Ignorance Is Sometimes Awesome (Or How I Ended My Fun with Recettear)
[My article was drastically improved by Bryan Harper. Our bromance blossomed so beautifully, we plan to continue our editing partnership even after this writing challenge!  -Devon] The automobile is a mystery to me. I know what one is and I have…
Torchlight Texture Project v1.2
I suspect many of my gaming readers may already own Torchlight. Hell, they’ve practically been giving it away on Steam. It has been offered at $5 no less than twice and $10 countless times since its release a few months…
Abstracting hardware: obsolescence obsolete (with OnLive)
Most everyone has heard the news of OnLive, the new cloud-based computer gaming platform. I’m not here to regurgitate that for you. Instead, I intend to give it some context. Cloud computing is all the rage right now. With netbooks…
Purchase and download old PC games on the cheap
Good Old Games is a digital download service offering PC games that, while they aren’t going to tax your new GTX 295, are some of the greatest titles of their time. Fortunately, they also won’t tax your wallet much. We’re…
Doom 4 tidbits
In spite of the fact that I am now a huge Valve/Half-life fan, I still remember the time when id Software was a completely dominant force in the space of first-person shooters. Rock, Paper, Shotgun reports on a small info-leak…
Titan Quest digital download only $3.99
Many gamers had nearly forgotten about the Diablo series until the recent hype over the third installment in the series. However, in the heyday of the first two games, there were quite a few knock-offs and imitators. Of course, they…