39. weekend short: happy halloween! …unless you’re capcom

samanosuke and jaques from onimusha 3 capcom has been responsible from some of my favorite time sinks in my lifelong pattern of gaming nerdery, actually increasing their presence in my gaming interests as gaming evolved.   in the 80’s and…

38. apple in the ballroom with the candlestick… what?

yeah, i’m kicking it off with a clue reference.  i love that game.  enough to own a t-shirt with the phrase “miss scarlet in the hall with the revolver” emblazoned across the front (on a side note, check out that…

37. xbox hacks and the feds

has anyone ever approached you in disgust after you had an xbox 360 modded?  did they look down on you from their moral high ground?  was your response “well make a federal case out of it why don’t ya?”  for…

36. blizzard says it’s not cool to cheat

and i’m sure a large majority of the population would agree with that.  it’s why tiger woods can’t shill gatorade anymore.  why bernie madoff went to jail.  why everyone is suspicious of the banker in monopoly.  and it is, of…

35. happy 25th birthday, nintendo!

there’s a lot of news swirling around today on miscellaneous tech: facebook security, naturally apple stuff, windows phone 7 launch and blaaaaahhhh blah bloopity blaaaaah.  none of that news in the technical sphere should outdo something that is far more…

34. globalization and character identity crisis: devil my cry

the grown up dante we know from devil may cry 4 those of you that know me and my gaming style know that i’m a big fan of the devil may cry series – not counting devil may cry 2…

33. the on-demand life: apple tv and google tv

apple tv, from the official site i know i write a lot about how things have changed from back in the days of yore to the current digital age we live in.  call me slightly nostalgic.  i’ve covered gaming, computing,…