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New Avacyn Restored Release Event

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"The Innistrad and Dark Ascension sets showed us a world where humanity is beset on all sides by monsters, including vampires, zombies, and werewolves. Avacyn, a living covenant whose angelic powers protected humans, was imprisoned within the Helvault and feared lost forever. But just as humanity's darkest hour beckons, Avacyn is freed, inspiring hosts of angels to usher in a new dawn. But even though they no longer have the upper hand, the creatures of the night are still a dangerous threat. The eternal struggle on Innistrad continues in this thrilling conclusion."

I have loved Magic since high school. In recent years I have started playing more and more as I hang out... Read All

So I just picked up the Far Cry movie at the dollar store

So I just picked up the Far Cry movie at the dollar store for ... a dollar.

I know there is no way this can be good, but for a buck ill buy pretty much any video game movie. Too bad they didn't have the original Street Fighter with Jean Claude or the Super Mario Brothers Movie.

Let you know how my viewing turns out.

Another tidbit, it is a Uwe Boll movie. Even better.

Travis Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 01:34pm

You know Uve Boll movies are going to be entertaining. They may be terrible, but they're terrible in a way that you can laugh at the movie and really enjoy yourself.

Travis Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 01:34pm

Er... Uwe.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 02:11pm

Hope so. I have and enjoy the Doom movie but something makes me think this is worse... :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 02:16pm

And after watching the trailer it seems to have General Hammond from SG1 In it. Interesting.

Tungsten wrote on 04/25/2012 at 12:59am

I've watched one Uwe Boll movie: Postal. Probably the worst movie I've ever seen, although it wasn't horribly unentertaining.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/25/2012 at 01:05am

Ah. His most recent movie I heard about was Dungeon Siege: In the Name of the King. Id get that for a buck too.

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I just got a new PC capable of playing at least most of the

I just got a new PC capable of playing at least most of the current games out right now. I tried playing Oblivion (yes, Oblivion) on my old one and it stuttered too much to enjoy. I decided it was time for a change.

So, I'm really out of the loop when it comes to PC games. What have I missed over the past ... almost a decade? The last PC game I really sank a lot of time into was Half-Life 2, if that tells you anything.

I have Deus Ex: Human Revolution waiting for me, I'm going to replay the recent Bethesda games on PC so I can mess with the available mods, and I'm going to finally give Morrowind a fair shot. Anything else I should try?

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 12:26am

So let me think here(ill post more as they come later).

* Lord of the Rings Online is interesting. Free to play, worth a look through.
* The Binding of Issac(see my earlier post about it)
* Cave Story+ (again,earlier post about it)
* Rage (ditto)
* Starcraft 2 (i have yet to post on this, add to my list of things to do :) It was great btw)

Thats all that comes to me. I am not the most hardcore of PC users, but I have been playing more lately.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 03:34am

I'm not looking to get back into a grindfest MMO, but I may eventually give LotR Online a look. I have played Cave Story, not the plus version, but I own plus through one of the humble bundles. The Binding of Isaac sounds amazing, Rage is worth a look now that it is cheaper (it is sad that an I'd game didn't excite me enough for a day one purchase), and SC2 is definitely on my list. SC1 is the only RTS I have ever enjoyed.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 04:12am

If you dug SC1 then SC2 is a must buy. Its like everything you loved about the first amped up a bit. Story is stellar, gameplay is superb. A gem.

Rage is... Well Rage is fine. Its a beautiful shooter that makes a few mis-steps. The game should be balls to the walls action and killing but it gets bogged down in a throw away story that brings nothing to the table. The PS3 version is cool as you can play Legends of the Wasteland which is essentially split-screen co-op with a friend. If you don't do that, then get it on PC because the controls are WAY better on a PC. Its a twitch shooter so yeah, PC is the ticket.

LoTR online is a fine MMO, when the grind gets annoying you can step away. Thats the great part about F2P MMO's.

Tungsten wrote on 04/24/2012 at 10:29pm

It depends. PC's two biggest strengths now are Free to Play stuff like Tribes: Ascension, and DOTA, and stuff that pushes the console's capabilities like Crysis2, Skyrim, Witcher2 and so on.

