Due entirely to an error on my part, I met Napoleon and Frederick in battle, not amidst the valleys and gulleys of the Appalachians as I’d intended, but instead on the broad, sandy beaches of the Carolinas. I had no allies in this battle. Sometimes, I think I don’t need allies in Age of EmpiresContinue reading “On the Latest Battle”
Category Archives: Video Games
On Preparing for War
I realize I haven’t played Age of Empires III in at least a month. At least a month. It’s time. Napoleon. Frederick the Great. A challenge! I shall meet you both on the fields of battle. Amidst the peaks and valleys of the Appalachians, I shall take you both on. No allies on my side.Continue reading “On Preparing for War”
On Halo Day
I think, somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I knew that Halo 3 dropped today. Or, more accurately, eighteen hours ago (as I can’t imagine that GameStop didn’t do midnight openings — if that whole sodding company could do midnight openings for The Burning Crusade, they’re absolutely doing midnight openings for Halo 3). AtContinue reading “On Halo Day”
On a Different Kind of Warfare
I’ve had WarCraft on the brain recently, so I went digging around yesterday for my WarCraft II discs. It’s strange, revisiting a ten year old strategy game. Age of Empires has one spoiled — the things I take for granted, like queueing up units or finding idle units quickly, aren’t there in this old relic.Continue reading “On a Different Kind of Warfare”
On Cultural Apathy and Ignorance
I received in the e-mail this morning a the weekly sales promo newsletter from my old employer, EB Games. I get these about once a week, give them no thought, and hit “Delete” without much delay. Today? I don’t know why I read it. But I did, and it… annoyed me. I realize, it’s adContinue reading “On Cultural Apathy and Ignorance”
On Doing Darwin Proud
I read a few days ago about a Darwin Award winner — he was eaten by bears at a beer festival. Because, yes, everyone wants to get drunk in the bear cage in a zoo. The story I read this morning has a happier ending. A fourteen year-old North Carolina boy put his XBox 360Continue reading “On Doing Darwin Proud”
On a Rare and Unexpected Find
I was going through a box of office supplies just a little bit ago, and I came across something… unique. A StarCraft: Ghost mousepad. I can’t imagine that Blizzard made a ton of these, seeing as the game was in near-perpetual development hell before finally being killed a year and a half ago. I haveContinue reading “On a Rare and Unexpected Find”
On Halo 3 Pre-Orders
I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with this anymore — Halo 3 has reached over a million pre-orders in North America. Which means, knowing the video game industry and who actually does pre-orders, that it’s entirely EB Games and GameStop. Which means, knowing GameStop, that a solid third of the pre-orders are bogus.Continue reading “On Halo 3 Pre-Orders”
On Sousaphone Hero
We’ve all heard of Guitar Hero. At least, if we’re into video games, we’ve heard of Guitar Hero. It’s a game, comes with a guitar-shaped controller, and depending on how well you work your axe determines your score. I don’t recommend anyone pull a Pete Townsend with a Guitar Hero controller. I’m just saying. Well,Continue reading “On Sousaphone Hero”
On LEGO Indiana Jones
The man in the hat is back, and this time he’s LEGO! Yes, LucasArts is making a LEGO Indiana Jones video game for release in the summer of 2008, in time for the fourth Indiana Jones film. From the Press Release: Developed by the same team at Traveller’s Tales that created the LEGO Star Wars™Continue reading “On LEGO Indiana Jones”