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Fallout patch for PS3 goes live

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Kip

The 1.01 patch for Fallout: New Vegas has gone live on the PS3 and Xbox 360. This is the same patch that PC users got roughly five days ago. There is, if I’m reading the news correctly, another patch on … Continue reading →

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Fallout: New Vegas full of bugs

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Kip

I was thinking of doing a review of Fallout: New Vegas, but decided to hold out because the game is so buggy at the moment. Bugs include:  Constant crashes, draw distance problems, hitching up while traveling the wasteland, and on … Continue reading →

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Dead Rising 2 for the PS3: Review

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Kip

Before I really start my brief review, let me disclose the following: I absolutely frickin’ love games that involve killing zombies. LOVE them. And one of the best zombie-killing franchises of all-time, Resident Evil, has decided to switch over to … Continue reading →

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Disabling the Civilization 5 opening video

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Kip

Civ 5 was driving me nuts. Every time I started it, I got the annoying opening cutscene, and it seemed the only way past it was to randomly hit keys, until it would eventually stop. I’ve found a better fix, … Continue reading →

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Jeff Jacoby — Finalist for the 2010 Bastiat Prize

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Kip

Um, the title of the post pretty much says it all. 🙂 The rest of the finalists can be found here: http://www.policynetwork.net/bastiat-prize/media/ipn-announces-2010-bastiat-prize-finalists

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Transcript of Stephen Colbert’s testimony before Congress

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Kip

I know a lot of you have been probably looking for a transcript of what Colbert said in front of Congress yesterday on the subject of migrant workers. So here it is. This is not the full transcript; he took … Continue reading →

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Civilization 5 for the PC: Review

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Kip

Great Balls of Fire, Civilization 5 has hit the shelves. This is a great, great game. It always has been. And the fifth installment just makes it better. The beauty of Civ 5 is that if you’re new to the … Continue reading →

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Use your Logitech Rumblepad 2 with Xbox360-controller games

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Kip

Okay, I’ve been using this a lot myself but haven’t gone through the trouble of putting it up for other people. If you have a game that takes an Xbox 360 controller, and you have a Logitech Rumblepad 2, you’re … Continue reading →

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Comcast TiVo experiment mercifully over

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Kip

My Comcast TiVo box recently bricked on me, and I was more than happy to turn it in for a regular Comcast DVR — well, one of the new ones (DCX3400s) with the 320 gig hard drive (50 hours of … Continue reading →

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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days — Review for the PC

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Kip

I really don’t have a lot to say about this game. Except that it’s awful. It’s one of the most poorly-designed games I’ve ever played. This sequel reunites you with Kane & Lynch, they of the homicidal killing sprees (and … Continue reading →

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