Recent Comments:
Palm Treo 800w review {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 24th 2008 6:33PM I have a question about WinMo6 in general, and Treo 800w - every single WinMo phone I've had so far (from way back up to 5) fails silently after 24-48 hours, claiming it has okay signal strength, everything is okay, it's still working etc. But in reality it has stopped taking calls, probably because the call processing task is frozen or something. So you have to reboot the damn thing at least once a day. I eventually gave up WinMo devices because it was just too dumb (and bad missing all those calls).
Does WM6 fix this?
Joystiq poll: Which of the Big 3 had the best E3 keynote? {Joystiq}
Jul 15th 2008 5:05PM Yeah, Microsoft. Sony and Nintendo had some interesting announcements (Animal Crossing Wheeeee!), but nothing, nothing compares to the Final Fantasy XIII bombshell.
Riccitiello: Warhammer won't rival World of Warcraft {Joystiq}
Jun 22nd 2008 4:17PM I know quite a few players who are fairly bored with it and describe the raids they do as work, but they keep going back because their friends are there and because they're just slogging along till Lich King comes out. So I think WoW will hang on just from sheer inertia (and as a one-time addict, it certainly is excellently designed).
For me, I bit the bullet and hopped to Age of Conan and like it quite a lot. The combat is far more interesting, and the M-rating actually makes things much more visceral and adult (and I don't mean boobies). But I know I'm in the minority willing to make the leap.
PSA: Mass Effect PC still locked at 3 activations, uninstalling won't help {Joystiq}
Jun 17th 2008 11:47PM That screaming sound you hear is the hardline anti-piracy commenters feeling EA kick them repeatedly in the nuts. Not that they'll ever admit this weakens their case.
(No I don't like piracy, I like extremists even less. And this is just F@#$ING DUMB, EA.)
MGS4 receives 'perfect' score from Famitsu {Joystiq}
Jun 4th 2008 6:22PM Apparently the concept of the score for a general audience instead of MGS-obsessed fanboys is beyond the comprehension of this audience. My bad.
Honestly, I'd have no problem with '40/40 if you are in the minority who love all things MGS, 32/40 if you're anyone else'. Also '40/40 if you need this because you don't care so much about MGS but care about the PS3 halo (har) effect'.
MGS4 receives 'perfect' score from Famitsu {Joystiq}
Jun 4th 2008 6:11PM It should not require that you've played all the previous games in the series to enjoy it. That's all.
MGS4 receives 'perfect' score from Famitsu {Joystiq}
Jun 4th 2008 5:02PM IF they're right (and I haven't played it any more than you have, obviously) and this is a game only for people who love all the previous MGS games then there's no way it deserves a 10. I've read Edge's entire review and it seems reasonable.
This is why I trust Edge a lot more than places like Famitsu and IGN which tend to have a weird (but understandable) tunnel vision that they're reviewing for people who are as nerdy and invested as they are.
As someone who isn't personally invested in MGS4 as the white knight for PS3 gaming (heck, I'm looking forward to White Knight more), I don't see where 8/10 is unreasonable for a game you CAN'T just give to anyone and they can enjoy. With GTA4 you can dive in even if you've never played a GTA in your life and love it (I've personally seen this). That's 10-worthy.
MGS4 receives 'perfect' score from Famitsu {Joystiq}
Jun 4th 2008 4:23PM Edge gave it a much more appropriate (as usual) 8/10. Basically said if you love MGS and have played every MGS then you'll love this to death. Otherwise not so much.
How's Windows XP SP3 treating you? {Engadget}
May 12th 2008 3:44PM SP3 just wouldn't go in my system, and left it unstable. I've had this with the last two service packs as well, so this wasn't totally unexpected (SP2 just completely destroyed the installation). So I did the clean wipe and immediately install SP3 and it went in fine - but the suspend function is being a bit wonky.
Pretty much what I expected, typical MS kwalitee.
Joyswag: Win Persona 3 FES & signed art book {Joystiq}
Apr 22nd 2008 5:28PM and you thought you had Finished the game, hah, watch me Eat your Soul once again
(This also works for World of Warcraft: FES)
