Author Archives: Colby
Half-Life: Opposing Force – 13 years later
How many of you have fond memories of playing Half-Life and it’s expansions? I do. The other day I was bored so I started up Opposing Force, the expansion from Gearbox where you play as a soldier that shows up … Continue reading
Review of Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC)
In 1996 John Romero left id Software and formed Ion Storm. You may remember that it was Ion Storm which released Daikatana, a game that was almost universally considered a failure. That’s not all they did though. Some time before … Continue reading
Does your Lenovo Ideapad U400 run hot under Ubuntu 11.10 or 12.04?
Update (2012-04-26): I have confirmed that the steps listed here still work in version 12.04. It turns out the excessive heat and constant fan on my Ideapad U400 was being caused by the switchable graphics, which so far have proven … Continue reading
Lagview – Trine (PC)
One of the games featured in the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle was Trine, it took me a while to get around to playing it but I’m glad I finally did. Trine is a side-scrolling game with RPG elements and some interesting … Continue reading
Quake Live Review (PC)
Quake Live is far from being a new game, it was officially released to the public in February 2009 but it’s really just a more refined re-release of a game that was released in 1999, Quake 3. I wasn’t really … Continue reading
VVVVVV Review (Pandora)
VVVVVV, what kind of name is that? I think it has something to do with the incredible amount of spikes you’ll encounter. Or maybe the developer’s cat named the game by stepping on the keyboard. Whatever the case, you can … Continue reading
Wireless and Ubuntu Linux on the Lenovo Ideapad U400
Update (2012-04-26): On a new install of Ubuntu 12.04 I was able to connect to my wireless network without any additional configuration. After lots of time fighting to get my wireless going for my U400 in Ubuntu 11.10 (more specifically, … Continue reading
Review of the Lenovo Ideapad U400
I recently purchased an Ideapad U400 for myself as my next laptop. This laptop is kind of the big brother of the U300s which for whatever reason has been called an “ultrabook”. I think the idea is that ultrabooks are … Continue reading
Lagview – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC)
Bethesda’s fifth Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim, came out earlier last month and so far I’ve logged well over 40 hours of gameplay. The game takes place 200 years after the events of the Oblivion crisis, which you will remember if … Continue reading
Lagview – Rage (PC)
Rage is a post apocalyptic FPS/RPG/Racing game from id Software, and their first new game since Doom 3 was released way back in 2004. Rage takes place a few hundred years into future, after an asteroid has impacted earth, turning … Continue reading
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