The indy market is also awesome. Wait for an indy bundle (like humble bundle or indy royale) and you can drop like $5 and get a few decent games.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/25/2012 at 01:07am

I agree, PC's strengths are in F2P and indie games. Hopefully PC's dont go away. In my lifetime anyway.

Tungsten wrote on 04/25/2012 at 01:56am

I'm actually downloading that Tribes:Ascend right now. This will be my intro to the series, but with the reviews I've been reading, I figured I really ought to give it a shot.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/25/2012 at 05:11am

Played Tribes a while back. Fun multi-player shooter with jet packs. Don't remember much else. :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 04/25/2012 at 06:45pm

Tungsten, yeah, I've been all over those indie bundles, but it seems like they're coming too quickly lately. Seems like there's a new one every two weeks. Just give my wallet some time to cool off, m'kay Humble Bundle people?

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/26/2012 at 01:37am

Did you guys get the latest bundle? Seems ok, nothing that compelled me but I might be looking at it wrong.

Tungsten wrote on 04/26/2012 at 10:41am

skipped that one. I already had two of the games,

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 04/26/2012 at 08:37pm

Ditto, I skipped it. I tend to only get the big ones, because usually the small ones have some that they already gave you earlier.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/26/2012 at 08:41pm

Haven't picked it up either. Prob just wait for the next one too :)

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This game is beautiful. A single playthrough wont take you

This game is beautiful. A single playthrough won't take you long, maybe 4 hours if you're really taking your time, but I intend to replay it quite a few times.

The visuals are beautiful. Coming from thatgamecompany, the people who gave us Flow and Flower, this is unsurprising. Movement is fluid, and the controls work exactly as you would expect.

The multiplayer aspect is the most interesting part, though. As you play you will be paired up with someone. You won't know their PSN ID until after you finish, you can't talk to them or send them messages. Your only form of communication is a visual and audible blip. Somehow, though, this works. As people disconnect, you'll lose... Read All

Now that the Diablo 3 beta weekend is over what did you like

Now that the Diablo 3 beta weekend is over what did you like or dislike? Will you buy the game before launch on May 15th?

For me this was the first time I have ever played the Diablo franchise. I have to say for people new to the game but love any of the Blizzard IPs this is something that is very simple to pickup and can be played by anyone. I am looking forward to the harder modes and playing with friends. I like the Battle.net integration. I have many friends in WoW and going to be able to chat and play with them is going to be great. Only down side I have heard about is that if your computer that can play WoW it might not play D3. I have heard of this from several... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 04/23/2012 at 05:14pm

Well, tons of old PC's can play WoW. I'm not sure what the specs are for D3, but Blizzard usually seems to push a lot of beautiful graphics through older hardware.

I'm really looking forward to this, and I'm angry with Blizz for scheduling the open beta for a weekend when I was out of town.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 12:28am

Diablo 3 was very easy to pick up and play. I pre-ordered it but I have to wait perhaps a day for it to arrive so I won't be online day of the drop.

The graphics seemed great but I imagine, like Starcraft 2, you can run them tuned WAY down to play the game at least. Won't be awesome but I imagine it would be fun.

Tungsten wrote on 04/28/2012 at 11:57am

You know, it wouldn't surprise me if the client was a free download... I mean it's just a client, right? Just a thought.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/28/2012 at 05:06pm

Yeah that makes sense.

Tungsten wrote on 04/30/2012 at 02:01am

Looking around, it looks like you can get the client now and have it pre-installed. You can then upgrade to the CE whenever you actually get your box in... at least that's how a few people posting here and there think it's going to work. It should be activated under your battle.net account, just because you have a WoW annual pass anyway. Check there for your link.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/30/2012 at 02:12am

Awesome, I am going to do that. Thanks Tungsten!

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We all know the students at MIT love a good hack, but what’s

"We all know the students at MIT love a good hack, but what’s better than playing a game while doing it? Last night, a team took over the side of MIT’s Green Building and turned it into a giant, playable, multi-color Tetris game."

