“Well done. Here are the test results: You are a horrible person. I’m serious, that’s what it says: “A horrible person.” We weren’t even testing for that. Don’t let that horrible-person thing discourage you. It’s just a data point. If it makes you feel any better, science has now validated your birth mother’s decision to abandon you on a doorstep.” – GLaDOS
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“To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.” – Socrates
I generally don’t get fired up over something on the news, but a recent string of news articles on WTAE only strengthens my belief that the world we live in is bass ackwards.
Just dropping a quick line to you MMO and Star Trek fans to inform you that Star Trek Online recently went free to play. How does it play and is it worth playing? Let’s take a peek at what’s inside, shall we?
It was just a matter of time before I got to this train wreck. It appalls me to associate a title as majestic as “The Final Frontier” with a movie that would be best used as a rehabilitation device for juvenile delinquents…and by rehabilitation device I mean torture device.
With Torchlight II and Diablo III on the horizon, there may be no better time to check out Torchlight if you haven’t done so already.
There is some speculation about a new SimCity game on the horizon, though it hasn’t been confirmed yet. I personally can’t wait…the last SimCity game to have been released was back in 2007. Not many would call that particular game, SimCity Societies, hardcore however. Many were turned off by the dumbed down, kiddie version of the series. Those who hated it are still playing SimCity 4 which was released in 2003. Sure, you have games like Cities XL to fill the void, but any SimCity fanboy (and fangirl) knows that there just isn’t a substitute for building a great empire and then laughing manically as you tag team Godzilla in to wipe it all off the face of the planet.
I have to admit I don’t look upon First Person Shooters with the same level of respect as I do with strategy games. Rather than planning out your moves and thinking ahead, you’re often thrust into a situation where you have to gun down all the bad guys while trying to stay alive. Without a compelling storyline to keep me engaged, I quickly get bored and move on to the next game.
I’ve decided to make a few changes in my life and losing weight was one of them. As a result, I broke down and bought an elliptical, crying silent tears as I watched part of my tax refund check bite the dust. For those of you in the market for an elliptical, I figured I’d share my experiences with this particular one so far.
In case you didn’t know, StarCraft has been around for quite a while. It’s also a professional sport in South Korea. If you get curious and watch the pros play, you’ll quickly see that no matter how good you think you are, you suck. Well, no longer. I have a foolproof strategy that will help you climb to the top ranks in no time!
Science fiction and video games…if you’re like me, and I know I am (ba-dum-ch!), you’ll turn your head at either one of those things. StarCraft II takes both of those things, adds a western-ish-y theme, and puts the player back into the driver’s seat of commanding an army once more.
It was no surprise to me when I heard that this movie was coming back into theatres in 3D. With the way the entire franchise has been redone, rereleased, reformatted, rereleased, redigitized, rereleased, redone again with extra scenes, rereleased…blah. How many times can George Lucas cash in on the same set of movies? Turns out…a lot. Anyway, with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace fresh in our minds, there may be no better time to take a look at why some people considered this movie to be a huge disappointment.
Spock is back and he’s better more logical than ever. The actor who plays him, Leonard Nimoy, also happens to be directing this movie. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released in 1986 and picks up shortly after the events of the third movie. Out of all of the “Trek” movies, most people are quick to remember this one…more on that in a minute.
Time. Time is against us. No matter how much time we think we have, we always conclude that we won’t have enough of it to do the things that need done. We can’t go back and change the past and we can’t go forward to see the future. We’re stuck right here in the present, subconsciously aware that time is passing us by, one precious moment at a time.
I just tried Wii Fit Plus recently and I hate it already, though for all of the wrong reasons. I suppose this requires a little bit of explanation.
You would think that developing an entire movie for the purpose of bringing a beloved character back would be dull and drawn out. Having just watched it a few days ago, it turns out however that it wasn’t as boring as I remembered it.