F2P News: Team Fortress 2

Well, it was announced the other day that Team Fortress 2 will now go free to play.  If Valve handles this the right way, this could be great for the game and it's current community.  I have been an avid TF2 player in the past.  And while I enjoyed playing through the extra content that has been included in the last year or so with updates to the individual classes.  The TF2 Fan deep inside of me is concerned about the F2P model for this type of game.  I think I speak for...

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New Site Layout is Live!

The new site layout is live.  Some aspects of the site may continue to change and develop over the course of the next couple of weeks.  I'm looking to implement my video feed from YouTube, link to my eBay auctions, and other various improvements (and possibly some color changes) are all coming this way.  Leave comments and let's see what everyone thinks.  Enj...

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PS3 Game Showdown!

The last several weeks have been pretty eventful in our house as far as my PS3 has been involved.  And in a good way.  As part of Sony's "Welcome Back" package I downloaded "Little Big Planet" and "inFamous".  And yesterday I picked up the much anticipated "Duke Nukem Forever". So what is my take on my recent game selections?  "Little Big Planet" is a neat and addictive game.  But it is obviously targeted more towards the casual game audience.  Which is great for those...

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Android review: 'Riptide GP' by Vector Unit

Today I'll give a brief review of Riptide GP by Vector Unit.  Riptide GP is specifically for Tegra 2 Android devices, which is unfortunate for non Tegra 2 users.  I'm running this on my Acer Iconia a500 tablet and it rocks.  The graphics are unbelievable for a mobile device.  The water has amazing water physics and real-time reflections; which make for a gorgeous experience. The game is on the Android Market listed at $6.99 and is worth every penny.  For...

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Site Layout!

Just a quick heads up, it's about time for my yearly layout change...So check back soon for Techie.Smart's Faceli...

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E3 News: Nintendo's Wii U

So it's E3 time again.  And most recently some of the hottest news to roll out of the convention is the breaking details of Nintendo's newest console due out in 2012.  The Wii U is their latest offering.  So what is it exactly?  I guess the easiest way to describe it would be a slicker looking version of the current Wii console. So what's under the hood: -Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i. -Compatible with HDMI, Composite and S-video cables (yes, we are getting HDMI...

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Other E3 Goodness

With E3 going on there are no lack of great news stories to cover.  I'll be trying to catch some of the more unique and buzzed trailers from online as they are released and showcase them here, so check back soon. Inversion The trailer for this game looks pretty crazy.  Yes, it sounds a lot like the Inception theme, and yes it looks to borrow a lot of mind bending and landscape twisting effects used in the Inception movie.  The craziest thing about this trailer is the use of cover...

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Android Review: 'Cordy' by SilverTreeMedia

As promised this is the first of hopefully many Android reviews.  Today we are looking at 'Cordy' by SilverTreeMedia.  I first played this game at  our local Best Buy a few months ago.  It was loaded onto the Xoom that was on demo in the store.  Immediately, I wanted this game.  I recently picked up a Acer Iconia a500 tablet running Honeycomb, and this was the first game I downloaded. It is free from the Google Android Market.  After downloading you can enjoy...

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