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Happy Gears Bunny Day!

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:58:36 -0400

Happy Gears Bunny Day!

How The Squeeze Handles Skype Calls Live

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:38:56 -0400

How The Squeeze Handles Skype Calls Live

Hi!

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:19:18 -0400

Hi!

The Minecraft Teacher: A Classroom Experiment with Minecraft

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:37:34 -0400

The Minecraft Teacher: A Classroom Experiment with Minecraft:

minecraftteacher:

About two months ago I decided to try something new.

I am a computer teacher at a private school in New York City. I teach mainly first and second grade as well as the occasional high school elective. Students come into my computer lab and spend 40 minutes completing whatever activities I have…

Victory Dance Double Kill!

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:27:47 -0400

Victory Dance Double Kill!

The Gears of War 3 Beta release timeframe has officially been...

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:44:00 -0500

The Gears of War 3 Beta release timeframe has officially been announced for mid-April and information is flooding in from a number of media outlets who had attended today’s Gears of War 3 beta run.

Four new maps were announced along with two additional game modes for the beta, two of those maps will be decided upon a vote at Gears of War’s official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/gearsofwar).

Another great addition to this public beta will be the unlockables that only beta players will be able to gain prior to the game’s release on September 20, 2011.

Thrashball Cole will be unlocked following 70 matches played in beta. In order to unlock this outfit for the official release, you will have to play an additional 13 matches within the beta wearing this outfit. (70 + 13 = 83 a.k.a. Cole’s Thrashball Number)

The Gold Lancer will be unlocked following 90 matches played in the beta and a total of 100 kills. These two unlockables should be an easy feat for true Gears-heads looking to make the most out of the beta.

This is just a small portion of the information coming in from today’s Gears of War 3 event, expect more to be posted on my twitter whenever possible.

@MuRRizzLe

Just this past weekend I decided to finally purchase a game that...

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:36:00 -0500

Just this past weekend I decided to finally purchase a game that I had waited quite some time for. Spending a good portion of the Super Bowl glued to my Playstation 3, I found myself engrossed in Quantic Dream’s most recent title Heavy Rain. I was in love with their studio at first site, playing through Omikron: The Nomad Soul numerous times across the Dreamcast and PC.

Nearly six years later, Quantic Dream had me again with Indigo Prophecy (or Fahrenheit to some). The director of the project is truly an artist, finding a way to take a “film” and hand you the controller. You really grow attached to the characters in the game, despite immediately setting you up for the kicker. No worries as there are many twists and turns through the title, something that many writers just can’t replicate properly.

Just twelve years following the release of Omikron, I found myself in love with perhaps one of my favorite games of all time. Despite taking three days to play through and having more plot twists than a Christopher Nolan film, I find myself in love with the actors… err, characters of this title. Each character has been painstakingly recreated from their true self (albeit in some cases altered very lightly) bringing out their true emotions. Three days after picking up the game, I find myself throwing the game in for another playthrough, this time choosing a different path to complete the title (apparently the number of conclusions are said to be in the triple digits).

I applaud David Cage, the writer and director of Heavy Rain and other Quantic Dream titles, for truly creating a masterpiece. While Quantic Dream are working on two more projects, it seems that their next title may just be featured for a Golden Globe nomination.

It is no lie that I am addicted to the witty antics of Anthony...

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:44:31 -0500

It is no lie that I am addicted to the witty antics of Anthony Bourdain in No Reservations. Between the locations that I dream of, the development of culture over a 40 minute show and the flow of Bourdain’s storytelling, No Reservations is truly superb.

Just under a week ago Zero Point Zero Productions (production company of No Reservations) had documented portions of Anthony Bourdain’s trip to Boston, Massachusetts. At one point, the crew decided to do a live show within the confines of an undisclosed submarine shop answering questions as they ate. This is a full 50 minutes with no commercial breaks (thankfully) presented by the crew, be sure to watch as it of course stays true to the No Reservations name.