Goodbye Duke Nukem
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6) Today is August 31, 2011. It’s a day that’s fairly odd for me emotionally. It’s in some ways the end of the road for the biggest single “event” in my working career. You see, today’s my last day at Gearbox Software. But before I get to that, let me rewind the clock a bit. Going back to early 1992. I was living in Philadelphia then, and I was big into the BBS scene. Ran first an Apple // BBS, and then a PC BBS. Both operated under the name “The Arsenal of Freedom” (a Star Trek: TNG Episode title). Given the time then, I used to carry Apogee Software...
Read MoreHistory of Duke Nukem Part I
In the rampup to the release of Duke Nukem Forever in June, a series of videos have begun to be released. The first in the history series came out a short while ago, and it’s a cool look into some fiddly bits regarding the early history of Duke Nukem, and the franchse before “Forever”. I’m in this one as one of the talking heads. Check it out. oP5Zv5TWb_s
Read MoreDuke Nukem Forever Interview
This video interview of Duke Nukem Forever is near the start of the press rolling forwards towards the game’s release. Definitely cool!
Read MoreMy Xbox 360 Died Part III
If you’ve followed my blog at all, you may remember that my second Xbox 360 died in March of 2008. I talked about it here. This after my original 360 died back in Feb of 2007. Well, my third unit has now died, too. I posted about it on a private forum I belong to when it first happened on July 25th, and I’m posting it here on Aug 5th, and then I have a new update for this blog. Fri Jul 25th: My second 360 was the same as the original footprint (the bad one). Turns out they were still manufacturing the original footprint from 2005 in 2008, which was NUTS to me, considering how many of them died. There was some attempts to alleviate the heat problems, but apparently, they were still suspectible. Why on earth MS was still making the original bad...
Read MoreBreaking the Money System in Animal Crossing Wii
I’ve been playing a lot of Animal Crossing: City Folk lately. I was hooked on this game in the last iteration on game consoles (that being the Gamecube version). This new one is mostly the same, and that’s a disappointment, but there’s enough small stuff changed that it doesn’t feel 100% like the old version. Anyway, I’ve been visiting a lot of people’s towns now. That’s one of the new things, you can visit people’s towns via WiFi and play on their consoles. That’s cool, as it helps ratchet up one’s stock of foreign fruit. The town you play in comes with its own “native fruit”. That’s the kind that grows wild in your town. For me, that’s Apples. There’s about half...
Read MoreIron Chef America
I was a fan of the original Iron Chef show from Japan, and watched Iron Chef America for a time. It’s a respectful enough sequel to the original, unlike that fiasco with William Shatner. Anyway, I guess I should have expected this. A videogame based on Iron Chef. But I wonder how the heck it is going to play out. A videogame based on a cooking show sounds really quite weird. It probably won’t have any long standing power on the Wii, but I have to admit to a curiosity about the title. Might pick it up later when it gets discounted. Will have to wait on reviews of the thing. They have captured several of the Iron Chefs in the game, including Masaharu Morimoto, from the original Japanese show. I have to admit to a curiosity about this...
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