Posted 11/18/2009 at 07:11:09pm

If it were me, I'd track down Kurt's home address using the license plate off his car and the local license branch. Eventually, he and I would have a very brief discussion over the matter at a time of my choosing.

I bet Kurt wouldn't like being tracked down like that. No, sir.

Posted 11/15/2009 at 12:06:07pm

Oblivion is INFINITELY better than anything in the Diablo series will ever be. The Diablo games most appeal to obsessive-compulsives who can't stop repeating the same battle a thousand times in hopes of scoring a new magic item. I enjoyed them, but the treadmill gets old for anyone without an untreated mental disorder.

Posted 11/15/2009 at 11:45:00am

You still can't update a pirated copy, correct? Microsoft verifies the install during updates, so I assume that unless you can download a stand-alone service pack, you can't update Windows 7 online.

This may not mean a thing to pirates, of course.

I've got a copy of XP that I've installed on my PC so many times that I have to phone in now. A real pain in the butt.

Posted 11/11/2009 at 05:26:26pm

Yeah, PeerGuardian's support is non-existent. And it crashes like crazy.

Posted 11/08/2009 at 07:30:27am

Deus Ex used this device to great effect: Your collegues responded differently to you depending upon how you treated your enemies. In the greatest game ever programmed, I remember carefully carrying tranquilized enemies out of a building before blowing it up, just so my co-workers wouldn't think me a murderous psycho.

More games should incorporate this sort of moral insight into play, giving us all the chance to really think about our actions on a larger scale.

On the other hand, Rock Star was wrong for removing those Rampages from their games. The context was different than that described above: it was purely ridiculous and fictitious entertainment. The small minds who would censor it would also like to burn books, films and anything else they find objectionable. Rock Star should never bow down to small-minded demogogues.

Posted 11/01/2009 at 06:46:22am

I don't get it. Tell me one more time why we should be wetting our pants over DX11?

I seem to recall reading how game after game ran slower under DX10 with little appeciable difference in visuals.

Now, is DX11 going to be the same thing: Slower, only slightly different, and useful only as a benchmark?

Do magazines get kickbacks for pimping Microsoft products?

Posted 10/28/2009 at 06:40:52pm

I've used CorelDRAW since 1990, and it is not expensive. Teachers and students can pick it up for $100.

But it is a bug-fest. Always has been, and Corel doesn't really patch out bugs.

I've often wondered about InkScape--whether or not I'd have to sacrifice anything to switch. I use GIMP a bit, but it can't print anything, so I'm still stuck with Corel PhotoPaint.

Posted 10/26/2009 at 05:58:15pm

Why are freakin' TV's getting 120Hz but not computer LCD's???

Posted 10/24/2009 at 07:32:40am

That Nokia phone is sexay. And I need a new phone.

Posted 10/24/2009 at 07:28:58am

What's a burdget version, genius?