
Game of Thrones - PC Review

Ever since first hearing about an RPG set as a parallel story (and not just a retelling of known events from the television show and books) in George R.R. Martin's amazing fantasy world, I was holding out hope that it would lead to an excellent game with a compelling story. ...
Reflecting on the Nintendo Wii
January 25, 2013link, mario, NES, nintendo wii, Nintendo Wii Review, Nintendo Wii U, zelda
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I
have owned every Nintendo console (except the Virtual Boy) since the
8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System graced my living room, opening my
eyes to a whole new world of video gaming. Obviously the visuals and
sound were unlike anything I had played at the time, but more...
Still alive and kicking - just been very busy
Good morning. Just a quick plug that I am alive and well - just backed up over the last several days. I had a training seminar last week that used a good chunk of my time and then over the weekend my PC's hard drive really took a bit of a dive. Performance has been getting steadily worse on that machine over the last couple of months, and running disk...
So, what new surprise did I get last night?

So, last night I was out and about with my wife (you can ignore the goofy-looking guy next to her in this pic)...
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Happy Birthday to my favorite gamer

Just a quick 'happy birthday' to my favorite gamer - who also happens to be my only son. :P
He's got a game blog he's sorely neglected since school started, and we tend to play different games - and he's turning an entirely-too-old 14 today.
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Kid Icarus Uprising - 3DS Review

This review is two things. For one - I am trying something slightly different with it and secondly? This review is... way overdue. I picked up Kid Icarus Uprising as an Amazon pre-order, which came with the 3D classic Kid Icarus download code. The game also came in a larger...
Rage - Xbox 360 Review
January 11, 2013Bethesda Softworks, blog, first-person shooter, fps, Id Software, Microsoft Xbox 360, rage, review, video game, Xbox 360 Review
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Well - it's finally Friday. Being fully back to work after some time off over the last couple of weeks is both good and bad I suppose. It gets me back to a slightly more 'structured' schedule - where I should be back to my 2-4 posts a week norm going forward. Unfortunately,...
Wow... so it's 2013 now
January 08, 20132013, Blackberry Tablet, Guild Wars 2, Halo: Anniversary, kingdoms of the lost, Madden 13, Magic: The Gathering, MUD, music, Retro City Rampage, skyrim, video games
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And just like that - 2012 is done. Over. Gone. Onto newer things - like 2013.
Seriously though - it's amazing to me how fast we shot through last year, and that we're already through the first week of 2013. I had some time off to kick off 2013 and I enjoyed it thoroughly. If...