Posted by
raddevon on Jan 31st, 2009 in
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I’ve enjoyed these last couple of weeks. I really have. We really have a lot in common. I assume we have at least a little in common too; otherwise, why would you be here? But, there’s a problem: you’ll never understand my daily pilgrimage to the various woot sites to find today’s insane deal. You can’t understand because you just...
Posted by
raddevon on Jan 31st, 2009 in
Computer Gaming |
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This weekend has brought with it a couple of cool deals on PC games. The first is GoGamer.com’s 48-hour Madness Sale that brings a buttload of first-person shooter deals. My pick is Unreal Tournament 3 for $9.90, but there are a number of other great titles like F.E.A.R., S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and P.A.I.N.K.I.L.L.E.R. Hmm. Maybe that last one isn’t an acronym after all…
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Electronic Arts was on fire last year with a number of unique and stellar titles. This was a pretty pleasant surprise for most gamers since recently EA has been known for churning out sequels, roster updates for sports titles, and licensed games. In fact, EA suffered from something of a backlash at the hands of hardcore gamers not too long ago; many of them were tired of being bombarded with “safe”...
Posted by
raddevon on Jan 30th, 2009 in
Console Gaming |
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Turbine, developer of Lord of the Rings: Online, has opened up a 10-day free trial for their popular MMORPG. I have made it a habit to at least try many of the MMO’s (RPG or not) that have been released pretty much since the beginning of graphical MMOs. I have found that most of them failed me for one reason or another. I thoroughly enjoyed WoW and Warhammer, but I have yet to try this one. My only barrier...
Once upon a time, Nintendo released a game called Earthbound for the Super NES. Unless you were gaming back in the 16-bit era, you may never have heard of the game. It stars you as a young boy called Ness who has been chosen to save the future from the mighty villain Giygas.
Let’s back up a bit. My awakening to the RPG genre was Final Fantasy II for the Super NES—in its own right a pretty fantastic game....
