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Transitioning the Apple TV into a gaming console.

March 3, 2010

Some dude, Michael Pachter, a gaming analyst, claims that the Apple TV will soon be hooked up to the AppStore and magically transform into a gaming machine, albeit one that does more than simply play games. This isn’t a particularly original thought, but neither are most thoughts from these so-called analysts, who seem to be [...]

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The iPad is the volkscomputer.

February 24, 2010

We love this quote by Ed Finkler, which we spied over at Daring Fireball:
When folks need an elevator, we should give them an elevator, not an airplane. We’ve been giving them airplanes for 30 years, and then laughing at them for being too stupid to fly them right.
Finkler pretty much identifies what’s so great about [...]

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Transitioning to an iPad workflow.

February 23, 2010

We’ve long complained about toting our 17″ MacBook Pro around when we travel. The purchase was solid when we wanted a top-performing mobile Mac for gaming, with the occasional trip requiring relative transportability. Since we’re traveling more and gaming less these days, the bulk of lapzilla has caused us to look for a replacement, and [...]

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WoW’s easy-mode is what makes the new LFG system win.

January 12, 2010

In a reply to SynCaine over at Hardcore Casual, commenter Mig borrows from Palahniuk’s Fight Club by acutely noting how World of Warcraft’s (WoW’s) glorified new looking-for-group (LFG) system does little more than create “single-serving friends.” The lack of difficulty in most instance encounters, combined with the ease of being able to quickly enter such [...]

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NPC party members are a good idea.

December 5, 2009

Lots of folk are annoyed at Bioware’s revelation of “companion characters” in the upcoming Star Wars MMORPG, whereby “companion characters” are NPC group-members that can stand-in when groups can’t find other players to fill certain roles, such as healers and tanks. Keen was one of the first to vocalize his aggression:
Why don’t you just make [...]

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