The Epic Weekend – Part 1

By Ben, on August 29th, 2010%

I knew going into last weekend that it would be a busy one. Saturday morning I we were straight off to watch my nephew play soccer in the grand final. It was a tense game with neither team scoring and even after an extra 5 minutes each way they still couldn’t break each others defences so it went . . . → Read More: The Epic Weekend – Part 1

The Console Wars Rage On

By Ben, on August 18th, 2010%

Ars Technica posted an opinion piece today stating that Sony’s Playstation Move is better than Microsoft’s Kinect (link) which in itself wasn’t exactly eye-opening. What was interesting was the third comment, posted by ArcaneAmoeba:

For two players with 2 Move navigation controllers, I believe the price is far above Kinect. Even though Move has far better launch . . . → Read More: The Console Wars Rage On

Life and Everything

By Ben, on August 11th, 2010%

I got myself a job finally and it’s turned out quite nice. The company is sort of small and deals with software consulting, my role being support. The trip to work is about as long as I had feared but hasn’t turned out to be the nightmare I had imagined. Having an hour each way back . . . → Read More: Life and Everything

Steam

By Ben, on June 26th, 2010%

I’m really loving the latest Steam sale, further proof that PC gaming is alive and well, but I vaguely recall that they had instituted a system some time ago the end result of which was that Australians were paying more for games once again. As I was in Thailand for a long period I have become . . . → Read More: Steam

So Incredibly Busy

By Ben, on March 9th, 2010%

Since submitting Oui’s application for permanent residency things have become increasingly busy in my little world and it’s moments like these in which I truly appreciate the wonderful life I’ve had for the last few years. That’s all in the past now because our departure is approaching quickly and so many things need to be done . . . → Read More: So Incredibly Busy

Part of the Problem

By Ben, on March 2nd, 2010%

So I was thinking that since someone in my family is definitely going to buy Final Fantasy XIII that I can just borrow it from them to play when I’m there and buy Assassin’s Creed II now, since I won’t have a PC to play it on for a while.

I realise how ironic it is that . . . → Read More: Part of the Problem

Last One, I Promise!

By Ben, on February 24th, 2010%

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Yet More Assassin’s Creed 2

By Ben, on February 23rd, 2010%

I’ve been reading a lot about how Ubisoft’s new DRM which will first be rolled out in Assassin’s Creed 2 is designed to combat piracy but I think people have it wrong.

Everyone knows that such a massive change would piss of their customers and be completely ineffective, even Ubisoft (they’ve acknowledged that it will be cracked). . . . → Read More: Yet More Assassin’s Creed 2

More Assassin’s Creed 2

By Ben, on February 22nd, 2010%

Generally when a PC release is delayed after a console release we’re given something extra to compensate. For Assassin’s Creed 2 we have to wait longer for DRM that noone wants which forces us to constantly be online or the game will be interrupted (and sent back to the last checkpoint). We get the two pieces . . . → Read More: More Assassin’s Creed 2

Ubisoft DRM

By Ben, on February 19th, 2010%

If you hadn’t heard, Ubisoft will be releasing Assassin’s Creed 2 with restrictive DRM that will require you to be online at all times to play the game. If you go offline for whatever reason the game will pause and try to reconnect, at which time it will then send you back to your last checkpoint.

. . . → Read More: Ubisoft DRM

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