I'll keep the intro quick, 2017 flew by and I didn't get to nearly all the games I expected at the start of the year based on what I was tracking. I also bought a PS4 and Switch this year, which seems like ages ago. I feel bad for the PS4 because the Switch is one of the best things ever and I vastly prefer playing things on it. With that said, here's a look at a bunch of notables that I didn't...
Hello hello! 2016 was quite eventful for me personally, and games were a big part of it. Thankfully it was a fantastic year to be playing video games. I even participated in a Backlog Blitz to try to get to more games, but sadly only ended up cutting into it by 3 total. As always I'll preface this list by stating these are the games that I had my favorite gaming memories of the year with. There...
Looking at my list from last year , there's a stark contrast in the scope of what I played. Many games were delayed to this year, and I just didn't play that many big releases as a result. 2015 happily met expectations as a banner year in games. Last year I felt I was just waiting. This year, I still have a plethora of games I'm hoping to get to more in 2016. That list includes Rebel Galaxy, Su...
This is quite belated now, but 2015 has been busy so far for me and I wanted to make sure I knew what I wanted to write in this post. The highlight of last year was my first time visiting the east coast. I planned my trip to coincide with PAX East in Boston and headed south to NYC afterwards. After living my entire life in California and hearing all sorts of stereotypes of what the east coast i...
2013 was the biggest roller-coaster ride of any other year for me so far with some of the highest highs and lowest lows. But! That's not what this blog entry is for, no! This is to reflect on the highlights of my favorite hobby for the year. It took me longer to create than anticipated, hence the tardy postdate but to heck with that! Here are some of the reasons why that is. (note: I didn't get...
I mean dumb. After hearing the bombcrew talk about this movie from 2004, I had to rent it for myself as I'd never been exposed to the creation, "from the same producer as The Fast & Furious and XXX." I mention the year as this piece of cinema history places itself in time quite well. The appearance of Dane Cook and Nickelback playing at the happy ride off into the sunset in particular. I'll be...
A bit late to this, has been a much busier holiday than years past. This is a little different from other top 10 lists in that games released from any year are eligible. The only qualification is that I played it for the first time in 2012. 10. Day Z Despite it being a work in progress with many issues regarding connecting to servers and general game bugs, this mod gave some of the most thrilli...
The most hilarious FMV game I've played I’ve known about CAX for a few years now but haven’t had a chance to go until this year. The experience I came away with was liberating. Being younger (22) and growing up in an area without any great arcades nearby means my knowledge of arcade games is lacking at best. This weekend was as educating as it was entertaining. I played games like Tempest, Tapp...
I have been a devoted fan of the weekly TNT feature since it's incarnation, but I've noticed a few trends that are making the experience less fun than it could be. I have a few suggestions that hopefully make their way to the staff.The feature as it stands now gets its entertainment value solely based on what game they choose to play each week. These TNTs have resulted in a less talkative quick...
Hey there giantbombers, hope all is well! For one of my courses this semester my group and I had to make a youtube video. Original content and at least 2 minutes long. We had a few videos before this one but they all were on the borderline of the rules our professor set. Have a look! edit: Alright for some reason the embedded video shows up when I click post, but it doesn't show up when it's su...
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Rather than post a top 10 list of games that came out this year, I felt I should post the best games that I played for the first time this year. There are a few older games I finally got around to and thought were amazing and there are still a few from this year (Halo: Reach and AC: Brotherhood) that I have here but have yet to play. A lot of games I played came from sales I saw at the time, wh...
Okay thtis is probably the worst possible idea but it's my 21st birthday, I'm drunk and I love all those whom I've gotten to know from the giantbomb community. You guys, you guys here yeah, you guys are pretty cool guys. Just sayin'. It's finals week for most uni students, myself included, hope everyone is coping well and succeeds in their endeavors. As a result I haven't been able to go out ye...
I am in a research methods course at my university and I have a survey assignment to do. My topic is on video games, so if you guys could take a minute (10 questions) to fill it out I would greatly appreciate it. Click here to take survey
Hey hi, how you guys doin'? Hopefully well after you read this PAX blog part deuce! Nerds outdoors? The f- So Friday started off with the line up before the show started to get into the expo hall/get swag bags. They actually had everyone line up outdoors this time, which was odd, refreshing and inconvenient. I say this because of the large bottlenecks that formed as a result. It was actually ni...
