Speaking of social warfare, FPS privates take note: The 1.3 patch for Battlefield 1942 is now online, featuring, among other tweaks, faster loading maps and quicker sniper reloads (the latter being the only major gaming area in which Day of Defeat is still definitively superior.) And it’s almost time to take the road to Rome…
Category: Gaming
Dogs of War.
The Village Voice scrutinizes the social habits of the military-industrial complex. (Not to judge a story by its cover, but this article, interesting on its own terms, also features a cartoon of dogs playing poker, which I must admit is a trope I’m particularly fond of.)
Can I roll again?
Via All About George, figure out your alignment. As it happens, I’m true neutral (Law: 3 Chaos: 3, Good: 3, Evil: 3). I guess that makes sense, particularly since back in the day I usually played chaotic neutral characters (often magic-users or thieves…and, yes, I still didn’t like the Elric books.)
Greetings from Vice City.
As I suspected, ever since last Tuesday GTA: VC has been seriously undermining my attempts to get anything of purpose done. But I just finished the main narrative arc of the game, leaving only the side missions, rampages, and such, so I might now be able to wrench my life back. Fortunately, Columbia students get the Monday and Tuesday of Election Week off, so I still have time to catch up on all the research I should’ve been doing over the weekend. At any rate, if you love GTA 3, you’ll love GTA: VC. It’s the same…but different.
Livin’ in the 80’s.
If you’re one of the many gamers out there avidly awaiting Grand Theft Auto Vice City in eight days, the official site has some interesting stuff up, including a radio station preview and Kent Paul’s Nostalgia Site. Looks like we’ll be hearing more from both Lazlo and Fernando Martinez on the 29th.
Rolling the Dice.
The House takes aim at Internet gambling.
Paging Michael Mann.
It’s Vice City baby. What GTA3 did to my summer, this one’s gonna do to my winter…anyone know any good preventative measures for carpal tunnel?
So much for Kid Icarus.
In an attempt to stop online gambling, all computer games have been banned in Greece. (Via Pigs and Fishes.) Ah, Greece, where they put you in jail for Tetris and give you a medal for Table Tennis.
Simulated Tragedies.
Slate surveys the recent spate of politically-minded online games, including Enduring Freedom and New York Defender. Warning: You may find either to be of questionable taste, and you may want to check out this (via Lake Effect) after playing the latter.
I am Tiger Woods.
Try your hand at Online Mini-Putt, via Catherine’s Pita. I got a 44 first time around…and I’m afraid to try again ’cause I doubt I’ll do any better.