January 25th 2010
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gaming,
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A new “onload” scheme - Easy! Reader - This is a really clever way to avoid having page-specific JavaScript files (which I've done on larger projects).
Tomorrow’s Women, Tomorrow’s World - A more British look at the decline of women in the IT industry.
Clients From Hell : Of course I want ...
Courtesy of G, I bring you "Pondering Indie Spirit: Derek Yu Speaks".
Skip the article and go to the comments. (That's mean, I know, but I leave the indie game drooling to G. I'm sure Yu is at least a moderately cool guy.)
Read the first comment. ...
November 13th 2009
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Games and Gaming,
demo,
games,
gaming,
guitar,
left 4 dead
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Played a quick game of the L4D2 demo last night with Greg. I can't say I was really impressed. I liked the new characters and the melee abilities (geetar!)... and the magnum pistol... But the other weapons didn't stand out and the new monsters weren't memorable.
I'll give ...
July 1st 2009
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Games and Gaming,
doom 2,
elite force,
fps,
games,
gaming,
half life,
left 4 dead,
quake,
steam,
zombies
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I seem to find an FPS that I enjoy every few years. First, there was Doom 2. Subsequent games within my field of view (Quake (2), Halo) were too complicated for me in their control schemes. Crouching, jumping, aiming. Doom 2 had none of these, was ...
June 28th 2009
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Games and Gaming,
games,
left 4 dead
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With the release of the Left 4 Dead campaign bundler thing last week, I hunted around yesterday for compiled user-made campaigns... and found not a single complete one in the VPK format. Folks had levels as separate files that sort of made campaigns, but I don't much feel like ...