming news sites and blogs trumpet Valve as one of the finest developers in the industry, regularly producing excellent games and otherwise shitting gold. I’ve certainly suggested…
I have Street Fighter IV
More coherent thoughts later, but here are some initial impressions: The physics seem weird, even for a Street Fighter game. I don’t recall having this much trouble timing jump-ins the…