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Fun Week to be a 360 Owner

May 15th, 2007 @ 12:39 pm

A free arcade game on Wednesday, a beta to possibly the most anticipated game of this year, and the announcement of a Live Arcade version of a gaming classic.

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It Is Alive!

May 15th, 2007 @ 12:06 pm

So I put the new site up as being live today. It had previously been lurking away hidden in a dark directory ( no relation to Dr. Strange’s ‘Dark Dimension’ ) away from the prying eyes of the public.

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Intimate Controllers

May 15th, 2007 @ 8:06 am

A “bra + shorts game controller”. When I first read about this, I really thought it was a hoax or a very much delayed April Fools prank. After a bit of looking around though, it looks like it really is a real thesis project and the product of a very amusing mind.

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I Hate Change

May 15th, 2007 @ 3:03 am

Days like today remind my of why I try not to get into routines, and why I try not to break those routines I do inevitably fall into.

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Demos and Previews

May 11th, 2007 @ 9:29 pm

So I haven’t put too much video game time in over the last few days, mostly just got through the Murderworld sequence of Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

I did download and play the Forza Motorsport 2 and the Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars demos tonight though.

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Spring 07 Xbox Live Update

May 9th, 2007 @ 12:53 pm

So today the Spring ‘07 Xbox Live update came through, actually at about 2:30am this morning for me interrupting a game of Catan I was winning (grr!).

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Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Impressions

May 8th, 2007 @ 11:53 am

So I finally sat down yesterday and spent some serious time playing Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion. Not enough time I think to call what I am writing really a review, as I tend to think that term should be reserved for after I’ve seen at least the majority of the games content variation if not actually having completed the game, but enough that I have some pretty solid first impressions of the gameplay.

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Catan Review

May 5th, 2007 @ 12:14 pm

Coming to the Xbox Live Arcade this last wednesday was a title that is likely going to suck away hours upon hours of my life, Catan. It is a very nicely done video game version of the 11+ million selling boardgame, Settlers of Catan.

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Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 Review

May 4th, 2007 @ 7:58 pm

Based on the success of the Xbox’s Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball Tecmo and Team Ninja came out with a Xbox 360 sequel titled Dead Or Alive Xtreme 2.

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Achievements

May 2nd, 2007 @ 9:28 am

If anything is going to keep me addicted to Xbox Live, it is going to be Achievements.  And now, I ramble for a bit before I get back to explaining why…

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