Hello everyone, I had fun writing about last year's PAX so I thought I would do the same for this past year, giving insight on what I did and saw. However, unlike last year, I was in Seattle for a full day on Thursday. So what the heck did I do with all the free time there? Well, I met up with fellow giantbomb enthusiast and broski jim_dandy who was kind enough to take my friends and I on a tou...
There must be something about my particular brain chemistry because there's no way he can be this good. Man's a genius. Hates rock, only listens to electronica and classical music. Writes the programs that he uses to create his music. Fuck man, from his ambient works album to 26 mixes for cash, god damn. It's 2am, Xtal, arguably my favorite track by him, is over, sleepytime now. If anyone has t...
If you frequent the GB IRC then you're most likely aware (read: annoyed) that I purchased a new speaker set for my computer, specifically these swan M10 . I had been looking for new speakers for quite a while and once I found these I decided it's time to kick indecisiveness to the curb and plunge into the point of no return. The M10 has a very clean look and I have been drowning in the deliciou...
So it be the summertime for myself, as it is hopefully for most of you. With it comes free time where I can sit back and enjoy the little things in life, like playing Bad Company 2 with me bros. Boredom hits and I decide Kawabroski is a phenomenon that should be recorded for generations to come. Cheers to jim_dandy for helping (broing) out. I hope you all enjoy your summer holidays and there ma...
05/28/10 Episode 18: Podcasting Resumed In this edition we discuss SSFIV, Red Dead Redemption, the Halo Reach beta, Picross 3D, DiRT, GRID and various iPhone games. Musc Credits: When We Escape by Minus the Bear We’re In This Together by NIN edit: Fixed broken links.
04/25/2010 Episode 17: The Editor and the Asswipe In this episode Thomas and Peter try to keep things together with Kyle on vacation. Topics include Pokemon, Street Fighter, Beat Hazard, Lost Planet 2 and much more! Music Credits: Ossining by Mike Doughty Ain’t No Sunshine by The Slackers Bit different this episode as it was just the two of us, which led to a lot of random persona 4/naruto/yu-g...
Hello everyone, took a lot longer for me to get this episode up partly because of extra editing I had to do and partly because of my addiction to Dawn of War 2. Point is, I completed it and it's up and ready for you all to listen! 04/12/2010 Episode 16: Life is Beautiful In this episode we go topic crazy as we talk about everything from Thomas’ spending habits, the ending of god of war 3 (spoil...
03/27/2010 Episode 15: Where My Ho-ohs At? In this episode we discuss Heavy Rain, Blur, Starcraft 2, God Of War 3, Pokemon and the 3DS. Music Credits: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Theme Song Sombre Detune by Röyksopp I (Peter) also monkey around with Thomas' pokéwalker, to their discontent. Hopefully it's enjoyable and let us know ([email protected]) what we can change to make it more enjo...
03/14/10 Episode 14: Workin’ the Strats In this episode we discuss Borderlands, Starcraft 2, Rock Band, Bad Company 2, Steam on Mac and more. Music Credits: The Atomic Trinity by Queens of the Stone Age You Can't Hide Your Love (Hidden Love Mix) by Aphex Twin. We had fun recording this episode, hopefully those who listen do as well. We love feedback of any type so feel free on giving opinions a...
Hello hello, we just came out with our 13th episode . Lots of fun, we discuss things like the ending of Assassin's Creed 2 and where we think the series is going, I reveal the very random game I've gotten back into, we also discuss 3D in games, I get distracted by Thomas' iPhone and more! Cheers to those who give us a listen and feel free to leave feedback/comments, we want to know how we can i...
Boy howdy, this was a fun episode to make. We didn't take no breaks, podcasting over an hour and we had fun doing so. We talked about various things, not all video game related, and I think we even had a giveaway of sorts somewhere for the listeners. We love feedback and emails at [email protected], or just yell at me here, what are we doing right? What can we improve upon. Cheers everyone,...
Heyo everyone, myself and co have just released our 11th episode . We talk about some games as well as answer some questions from L33tfella_H from this community. We are also on iTunes under 3-Bit Podcast and we endorse destructive criticism and/or questions/comments/feedback via [email protected]. Let us know what we can improve upon or what you may want to hear. Cheers everyone!
