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Xbox Live vs PC

This is really more about the paid online service that comes with the Xbox and specifically, how it works with one game.
Specifically, in this case, Borderlands.
In order to start a multiplayer game of Borderlands on the PC.  I had to remember my GameSpy account.  And that was a pain.  Then there was something that I [...]

Borderlands

I did enjoy Diablo and Diablo II.  I think I enjoyed them to the point where I actually wore out a mouse from clicking, which was probably the worst part of the Diablo titles.
On the other hand, I picked up Torchlight which is basically Diablo, right down to the Soundtrack, much more streamlined, and not [...]

Full Disclosure: My link to Dead Space in two circular degrees

So I’m twittering about my experiences playing the game Dead Space.  Awesome game, highly recommended.  I’m on my second play through.
But, back to the I get a follow (on twitter) from someone I don’t recognize, but don’t really think anything of it until I check out who it is.  Turns out it’s the Environmental Art [...]

Friday Night Frights: Dead Space, Part III

Dead Space as a social activity excels if your audience is into it.  I am going to discuss it here as an interactive movie, with the player as the cameraman and primary actor.  Imagine a movie (one like Event Horizon, Leviathan, or The Thing) where the camera actually responds to your input.
Compare the following scenarios.
Movie: [...]

Ballerinas in space: Dead Space Part II

For a long time, Resident Evil been considered the king of the survival horror genre.
For a long time, the control has made absolutely no sense to me.
Left stick moves.  Stand still to aim and shoot.  No sidestepping.
Dead Space controls make sense to me.  Left stick moves, right stick is the camera and aiming.  Not much [...]

Small World: Dead Space Review, Part I

So. I have two pieces of a triptych hanging in my bedroom. It’s a small piece, something I really enjoy. It’s blue, mainly and it goes well with the wall color.  This has something to do with Dead Space.
Really.
I’ve finished Dead Space and I’m on my second playthrough, and while I’m doing [...]

Street Fighter IV accessories

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I’m going to see how many times I can say, “surprise” in the first ten seconds.  Here’s the Tournament Edition Fightstick for Street Fighter IV.
It’s rather large.  I’ve been sitting on this video for a while, I actually got the stick a week before Street Fighter IV dropped [...]