If you didn't know, this weekend is a closed beta weekend for the upcoming MMO Guild Wars 2. I received 9 codes total while I was at PAX East this year and dispersed most of my codes to some friends of mine. Normally, my computer wouldn't be able to run such a new PC game. Fortunately for me, a friend of mine had an extra fairly powerful PC that he brought to our friends house so I could play the beta! I'm playing as an Elementalist which is your standard spell-caster, if you couldn't deduce f
You guys. I have exactly two weeks of classes left in my undergraduate career. Every time I think about it, I get a little anxious and a butterflies-in-my-stomach type of feeling. I'm really excited, but at the same time I'm pretty scared. Not scared so much as... unsure, really. Unsure of what's going to happen over the next year or so. I've applied for an iPhone development internship that would pay really well and would be an absolutely fantastic experience because I want to get into th
Well, Andrew was able to get around to posting an entry about PAX East so I figured I should write something too. Unlike Andrew, however, I have a few pictures that I magically resized into more post-friendly proportions! You better enjoy the pictures, because I totally spent like 20 minutes resizing them while listening to Gotye. This picture was taken shortly after take-off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. I woke up at 2:30am Thursday morning to make my 7:31am flig
Hey guys. Next weekend I'll be at PAX East in Boston with Andrew/Black Six! Bioware is holding a panel on both Dragon Age AND Mass Effect. Usually the panels have a small Q&A for fans to ask questions of some of the developers. Do any of you have any thoughtful questions you'd like me to ask? Plans for the universe, favorite species, etc? Let me know, please, and I'll do my best to ask them. Also, it seems like Bioware is going to have a signing event so I'm bringing all 3 games a
Earlier today, I finished the audiobook of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. This was my first time listening to a book and I must say I quite enjoyed it. If given the option, however, I feel like I would chose to read an actual book as opposed to listening to one being read to me. It simply comes down to the fact that I retain information better if I read it off of paper. As far as the book, I was not particularly impressed. I don't know if I bought into the hype too much or if people were
This is for Andrew, mostly, and Nate if he decides to log on. Andrew, what time you getting into Boston Thursday? I definitely want to go to that Rock Band party. PAX East Schedule Friday: 10:30a – Story Time with Jordan Mechner (PAX Keynote) 11:30a – PA Q&A #1 1p – Rooster Teeth! 3p – Bioware & Dragon Age? 4:30 Bioware & Mass Effect!!! 6 – Geowars Tourney or PAX Game 2012 Saturday: 10:30a – Harmonix panel 12p – Irrational Games panel! 1p – Epic Games panel 3p – Joystiq Liv
Today is/was my birthday. I spent the day with my family. I couldn't have been happier. My nephew and nieces are simply -the cutest-. (Four weeks to PAX East!)
After I finish this paper I'm writing (procrastinating) tonight, I'll officially be on spring break for my last year in undergraduate school. I'm still not sure if I'm going to pursue graduate school, as I've run across a few job opportunities in the city I currently live in. Honestly, I could still work in Montgomery and travel to Auburn two or three times a week for classes, but it's a 40+ minute drive both ways and I'm not sure if I want to deal with that. I would still very much like to go t
It is here! My most anticipated game ever has finally arrived in my Xbox! I went to midnight launch at Gamestop last night and made it home in record time. I managed to play for abour 4 1/2 hours. So far, the gameplay is even better than Mass Effect 2. My adept only carries a pistol, SMG, and an assault rifle, so powers recharge at an incredible speed making me a space-magic force to be reckoned with. In the four hours I played, I managed to see The graphics are insanely beautiful. Eas
So I logged on and looked at the blogs and apparently everybody is afraid of the staff or something? Do people really feel this way? I read a few entries and the consensus seems to be the opposite. It seems the staff identities some members have grown to fear are hugely hyperbolic and blown out of proportion. Maybe I'm just biased. We're all pretty cool. We're humans too, y'know. Anywho, I'm quitting my job (!). Hopefully I'll have a little more free time to dedicate to this site, afte
