Kids react to power glove To be embedded.
Thoughts While AFK
If I want to listen to Paranoid Android, why Spotify, would I want to listen to Interpol. You should know my age by now. No, bad Spotify! Also music related, has Pitbull purchased stock in makers of Fireball whiskey? It’s become a thing and then I hear his song which makes me wonder which came first. The song even breaks down”we are bringing it back” …or maybe he invested in Prilosec. One of the side effects of not only the night of ill repute (6/4-6/5) but the afternoon of attempted mitigation (6/7) was poison ivy/something. I know what to look…
Not Quite: Video Game Franchises That Just Need to Stop
13 Video Game Franchises That Just Need to Stop. There is maybe one or two one this list that I agree with. They then filled it in with other games that had consecutive titles. The author has no idea about some of these games and literally just pasted a general description, not actually mentioning why they’re in the list. COD should be on this list NFS should be on this list Assassins Creed should be on this list The reasons given however, are weak — so weak. I could write an entire article on each of them and where they…
DIRT Rally / Mortal Kombat / Dead or Alive 5 / Carmageddon / ESO
On tonight’s agenda was Dirt Rally. I got the email about the early access and had to jump on it. 10% extra off isn’t much but l loved everything they’ve dive since Grid. It was way underrated but DIRT really brought then front and center. Showdown was a good effort, it fell short but filed the demo Derby hole in my library for a while. Wreckfest (by Bugbear) is shaping up to be quite nice. They’re doing the same result access but they’ve got an entirely different genre of racing. DIRT Rally really does create the feeling of keeping your…
Installing Grand Theft Auto V (from disc)
7 Disc! It’s taking a long time… but still faster than downloading. I think. 4/14/2015 *update* 16:38 *update* 17:30 *update* 19:44 4/15/2015 *update* 20:32 4/29/2015 *update* 23:56 – Added twitch link: twitch.tv/serinitism or click to watch embedded.
RockSmith
So far is been a good couple weeks playing RockSmith (RS). I came into it knowing nothing so the pick holding tutorial was right up my alley. It did not really touch on the fingers though, which is the current challenge. I expected to go through a tedious process of strumming one string at a time, learning basic cords, and otherwise simple maneuvers. I was pleasantly surprised when almost immediately it was encouraging me to try a song. The first few songs you try only use the E string, then the C string… keeping with the top 5 frets. Before…
Mortal Kombat X – Downloading Faction Data
All I’ve got so far out of Mortal Kombat X and it’s new “streaming install system” is this: Single player, crashed (closed w/o anything) Tutorial, crashed Fatality practice, crashed Faction Stuff — seems to be… loading? Check out the explanation from Steam on how this new process will work. Granted it’s only a half hour after it became decrypted. I had the 3G downloaded prior and on a whim decided to give it a shot before bed.
Battlefield Hardline – Beta Review
So I was able to play the alpha — or the alpha beta they put out before. The driving was absolutely awful. The cars were blocks, had nothing underneath, and really added nothing to the game other than transport. This time around that has definitely changed. The driving is better, you can’t turn on a dime and really need to plan… but the physics of it all is still way off. I played the main modes of Bank Heist, Conquest, and Downtown. If you’ve played Payday, you’re familiar with Bank Heist. If you’ve played battlefield, you are familiar with conquest,…
Western Ma School Budget Meeting (live)
So I am here at the budget meeting for my kid, his school, his education. I didn’t quite know why I was here at first, as more people testify I understand what it is all about. They are looking to reestablish the baseline budget and how they evaluate how much a given school system needs to properly educate children. Budget for ESL kids, asked to double services, budget model has not changed. State allowed preschool education but based on previous year enrollment. So first year leaves gap. 11:42 Springfield: Foundation budget established in 1993. Extended services based on lvl4 recommendations…
Upcoming Reviews – #pcgames
Thanks to the holiday sales I’ve got a bunch of new goodies to go over with you. Stay tuned for a write up on these little diddies, with some gamplay viewable at twitch.tv/serinitism and youtube.com/syntheticx Alien Isolation GRID Autosport Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Octodad Dadliest Catch Ryse Son of Rome Shadow Of Mordor There is so much to love about the latest set of games. The nextgen systems have hit and the high quality textures are flowing. The graphics are amazing, incredibly detailed. 4K is almost native and you can even use some NVidia magic to render at 2 or…
Cyberlink MediaEspresso v7 is a CROCK!
JUNK! First I was unable to convert to h265 and then it can’t read my FRAPs recorded videos?!! For FSM sake, even Microsoft Movie Maker can read them. So lame. They call it “next gen” and “easy to use tool” Media Espresso v7 which is $39.99 “retail price” but it was so conveniently included with my $70 Cyberlink Power DVD v14.
