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Left for Dead (2)? Maybe left behind

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 ...

Left 4 Dead — a gateway drug?

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 ...

Custom Left 4 Dead map: Zelda

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 ...

Zomblies!

Greg went artsy with his Left 4 Dead review, but art aside, I've got to be honest: That shit is fun as hell. I've never been able to play a first-person shooter so easily and have so much damn fun. I've been waiting for a co-op game like this since I ...

Search-building: custom or Google

Until earlier this week, I had a lousy site search in place. It was one of Google's Custom Search Engines, barely configured and only on its own page, due to it's hefty (and blocking!) JavaScript. I'd long since disabled Wordpress's search since my stories aren't being run in ...

Weekend linkage

Just a few, since I'm so far behind on my reading (down to 425 unread items!) and I just posted a set on Friday. Enjoy. How to Help Your Kids Build $25,000 Stock Portfolios - This is a tempting idea even with regards to something like weddings. "Help us ...

Chapter 10 of Witches posted!

Chapter 10, "Opening Salvo" is posted: "What brings you to my world, little bug?" the colorful woman asked Hardi and Robert. Her glance flitted between both of them before settling on Hardi. "Well?" she cooed, head tilting. Her accent was much lighter than Lucia's. Hardi straightened in her seat. "We're looking for ...