So recently I have gone back to watching older and/or obscure movies. These include titles such as Bitch Slap, The Thing (1982), Lesbian Vampire Killers, Robocop, Re-animator and up next I have Black Dynamite. My taste for movies when alone typically go for older horror/monster films (I have a soft spot for non-CG gore) and Sci-Fi as well as anything that just sounds absolutely insane. I now ha...
This is our last weekly episode as university is starting up again, hopefully it is enjoyable. We are definitely pleased to make it to this number, bring on 20. We'll be back in a couple weeks. We would love more feedback from those who give us a listen, what we can change and improve upon or what you would like for future recordings. We're on iTunes under 3-Bit Podcast, and our email is 3bitpo...
Here it is , our first recording with our entire set up of condenser microphones. This episode is broken up into two parts, the first being just like what we have always been doing, the second (starts around 33 1/2 minutes) consists of us answering/discussing questions/topics submitted by some of you, the users. Thanks a ton to those who did submit their ideas, if you have more questions/ideas...
Hey everyone, so those who may or may not know I tend to post a blog now and then about the podcast I have with a couple friends 3-Bit. We're closing in on another recording session, and joy of joys I actually haven't played anything I haven't already talked about. So this is where you come in, giantbomb community. I want youse guys to submit some discussion topics, or you know, ask us how our...
After just finishing the game a half hour ago I felt like I should write something up for such a great game. I bought it for $2.49 when it was part of the daily holiday deals on steam last week and hot daim, did it meet my expectations. I had some memories from the first one, mainly of the bullet time mechanics and painkillers as health packs, but something I had forgotten was the way the story...
Knifey and his friends are back and continuing the once a week (well, about ) winter break trend with the release of episode 8! We spend this episode in an attic while we talk about Max Payne 2, Shattered Horizon, Lego Rock Band, Batman Arkham Asylum and Madworld. We're on iTunes under 3-Bit Podcast, if you want to send destructive criticism please send it to [email protected]. I know I hav...
In this round table edition of the podcast, the crew discusses Assasins Creed 2, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Dead Space Extraction, Torchlight, Battlefield Heroes and The Saboteur. Music Credits: Always by Amon Tobin Cold Dust Girl by Hey Champ For this recording we are all sitting around a table with one fancy microphone, so it may be a little quieter but it is of much better quality. As always...
Hey hey hey, another episode has been recorded and now uploaded for those to hate or enjoy. As always we love feedback and encourage destructive criticism. So enjoy the craziness (we have our first email portion) and we'll be recording again sometime this weekend! Cheers, KnifeySpoony (Peter) edit: We're on iTunes as 3-Bit Podcast, or if you want a direct download just right click on the link o...
So I had my last final today, which I was super excited to be finished with (It was microeconomics if anyone is curious). Seeing as it was my last day, and my school's bookstore was buying back textbooks, I figured I would bring along a math book I had from when I took calc last semester. I just wanted to get rid of it and I figured they would have new editions by now so I wouldn't get much mon...
Yup, Knifey's podcast he does with his mates is back up and running after technical difficulties with the recording two weeks ago. Here is episode 5 y'all . As always, we encourage feedback of any sort, and would love for emails sent to [email protected]. We're also on iTunes, and it should update now with the blog post being up. Hope to hear back from everyone who gives us a listen, cheers.
Yes Yes, we are back with our 4th installment, check it. 11/09/09 Episode 4: Borderlands Makes My Tits Look Huge In this amazingly fantastical episode the trio discuss L4D2, Borderlands, Forza 3 and Torchlight. Mixed in with the talk is random editing wizardry. Music Credits: Carlotta Valdez by Harvey Danger Killer Tofu by The Beets Shout Your Lungs Out by The Beets Gumdrop by Flying Lotus Runt...
So last night after completing the uploading/blogging process for episode 3, I decided to pull the trigger and submit us to iTunes. Time to celebrate, for we are now official . I gotta say, it's a little odd seeing something we created up for cochlea consumption on iTunes. I'm very excited we finally have an easy way for listeners to get to our content. Happy listening, -Knifey
Much excitement from the three of us for this episode of our silly podcast. We all feel confident about the content of the episode, I changed my microphone to a usb Rock Band 1 mic which worked wonders and hot balls I just submitted ourselves to iTunes! So guess what, if you haven't taken the time to listen to us now is the time to maybe give us a shot . Now as stated, I just submitted us to iT...
