tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:10:56 +0000Richard GarriotMAGGuitar Hero1st PostForce UnleashedDungeon KeeperTool HumanThe Day That Never ComesMicrosoftHow ToBlu-rayXPS 1503GDCStill AliveMLSWeekendReviewXbox 360HDGlobal WarmingMastermindFutureE3XNA 2.0ISSSuper Mario Galaxy 2Rock BandPoliticsFallout 3Soccercasino.bodog.comSounders FCCasinoFlashGamesOnLive.comCustomer ServiceSpore DRMChromeEvil GeniusNintendoMacHuskiesPCBruce Spencehotorstand.netMercenaries 2Legend of the SeekerBeckhamTVEpiphoneTomb Raider UnderworldInternetOnLiveXcom Terror From the DeepSonyCloud Computinghitorstand.netMetroid Other MBullfrogBlackjackSporeStrategyDragon Age OriginsSeahawksThe Force UnleashedXcom UFO DefenseDell SucksGoogleToolFable 2GuitarWii Motion PlusToo HumanCraig HornerCreative XdockFirefoxGuitar ResourcesMirror's EdgeTerry GoodkindBridget ReaganMass Effect 2Line 6Death MagneticStar WarsIEMicroproseHalo MMOMetallicaSword of TruthSarah Palinstimulate your inner geekhttp://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Orbital)Blogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-1240550380829947567Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:49:00 +00002009-06-02T22:13:00.321-07:00Metroid Other MSuper Mario Galaxy 2Mass Effect 2MAGWii Motion PlusDragon Age OriginsNintendoE3SonySo for day 2, Nintendo and Sony were up to offer their new gaming wares to the masses. Since Microsoft did a pretty good job of being the company to beat with announcements yesterday, I was curious to see what big guns both companies would throw out to stay competitive. Up first was Nintendo.   Wii Motion Plus: Not exactly “new”, Wii motion plus got a lot of face time once Nintendo was done http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/vodJXU92UJ4/more-e3-gaming-goodness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/06/more-e3-gaming-goodness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-3344237916876357638Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:18:00 +00002009-06-01T23:18:37.238-07:00Xbox 360MicrosoftE3  So E3 kicked off today with a bang. Microsoft drew the long straw it seems and got the lead off position which was good for them since they had quite a few little digs against Nintendo and Sony. The show started a little slowly, Rock Band Beatles is slightly meh and really old news. Nothing too amazing there, but things quickly picked up after that.   Modern Warfare 2: I was really happy to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/jrxhQtKRWMk/my-take-on-some-e3-monday-highlights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-take-on-some-e3-monday-highlights.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-5285024772322129970Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:10:00 +00002009-03-25T13:26:25.556-07:00OnLiveGamesFutureMacOnLive.comPCGDCXbox 360InternetCloud ComputingI’m sure many of you are following the news coming out of the Game Developers Conference going on this week. Probably the most exciting news released thus far is details about the OnLive gaming service that looks to be pretty revolutionary for the gaming industry. For those not following the story, OnLive is basically “cloud computing” for gaming. It’s platform agnostic, meaning that you don’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/LpouSOI3Ajw/future-of-gaming-is-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/03/future-of-gaming-is-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-1738444720223671346Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:58:00 +00002009-03-12T09:58:32.831-07:00BeckhamSounders FCSoccerMLSBeing a week away from the Seattle Sounders FC home opener, I’ve got soccer on the brain. I’m eagerly anticipating the inaugural season of the latest expansion team to join the MLS. Seattle is a great soccer town and it’s about time we finally got our own MLS team. It turns out the timing couldn’t have been any better as the Sonics have left, the Mariners and Seahawks are doing fairly dismal, we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/snDQ-HaR_TY/bend-it-like-beckham-your-contract-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/03/bend-it-like-beckham-your-contract-that.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-6903981610813891895Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:46:00 +00002009-03-03T10:46:21.983-08:00Sword of TruthBruce SpenceBridget ReaganLegend of the SeekerCraig HornerTVTerry GoodkindI have a feeling that for many fans of the Sword of Truth series watching the TV show “Legend of the Seeker” is like seeing  a car crash. It’s horrible to see, but you can’t help but not look away. At least that is how I feel and why I continue to watch. I guess there is a part of me that keeps hoping each episode that they will some how fix some of the major plot problems and complete http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/rP4atHVQsPs/legend-of-seeker-continues-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/03/legend-of-seeker-continues-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-7512306617866057951Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:04:00 +00002009-02-24T09:34:07.390-08:00MastermindGamesStrategyDungeon KeeperFlashEvil Genius Just found this little jewel and it’s way too fun to put down. Mastermind is a great little flash strategy game that puts you as an evil overlord who builds up a criminal empire complete with your very own minions to do your bidding. It’s a lot of fun and has some campy humor to go along with the solid game. Not too terribly complicated, Mastermind is a take on the Dungeon Keeper type of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/PE_OnLo8Zb4/mastermind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)2http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/02/mastermind.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-8300930480434100914Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:52:00 +00002009-02-05T20:38:35.227-08:00MetallicaDeath MagneticThe Day That Never ComesHow ToGuitarWell like I said, I'm going to try and do one of these a week to help with my progress on the guitar. I think it helps a lot to force yourself to try and teach something to another person because you then have to think about it a lot more. Also I tried to make the video a bit better and edit some parts together instead of getting it all in one take. So without further ado, here is the video.