Building my new Core i7 gaming rig!

Day 1
I’m feeling ecstatic, jittery and exhausted.  Yesterday, I finally decided that it was time to get a new gaming computer!  I’ve been up all night researching product after product.  When I finally clicked the ‘Submit Order’ buttons on my two favorite online shops (Newegg and Amazon), I have to admit that the pleasure of [...]

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Horrible motion sickness and videogames

I’m feeling rather frustrated.
After a few weeks of occasionally playing short sessions of Mirror’s Edge, I finally had to uninstall the game. I could only play 10 minutes at a time before I’d start getting an overwhelming sense of doom.  I could feel a pounding headache and vomit session just around the corner.
There was something [...]

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Videogame addiction scares me

Another gamer has suffered a major health trauma after a marathon MMORPG session.  A 15-year old boy collapsed and went into convulsions after 24 straight hours of World of Warcraft.  This is only the latest in a growing problem of videogame addiction.  Some researchers have actually called WoW “the most dangerous game on the market” [...]

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Too many great games, far too little time

It seems strange to complain about having too many great games to play, but I’m finding that it’s having an immense impact on my gaming behavior.
In the good ole’ days (5+ years ago), at any given time, my choices were usually limited to a handful of games.  I would typically play one or two games [...]

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I’m not playing Darkfall

Darkfall Online has launched (with many, many problems) and I chickened out.  I won’t be playing Darkfall any time soon.
First, I am sick to death of horrible launches and based on all the feedback, Darkfall is no exception.  Billing issues, major downtimes and queuing, sync issues, website/forum outages, etc…I don’t have the patience for that [...]

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I’m covered in Goo!

Being in Peru, I’m unfortunately a bit behind on the gaming news.  So it was only last week that I discovered the wonders of playing with Goo. Wonder of Goo is a great physics/puzzle game that is imaginative and extremely well made, especially considering the fact that 2D Boy is an independent developer.  According to [...]

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Volunteering in Peru: Part 1

I’ve been getting a heavy dose of real life the past few weeks.  Real life has a way of changing your perspective completely upside down and inside out.  Now that I think about it, this is probably why I’m not enjoying Warhammer Online very much.  Compared to my life right now, playing WAR and complaining [...]

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Spore is fun for some people: a second look

I’ve been thinking about why my experience with Spore seemed to differ so greatly from reviews from various gamer publications.  According to metacritic.com, Spore received some really great reviews.  It currently has a metascore of 86.  That’s on par with great games like Supreme Commander, Fallout 2, Call of Duty 2, Civilization IV: Beyond the [...]

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Quick Review of Gateway’s newest gaming laptop: the P-7811FX

UPDATE Best Buy is having a $200 sale on this laptop from Aug 31 to Sept 6.
If you want a gaming laptop that costs around $1500, the Gateway P-7811FX is by far the best choice. At this price point, nothing else compares.
I went to my local Best Buy (this model is a BB exclusive) [...]

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