Far Cry 4 and the Problem of Too Much to Do
Forbes: Far Cry 4 and the Problem of Too Much to Do A great article, though I will never complain there is to much to do, in any game ever.
Extra Life | Gaming for Charity | Donation Drive
Hey everyone, felt like doing something good with my time so I figured I’d drum up some possible donations and such. There will be various tiers, of benefits depending on the amount, but seriously a dollar is support. Of course after $20… things get interesting. 1.) Live hangout of the event. You can be part of it, or you can simply watch it. 2.) Sponsorship. I will wear your shirt, or you may sponsor a section of a shirt. I’ll mention your cousins name in the live feed, substitute their name for any curses… that sort of thing. 3.) Choice…
Back to Basics
I have spent 6 months of Elder Scrolls Online-ing. It ended last night. Because of the solitary game mentality that subscription games give me I have not played much else. As it ended yesterday I’ve been looking through my available collection, and because my physical collection is packed at the moment — that leaves Steam and any other digital versions of games I have. I’ve been trying to revisit some games played, but not completed. Well, Tomb Raider is completed but still had the save where I was going back to get all the little shiny jimmies. It’s SO pretty…
Video: Teens React to NES
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It’s Official: Next Car Game is… Wreckfest.
True to its name — and a wonderful combination of physics and artistry. Tonight I played it with a force feedback wheel and it was amazing. It plays wonderfully too, which is more than I can say for Carmageddon but they appear to be holding back so I expect improvements to performance when they roll theirs out. Steam Community: Latest Update (10/02) Announcement
Upgrade Time
This is a developing article, stay tuned for more details. Current System AMD @ 4.1ghz 4 core, 8 thread, 8G DDR3 Dual Channel 1600 New System Intel i7 @ 3.2ghz (4hz turbo) 4 core, 8 thread, 32 G DDR3 Dual Channel 2400 The video card will stay the same, so lets see how the base bits impact performance!
He Said “to blooog, and to blog is to bluff!”
I was asked by my friend Dan if I blogged anymore. I guess the answer is no; not personally. The reason? I’m partially paranoid, covering my tracks, but I also don’t take the time. I would use it as my outlet, but I’m less figuring out life now as trying to practice it, so there’s not as much to write other than “Yep, still hard. Going to keep trying because I can’t give up” There are plenty of parenting blogs, mothering blogs, fathering blogs, single patenting blogs… All so much more interesting than anything I could come up with. All I’d…
Superpoints
You know those things that promise rewards for basic things like surveys or offers? I found a legit one, for reals. You’ve got all that plus a wheel like thing you can try 10 times a day. So far I have gotten a ton of points, $10 amazon gift card and $25 target card, and that’s just off the wheel alone. Give it a shot, sign up, spin the wheel. Keep going if you like but otherwise there’s no commitment and always a chance to download an app or something else for some extra points redeemable for all sorts of…
The other side of Elder Scrolls Online
Horses and catapults and castles. It’s always been my dream since I was little. I had Legos to build the castles and countless battles on their walls. Entire stories would unfold on that coffee table. It is only now why I realize it couldn’t just stay set up there all the time. I have enjoyed the knights and castles games of previous yore, experienced the endless grind of WoW and played anything that smelled of questing. Oblivion won me over with it’s expanse, it’s lore. The story is told nowhere else other than though the game, many games, which all…
XBOX 360 PC Wireless Gaming Receiver – Drivers for knockoff
I bought the thing on ebay, exactly like this guy did. Essentially here are the steps: – (optional) I already had it installed because I’m replacing the legit receiver but you can: Install the official software: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/d/xbox-360-wireless-controller-for-windows – Start -> Search for “Device Manager” -> Open it – Find the “Unknown Device” -> right click -> properties – Driver -> Update driver -> Browse my computer -> Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer – Double click “All devices” -> Search for “Microsoft” in the left pane and select it -> Search for “XBox 360…
Hazamum
I used to have time… Oh so much time. It may yet return but just totally found a phenomenal review on GOG… It was written by me, I was nodding and yes yes yesing to 2012 me, which I saw once I got to the end. I noticed I hadn’t really posted lately and there is a ton to elaborate on. New coding both for work and home with projects like using visual studio for web design with aspx. I got a little into Leap programming (got it to connect) and need to try some more coding for glass. I’m…
How Much Fun is Goat Simulator? A Troughful.
So I bought into Goat Simulator in the early days where it only loved in our hearts and minds (and a gameplay video). The Internet demanded it, and it was brought forth, the only bugs fixed were those that made it crash. It was briefly touched, packaged and sent out into the world. You will love it, and even if you only play it once you could still be spending your $10 on worse things, like a live goat for example. It is so simple, it’s a world set to go, to explore, as a goat. There are buildings and…