Windows 8 Review: A Modern Experiment

Windows 8, Microsoft’s experimental new version of the world’s most popular operating system, has already been out for a few months, so it seems a little silly to just now come out for a review, especially when the Consumer Preview was out for several months before that. I disagree. I think that, having now spent several months with the final version on my working desktop and needing to replace some hardware in that time, it’s time to really get into how Windows 8 operates and whether it might be a good upgrade for you. On a technical basis, Windows 8 is a redress of the Windows 7 core, which hails from decades of solid advancement, allowing it to maintain backwards compatibility. On a usability basis, Windows 8 is a drastic change to the norm and requires some learning to get used to. Is it worth a shot? I think so.

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Man The Lifeboats! It’s An MMO Tidal Wave!

Man, oh man. I was doing some research today and got a look at all of the MMO’s that are coming up in the near future…When I took stock of everything that’s happening in the Massively Multiplayer Online world, I have to admit that I got a little happy and a little sad at the same time.

Boy, there’s a lot coming up . Unfortunately that means that there’s going to be some losers out there and that kinda sucks.

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‘Primordia’ Review: You Are ‘Safe’ Here…

In a world where machines carry on the legacy of Mankind, what could be more interesting then realizing the flukes in logic when logic becomes oppressive and emotionless, and faith a relic of a half-destroyed, post-apocalyptic world? Well, Primordia hopes to give one tentative example of one robot’s quest to regain his ship’s power core, while uncovering the remnants of Man’s fall into extinction. Read the rest of this article…

Google Apps Racks in Over $1 Billion in Revenue, Drops Free Version

Google Apps, the enterprise version of Gmail, docs & drive, announced that it has pulled in over $1 billion in revenue in the last year. Google Apps is the biggest competitor to Microsoft Exchange and their hosting Exchange service, Office 365. With more than 5 million business and government users, they are starting to be the go to service. Read the rest of this article…

Tom Cruise Plays Wall-E In New Post-Apocalyptic Film ‘Oblivion’

Universal recently revealed the trailer for Joseph Kosinski’s (TRON Legacy) new film, Oblivion. Based on a graphic novel he co-wrote, the film will tell the tale of the last repairman on Earth, played by Tom Cruise, trying to scavenge the last vital minerals on the planet after an alien race has carved up the surface, Cataclysm-style. Of course, he finds Something Weird that drags him into a crazy predicament and totally warps his worldview. It’s dark, mysterious, and has plenty of special effects. Why am I so excited? Let me explain below (along with the trailer!).

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Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360) Review: A Tropical Sandbox Worth Fighting For

I’m going to describe a game and I want you to guess what it is. You’re an out-of-water American stuck in a civil conflict set in an archipelago of tropical islands in southeast Asia. You fall on the side of the insurgency against a corrupt, oppressive regime that dresses in bright red and sports a white star for a logo. The world is a sandbox, allowing you to tackle objectives in any order, including knocking over and claiming enemy outposts, vehicle races, and a series of scripted story-based missions that feel out of place compared to the fun you’re having out in the jungle. If you guessed 2009’s Just Cause 2, you’d be right. If you happened to guess Far Cry 3, you’d also be correct. Far Cry 3 lacks the over-the-top zaniness of zip-lining and parachuting through a tropical paradise, but where it lacks that game’s comic fantasy, it’s a far more intimate, more tightly structured game that improves on the gaggle of systems introduced in its predecessor.

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Planetside 2 Double XP Weekend

We all love getting some xp for doing things in game. Whether it’s killing mobs or solving puzzles or completing quests or shooting people in the face, there’s not much most of us like more in games than getting those sweet, sweet experience points which allow us to level up and build our characters into more formidable killing machines. Even with our love for XP in games, though, I can name one thing off the top of my head that’s sweeter than any XP you’ll ever taste.

Double XP!

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Why The Hate For Far Cry 3’s Co-op? [VIDEO]

Far Cry 3 is a solid game and while our review is still forthcoming, I’m a little curious about the drubbing that the game’s co-op mode has been receiving from the media. Taking an open world game and then stripping most of that away for the cooperative action seems a little anti-thetical (and honestly, less fun) than letting you and your bros wreak havoc across the landscape. Cody, Kelly and I played through the first hour or so of Far Cry 3’s experience below so you can draw your own conclusions.

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FleshEatingZipper Liveblogs The Spike VGAs, Join Us For The Horror! (9PM EST, 6PM PST)

It’s that time of year again! Tonight, Spike TV presents the tenth edition of their Video Game Awards, a program they dedicate as a tribute to gamers, but is anything but. The VGAs are known for not only being a showcase of new game trailers from complicit developers, a solid lineup of actual game award winners, and a show that could be best described as hugging a cactus with your eyes. We’re live blogging the event in hopes that you simply won’t watch it. We’re doing it for you. So stay tuned, the liveblog will update itself automatically below, you don’t need to refresh the page!

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I’ve Finally Given In & Bought an Xbox 360 Slim *Sad Face & Tear*

September 25, 2007, Halo 3 was released. This was the day I bought my first Xbox 360. I bought the Elite version with the 120GB hard drive for $479.99 and Halo 3. Yesterday, I traded it in for an Xbox 360 Slim with the 250GB hard drive. My Elite had no problems, it never got the infamous red ring of death or had any other issues but it was time for me to finally upgrade. Read the rest of this article…