iPad Happiness

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The iPad arrived yesterday. It seems to live up to all the hype. The first thing I noticed was the resolution. It’s bright, even with the brightness turned down. The love I have had for my iPod these past few months has transferred to this device.  The iPad instantly made all the icons on iPod  [...]

Aion : Fishing. Clamming. Crabbing In Aion the various crafts such as essence tapping gathering and alchemy gain you experience points as well as vacation eperiences. Typical fishing. clamming and crabbing can be done on locations such as Cantas Coast. It might not be Cape Cod but it’s one way to dream of being there. [...]

Faery: Legends of Avalon

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Here are new images of Faery: Legends of Avalon, the upcoming RPG from Spiders studio for PlayStation® Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade and for download on PC! Faery: Legends of Avalon is a Role Playing / Adventure game packed with an original and unique atmosphere, and a graphics design close to illustration. The game immerses players [...]

Geeks: Welcome Itty-bitty

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My Countdown Countdown

I happened to see the new PSA for Think Before You Speak. on TV the other night. I’ve always found it irritating when little boys refer to something as Gay when they lack the intelligence to use a better word. This is far too common in the gamer world and is also now annoying when [...]

Let me jump into the metaphorical chocolate creme pie here with the Internet’s Helen of Troy Olivia Munn. If she starts wars then fine, I’m on Team Olivia. I’ve been a fan of hers for quite some time. It took a while at first because I was one of the people that resented the merger [...]

Aion Down for Server Merge

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No Aion today. and not just for this morning. It will be down for approximately 13 hours (or more?) while the servers are merged. While touting that there will be better opportunities for grouping and better economies, there is sure to be a log jam following this effort in many aspects of the game. First [...]

Make your own animation Gym: Want a new summer look? Tired of your Aion character’s appearance, but don’t want to start all over? You can change practically everything about your avatar. With dyes, or even more drastic measures like plastic surgery can fresh up things in your game. If it’s a make over and a [...]

As a gamer and a journalist I can consider myself a mercenary. A damn low paid one. I don’t have any particular allegiances to any one console or company. I’m an independent writer and  I am objective. I do have favorites occasionally and I do hold a well deserved grudge. But it may be time to [...]

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