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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Review 2008-01-31 00:13:00 Welcome to my Enemy Territory: Quake Wars PC game review. Enjoy :)StoryQuake Wars has a very normal story, that won't be winning any awards for writing, but that is OK for this type of game. Basically, you have the choice of being the Strogg or the people of Earth. You then duke it out to see who wins various, mostly multi-player, games. Nothing to far fetched, or interesting for that matter. Score 3/5GameplayIf you are a fan of the Quake series, you are in for a major overhaul. The only resemblance with Quake Wars, and the rest of the Quake series is the characters, weaponry, and setting. Gone are the light speed death matches, where every 10 seconds you die. Though, incredibly fun, this game does well without the speedy gameplay. It is more like the Battlefield series in that, you are spawned into a large area and you must complete objectives, as well as kill your enemy, to become victorious. The great thing about this FPS is that it has a lot of Role Playing Game elements mixed in. ...

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Review 2008-01-31 00:13:00 Welcome to my Enemy Territory: Quake Wars PC game review. Enjoy :)StoryQuake Wars has a very normal story, that won't be winning any awards for writing, but that is OK for this type of game. Basically, you have the choice of being the Strogg or the people of Earth. You then duke it out to see who wins various, mostly multi-player, games. Nothing to far fetched, or interesting for that matter. Score 3/5GameplayIf you are a fan of the Quake series, you are in for a major overhaul. The only resemblance with Quake Wars, and the rest of the Quake series is the characters, weaponry, and setting. Gone are the light speed death matches, where every 10 seconds you die. Though, incredibly fun, this game does well without the speedy gameplay. It is more like the Battlefield series in that, you are spawned into a large area and you must complete objectives, as well as kill your enemy, to become victorious. The great thing about this FPS is that it has a lot of Role Playing Game elements mixed in. ...

Odd FPSGun Gaming Mouse 2008-01-30 21:18:00 When I saw this, I thought it looked like a shoe insert of some kind. But sure enough, the Zalman FPSGun is a gaming mouse, which I thought was interesting. This almost upside-down looking gun peripheral seems like it would be as uncomfortable as it looks. With the handle of a gun connected to what looks like a shoe, I'm still not quite sure how you use it. The idea seems simple enough though, you use a gun mouse to play First Person Shooter PC games. It's a lot like the more realistic gun mouse, the PistolMouse. Now word on how much it will cost, or when it will be released, but I doubt I will be getting one...Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ...

Odd FPSGun Gaming Mouse 2008-01-30 21:18:00 When I saw this, I thought it looked like a shoe insert of some kind. But sure enough, the Zalman FPSGun is a gaming mouse, which I thought was interesting. This almost upside-down looking gun peripheral seems like it would be as uncomfortable as it looks. With the handle of a gun connected to what looks like a shoe, I'm still not quite sure how you use it. The idea seems simple enough though, you use a gun mouse to play First Person Shooter PC games. It's a lot like the more realistic gun mouse, the PistolMouse. Now word on how much it will cost, or when it will be released, but I doubt I will be getting one...Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ...

Ultimate Mortal Kombat Review 2008-01-29 20:45:00 Here is my review of the somewhat new Nintendo DS game I got for Christmas, Ultimate Mortal Kombat. Enjoy :)StoryWell, seeing as this is a Mortal Kombat game, and a remake of MK3, there really isn't a story present. But, it can be assumed that you are a warrior that has to battle a bunch of other warriors to win the title of supreme warrior. Or something along those lines. A much cliched, yet solid story line. Score: 3/5GameplayIf you loved the arcade, or even older console version of Mortal Kombat, then you will love this. It is a total remake of MK3, with a few added features. The DS dual screens are implemented very well in the game. The bottom screen shows the fighting action, while the top screen shows which combos you and your opponent have at your disposal. This is a great tool, as I always hated having to memorize combos for other fighting games, but in this case all you have to do is look up and it's there. Also, there is a puzzle game included. It is very Tetris-esq, but as ...

Ultimate Mortal Kombat Review 2008-01-29 20:45:00 Here is my review of the somewhat new Nintendo DS game I got for Christmas, Ultimate Mortal Kombat. Enjoy :)StoryWell, seeing as this is a Mortal Kombat game, and a remake of MK3, there really isn't a story present. But, it can be assumed that you are a warrior that has to battle a bunch of other warriors to win the title of supreme warrior. Or something along those lines. A much cliched, yet solid story line. Score: 3/5GameplayIf you loved the arcade, or even older console version of Mortal Kombat, then you will love this. It is a total remake of MK3, with a few added features. The DS dual screens are implemented very well in the game. The bottom screen shows the fighting action, while the top screen shows which combos you and your opponent have at your disposal. This is a great tool, as I always hated having to memorize combos for other fighting games, but in this case all you have to do is look up and it's there. Also, there is a puzzle game included. It is very Tetris-esq, but as ...

