Mid-November I had downloaded Valve’s Left 4 Dead from Steam [which is 25% off at $37.49 until January 2nd, by the way]. The other day, Kotaku pointed me to a neat little [4k!] game made by Markus Persson for the 2009 Java 4k Competition.
How to play:
Use WASD to move.
Move the mouse to look around.
Press the left mouse button to fire.
To reload, press R.
Yellow powerups restore clips.
Red powerups restore health.
Beating a level means the game gets harder, but you get more points for each zombie.
Thanks to Markus for letting me host a playable version of the game!
[Left 4k Dead link]
[Markus Persson link]
A new post on Tabula Rasa’s official website sez the game is now completely free to play for anyone. The free play will continue until the official game shutdown date in late February of 2009. Current and new players will be able to check out some new content just released at time of their announcement. An upcoming patch [the final patch?] will also add playable mechs. I’ve already requested my code [and downloaded the client]. I can’t complain if I don’t like it - the price is right.
We’ve released all new content - Earth, PvP Wargames, Epic Caves of Donn and more, and we want to remind you that Tabula Rasa is free to play, right now!
If you’re a former player looking to return and check out the new content, just log into your PlayNC master account at www.plaync.com and visit Account Management to reactivate your account. It’s as easy as clicking a button!
If you’re a new player who has never tried Tabula Rasa, you can get a Tabula Rasa Serial Code by visiting our Support site and submitting a request for a new code. Use that code at www.plaync.com to create a new account!
You’ll need to activate your new account with a credit card number, but don’t worry - that’s just so we know who you are. We will not charge your card for Tabula Rasa gameplay.
Once your account is activated (or re-activated!), visit ftp://ftp.playtr.com/setup_data_files/install_tabula_rasa_1.11.6.0.exe to download the game client. Install and you’re ready to go.
It’s easy, it’s free, and it’s a great game! We look forward to seeing you in the game!
Let me start off by stating that I understand how odd it is to write about something like this. I’ve been waking up for the past year to a clock radio that’s on it’s last legs. I love to listen to Johnjay and Rich in the mornings [especially now that it's Christmas Wish time] and when it comes to reception, I either have to be standing right next to it for clear reception, or about 25 feet away for fuzzy, yet still discernible reception. Cue into the fact that I need to replace my clock radio. Internet wandering randomly, yet topically revealed to me the Spirit of St Louis – clock radio with a difference.
Styled after a 1920s airplane cockpit with tactile toggle switches and an illuminated tuning dial, it tells the time via 4 individual digital windows.
* Steel and Plastic construction
* Wood effect top panel
* Superb AM/FM stereo reception
* 8½” x 5″ x 2½” (21.5 x 13 x 6.5cm)
* Mains powered
It would look great on my nightstand.
Founded in 1999, OverClocked ReMix is an organization dedicated to the appreciation, preservation, and interpretation of video game music. Its primary focus is www.ocremix.org, a website featuring hundreds of free fan arrangements, information on game music and composers, resources for aspiring artists, and a thriving community of video game music fans.
Although it doesn’t seem to be organized by any sort of ratings system which would make it easier to find the songs that users have rated higher, I still get a kick out of visiting Overclocked Remix now and again. It has a wide availability of fan generated video game track remixes. One of my favorites is Clamato Fever, probably recognized by most as a remix of one of the menus from Street Fighter II.
via BethSoft.com
I’m sure I’ll be downloading the Mod tools and giving them a shot. I’ll be honest and say I’m much more interested to see what the Mod community will have to offer, though.
I’m definitely looking forward to the content packs. The Operation: Anchorage scenario seems like it has potential to flesh out some of the storyline a bit.
Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced plans to make both its editor and downloadable content available for its award-winning game, Fallout® 3 in the coming weeks. The official editor for Fallout 3, called the G.E.C.K. (Garden of Eden Creation Kit), will be available for free download in December and will allow
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I had upgraded to the 3.42.50 radio ROM on my Sprint Mogul and ended up having some trouble provisioning, hence no data services. It would run the IOTA and kick back the following error message.
“error code 1012: could not prepare vision services”
Here’s what I ended up having to do to fix it. I didn’t even have to call Sprint customer service - always a bonus.
1. Run the package for Sprint ROM 3.56.651.0 from HTC/Sprint, which includes flashing back to a Sprint Mogul “released” 3.35.04 radio ROM (included in the installer package)
2. Allow Sprint’s customization to run through, resetting your phone when it’s done.
3. Connect to web [a quick tap of the IE key], allow the phone to complete provisioning [success!]
4. Download the radio ROM of your choice [xda Titan radio ROMs]- mine was 3.42.50
5. Flash your radio ROM using the SD card method [see GaMedic's 5th post in the linked thread]
6. Reboot the phone w/a stylus reset.
7. Connect to the web upon reboot. Success again! Double check your radio ROM by going to Start>Settings>System>Device Information: Radio version
8. Re-flash to the ROM of your choice [I was using Titan_WM6.1_20924 from ppckitchen.org but went back to Titan_WM6.1_20755 because I found 20924 was running slowly and encountered a few bugs with the ROM options I had selected.]
9. Check your data again just to be safe [read=anal retentive], should work now.
If you ever need a great resource for all things Pocket PC related, I’d suggest you head on over to PPCGeeks. Not only have they helped me install a custom version of Windows Mobile 6.1, they’ve also shown me some great applications, tweaks, and enhancements that have really added value to my cell phone.
E-mail me if you have any problems or if you’d just like some general guidance on updating the software on your Windows Mobile device.
Doom is only second in line, right behind Wolfenstein 3D when it comes to first person shooters that I’ve played. I remember waiting to finish my work in “computer tech” class in high school, just hoping for a free minute so nobody else could take the Pentium 60MHz computer that had Doom installed on it. I even had a few days where I stayed after school to play a few rounds. Heck, it was the first game I had tried to pirate in the days where my morals concerning intellectual property were less mature. I certainly know it’s the title that reeled me into PC gaming. Now, Newsgrounds has hosted a Flash remake of the original Doom.
Ahh, computer tech. I think that was some time around 1994. Hah, the fastest computer we had at the time was the only Pentium P5 60MHz (with OS/2!) in the room. Just behind that, I think there was a single i486DX2 (P24) [which ran at 66MHz in turbo mode] and the rest of the room was a bunch of 386 computers with GeoWorks installed on them.
Play it here!
It requires Flash 10 to play.
I kept hoping that Fallout 3 would be available on Steam at the time of release. I woke up today, puttered around my Steam client a bit, and lo & behold - there it is! I love Steam, because not only does it prevent you from needing to have a game CD in your drive to play, but you can download your game as many times as you need to. I wasn’t one of the first adopters, so, thankfully, I’ve had ZERO problems with Steam. They give publishers options for how they want to handle their DRM, with Steam’s reliability serving as the backbone. Bethesda had released Elder Scrolls: Oblivion with little to no [noticeable] DRM attached, so I’m expecting to be able to play at Midnight next Monday 
-drew- December 29, 2008
