Tag Archives: steam

Get Off My Desktop!

Posted on 2012-12-05 by dgilbert

I have said sev­er­al times here that it is impor­tant to own your own tech and to be mind­ful of that own­er­ship.  I have also agreed here with oth­ers that the com­ing bat­tle is over con­trol of your devices: be … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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TF2 Video Review

Posted on 2011-07-09 by dgilbert

TF2, for non-gamers, is Team Fortress Two — a high­ly styl­ized first-per­­son team-based shoot­ing online game by Valve Soft­ware.  TF2 is often held up as a shin­ing exam­ple of just how smooth­ly pol­ished a game expe­ri­ence can be.  This arti­cle … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Espisode Three: Co-Op Hinted by Portal

Posted on 2011-04-28 by dgilbert

Rock, Paper, Shot­gun (on of my favorite Games sites) has an excel­lent inter­view with Valve folks regard­ing Por­tal 2.  Wow.  3 links in one sen­tence.  It’s a good read. Any­ways, anoth­er RPS arti­cle quotes Valve as say­ing that Por­tal 2 may … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Review: SpaceChem

Posted on 2011-03-10 by dgilbert

When I think of pro­gram­ming sys­tems that use two-dimen­­sion­al grids to arrange items that are “exe­cut­ed” when the pro­gram is run, I think of Ami­gaV­i­sion. Where you can envi­sion a “cur­sor” mov­ing line-by-line through your one-dimen­­sion­al code in more nor­mal … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Achievements are the New MIPS

Posted on 2011-01-03 by dgilbert

Achieve­ments are both pop­u­lar and con­tro­ver­sial in mod­ern gamer cul­ture.  Their pop­u­lar­i­ty with gamers dri­ves game com­pa­nies to put ever more com­plex achieve­ments into their game prod­ucts.  Large game dash­boards like Steam and Xbox/Windows live focus on tab­u­lat­ing and com­par­ing  … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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United Gamers Alliance: Friendly Multiplayer Games

Posted on 2010-12-27 by dgilbert

If you read the UGA home­page, you’ll quick­ly note that they’re some­thing of the anti-clan.  There are an amaz­ing num­ber of new mul­ti­play­er co-op games com­ing out.  We’re all famil­iar with Left 4 Dead and Bor­der­lands (both favorites of mine).  … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Review: Tropico 3

Posted on 2010-12-25 by dgilbert

Steam can be a nasty hab­bit… or at least a damnable temp­ta­tion.  They have these sales, you see.  Good sales.  Good games for as lit­tle as $2.50 or $5.  This leads me to have a large heap of games in … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Review: Bob Came in Pieces

Posted on 2010-12-23 by dgilbert

“Bob Came in Pieces” is a new (this year) game from Ludos­i­ty Inter­ac­tive.  It’s avail­able on Steam here at a pret­ty steep dis­count and also as a free demo. The back­sto­ry is pret­ty sim­ple.  No pol­i­tics, no grand sto­ry… you’re just … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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