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The History Of Star Wars Video Games
Star Wars has ruled the entertainment galaxy for what seems like forever. Since I've been alive, Star Wars has always been around in some shape or form. Whether it's books, bed sheets, holiday musicals it seems like Star Wars will always be a part of my life. Nothing has really come close to capturing the magic of the original trilogy, but one form of media that has come close is in video games.
Continue reading...Hackers, Hacking, Hacks
7. October 2008
The art of hacking in a technological world is generally a negative thing. To hack into something, usually means a breach in security and some form of data altered. However, hacking, and being particularly skilled at it, can pay off – if the skills are used appropriately.
Continue reading...Diablo 3 may ruin my marriage, right clicking finger. What do YOU think about it?
30. June 2008
Blizzard’s announcement of Diablo 3 has my right click finger all atwitch! I cannot tell you how many hours I burned on Diablo and Diablo 2 with the Lords of Destruction expansion. These games were groundbreaking for their time and featured several things I love in a good hack and slash. We here at ArsGeek want [...]
Continue reading...StreamMyGame now allows you to use 2D Windows apps on Linux/PS3
21. February 2008
StreamMyGame announced recently that you can now use just about any 2D app from your Windows machine on a huge variety of other platforms, including Linux boxes and PS3s. 2D apps include things like Windows Media Player, Office applications, and just about anything else. Here’s the official press release: StreamMyGame.com announced today that its software now [...]
Continue reading...Nvidia announces Hybrid SLI
7. January 2008
Hybrid SLI you say? What the heck is that? Well, Nvidia took a long hard look at the gaming industry and those who use pc’s with high end video cards and came to three conclusions. Increased graphics performance is needed. You should move out of your parent’s basement. Less power consumption is a good thing. Two out [...]
Continue reading...Super brief hands on with VyePC S37 UMPC - that’s a tiny little tablet PC with a 7" screen running Vista
20. November 2007
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a gadget and technology hound. Give me the choice between eating a $100 meal at a fine establishment or poking around with a $100 gadget and the gadget will win every time. I’d like to introduce the newest bit of computing that we’re going to be taking a [...]
Continue reading...Hello from Flock! My newest favorite browser
20. November 2007
I just had a chance to download and start using Flock and I am loving it. Yes, it’s a tad slower than Firefox but the tools and integration it comes with are great! It allows you to upload photos to flickr directly, drop videos into YouTube, check on the status of your Twitter account, see [...]
Continue reading...Trade games securly at Goozex - and get 100 points free for signing up
5. November 2007
Goozex, Inc. a leading online video game trading community publicly announced that during the month of November, new member signups will receive 100 Goozex points immediately upon joining the community. New signups will be able to experience the benefit of being a Goozex member and test the site that delivers thousands of game trades every [...]
Continue reading...Why boot when you can check mail and surf the web through your BIOS?
5. November 2007
Wired has a great article about HyperSpace - a preboot environment created by the folks at Phoenix. Phoenix is best known for their BIOS work but HyperSpace looks to be pretty neat. As soon as your computer is fully powered on you have access to the general tools you use every day. Email, web browsing, [...]
Continue reading...Bloodspell full movie release now available
22. October 2007
A while back I covered Bloodspell, a theatrical release done entirely in Neverwinter Nights. They’ve been releasing episodes for a while now and have concluded the series. Now you can get the entire thing in one wonderful download. Technorati Tags: bloodspell, nwn, movies, awesome Click the icon, share the link:
Continue reading...Returning to the past - the cars of 1907, an auto show
16. October 2007
Scientific American has a great pictorial online featuring some of the best and most noteworthy automobiles of 1907. My favorite is the Cadillac Coup featured below. My how times have changed. I can certainly see myself tooling around in a Caddy like this, the wind buffeting my hair as I do a cool 22 MPH, my [...]
Continue reading...How much tech is too much tech?
15. October 2007
I cleaned out my backpack today, after realizing that I was carrying around about sixty seven pounds of equipment. I’ve got my laptop, which is small and only weighs in at three and a half pounds. Then there are my two game systems, a Nintendo DS and a PSP. Three game boxes and a protective [...]
Continue reading...COGAIN conference to spotlight eye controlled video games for those with disabilities
24. August 2007
There’s an unrepresented minority amongst gamers - folks who love video games but have difficulties playing them because of their bodies. COGAIN - COmmunication by GAze INteraction is bringing together scientists, game designers and universities to address the needs of these players. A quick sampling of papers being presented looks very interesting. ‘Gamepad and Eye [...]
Continue reading...6 more Pownce invites - use the contact form if you want one!
23. August 2007
First come, first serve. I’ve got six more Pownce invites. The first six folks to shoot me an email via our contact form requesting one (put the word “Pownce” somewhere in the subject) will get an invite. Click the icon, share the link:
Continue reading...Google says “oops!” about their Google Video blackout - offers additional refunds
21. August 2007
Looks like Google are rethinking their credit policy for anyone who’s ever bought a video from Google Video Download. From the official Google blog: We’re giving a full refund — as a credit card refund — to everyone who ever bought a video. We’ll need you to make sure we have your most recent [...]
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