A year ago I checked out the early access version of a game called Shadowrun Online. Skip forward 365 days and some change, and now we have the release version of that game in Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown. It's come a long way from the early access version. My first look at Shadowrun Chronicles was definitely ...
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Mac from 1986 Surfs the Modern Web
Does this video of a 1986 Mac surfing the modern web float your geek boat? It certainly does mine! Love, love, love this kind of stuff. If you'd like to know more, there's an excellent post over at The Kernel detailing how it was done (it took more than a ...
Netflix on an NES
I just absolutely love this kind of stuff. Netflix engineers have gotten their service running, in limited fashion, on an unmodified Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The original Polygon post is here.
A tidbit: "Netflix engineers Guy Cirino, Alex Wolfe and Carenina Motion hacked together a semi-working version of the service for the NES during the company's winter ...
Star Trek New Voyages: Mind-Sifter
There are a lot of fan-made Star Trek series and movies out there. They're of varying quality, of course, but I tend to like them all on a certain level because they're labors of love. Two of the better efforts are Star Trek: New Voyages (now becoming Star Trek: Phase II) and Star Trek ...
J.R.R. Tolkien reads from The Lord of the Rings – An Entish Chant
Every now and then, life just brings you something cool and unexpected. Enjoy.
Let’s Play Magic 2014 #10: Jailbreak
This is part 10 of a Let's Play series of Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers in campaign mode. This marks our first venture into the Shandalar portion of the campaign and we face off against the Jailbreak deck. It's an interesting encounter with a 9 turn limit that feels more like a puzzle ...
Let’s Play Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall 13 (Müllers, Sewers, and Bugs)
In part 13 we look around frantically for Frau Müller, finally realize she's not there due to a bug (she bugged out, ha ha!), do some backtracking (off camera) to get the game all sorted out, and have a nice little romp through the sewers. Since it's Shadowrun, that romp very likely includes combat NOTE: ...
Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Monster Manual first look & review
Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Players Handbook first look / review
Let’s Play Magic 2014 #9: Ajani Goldmane / Guardians of Light deck
This is part nine of a Let's Play series of Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers in campaign mode. In part eight we finished the Zendikar portion of the campaign, so this time around we unlock another planeswalker and duel Ajani Goldmane and his Guardians of Light deck. This was another tough deck, but ...