A little late, but here are some Prince of Persia trailers. As you may know, I’m a big fan of the original PoP, and the Sands of Time trilogy (xbox/ps2/gamecube games). I’m also a big fan of the original Pirates of the Caribbean. Hopefully, that means I’ll like this movie. From the trailers,… I don’t know yet. I was let down by the latest Prince of Persia title and the last Pirates movie. But maybe they can rewind a bit, and catch some of the magic they originally had. Plus, Mechner’s involved in this one. He hasn’t been around since the original Sands of Time game.
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In the demo watch an Old Lady. In the full version she may die.
The Graveyard is a somewhat misunderstood game. Anyone looking for something that would be fun at a party, look elsewhere. Anyone who doesn’t like the idea of games as art, this won’t change your mind.
This is an interactive medium to show the story of this old lady’s visit to a local graveyard. In black and white. Available for free, today only. PC and Mac.
Best played pretending you are standing at a kiosk in an art museum.
http://tale-of-tales.com/blog/2009/11/02/visit-the-graveyard-today-for-free/
Halo Waypoint is meta-achievements, Avatar Awards, and News
If you follow Halo, you probably know about the upcoming Halo Waypoint channel coming to Xbox Live. Â It functions very similarly to the Netflix, Facebook, and Twitter channels; it is an extra box on the interface that you download and launch.
Halo Waypoint will be available to all gold memebers (and for a limited time available to silver members). Â It is otherwise free and currently in beta testing. Â If you are apart of the Dashboard Preview beta (Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM), then you now have Halo Waypoint, too.
Halo Waypoint is a News channel with videos, which is handy but also kind of lame. Â But, as a bonus, it is also a meta-game itself.
I finally beat: The Secret of Monkey Island
Hello audience.
I’m a gamer. And I hadn’t beaten The Secret of Monkey Island.
That is, until it was released as a special edition on the PC, XBLA, and the iPhone. I picked it up for the xbox (because I’m an achievement whore), and I had not beaten one of the classics in both adventuring gaming, and gaming as a whole.
TF2 on sale for $2.50 for next hour.
Team Fortress 2 is on sale for 2 dollars and 50 cents until 4pm CST today. If you don’t have a steam account, go get one for this. You won’t regret it. When you upgrade your computer later, you’ll be happy to have this game, and access to all of the HL2 mods available.
L4D2 leaked trailer. F* Yes!
The trailer is poorly directed and piece-mealed together. Especially when compared to the original trailer for the first game. Still, I think I’ll loop it a few times. It looks like it’ll be amazing fun.
Remedy brings you a rebuilt Death Race for free
Death Race, remade for modern PCs, is now available for free from Remedy’s (Max Payne) website.
http://www.remedygames.com/games/death_rally.html
Here’s hoping porting this was a nice mental break for the team from their next project, Alan Wake.
Thanks, Evil Avatar
WordPress Mobile Upgrade
Finally.
WordPress.com has added a Mobile page when viewed from a Mobile device.
I highly recommend checking it out. It’s very slick, automatic, and based on what type of device you use.
Is Verizon finally going on the offensive?
I was a loyal Verizon customer for years. Â They always get the best ratings for network, customer service, and have the best Network Maps. Â However, their phone selection has always been incredibly poor. Â My Razr was one of the best phones they offered and it was locked down. Â I couldn’t set a custom Ringtone unless I bought it through the Verizon Store, unlike other carrier’s Razrs. Â I couldn’t run .jre apps, only the limited Verizon proprietary game store. I couldn’t customize any of the options other carriers let their Razrs change. Â VERIZON WIRELESS was plastered over every screen.
AT&T is their main competitor and the only reason anyone goes with AT&T is the iPhone. Â Their Cellular and Customer Service are generally ranked as either low or poor in comparison. Â When my Verizon contract expired a year and a half ago, I wanted to stay with the Verizon network; I went to the store and asked: “What do you have that competes with the iPhone?”
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I finally saw: Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir is a very well done look into war and what people do to cope with what they have seen and done. Ari, the filmmaker, uses the movie as a means to investigate his own lost memories of his time served in the early 80’s during the War in Lebanon. As he interviews others trying to find people who remember, he discovers he is not alone. Many comrades have also blocked memories of the events, while others simply deny what occurred. The movie asks: “Am I a good person? Or do I simply not remember the evils I have committed upon others?” Twenty years later, it is only a conversation with a fellow friend plagued by nightmares that Ari’s memories begin to return.