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/h6CeJqjFZRs/more-guitar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)2http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/02/more-guitar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-3689539333263743324Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:54:00 +00002009-02-05T20:38:07.483-08:00MetallicaLine 6How ToGuitarEpiphoneI found a couple of other blogs about people and their trek to learn the guitar. I thought that it may be helpful for me to keep motivated for practice if I put up a little something here from time to time. This is the first one, I know it kind of sucks, but I will hopefully improve as I do some more of them.   The video is basically just an finger exercise I thought is pretty good for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/kclW28nUMCg/guitar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/01/guitar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-6660369547020972929Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:41:00 +00002009-02-16T15:53:39.130-08:00Strategyhitorstand.netCasinoBlackjackcasino.bodog.com There are a few more tips I can pass along to newer blackjack players that you can only learn from experience. Most of this has to deal with the types of blackjack games you will encounter in different casinos and different types of players. Other players is a big part of the game and can have a great affect on your blackjack http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/n8j9I69gHJY/more-blackjack-tips-and-tricks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/01/more-blackjack-tips-and-tricks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-788119021408133130Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:03:00 +00002009-02-16T17:24:11.818-08:00Strategyhotorstand.netCasinoBlackjackcasino.bodog.com I don't have many vices, but I do enjoy playing blackjack at a casino. I used to think I was pretty good at the game, but to be honest at that time I was really just lucky and didn't play the correct strategy all the time and once in a while made some stupid plays that looking back make me shake my head. In the past year, I've tried to get a bit better at this very popular casino game. You can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/dcz_DSDP46k/blackjack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/01/blackjack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-1855743154059048261Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:08:00 +00002009-01-15T11:08:14.835-08:00Sword of TruthLegend of the SeekerTV  So you may have seen this show if you are a fan of the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. I started reading the books a few years ago and thoroughly enjoy the series. When I heard in November that ABC studios was doing a show based on the Sword of Truth series I was both excited and afraid at the same time. As with most book adaptations it seems they fall into either one of two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/u7OSBHOOP3Y/legend-of-seeker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2009/01/legend-of-seeker.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-4282351451373373641Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:23:00 +00002008-11-10T23:13:01.172-08:00Global WarmingPoliticsGlobal Warming is one of those topics that can get you into hot water no matter what side of the debate you fall. I've always felt that the basic arguments behind global warming make sense logically and that to me has always been that the amount of industrialization we've seen in the last 100 years on our planet is something that has never happened in the world's history and it could have an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/FhBBPAVcAGs/global-warming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/11/global-warming.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-955318854860971478Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:55:00 +00002008-11-03T23:56:26.174-08:00Tomb Raider UnderworldMirror's EdgeXbox 360At the end of last week I took the opportunity to download the demos on XBL for Mirror's Edge and the new Tomb Raider Underworld games which are soon to be released. I took notice of Mirror's Edge when E3 hit and it really appealed to me as a genre-changing type of game. I really like the idea of taking the first person shooter type of game play and re-tooling it into something similar and yet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/RUC1CsbznPQ/fun-demos-to-try.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/11/fun-demos-to-try.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-4494270934043415981Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:19:00 +00002008-10-24T12:43:33.064-07:00Fable 2Xbox 360Since I've gotten my new laptop and it came with Windows Live Writer which is a fancy blog-a-ma-bob application, I've decided to try a post through it to see how it goes. Fable 2 is pretty awesome. For once I don't think anyone is going to be disappointed in this title in the way the first game had a few let downs. The only real issues have been the crazy stuff that happened to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/VWV35eqL_Hc/fable-2-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)1http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/10/fable-2-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-1201232207015726942Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:14:00 +00002008-10-21T10:33:55.809-07:00Well just a few short hours more to go until I get my hands on a copy of Fable 2. Supposedly it will ship overnight through ebgames.com and the street date delivery garuntee. We'll see if they can live up to the promise.A couple of things to note:I have not patched my Fable 2 Pub Games so I'm wondering if I can still merge the hundreds of thousands of gold I have gotten through the cheat into a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/apW4ylsikbw/fable-2-is-almost-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)2http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/10/fable-2-is-almost-here.