Games

I may be an asshole, but BMW drivers have me beat!
Once again I have had a series of run-ins with a BMW Owner who once again thinks they can do whatever the hell they want because they own a BMW. A few weeks ago, I had a BMW owner come racing down my street at top speed, pull up in front of my truck with [...]
Got a new toy for school!
My first two weeks of school have proven to be a bit on the frustrating side. There are not enough public computers on campus for everyone to use, and I realized that I would need to have a computer of my own, but had to wait until the financial money came in to get one. [...]
Kindle 2, iPad 0
I woke up first thing this morning to take a drive to Erie, PA. I was going in search of notebooks for my Livescribe pen (if you don’t have one, you NEED one!) I had looked online for them, and they were out of stock on the Number 1 3-subject notebooks, which is the one [...]
Goodbye, Facebook!
So, it is now official… I am no longer a Facebook user. Facebook and Zynga will just have to go on without my participation in their “spam ‘em and scam ‘em” plot to take over the world. But I have to tell you, the account deletion process is one that makes me think that Facebook [...]
Back to the Homework Grind!
Classes begin again in just 13 days, and to be honest, I am a little apprehensive about it. This semester I will be taking some rather advanced classes in Math and Economics, and I honestly didn’t quite understand the lower classes I have already taken. I am also taking my first ever foreign language class. [...]

Third times a charm, as they say...

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Jun 142010

The interwebs are all a-twitter over what happened at E3 today: Microsoft introduced a new X-Box 360.

And with this introduction (pictures of which can be seen at Engadget) what I have always thought of Microsoft seems to have become true: It takes them 3 tries to get it right.

Let’s look at some examples, shall we?

Windows: Windows didn’t come into it’s own until Windows 3. Before that time, the Windows program was horrible! But when Windows 3 (technically 3.1) came out, Windows became the powerhouse that it is now. Windows would repeat that same process with XP, Vista and 7. XP was okay, but not 100%. Vista came along and looked better, but wasn’t that great. 7 is perfect in almost every way.

Zune: When the 30GB Zune came out (almost 4 years ago now!), the only thing it had going for it over an iPod was the FM radio. I like the radio as an emergency news back-up. Then came the second generation Zunes. They looked better, and operated better, but it still wasn’t 100%. Then came the Zune HD’s. Spot on perfect!

Now the X-Box: The first system was large, ugly, and prone to breaking. The 360 looked better, operated a bit better once the Red Ring Of Death issue was taken care of (although there are still some cases of it happening), but it still wasn’t 100%. Now this new X-Box 360: Looks absolutely perfect!

I might even have to go buy one!

It is almost as if Microsoft has a red-herring script that they follow for everything:

Get the product out there, no matter what it looks like or how it works.
Redesign the product to make it look a little better.
Come out with the TRUE product they wanted to create the first time around, that everyone will love.

Somehow, Microsoft manages to make this work.

Could you see Apple coming out with a chunky, clunky videogame system as their first product? HELL NO! Of course, if Apple were to come out with a gaming system, it would look absolutely amazing, but run like shit and only be able to play games approved personally by Steve Jobs. You would be lucky to be able to get Tetris for it!

But there seems to be a little bit of method to Microsoft’s madness. By introducing the item that may not be quite what everyone wants, the name is out there and people start to talk about it. They may not buy it, but they know it. Then, when they come out with the second generation, and increase the features, those who bought the original think the new model is the best thing since sliced bread and there is even more talk about it. Then, when it is time to roll out the third iteration, Microsoft wows everyone and everyone is talking about it.

You really have to admire the way they do things sometimes.

Dragon Age: Origins… I want this game!

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Nov 232009

I have not read much about the new Bioware game Dragon Age: Origins. I have only seen one video of the game, and that was just a few minutes ago.

So why do I want this game based on one video and no knowledge of it?

Because it’s about damned time that the gay aspect of the main character is finally put out there, up front for everyone to see!

In the video I saw, there was a sex scene between two male characters. You can see the video here. And while Chicago Now claims the video is NSFW (Not Safe For Work) there isn’t anything pornographic in nature with the video. It is extremely sexual, it’s hot, but not graphic.

And I say it’s about time that game designers allow one of their characters to finally go in this direction. It’s not that the character is gay. It’s your choice of dialogue used to speak with the other character that leads to sex, whether male or female.

But just the fact that designers are willing to let this happen in a game is just another step in the right direction. I would venture to say that we will eventually see a game where the main character is homosexual in the not-too-distant future.

I am not asking for graphic sex scenes. I do not need to see penises in a video game. But an openly gay character that is the main character is something I cannot wait to see.

And for those of you who may be thinking that the Gay Tony add-on for Grand Theft Auto is what I am looking for, let me just tell you that because it is done by RockStar, I can tell you it’s going to be full of homophobic idiots, just like every other GTA game. And I won’t get the Gay Tony add-on because I hate the GTA franchise. It’s boring and one of the stupidest games I have ever played, or tried to play, I should say.