Top 10 Tuesday - Most Wanted Games, Week 33 2008-01-29 17:45:00 This is the list of the top 10 games I can't wait to play for the week of January 27th.Rock BandDevil May Cry 4 (?1)Burnout Paradise (?1)Gran Turismo Prologue (New!)World In Conflict (?1)Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (New!)Pirates of the Burning Sea (?1)Gears of War (New!)Turok (?2)The Witcher (New!)Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ... Games

Top 10 Tuesday - Most Wanted Games, Week 33 2008-01-29 17:45:00 This is the list of the top 10 games I can't wait to play for the week of January 27th.Rock BandDevil May Cry 4 (?1)Burnout Paradise (?1)Gran Turismo Prologue (New!)World In Conflict (?1)Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (New!)Pirates of the Burning Sea (?1)Gears of War (New!)Turok (?2)The Witcher (New!)Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ... Games

Legally Free Music Downloads? 2008-01-29 00:34:00 This has caught my attention lately, and apparently many others as well. This new program Qtrax proclaims that with their program, you can download an unlimited amount of music for free via a P2P (Peer to Peer) network. Now, many other programs have done the same thing, but Qtrax promises that it is 100% legal. They way they claim to do this is through advertising. They say "When you download and play music, the support of advertisers allows Qtrax to compensate artists for their work." Now, I'm hoping this doesn't mean I will hear ads in the songs I download, but if that's the case, I'm out. Qtrax also had claimed that they have all these major record labels on board for the program. Well, recently it has been discovered that that is not the case. Apparently all the major labels that Qtrax claimed to have by their side have said they have not yet partnered with the program. Oh well, nice try Qtrax. Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ...

Legally Free Music Downloads? 2008-01-29 00:34:00 This has caught my attention lately, and apparently many others as well. This new program Qtrax proclaims that with their program, you can download an unlimited amount of music for free via a P2P (Peer to Peer) network. Now, many other programs have done the same thing, but Qtrax promises that it is 100% legal. They way they claim to do this is through advertising. They say "When you download and play music, the support of advertisers allows Qtrax to compensate artists for their work." Now, I'm hoping this doesn't mean I will hear ads in the songs I download, but if that's the case, I'm out. Qtrax also had claimed that they have all these major record labels on board for the program. Well, recently it has been discovered that that is not the case. Apparently all the major labels that Qtrax claimed to have by their side have said they have not yet partnered with the program. Oh well, nice try Qtrax. Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ...

Links for 2008-01-28 [Digg] 2008-01-29 00:00:00 LEGO Brick 50th Anniversary Time Line and Curiosities (PICS) The LEGO brick turns 50 at exactly 1:58pm today. This timeline shows fifty years of building frenzy by happy kids and kids-at-heart, all the milestones from the LEGOLAND themed sets to TECHNIC and MINDSTORMS NXT, as well as all kind of weird curiosities about the most famous stud-and-tube couple system in the world. ...

Cool Video of the Week #30 - Windows 7 2008-01-28 18:26:00 It has been circling around the internet that Microsoft will be releasing a new OS entitled Windows 7. Well, to further verify this, there is a video showing Windows 7 in action. Now, this does look an awful lot like Windows Vista, but there are some different things as well. No word on if it is 100% Windows 7, and not just a skinned or modified version of Vista. But I hope it is real, as with all the bad press about Vista, Microsoft needs this. Enjoy :)Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ...

Cool Video of the Week #30 - Windows 7 2008-01-28 18:26:00 It has been circling around the internet that Microsoft will be releasing a new OS entitled Windows 7. Well, to further verify this, there is a video showing Windows 7 in action. Now, this does look an awful lot like Windows Vista, but there are some different things as well. No word on if it is 100% Windows 7, and not just a skinned or modified version of Vista. But I hope it is real, as with all the bad press about Vista, Microsoft needs this. Enjoy :)Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ...

New PS3 On The Way? 2008-01-28 00:18:00 With all the talks over the last week about some stores dropping the 80GB model of the PS3, this brings up the thought of maybe Sony will release a newer version. I personally do not think they will. All the fuss about Best Buy dropping the 80GB model is pointless. I think they are just making way for the 80GB model without the game Motorstorm bundled in (which is how the 80GB has been being shipped). Also, if they were releasing this new model (supposedly with a larger hard drive), it wouldn't be till late February or March, because that is when their Dualshock 3 controller comes out, and in my opinion it would be pointless to make a new console bundle without the DS3, then later have it in when they could wait a month to do it in the first place. Overall, I hope there isn't a new model, then I will have the old one :(Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ...

New PS3 On The Way? 2008-01-28 00:18:00 With all the talks over the last week about some stores dropping the 80GB model of the PS3, this brings up the thought of maybe Sony will release a newer version. I personally do not think they will. All the fuss about Best Buy dropping the 80GB model is pointless. I think they are just making way for the 80GB model without the game Motorstorm bundled in (which is how the 80GB has been being shipped). Also, if they were releasing this new model (supposedly with a larger hard drive), it wouldn't be till late February or March, because that is when their Dualshock 3 controller comes out, and in my opinion it would be pointless to make a new console bundle without the DS3, then later have it in when they could wait a month to do it in the first place. Overall, I hope there isn't a new model, then I will have the old one :(Thank you for subscribing to my blog! ...