I have watched that movie more than I should have, because it's always easy to put on and not pay attention to. Plus I was able to get the Blu-ray out of the bargain bin a few months back for a quite reasonable price.

Back in the day (Windows 3.1 days) my folks had a decent computer that was not at all set up for gaming. If all you needed was to do some word processing or play solitaire, that was fine, but anything more advanced took... coaxing. I still remember trying to play Tie Fighter on that machine. There was not enough…

I'm of mixed feelings on the inclusion of the organizer of the bombing raids over Germany being included on this list.

This was brought home in a scary way to my family about a year and a half ago. My grandmother, who was 89 at the time, was found unresponsive in her home by my uncle. We all thought she'd had a stroke. They took her to the hospital where she remained unresponsive for about a day. They she suddenly snapped out of…

Camp Weedonwantcha is good stuff. Katie's other comic, Skadi, is also a hoot, although it appears to be wrapping up.

I picked it up on sale over the weekend and have blasted my way through Halo: CE and am halfway through Halo 2. I haven't messed with matchmaking at all. That said I was kicked out of my single player session and unable to log back into the game for about an hour yesterday. It told me I needed to put in the disc…

For fiction it would have to be 'Mattimeo', by Brian Jaques. It was part of the Redwall series that I loved growing up. I probably read that single book more than 20 times all the way through. I read it aloud to my little sister, to my cousins, to my parents. I read the other books in the series multiple times as…

A friend of mine rolled two Gjallerhorns inside of a week. Our other fireteam buddy was mortified when her broke it down for an exotic shard (he's been on the hunt for the elusive rocket launcher for months and is the only member of our three-man group that doesn't have it). Without the ability to trade you can only…

I am curious about this as well. The preview coverage has popped up on a handful of sites, but I can't find anyone talking about what platform it was played on.

Realize as well that it's an imperfect translation from the Polish word Wiedźmin. The Polish have gendered nouns, with Wiedźma, the word for witch being a female noun. Wiedźmin is the word with a male ending and is a made up word in Polish that was created by the author of the books. It's been translated before as…

It's okay, I was done sleeping... ever again.

Excellent! I'm all in favor of all of these things. This is the week that really puts Destiny to the test for me. Call of Duty, Shadow of Mordor, and Diablo 3 were not able to stop my Destiny binging, but GTA V, Far Cry 4, and Dragon Age: Inquisition, are taking a crack at it this week.

I found this to be the freshest feeling Call of Duty in a while. The other recent ones (from pretty much Modern Warfare 3 on) have felt almost morose in their campaigns. It's a hard thing to describe but there was more obvious enjoyment in this campaign that there has been in years.

Yeah, this is a new kind of rip-off when it comes to exclusivity. Timed exclusivity is one thing, and I'm ambivalent on that, but at least once it's available you get what you paid for (minus that 'day one' thrill). Here if I'm playing on Xbox One, I'm paying the same and getting less, and that's a new kind of…

Yeah, it is definitely a slow-burn game leveling from 20-30. The contrast with Diablo III has been interesting to say the least. In Destiny I'm lucky if a night of playing gives me a couple ascendant shards so I can get another bit to the next level. I played an hour of Diablo III last night and went from level 61…

I'm sorry to hear you didn't get enjoyment out of it. I know there are plenty of folks who feel that way, I'm just not one of them. Destiny seems to be a bit of a "Your mileage may vary" game. I've played about 50+ hours now and am on the cusp of level 28. It's never felt like a grind and always felt fun to me. …

I definitely remember the version of Halo 2 we were shown vs. the one we got. A bit of a letdown to say the least. I think Bungie just really loves sharing what they're working on, so we see a lot more of the work in progress than they should probably let us. Heck, I know I'm that way when working on something that…

Number 6 makes me think of my favorite line from the 'Bizarro' Sealab 2021 episode:

That map is awesome.

They'll definitely get my money. I've already gotten more that my $60 out of the base game. Hungry for more.