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2011: The Games I Have Played
Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age: Origins. I started with the much reviled second entry into Bioware’s sword and sorcery franchise. When it first came out I made a good faith attempt to play the original, but I failed to get into the game and decided to cut bait after about three hours. Something about the mechanics [...]
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Alex Mason, Master Chief, and the Unsatisfying Futility of War
04.14.11 | Permalink | 2 CommentsAlex Mason has problems. That much is clear from the start. Restrained, drugged, and under interrogation by mysterious inquisitors, the main character in Call of Duty: Black Ops begins the game from a compromised position. In the dark, the voices demand that he reveals what he knows about the missions he undertook as a special [...]
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The Rundown for Wednesday, April 21st 2010
Mistress Internet reveals her hidden delights in response to my tender ministrations: Video games can never be art – Roger Ebert’s Journal Filed Under:[art aesthetics criticism games videogames ebert ] The iPad, the Kindle, and the future of books : The New Yorker Thoughtful article about the coming War. Filed Under:[books amazon apple publishing ]
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Internet Goodies for Sunday, January 11th 2009
01.11.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsBack in San Francisco and positively tingling with anticipation for classes to start, I still have a few links for my adoring public. 9 Reasons Not to Attend Law School All true, and yet I remain undeterred.Filed Under [lawschool ] People Who Deserve It Deserve what? A punch in the face, of course.”This blog is [...]
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Net Scavenging for the New Year, January 4th 2009
How did I spend New Year’s Eve? I drank beer. I watched Justice League cartoons. I read Vonnegut. I fired a shotgun into the air. Not a bad way to send out 2008, symbolically speaking. Here’s some digital detritus: Town Asks Kung Fu Monks for Tourism Blessings” “Mr. Dou found a savior 1,200 miles away, [...]
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