June 2009 Archive for Fidgit
Alienware M17: four loveable quirks
So in closing my week-long trial run with the Alienware M17, I leave you with four things that bugged me...Command & Conquer on the iPhone? Well, sort of...
You'd think the iPhone's interface would be a natural for a real time strategy game. So why not try...Wii's Water Warfare offers watered down non-violent shooting
I sort of feel sorry for kids who have to play watered down non-violent shooters. What they really want to...NPD Group reports substantial increase in female gamers
For the most part, I think videogaming is in a very healthy place, commercially and creatively. It's easy to find...Stop motion Legos and 80s arcade hits induce nostalgia overload
Check out Michael Hickox's excellent stop motion animation of various 80s arcade hits, rendered with Legos. No offense to...Alienware M17: It ain't heavy, it's my laptop
Yeah, it's expensive, it's heavy, and it sucks down battery power like it's going out of style. But at the...GameDr says "no" to videogaming and really means it
That's the GameDr up there. I have no idea how to say its name. "Game Doctor"? "Game durr"? "Gammederr"? Whatever...Gamespotting: The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow's Hurt Locker began its limited release this weekend. If it's not already at a theater near you (i.e....Starcraft II designer talks about single player missions
At a recent press event, Starcraft II lead designer Dustin Browder told Shacknews about some of the game's single player...June 29, 2009: wallet threat yellow
The main cause for any threat to your wallet this week is Trine, a platformer based on three characters with...Aion no longer an abomination to right-thinking mouse users around the world
This just in from the developers of Aion, a Korean MMO that it currently in beta.We have plans to implement...Age of Conan gets self conscious about lack of clothing
This week has seen a fair amount of activity among the major MMOs. The test servers for World of Warcraft's...Battlefield Heroes stealth launches when you're not looking
Without so much as an official announcement, Electronic Arts' answer to Team Fortress 2 has gone live. You can now...Tale of Tales demands the head of John the Baptist
The subversive Belgians at Tale of Tales who made the non-game horror game The Path are turning to another distinctly...Alienware M17: you pay for what you get
You're probably wondering what an Alienware M17 costs. I sure was. But there's no single answer. It's basically $2000 dollars...
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