I read Accelerando earlier this year; it was my first experience with Charles Stross, and it was a bit of a mindjob. While Stross is known for “hard” scifi, Accelerando quickly vaulted into a plausible-but-fantastic realm that probably wasn’t very indicative of the Stross that was recommended to me when I read Daemon.
I don’t know whether to envy someone who performs a live reenactment of a Mario Bros. level or pity them.
If TES IV: Oblivion wasn’t enough, the next game from Crytek should scare your video card into an early death. It looks fabulous; too bad I never cared much for the gameplay of Far Cry.
Street Fighter is a one-on-one game, so you must rely on yourself to win. You can’t mill around while your friends do the work for you. Self-reliance and continuous self-improvement is the only successful road. And yet, I also learned that no man is an island. Our tournament structure has always been open to all [...]
No, it’s not out yet (March 20th is the listed release date). But GameSpot is running an article about the advance copy they got (Oh! How I loathe them!). This feels like a much better Morrowind, and we’re not just talking about the obvious graphical improvements, but it also feels more streamlined for those who [...]