I heard about this new indy release while listening to the PC Gamer podcast on my commute this morning. After checking out the website, I must say I’m very eager to check it out. Torchlight appears to be a Diablo-style, loot-collecting action RPG, and the art design is a gorgeous-looking cartoonish, steampunk / fantasy hybrid. [...]
I’ve become quite a soundtrack fanboy over the past year or so. My responsibilities at work have shifted such that I’m spending much more time in my office and less in the lab. That said, my brain is wired in a fashion where music with lyrics is very distracting when I’m writing or reading. To [...]
The past few evenings, I’ve been greatly enjoying a playthrough of the Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II demo. DoW2 is a recent real time strategy game release for Windows machines only. Those following my Twitter feed will know that I’m a Mac-only cat these days. So, to give DoW2 a whirl, I installed Windows [...]
Brigwyn over at The Hunting Lodge blog is organizing a Children’s Week auction for the Child’s Play charity. Please click the links above and participate! Donate an item to the auction, bid on an auction, or just make a cash donation – it all helps! For those not familiar with Child’s Play, this is a [...]
So far, questing across the Eastern Kingdoms with my son has been a wonderful journey. Any activity that fosters time spent together is fantastic, and it’s great to share with him this hobby that I love so much. I’ve been surprised, though, at the degree of new perspective I’m encountering personally in the process. Not [...]
Well, I finally succumbed again to Azeroth’s siren call and logged back onto World of Warcraft to explore the Wrath of the Lich King expansion’s new continent of Northrend. I must say that WotLK offers the most engrossing and innovative WoW quest content to date. Blizzard has also managed to reduce the drudgery a bit [...]
First off, I’d like to apologize to the incredibly long list of people out there that (don’t) read Ditlog for the lack of content. I was hoping that Ditlog would generate a little more buzz and interaction, but seeing none, I’ve been less than motivated to spend time writing. Moreover, I’m working on content for [...]
Using captured and choreographed World of Warcraft footage, Mike “Spiff” Booth has created some great music videos for a few of Jonathan Coulton’s funny, geek-centric songs, including “Skullcrusher Mountain” and my absolute favorite, “re: Your Brains”. Check them out on Spiff’s YouTube page, and be sure to visit Jonathan Coulton’s site as well of course, [...]
So, after almost exactly a month, I re-started my WoW account. Sure, Oblivion has been a lot of fun, and Guild Wars wasn’t too bad, but I guess I just missed Azeroth. WoW is like the video-gaming version of a favorite, comfy pair of jeans. I’m still going to have to try to find things [...]
I made a decision yesterday afternoon that might come as a surprise to those who know me well. I decided to cancel my world of Warcraft subscription. Azeroth and I have had a long, torrid love affair. At this point though, I think it’s time for us to start seeing other people. I still love [...]