Archive for September, 2008

  • It’s funny — in this day and age anyone can vicariously experience humanity’s future as a space-faring people through the amazing shots NASA brings us of other planets, moons, stars, and galaxies, through movies and shows such as Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Trek, and closest to my heart, <a href=more »" title="Take me next!" />

    Take me next!

    It’s funny — in this day and age anyone can vicariously experience humanity’s future as a space-faring people through the amazing shots NASA brings us of other planets, moons, stars, and galaxies, through movies and shows such as Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Trek, and closest to my heart, more »

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  • OXM is the first to review Silent Hill: Homecoming, and I take it upon myself to say it was exactly what I, as well as a trillion other people, were expecting. She scored a paltry 6.5 out of 10. Low marks were doled out for “unbalanced” and “uneven” levels, iffy characters, <a href=more »" title="A Hardly Unexpected Messenger" />

    A Hardly Unexpected Messenger

    OXM is the first to review Silent Hill: Homecoming, and I take it upon myself to say it was exactly what I, as well as a trillion other people, were expecting. She scored a paltry 6.5 out of 10. Low marks were doled out for “unbalanced” and “uneven” levels, iffy characters, more »

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  • A few days ago, I saw a link (as I’m sure many of you did) on Kotaku about a honest-to-God Halo Covenant Energy Sword.  Only, it’s not made out of energy… but instead 440 stainless steel.  Plus, it’s available on TrueSwords.com for only $49.99. And one of them mysteriously showed <a href=more »" title="(Real) Halo Energy Sword" />

    (Real) Halo Energy Sword

    A few days ago, I saw a link (as I’m sure many of you did) on Kotaku about a honest-to-God Halo Covenant Energy Sword.  Only, it’s not made out of energy… but instead 440 stainless steel.  Plus, it’s available on TrueSwords.com for only $49.99. And one of them mysteriously showed more »

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  • Ready for Southern Gamer’s first Single Sentence Stance!?  Well here it is, with full thoughts and commentary following: I have spent the past week playing Lucasart’s latest — The Force Unleashed, and while I can’t exactly endorse it on its purported level of leashedness, I can say that it will <a href=more »" title="The Force (Frugally) Used" />

    The Force (Frugally) Used

    Ready for Southern Gamer’s first Single Sentence Stance!?  Well here it is, with full thoughts and commentary following: I have spent the past week playing Lucasart’s latest — The Force Unleashed, and while I can’t exactly endorse it on its purported level of leashedness, I can say that it will more »

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  • Flexing my authorial wings, I am keen to point out that as of today, in less than 168 hours, Silent Hill: Homecoming will be released into the arms of the waiting and eager masses, i.e., me. Double Helix/The Collective have a great many eyes on them. The anticipation is palpable. Feel <a href=more »" title="Just a Reminder" />

    Just a Reminder

    Flexing my authorial wings, I am keen to point out that as of today, in less than 168 hours, Silent Hill: Homecoming will be released into the arms of the waiting and eager masses, i.e., me. Double Helix/The Collective have a great many eyes on them. The anticipation is palpable. Feel more »

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  • A few weeks ago, while perusing the internets, I found this AMAZING t-shirt. If you’ve been reading Southern Gamer for its short but storied existence, you may have noticed that I am an Obama supporter and fervently believe that McCain is a disastrous choice for president this November (mostly just <a href=more »" title="McCainatron" />

    McCainatron

    A few weeks ago, while perusing the internets, I found this AMAZING t-shirt. If you’ve been reading Southern Gamer for its short but storied existence, you may have noticed that I am an Obama supporter and fervently believe that McCain is a disastrous choice for president this November (mostly just more »

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  • I’ve had a custom license plate on my car for a couple of years now proclaiming my utter geekdom with the simple “LOLZOR.”  Today, I saw a custom plate that seemed a little over-thought and definitely under-scrutinized.  A 2002 Ford Mustang GT in front of me had a tag that <a href=more »" title="Custom Tags" />

    Custom Tags

    I’ve had a custom license plate on my car for a couple of years now proclaiming my utter geekdom with the simple “LOLZOR.”  Today, I saw a custom plate that seemed a little over-thought and definitely under-scrutinized.  A 2002 Ford Mustang GT in front of me had a tag that more »

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  • Be a half-priced karate kid for you left-behind sisters.  I belong in a field where fireflies eat nothing but other fireflies.  Cannibal fireflies are really suppressed magnetic, reactive dogs stuck in comas for the salvation army.  All armies.  Unsalvation army.  What’s the password.  Password is not the password.  Never guess <a href=more »" title="For ego and elation…I regress" />

    For ego and elation…I regress

    Be a half-priced karate kid for you left-behind sisters.  I belong in a field where fireflies eat nothing but other fireflies.  Cannibal fireflies are really suppressed magnetic, reactive dogs stuck in comas for the salvation army.  All armies.  Unsalvation army.  What’s the password.  Password is not the password.  Never guess more »

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  • Continuing in the popular comma Spore series, I once again have both exalting and disparaging things to say about it.  I am currently halfway through the Space age with my third attempt to play the game through to completion, this time on the hard difficulty.  It would all be going <a href=more »" title="Seriously, Spore?" />

    Seriously, Spore?

    Continuing in the popular comma Spore series, I once again have both exalting and disparaging things to say about it.  I am currently halfway through the Space age with my third attempt to play the game through to completion, this time on the hard difficulty.  It would all be going more »

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  • I’ve been watching the maelstrom of disgust that the internet has been having for Spore, and frankly I just didn’t get it… until now.  The game itself is amazing — the DRM and file allocation, not so much.  I started playing my copy of Spore on my first gen Macbook <a href=more »" title="Now I’m pissed, Spore" />

    Now I’m pissed, Spore

    I’ve been watching the maelstrom of disgust that the internet has been having for Spore, and frankly I just didn’t get it… until now.  The game itself is amazing — the DRM and file allocation, not so much.  I started playing my copy of Spore on my first gen Macbook more »

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