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-2517073240877938993Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:52:00 +00002008-10-17T11:16:21.047-07:00Dell SucksXPS 1503Customer ServiceNever order anything from Dell period.I've made a few purchases from Dell in the past, and everything worked out as expected. In the past the process was painless and items were recieved as expected.Unfortunately, Dell now sucks.Needing a new laptop, I decided to purchase a XPS 1530 system this week. I modified the base system to include a slightly better processor, better graphics card, the max http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/vs3za25S7vg/dell-customer-service-sucks-big-floppy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/10/dell-customer-service-sucks-big-floppy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-2172970232582671636Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:11:00 +00002008-10-09T10:33:08.676-07:00ISSXNA 2.0Sarah PalinFable 2Richard GarriotCreative XdockWhew! Been a busy past 10 days or so, haven't hardly had time to even update this blog at all. Just wanted to post a couple notable things that I've seen lately.Fable II Co-op patchIt looks as if we will be getting the Co-op patch on or near release day for Fable II which is great. I was really worried that we wouldn't be getting it until a week or 2 later. I'm also a little more relieved by thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/PkMW2DZ_pfI/been-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/10/been-busy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-1360374439059934769Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-10-02T21:30:58.890-07:00XNA 2.0Fable 2As the Fable 2 launch is fast approaching we are starting to hear some disturbing news about items not in the final version of the game that will be shipping on the 21st. The first of these is the online multi-player co-op mode will not be available when you put the game disc in your Xbox, but will be released (hopefully) that week as a patch. I'm pretty worried about this fact since in all of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/Z1c_d0kOgUk/dissapointing-fable-2-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/10/dissapointing-fable-2-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-53704684956024122Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:39:00 +00002008-09-29T12:23:33.369-07:00Xcom UFO DefenseXcom Terror From the DeepMicroproseDungeon KeeperBullfrogThe recent purchase of Xcom: UFO Defense and it's sequel Xcom: Terror From the Deep via Steam has reminded me of some classic games that I will always love to play. There is something about them that was done so well, they were great to play, and even after completing them, I can always go back and re-play them again and enjoy them just as much as before.Xcom: UFO DefenseCreated by Microprose, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/vgJZI_hxVqY/classic-games-i-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/09/classic-games-i-love.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-8698416720948141139Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:08:00 +00002008-09-24T12:46:36.218-07:00Halo MMOIt was revealed yesterday that soon to be closed Ensemble Studios was at one point working on a MMO set in the Halo universe. The project was killed by Microsoft, which was probably a good thing.While the Halo universe is most likely rich enough to support an MMO game, I don't think it would really work too well in practice. There is a continuing struggle between 3 different races, a war that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/MqVmtpQXDoM/halo-mmo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)2http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/09/halo-mmo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-488720211080382139Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:51:00 +00002008-09-23T12:03:36.650-07:00Fable 2Well I recently discussed my thoughts on the Fable 2 Pub Games cheat, and I'm a little surprized and dissappointed at what has now happened. Apparently there is a patch that removes the ability to cheat from Fortune's Tower which really doesn't make any sense.When the games first came out, it was clear right away you could cheat in Fortune's Tower and people quickly got lots of gold and items http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/-2sDw3h1zOA/fable-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/09/fable-ii.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-1060766216428029036Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:05:00 +00002008-09-19T11:49:09.610-07:00HuskiesSeahawksSpore DRMThe Force UnleashedSarah PalinWeekendI'm thinking of changing up the structure of the site a little bit. I want to try and review a new game each week but in addition to that I think that smaller posts about a variety of the week's current hot topics will probably serve the blog better and provide my viewers with more variety in my posts. With that said, let's begin...Sarah Palin's E-mail HackedThere is a heck of a lot that one can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/pGHUYh6w96o/busy-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/09/busy-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-643823450552681355Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:15:00 +00002008-09-18T16:22:03.925-07:00Force UnleashedStill AliveSporeForce Unleashed ReviewsGot a few different things to talk about today. Starting first off with all of the bad reviews that The Force Unleashed has recieved since it's release yesterday.I'm not quite sure what the problem is, and granted I've only played the demo. There was so much hype surrounding this game and the amount of talk it has been getting in the video game media since very early this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/pDWvNZeQs6E/couple-of-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)0http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/09/couple-of-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-2785962697645932336Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:18:00 +00002008-09-18T16:23:31.172-07:00ReviewPCSporeFinally getting my hands on Spore over the weekend, I thought I would do a little review of the game so far. I've had a chance to play through all of the stages (except for completing the space stage) and going a carnivorous route as well as trying the herbivore route.For those who aren't sure what Spore is, the game gives players the opportunity to create a race of beings that start out as cell http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/5wYaRdB_c9E/spore-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)1http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/09/spore-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554237165570566227.post-1136847040287062579Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:21:00 +00002008-09-12T11:56:34.512-07:00The first album release from Metallica in 6 years, Death Magnetic is the band's 9th album and thankfully brings back the sounds that one comes to expect from Metallica.When listening the tracks to this album, the first thing most older Metallica fans will notice is how similar it feels to "And Justice For All..." and could have been an album released before the "Black" album. Out of the 10 trackshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekGrayMatter/~3/iHnbfxaByhM/death-magnetic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Orbital)1http://geekgraymatter.blogspot.com/2008/09/death-magnetic.html