Category Archives: videogames

Lord of the Rings Online going “free-to-play” — is WoW next?

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Kip

Some good news for MMORPGers — The Lord of the Rings Online is going free-to-play in a couple of months. Now, it’s not entirely “free”. You have a gold limit (albeit a large one) with the free service and you … Continue reading →

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Singularity for the PC: Quick Review

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Kip

I’m not the world’s hugest fan of FPSers, but when a good one comes along, well, it’s a pleasure to see. Singularity is a FPSer with a bit of a twist. Made by the same folks who made Wolfenstein, they … Continue reading →

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Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’11 for the PS3

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Kip

I’m not going to spend a lot of time explaining how Tiger works in general, because I have to get to this year’s changes, but to sum up: You use an analog stick to “swing” at the ball, you can … Continue reading →

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Split/Second: Velocity Review for the PC

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Kip

Adding the “Velocity” to the originally named Split/Second title is sort of redundant. Let’s get that out of the way. It’s like Rockstar naming something “Grand Theft Auto: Shoot People”. Because the game is full of speed. Lots of speed. … Continue reading →

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Red Dead Redemption “Dastardly” Achievment

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Kip

This video speaks for itself:

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Red Dead Redemption for the PS3: Review

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Kip

So I got my hot little hands on a copy of Red Dead Redemption today, the official release date in North America, from good ol’ Amazon.com I haven’t gotten terribly far in the game but I’ve gotten far enough to … Continue reading →

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Forcing games into 1080p on the PS3

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Kip

I recently noticed that Grand Theft Auto wasn’t displaying at its promised 1080p (well, at least for the map and HUD and certain elements, as most of the game is actually, I believe, in 480p). I found that in order … Continue reading →

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The Grand Theft Auto Wiki

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Kip

I’ve recently been having loads of fun playing The Ballad of Gay Tony, the Grand Theft Auto IV expansion pack, now available with the other expansion pack The Lost & The Damned, for the Playstation 3, in a bundle called … Continue reading →

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Final Fantasy XIII, Chapter 9: Help with Barthandelus **SPOILERS**

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Kip

**WARNING: SPOILER MATERIAL AHEAD FOR FINAL FANTASY XIII** Okay. This guy was the first boss I hit that was a real bitch to take down, that I had no idea of how to beat, until I learned a simple little … Continue reading →

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Final Fantasy XIII & the world’s most annoying character

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Kip

Okay. I’m in Chapter Seven of this game, and I really wish I could jump in the television and whack the crap out of this character named “Hope”. He’s a little dipshit, who carries on all the time because Snow, … Continue reading →

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