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The Crazy things People Say

GameDaily compares TR to WoW. We did it for the lulz. (Thanks wayback machine)

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Overview of the Z-machine

Here is a good article outlining the Z-machine. This is the machine that runs all of the Infocom text adventures including Zork for which the virtual machine is named. This is some really interesting engineering and you can still see … Continue reading

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Mike Recommends: RESTful Web Services

Mike is uber and Mike recommends: RESTful Web Services. MMO back-end technology seems stuck in the 90s. Makes me glad I took a hiatus to work at a CMS startup.

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Gears of Fun

Played some Gears of War Sunday night and while I have played a lot of multiplayer the game takes on a whole new characteristic when you’re playing it with a bunch of good friends. We had a 4 player game … Continue reading

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The Future of the Country – Guitar Hero Playing Eight Year Olds

This kid totally rocks. I can’t even finish this song on hard and here he is wrecking it on Expert. Bonus points for the windmill.

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Final Fantasy XII Impressions

As I posted earlier there was already a lot of things to like about this game. It definitely deserves the high marks it has received in the gaming press. This is one of the few games I’ve played in the … Continue reading

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PS3 Not Worth the Hype

Lately I’ve avoided posting tech or graphics news bits but we’ve been watching the launch of the new Wii and PS3 pretty closely at work, so here’s some completely ‘unbiased’ links to some fun PS3 coverage. Maximum Moisture PS3 Not … Continue reading

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Final Fantasy XII FTW

Final Fantasy XII is amazing so far. I’m about 6 hours into the game. I literally could not pull myself out of the game after I got home last night. Circuit City had the game for 38 dollars which is … Continue reading

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