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I need a gaming PC
Nov 16th
I’m a Mac gamer, which means I end up hearing the following quite a bit:
“zomg, as if it wasn’t lame enough that you play WoW, you play it on a Mac which means you suck even that much more.”
Yes. Well. I’ve decided that I need to broaden my horizons a little and try some other games, but the problem is that my MacBook Pro is running low on space, so I don’t really feel like partitioning my hard drive to run Bootcamp for games that only run on Windows. Therefore, I need to decide what to do:
1. Buy a new Mac, install Bootcamp / Windows
2. Buy a PC
3. Build a gaming PC
Right now I’m leaning towards the “build a PC” side of things, but my experience in that area is weak. What is the best gear (without going into insane, $3000-priced things)? What are the best sites to buy from? Help me out, this copy of Tabula Rasa isn’t getting any younger.
Guitar Hero III
Oct 29th
I’m heading out in a few minutes to Niall’s to play some GH3 (I’ve spent the past couple days warming up with the demo on XBox Live), and I’m very excited. However, I’m wondering why they’re using some of the same songs on both GH3 and Rock Band: “When You Were Young” by The Killers and “Cherub Rock” by the Smashing Pumpkins spring to mind.
Rock Band is going to seriously fulfill some teen-aged rock and roll fantasies, I can tell you that much. Although, the thought of singing “Say It Ain’t So” by Weezer any place other than my shower is very scary. For everyone else, at least. Are they any songs you wish they had added?
In the meantime, if you’re stuck, check out the Mahalo guide for Guitar Hero III. And yes, in case you were wondering, there will be a show announcement made this week!
Guess I’ll go play WoW, or sleep, or something…
Oct 12th
Having had no free time to play Halo 3 since returning from Japan a week ago, Ryan gives me a brief glimpse into the coming weeks:
Ryan: I’m going to play Halo 3 now.
Veronica: OK. Mind if I sit here?
Ryan: No, I don’t mind, just make zero noise and don’t bug me.
Console Rundown
Sep 14th
This is by far the funniest comparison I’ve seen of the three major consoles. Yahtzee Croshaw produces this hilarious series called Zero Punctuation on The Escapist, and this is how I wish Prizefight could have been (if it were animated, curse-heavy, and with an accent).
Thanks to kkc, who sent this to me!
