Archive for the 'Gaming' Category

Playing Half Life 2 Tonight. On Linux.

Posted by Rob on April 22nd, 2007

Tonight I’m playing Half Life 2 on Linux.
Okay - there, I said it.
The hilarious thing really is that I’ve never successfully managed to play the game on its native Windows. I eagerly, giddily bought HL2 back when it came out in 2004; I thoroughly loved the original Half Life, and couldn’t wait to pick […]

The Video Games That Grownups (Should) Play

Posted by Rob on April 3rd, 2007

The other day, Rocket announced on his blog that he picked up a new Macbook that runs Windows. He kicked out an open call for video game suggestions; as he says, he’s got himself a whole decade of entertainment to catch up with. Rocket and his wife are good friends of mine - […]

Celebrating A Return To Vice

Posted by Rob on March 22nd, 2007

As anyone close to me knows, I’m a major fan of the Grand Theft Auto game series. The affair began in 2001, when GTA3 stole six months from my life. Ever since, I’ve eagerly awaited each new opportunity to get my grubby mitts on a Rhino or Hunter and create mayhem on the […]

Ode To Lara

Posted by Rob on March 8th, 2007

While I’m on the subject of favorite video games of yesteryear.. let’s talk about Lara for a moment. There are two or three games that for me just define gaming - that justify a thirty-five-year-old spending hours of quality time with what amounts to a child’s toy. Half Life. Grand Theft Auto. […]

PS3’s Biggest Competitor? PS2, Of Course.

Posted by Rob on March 8th, 2007

Sigh. I said this nine months ago.
Sony’s beginning to figger out that the PS3 isn’t changing the world as fast as they thought it would. In fact, what is it doing? Well, it’s driving up the sales of the PS2. Of course it is:
While the PS3, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft […]