I’m not sure WHY this is the case, but the Diablo III icons that Blizzard installs by default, to desktop and start menu, are really weird in Windows 7. If you use one of them to “pin to taskbar” like you would (nearly) any other application, you can’t right-click on them, for example to remove [...]

Just spent some time with the ESPN app they added with the latest Xbox Live update if you have a Gold account. To start off, it’s mix of both ESPN3 and ESPN Video.  Overall video quality was poor, a good deal poorer than what I get watching either site on my computer.  That is already [...]

So, to get the TL;DR-type stuff out of the way: $7 US for a new character, her loyalty mission, and some loot (an SMG, a new casual outfit, a +Tech Damage upgrade). Worth it? If you’re starting up a new game, definitely.  Kasumi is a pretty neat companion both in dialogue and combat, her mission [...]

Specifically Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution, but that difference isn’t important. To get something out of the way quickly: I’ve never been good at fighting games.  My ascent up the playstyle ladder usually stops around “find a couple moves that work and stick to them”.  This isn’t through lack of desire to be “good” at fighters. [...]

Puzzle Quest is on Steam. With that one faithful post, schild may very well have ruined my life. So, I load up Steam and it sounds pretty awesome off the bat: dinglewtsgrats + a puzzle game? I’m weak for either, but just like Mass Effect combined shooter + RPG (more spam Techs + hold down [...]