An FPS for $8 you say? A COD clone? It’s out on PSN today and the trailer above looks good. I’m sure reviews will flood in shortly. (via)
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What is Minecraft?
So the other evening, in between killing zombies, David asked me what Minecraft was like and I said I still wasn’t sure and that it was a sandbox game where you built stuff. Boy, can you build stuff. Check out the following video to see exactly what kind of mad things can be built in the world of Minecraft. Thanks Duck (who was in it!) Anyway, on this Joystiq post NecroMaster asked, “i’ll probably get downvoted for this, but what IS minecraft? i cant figure out :S”. Surprisingly, he wasn’t downvoted but got a few good replies: wcarnation said @NecroMaster […]
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Pangea Arcade is free on the Mac App sto…
Pangea Arcade is free on the Mac App store right now. There are 3 classic arcade games in this app based on Centipede, Asteroids and Missile Command so there’s plenty of gameplay on offer here! I’m trying to install it but the App Store has frozen on my machine. Hopefully it’ll stop being a buggy POS sometime this morning so I can download this. *sigh* (Thanks James for the news!)
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L4D2: Modern Warfare 2 Vacant Survival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLrrCYvIVI “Nah, they’re probably just part of the background.” This is a short clip from one of the first games myself and David played the other night in Left 4 Dead 2. The map is a remake of the Modern Warfare 2 map Vacant and any MW2 players will immediately recognise it. Music is Scary Tale in Olde York by the Surf Sluts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVP7a5DjzKA TyeWebb’s recording of a later campaign game in the Carnival with me and David. I think this map is paid-for DLC on Xbox but comes free with the game on PC and Mac. I presume it’s […]
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Hacked Modern Warfare 2 lobbies on PS3
Well, this sucks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PyJuKJzxNC4 David stumbled into a hacked MW2 lobby on Playstation 3, not Xbox 360. When I first saw it I thought it might be connected to the recently announced discovery of the PS3 root keys. But I was giving the script kiddies too much credit. Even with the keys they wouldn’t have a clue what to do with them. They’ll have to wait until the smart kids write the tools that take advantage of the situation. Meanwhile, I went searching for bushigans devils lobby v3 and found this video from October, well before any keys were discovered… […]
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Machinarium is an awfully pretty game bu…
Machinarium is an awfully pretty game but I really suck at puzzle games. I figured out the first couple of screens but then this walkthrough was invaluable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WliaZtLMW8I
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Minecraft is interesting. Dan mentioned …
Minecraft is interesting. Dan mentioned a few times that he has a Minecraft server and when I saw the headlines today that it has sold over 1 million copies I had to have a look. How’d I do? Well, thanks to the tutorial below I managed to survive my first day. I built a craft table, shovel, torches, stone pick and barricaded myself inside a cave while the zombies roamed outside. Now to figure out what to do next! Edit: if you can’t get Minecraft to run on your Mac, try the following after unzipping it in Downloads: chmod +x […]
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Circle Strafing on Oasis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pzor-6zK54 This is a preview of a Bad Company 2 gameplay video I’ll be uploading next week. I just wanted to show that it is possible for anyone to circle strafe in a helicopter. It just takes a bit of practice! Thanks Killerbelf and Redd_dragons for getting in the helicopter with me, and to Muddledmuppet who joined us later!
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How would you fare in actual war?
I think one person who reads this blog may have had actual experience in the military but for the rest of us the closest we get is through video games and Bad Company 2 in particular. This question on Reddit asks, “DAE wonder how they would fare in actual war?” and thankfully most people on the thread are realistic. One person linked to http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html where the reports behind medals awarded to military personnel are recorded. Worth reading if you’re all gung-ho about war.. *DUNHAM, JASON L. Rank and Organization: Corporal, United States Marine Corps For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at […]
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L4D2 Shenanigans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–Ab8Y-5PT4 Just a bit of fun on Left 4 Dead 2 with Duck, DOD and Conor on Xbox. I’ve played survival mode with randoms and some of the campaign levels with friends but I must try some more of those modes with friends. I’d love to try recording our team chat through Skype too if anyone’s up for it? I discovered l4dmaps.com too. You can download lots of new maps there, but that’s PC only of course. Oh, if you’re reading this on the blog or your your feed reader, please click through to Youtube and give the video a […]