If you're on a Mac, I use a FANTASTIC front end for my old DOS games called "Boxer". All you do is put in your CD ROM and drag it onto the Boxer icon and it creates a game package, fetches the box art, copies the CD to the package and runs the installer. All the tweaks to CPU cycles and stuff have a GUI which works…

The best part of this piece was that it highlighted the fact that most gamers don't play games to get a feel for killing other people. We play them for the challenge. It's more about getting through the level. And in games like Deus Ex or Dishonored or even Metal Gear Solid, they reward you handsomely for…

I love how Gizmodo keeps saying that the screen sucks without ever even seeing it. It's not all about specs, you know.

I'm on AT&T and the online tool just automatically selects the unlimited data plan for me. Is this not correct? It's still $30/mo and it's still unlimited. I'm not seeing a problem here.

I know exactly what I would do. I would buy a big plot of land and construct the exact Resident Evil mansion and lab, exactly the way it is in the game. Then I would populate it with zombies and play the game in real life. How much could that cost? $100 Million? $500 Million? And think of all the jobs it would…

Have you tried downloading anything via usenet? What speeds do you get?

I've got Time Warner Cable in Brooklyn, NY and it's AWFUL. During the day, we get pretty good speeds (We have a 30Mbps plan), but at night, when we're actually using it, our speed is anywhere from .2Mbps to 7Mbps. I would love to switch plans, but NYC only lets one ISP per building. So I'm screwed.

I think we're all waiting for the peripherals to drop in price. There's no way I'm paying the current Thunderbolt premium for a drive, even though I would love to use it.

Yeah, I always wonder whether its me or it's the games. Were they just better back then?