Archives for December 2005
Simulations in Spaaaaace
Published on 30 Dec 2005 at 7:42 am.
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Filed under Video Games, Tech.
A recent conversation with a co-worker got me thinking about space exploration sims. I found a few good ones. All of the programs mentioned below are freeware. If only there was a way to combine them all…
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Supreme Power
Published on 14 Dec 2005 at 3:27 pm.
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Filed under Comics.
Another comic party I’ve come late to, I’m currently devouring back issues of Supreme Power.
Written by JMS of Babylon 5 fame, it’s a retelling of the Squadron Supreme story. It’s a Marvel Max title so it is for mature readers, and in the first few pages you know we’re not in the Silver Age anymore: […]
Xbox Games on the 360
Published on 7 Dec 2005 at 9:53 am.
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Filed under Video Games.
GameSpot has an article up that looks at how Xbox games upscale to the 360.
Screenshots are included, showing how much better the increase in resolution to 720p (or 1080i) and antialiasing make games like Halo 2, DoA 3, GTA, and (for some reason) The Hulk look.
Perfect Dark Zero - First Impressions
Published on 6 Dec 2005 at 12:56 pm.
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OK, I am going to be a man (err, robot) and admit my suspicions were wrong: I really like Perfect Dark Zero so far.
The graphics are very good but not spectacular, some of the character models are weird, and yes there is no jump button - but the fun factor is definitely there.
I only played […]
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GUN review
Published on 1 Dec 2005 at 12:30 pm.
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Yes, I got an Xbox 360. No, I didn’t line up all night in the pouring rain like some people - I preordered it back in May. But this isn’t a story about that - this is a story about a great game. I hadn’t intended to buy it - it was an impulse […]