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Microsoft’s take on 1337

Microsoft: Software Publisher, Gaming System Creator, Computer Industry Giant….teacher. Here is Microsoft’s take on “Leet Speak” and its break down for parents, so they know what their kids are saying. But Honestly, how many people use this? I especially like how under Leet words possibly indicating illegal activity: is pwn, followed by “Online video game bullies or “griefers” often use…

A Computer, A TV, A Building…

Ok, So i don’t know how new this is or how many people have heard of it, But this is the coolest thing. A library in France called Bibliothèque nationale de France is a building composed of lights that offers light shows to anyone who can see it. Well, another thing the building does is allow users to dial to…

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Masters of Doom

Now, I don’t read too much, and when I do finish a book, its definitely worth reading. Masters of Doom is the story of the Two Johns that created an empire in video games, with such titles as the revolutionary Comander Keen, which brought console like graphics to the computer, Wolfenstien, the first 1st person-shooter, Doom, which started a new…

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Killzone

This first person shooter brings you right into the action of a heinous struggle between ‘good and evil’. You are fighting a war against the helghast, which seems to be a, as Gamespot put it, “dark version of [your]self.” While you don’t spend alot of time (from what I have seen so far) getting to know who the Helghast is,…

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World of Warcarft

This is a game were you pay for the game, and then u pay monthly to play it. The first month is free. Now, it seems simple. Don’t buy the game. But all of your friends tell you how awesome the game is. So you say “Well, ill buy game, play for the first month, and then not play any…

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Hi.

Remeber that post where i read the article Halo could make $75 mill on opening day. Well, that was a little off…by like $50 Million. Halo sold $125 Million worth of copies in the first day, which is about 2,500,000 copies, shattering any video game, music or movie record that was out there. And Let me tell you, It is…

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Halo 2

Halo 2 could make $75 million in 24 hours. That is a staggering amount. I for one, will be contributing to that $75 Mill, as I have reserved my copy at Wal*Mart. It is likely you guys wont be seeing me for a while b/c i will be locked in my room battling the covanent on Earth. This game is…

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Child’s Play

Child’s Play is a charity organization started by Penny Arcade. It’s a way for Gamers to help sick children durring the Christmas Season. Last year Child’s Play raised over $250,000 in games/toys/cash for a Children’s Hospital in Seattle. This year, there are 4 other Children’s Hospitals nationally getting help from Child’s Play. Their Goal is $300,000 and right now they…