One of my more ambitious recent projects was to extend the art of all the full-art versions of all the Magic: The Gathering Zendikar lands. Zendikar lands aren’t particularly valuable, but they do lend themselves very well to having their art extended. In addition, I can always use full art lands – just about every [...]
I’ve always been a gamer at heart, be it video games or board games, or my absolute favorite genre, collectible card games. This month marks nearly a year into my refound romance with the card game Magic: the Gathering. A bit of background here: I used to play Magic back in 1995 or so as [...]
I just finished up Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots on my new PS3, and I thought I might share some of my impressions. Before I start, yes, I am now a 3-console owner. I picked up a MGSIV bundle off Amazon – they had a site preorder reminder that I used to [...]
Downloadable content is coming into it’s own in a big way in the world of video gaming. Every current-gen console has downloadable content – the Virtual Console for the Wii, XBox Live, and the Playstation Network are the services that enable this. One thing that hasn’t really been all that discussed that much is what [...]
In order to keep the mood light here, I’ve decided to write a bit about some of the more appealing things that have come out of the videogame industry over the past year or so. Here it is: Proliferation of console downloadable content – The PC has enjoyed numerous years as the platform of choice [...]
“Time to kick ass and chew bubble gum… and I’m all outta gum.” – Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem 3D. Wow, only 10 years later… Duke Nukem Forever looks like it’s finally getting geared up for release! It’s not looking that bad, either. All I have to say is that this game had better be really, [...]
The latest obsession I’ve had is getting the ’5-Star all Songs on Medium’ achievement in Guitar Hero II for the 360. I’ve only got 3 songs to go: Madhouse, Psychobilly Freakout, and Carry Me Home. I was worried for a while that this one was too much for me, but I think it’s more or [...]
Backwards compatibility – it’s been a hot button subject for console manufacturers as of late. Sony and Microsoft both have had grief about their policies on this subject with this generation of consoles. The most recent update is that Sony is coming very close to officially no longer supporting backwards compatibility of PS1/2 games on [...]
So, I’ve never been the biggest Halo fan in the world. I thought the first one was a bit overrated when compared to PC FPSs of the time. Halo 2 was a true gem, but I never really got into the online aspect all that much. I believe online mode is where the true zealots [...]
