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Category Archives: gaming

DRE strikes again

22-Jun-08

My PS2’s disc read error issue has gotten worse; I now cannot play ANY DISC that I put into the console, for gaming or otherwise. That sucks like nothing else, even though I have a DVD player that’s separate so I can still watch movies.
I now need to crack the sucker open and mess with [...]

I love graphics glitches

14-May-08

It’s true. Nothing gets me giggling aloud when I play a game more than absurd (and decidedly non-obtrusive) graphics glitches. If they impede my ability to enjoy the game, that’s another matter entirely, but so far these have just been wholly cosmetic.

In other news, the semester is now officially over and I’m making slow but [...]

RIP iSakray

20-Apr-08

Following on the mention of my days on Ragnarok Online in the last post, I’ve just discovered that iRO’s Sakray server will be shut down toward the end of next month.
I started out on iRO on Loki, but eventually made my home on Sakray. I met a lot of awesome people there and had some [...]

Cold hands

29-Feb-08

The weather here in New England has been unbearably cold as of late. I mean, it’s been cold all winter, but it’s just ghastly right now. I’ve actually been putting off completing two pieces because my hands get so cold and sore while I’m working I have to stop every few minutes just to warm [...]

[Gaming] Canthan New Year ‘08

08-Feb-08

Well, it’s time for Chinese, er, Canthan New Year again on Guild Wars. ArenaNet offers up a lot of holiday-based events in GW, but I’d have to say the Canthan New Year ones are my favorites. I can’t explain exactly why, but I think it has something to do with the fact they have the [...]