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Learning About Freelancing
What does a freelancer do? How does someone become a freelancer? Those are the questions I should have asked when I started researching this post. Instead I assumed it was as easy... [Read more]
Morality in Games
I picked up inFamous, which is a great game. Really. You should play it. Anyone reading this has probably read a million reviews about it and/or has played it themselves, so I’m... [Read more]
NATAL Rumor
So I’ve got a few tasty morsels that I cannot confirm for one reason or another. I want to share, as I believe my sources, but you should take this with a grain of salt. NATAL’s... [Read more]
Does Activision need Sony?
A recent Ars article quotes a Times Online story, which quotes (gotta love the blog-o-sphere) Activision CEO Bobby Kotick as saying: “I’m getting concerned about Sony;... [Read more]
Sony Live Blog
Same drill as the Nintendo blog. I’ll go through the showing as best I’m able, but I’m significantly more tired than I was two hours ago. Expect more ’snarky... [Read more]
Nintendo Live Blog
I haven’t slept yet (I’ve been working on my L4D map) so I’m going to try to make this painless. Here’s what I think about Nintendo’s conference as... [Read more]
EA’s Press Conference
I was taking notes so that I could write a post without forgetting anything. The notes were sort of conversational, so I figured I’d cop out live blog, post facto. Dante’s... [Read more]
Thoughts on the Microsoft Press Conference
The biggest news for me is L4D2. When I first heard the rumor on Steam’s forums I went on record saying, “Yea, probably not.” Oops. So here’s a list of... [Read more]
Meet the Spy
I haven’t seen an announcment on this, so I assume it’s leaked. Caleb gets credit for digging it up, but since he couldn’t be bothered to post it… here... [Read more]
Help send Bill to E3
1Up/UGO is holding a contest to send folks to E3. Right now there aren’t a lot of well written entries, but to be honest there are a few that are better than mine. I figure... [Read more]
Left 4 Dead Tweaker – now with a GUI (beta)
I’ve been teaching myself C#, my first application is an exe version of the Left 4 Dead tweaker. This should work for anyone, including people running Vista 64. Download... [Read more]
Fallout 3 Tatoo
My buddy Jed over at SkinPrints.net put this bit of ink on someone’s body today. Fan-freaking-tastic. If you live in Western Wisconsin and are interested in some work I’m... [Read more]
Dead Air and Death Toll on our L4D Server
As a few of you found out tonight, Andrew and I are able to run Dead Air and Death Toll on our server. I figured I’d let the rest of you know how to participate. First off... [Read more]
OnLive to buy Sony
In a press release dated April 1st, 2009 OnLive CEO Steve Perlman announced OnLive will use it’s remaining venture capital to purchase a controlling interest in Sony Electronics. Sony... [Read more]
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Real Life Orb Hunts
For me the best part of ‘open world’ games is looking for the orbs/hidden packages/charged earth. They are a great way for the developer to show a particularly awesome view... [Read more]
Presenting: L4D Tweaker
Update: This is old. Click the tab above for the latest version. I’ve decided it’s easier to have one bat file for everyone, so I went ahead and made Left 4 Dead Tweaker. Features: Turn... [Read more]
Change the Background on Left 4 Dead’s Start Screen
So it was the night of the update, I was trying to get a VS game together and the damnable Lighthouse kept flashing me in the face. “Nuts to that!” I thought. I enlisted... [Read more]
And Yet it Moves Demo
I just finished playing the demo for “And Yet it Moves,” which you can nab on Steam. Under normal circumstances I’d probably shell out the $15 for this title. With... [Read more]
I Woke Up in a World I Never Made
I went through my RSS feeds today as is my custom. The first thing I found was a news special superfisially about Brandon Crisp, the teenaged gamer who ran away from home and was... [Read more]
Halo Wars, Riddick, and Watchmen Demos
There are three demos up on Xbox Live right now that I thought would be worth checking out. I was right on two of them; and so filled with self-confidence I’ve decided to... [Read more]
Like F.D.R. I Present: The New Deal
Here’s how it is: This site became my second job, and I wasn’t getting paid. The ads that most of you disabled are the only way I saw any return on the massive investment... [Read more]
Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
This is the last scheduled post on No Hype Reviews. In a time where I’m thinking a lot about my past and my history with video games it seems serendipitous that Sega sent... [Read more]
House of the Dead: Overkill Review
House of the Dead: Overkill is an lightgun shooter set firmly on the rails – but then, I’m not sure that there’s any other kind of lightgun shooter. It doesn’t... [Read more]
Solo Podcast
It’s just me this week. I’m talking about EVE and my plans for the Left 4 Dead SDK. Enjoy. Read More →
The Maw
The Maw is an Xbox Live Arcade title that feels a lot like the mascot-driven 3D platformers of the late ’90s. You play as an adorable alien locked in an E.T. zoo aboard... [Read more]
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Beyond Good and Evil Review
Beyond Good and Evil is a stealth adventure game. You play as Jade, a freelance photojournalist hired by an underground movement to expose the tyrannous nature of the ruling government. It’s... [Read more]
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Review
I love Spider-Man. I love Venom. When I was a lad the centerpiece of my comic collection was Amazing Spider-Man #300. With that in mind I am very sad to say technical issues and... [Read more]