A recent Bruce Schneier blog post got me thinking about boycotts. Specifically, the user “AwesomeRobot” made the following comment in response to another user who said they plan to forever boycott Sony due to the rootkits they put on music CDs in 2005: Boycotts don’t work unless you say you’ll buy from them again when… Read More »
So I just realized something sad. A few weeks ago, I downloaded and played the demo of Batman: Arkham Asylum. It was released on one console or other a few days ago, and it comes out for Windows in a few weeks, so I was all excited for its release, and I planned to buy… Read More »
This is something that happened around May 2008, but I thought I’d share it with you. There are several incidences of idiocy in this story, but at least it has a happy(ish) ending. This is one of those posts that’s kind of long. You may want to grab yourself a snack before you read any… Read More »
For years, C&C fans have referred to the closing chapter of the Tiberian saga as “Tiberian Twilight”. No, I mean literally. Nearly a decade. Back in April 2000, PlanetCNC.com’s Tiberian Twilight page said the following: Command & Conquer 3: Tiberian Twilight will be the third game in the C&C trilogy. Westwood hasn’t given any official… Read More »
Well, it’s official. Starcraft 2 will have no LAN support. Before I start, go sign the petition asking Blizzard to add it in: http://www.petitiononline.com/LANSC2/petition.html There are a number of problems with their decision – first and foremost being that they’re literally killing off their huge LAN-party-going fanbase. Think about it. Your average American does not… Read More »