Today marks the first day of my last semester of college. I would be wrong to say that I'm not excited, but part of me is...anxious, nervous. I know what I want to do with my life; unfortunately, I don't feel as if I am fully prepared to take on those dreams. Ahead of me is a choice: do I want to pursue graduate school or instead find a full-time job? Of course, there are no rules saying I can't do both. Best case scenario would have me working a full-time job while taking graduate courses at
BrickFair Birmingham is in only two short weeks from now! I am getting pretty excited. I get to hang with Black Six as well as meet Emzee! Fun times. Why BrickFair decided on Birmingham over, say, Atlanta is beyond me. Cheaper convention center, maybe? Anywho, I hope Andrew and Adrian have a fun time while they're here, especially since they're traveling pretty far. Birmingham doesn't have a lot of the cool museums that DC has. Any of you guys coming along? I'd like to say hello, if you are
I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and other holidays with your families! I spent most of my time with my two nieces and my nephew. I bought my nephew one of those Nerf footballs that whistle when you throw them and words cannot describe how happy I was when I saw the smile on his face when he opened his present. Anywho, did you guys get anything cool? I got: Lord of the Rings Extended Cut on Blu-Ray! Halo Anniversary Electric razor #2, #3, & #4 of A Song of Ice and Fire Adve
FIVE IRON FRENZY IS PLANNING ON MAKING A NEW ALBUM FOR 2013!! THEY ARE TAKING DONATIONS TO FUND THE ALBUM!!! The new song is so good! If you don't know who Five Iron Frenzy is, go look them up right now! Ska-punk at its finest! YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW HAPPY THIS MAKES ME!!!!
Granted, this is theoretically over 5 Halo titles (Reach, ODST, 3, 2, Wars) but that's a pretty impressive number to me! Halo is one of my favorite games and it helps having such great friends to play it with. Anyone else gotten this email from Xbox?
So far I've logged 34+ hours in Skyrim. I've collected 9 dragon souls so far. My characater, Jochanan, is a conjuring battlemage that primarily uses fire magic. He can transform into a werewolf on a single whim, devouring any who oppose his beastly demands. Oh, and I stumbled upon spoilers. D: The poster claims it was an accident and a "glitch" what he was doing, but apparently it was spoilers too!
Welcome back to the forums, everyone! It sure has been a while. Two weekends ago I went whitewater rafting on the Ocoee river in Ocoee Tennessee. This was my first time ever going rafting on rapids. I must say, it was quite the thrill. The scenery was absolutely stunning. The Ocoee river twists throughout gorgeous eastern Tennessee mountains. The mountain sides were sprinkled with orange and red trees. The water was crisp and cool. That weekend was on the cooler side; the highs for the day ma
Hey everyone!
Our good friend and resident CS major Nate (aka Than the Moa if you're unaware) just got an excellent internship for the summer!
This is an excellent opportunity for him and I know he's been applying to many places in hope to get employed for the summer. So here's to you, Nate!
Good luck!
It's that time of the year: end of the semester exams, projects, papers and presentations. Unfortunately for me, I've got a huge pile of assignments to complete, so I probably won't be very active for another week-and-a-half to two weeks, unless I get an email on my phone.
In summation, here's a list of the things I can remember off the top of my head that I have due soon:
3-4 Java Tutorials 1 Java Program multiple Java quizzes and 1 Java test a group Ethics paper in Management another tes
Fortunately, my fall semester looks like it will ease up just before the holiday rush of games. I should have only one lecture class and one online class left by the beginning of October, just in time for the flood of games coming out this year.
Most anticipated games this year:
1) Mass Effect 3
2) Gears of War 3
3) Battlefield 3
4) Skyrim
5) LA Noire
There are still a bunch more I'm sure I'm forgetting. What about you guys?
Hey guys!
Let me throw this hypothetical your way.
Say that, in the somewhat near future (1 year at the earliest), there was a BZPower mobile application for download on various app marketplaces.
Would you be interested in such a thing? Would you download it?
What kind of features would you like to see in such an application?
NOTE: This is not a project in progress in ANY way. I am solely gauging interest at this point.
Please leave your feedback! Ask your friends about wha