Cool people take the time to do this kind of awesomery. I wonder how long this takes? I imagine you have a few planning meetings before you start it.

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New web show called TableTop... This is actually episode 2

New web show called TableTop... This is actually episode 2 about Settlers of Catan.

Im pretty sure everyone on this site knows who Link is, and

I'm pretty sure everyone on this site knows who Link is, and who Zelda is, but, here's a chick dressed up as Link playing a rad medley of songs from the Zelda theme. Beautifully shot as well. Enjoy!

I write this to you Saturday night 4/21 and the Diablo 3

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I write this to you Saturday night 4/21 and the Diablo 3 free weekend stress test beta is not available because they are rebooting servers. Error 301 abounds. That said, I did get on today with a few other Cheerful Ghost users. My thoughts on the game thus far in no particular order:

Right away I want to say the game and its user interface are extremely polished. Everything I thought to do in regard to chatting with other users in game or asking them to join my game was intuitive. After I started a chat with a person, simply hitting enter continued it. Click on a persons name sent them a private message independently. When something happened for the first time in game,... Read All

Tungsten wrote on 04/22/2012 at 08:05pm

My thought on the skill trees: Blizzard went in talking about how the new system could make the classes much more customizible, and I get the sense that that could be a distinct possibility. They brought up the idea of a tank wizard, that with the right choices and equipment, it would be an option.

In Diablo2, every class was kind of set on rails. Sure, you could be an ice mage, a fire mage, or a storm mage, but that's about as far as it went. My barbarian could use hammers instead of swords. While it seemed to offer more choices, each choice didn't greatly affect the gameplay. (Except, maybe, for a golem necro or the druid. I did get the feeling that those "builds" were a little different) If Blizzard can open up these classes a bit and let us create vastly different builds from the same skills, I'm all for it.

Oh, and I went an pre-purchased it today.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/23/2012 at 12:30am

Yeah, I hear you! If thats what we can do then I am down. Runes give me hope but I'm not really sure how that will go because the demo wasn't too telling.

Awesome you pre-ordered, looking forward to the 15th.

Tungsten wrote on 04/23/2012 at 01:44am

Ya, I'm downloading it right now. I see no reason not to.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/23/2012 at 02:02am

Be ready at launch! Radtastic.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/23/2012 at 04:05am

My copy is being shipped. Hopefully its not too long after the release I get it :(

Travis Admin wrote on 04/23/2012 at 08:30pm

How is the single vs. multiplayer? I know on D2 you could do both, since not everyone had always-on internet at the time. Can you play a character in single player and take it online like before?

Tungsten wrote on 04/23/2012 at 11:04pm

It's all the same thing now. Everything is online. Sorry, no offline available. Oh, and there's PvP now, so that'll be interesting.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 12:22am

PVP seems to be shipping after launch.

Diablo 3 is now, basically, all online on Battle.net. You don't have to play with friends, but the UI is streamlined such that getting people in a game is dead simple.

Some people don't like the online only component of the game. I am fine with it as I go between Windows and Mac often and having my saves travel with me will be great. Alternatively I am not sure why they do certain things like limit your saves on battle.net to 10 though.

Tungsten wrote on 04/24/2012 at 01:25am

I stopped playing Diablo2 offline anyways, because I was more interested in building my online character.

Travis Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 03:31am

This certainly isn't a showstopper for me. I still really look forward to it. Maybe they will have another open beta weekend!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 04:09am

I hope so but it seems somewhat doubtful as May 1st they are stopping the beta entirely for the May 15th launch. Sucks though, id love to give my female Monk another go.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 04:54am

I just tried logging into the beta. No dice.

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Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fans Hope I just watched this movie

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

I just watched this movie on onDemand today. I have to say that the Geek/Nerd in me was brought out in full force the entire time I watched it. Morgan Spurlock the creator of great documentaries such as "Supersize Me" completly encapsulated the essence of the con and what it means to a lot of people. I have been to several other conventions but this is somthing I would like to attend once in my life.

I highly sugest a view to anyone who is a "Geek" or "Nerd" of anything

Movie website http://comicconmovie.com/