Category Archives: Games

An RPG Project

A couple of years ago in my goals for 2010, I made a goal of mine be to play through as many RPGs as I possibly could. Well I forgot all about this goal in 2010, and when 2011 rolled … Continue reading

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Cartographer’s Annual 2008

More recently, I’ve decided to take some time to sit down and go through them, I do think these annuals in general are very good at helping you learn how to map and develop your own styles, if nothing else. Continue reading

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New Cell Phone

After two years, my roommate came to the point where we could get new cell phones at discounted prices assuming we would sign new contracts. Continue reading

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Further Thoughts on the Arcade

I’ve been putting a lot of thought into the Arcade idea of late. I do a lot of research on chances of success and usually come back with not much. Continue reading

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Meaningful PvP?

I was playing a little bit of Ultima Online over the past few weeks. I downloaded and started playing on a free shard that tried to stick to the olden days of UO, meaning they had a lot of PvP. Continue reading

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Video Games Live Review

Last weekend I got the opportunity to go to Video Games Live, which amazingly came to Madison to play. My roommate bought me two tickets to the show knowing that I would love going as a gift for paying for most everything over the last year or two. Continue reading

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10 Things We Can Learn From Minecraft

I’ve been the latest victim of the Minecraft bug of late. I must admit this game is pretty amazing in its simplicity. It’s so very basic yet very addictive. I could totally see modern gamers passing it up because of the graphics or the playstyle, as I almost did myself. But the reality is that it is worth a try Continue reading

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Is the 3DS the next Virtual Boy?

A lot of comparisons have been made lately to the Virtual Boy due to the recent price drop. Yes, both systems slashed their prices after less than half a year. And no, this doesn’t look particularly good for the Virtual … Continue reading

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The End of Shadowrun Gaming…

For well over a year now, I have been playing in a Shadowrun Pen and Paper RPG group on Tuesday nights. The group was introduced by a friend from work and we for the most part have been enjoying the … Continue reading

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Pokemon Black/White Review

With all of the medical stuff that has been going on of late, doing a review of Pokémon has taken a backseat. On the bright side, actually playing Pokemon has come to the forefront. Yet here I am, months after … Continue reading

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