Category Archives: Video Games

Left 4 Dead 2 demo released

The Left 4 Dead 2 demo came out yesterday (for people who pre-ordered the game, anyway), and I played it for half an hour last night.   I noticed several things when compared to the first Left 4 Dead (if you want to find out for yourself, stop reading): – The main menu is vastly… Read More »

Champions Online

Last time I wrote about Champions Online, I had just started a new character.  Well, I haven’t gone back to Heron Blademaster yet, and I’ve gone through two more characters. Michael was intended to be a half-man-half-machine sort of dude, with the power armor power set.  I didn’t really like it, though, so I didn’t… Read More »

Champions Online

I started playing Champions Online over the weekend (curse you, Shamus!) and of course I had to go with a dual-sword-wielding hero.  He does technically have super-strength, but he rarely uses it as a weapon.  Some of you know me as “Heron”; some of you know me as “Heron Blademaster”, and that’s this hero’s name… Read More »

Left 4 Dead 2

I preordered Left 4 Dead 2 the other day.  Just throwing that out there. Also, Tim Buckley (author of the popular Ctrl+Alt+Del webcomic) has articulated quite perfectly my own opinion on the L4D2 boycott.  Two posts of interest, both found here.

The real cost of gaming

There’s an article on IncGamers in which the author adds up all the money he and his wife have spent on World of Warcraft over the years, and then complains about how expensive it is.  Now, I’m not a fan of MMOs, but I happen to disagree with his conclusion, for one very important reason:… Read More »