Yes yes, there is a second edition of 3-Bit. To get access go our blog and there is a post with a link to the mp3. You should be able to right click and save link as for the mp3 download. In terms of iTunes, I figured out what we need to do to get it to work, but it involves moving all of our non podcast release posts to a separate blog. It shouldn't take a long time to do so and I'll make a po...
My stupid and ambitious idea I've been kicking around for a couple years has finally come to existence, a god damn podcast! Now this is our first recording and very much so a learning experience for all of is. After finishing the editing on this episode, along with trying to get files uploaded and RSS feeds set up I just can't wait to get around to recording episode 2! That said, I should add t...
Time for me to wrap up my PAX blogs with this Sunday edition, unless I feel like making another with some random subject that is loosely connected to the events of a week ago. Stage Demo of Star Wars The Old Republic Sunday started off with a bang with a stage demo of Bioware's new MMO that has me thinking I may, possibly, subscribe for an MMO for the first time ever, we'll see. They showed off...
Hurray I finally brought myself to write this and apologies for the delay. I, like many others, have been sick this week and I just haven't wanted to deal with writing. But now I am, so here it is! Saturday was the busiest and most exhausting of the three days of PAX by far, many many exciting things happened, so let's get started! Awesome Intel Prize! During PAX Intel had a contest going on wh...
PAAAAX MOTHAFUGGAAYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH Yes yes! I think it's just about that time to write up my experience at this year's Penny Arcade Expo. In short, it was amazing. This was my second year going and it easily topped it and that is saying something. So to start off Friday's events I got a healthy 5 hours of sleep the night before (maybe) and my friends and I headed for the queue line for the...
So really, only Tanuki and I think Mooseman knew about this, but on Thursday night the main hard drive on my desktop went kaput*, forcing me to use a very old laptop that wouldn't let me post on giantbomb. Well, today I got a new WD hard drive and have got everything running smoothly so far. Is it sad that 4 days feels like a long time without my main PC? Anyway, it feels great to be able to us...
So I just came back from the late night showing of Tarantino's new film, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. It definitely has that Tarantino flavor, as well as gore, that one comes to expect. What's a delightful surprise is the great characters and acting the movie has to offer. Brad Pitt and Christoph Waltz do a great job and it is worth seeing their performances. For those of you who were looking...
Alright so some background info. I had been signed up to a program with EA Redwood Shores for a while now for random playtests at their game studios for a year (maybe more) but never had the opportunity to go because of college or work. Luckily this summer they have had a lot more opportunities, and as a result my friend and I were able to go for one of them. I must say that EA Redwood Shores i...
So I haven't gotten around to writing a blog about my experience last week playtesting at EA Redwood Shores yet, but now that my free game showed up in the mail from them I suppose I should! Mirror's Edge! I chose Mirror's Edge because I had played everything else by EA that I was interested in, and I remembered I had a lot of fun with the demo when this came out. I "experienced" alright. I'm a...
I have never been too picky in terms of what I used to listen to my music, my car speakers are old and busted, I have a very cheap system for my computer and I have been using a beat and broken pair of headphones that came with a CD player about 5 years ago*. I finally decided after a couple months to treat myself to a pair of Sennheiser 202s which just came today. The difference is unbelievabl...
So this summer a friend and I sort of fell into playing the game. I have been watching all of the endurance run videos, so with E3 this past week I have been in need of some persona, and so we continued my friend's save from about 8 1/2 hours in or so. We just finished our third day of playing in five days and now have a save file at around 29 1/2 hours. We actually are very close to where Jeff...
Procrastinating with Deadmau5 and cranjooz-o How about the rest of giantbombs?
I came home from Seattle last night and for being my first PAX as well as first convention ever, it was truly a great experience that I hope to have again as soon as next year. It's almost a bit odd but also refreshing to be in an environment with so many people who share common interests with one another. Coming back home to "reality" has been a disappointment knowing that I cannot make the sa...