http://teamnimrod.net satisfying console gamer cravings Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:23:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://teamnimrod.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/newspaper_feed_48x48.png http://teamnimrod.net 48 48 satisfying console gamer cravings I spent part of the evening chatting with a fellow classmate about tonight’s launch of Modern Warfare 2. His wife is the GM of a local GameStop, so he had his pulse on all things MW2. She’d arranged a pre-launch tournament complete with big screens and a local band in ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/11/09/modern-warfare-2-launches-tonight-pc-version-might-not-do-well/ I came across a wonderful post on Kotaku postulating the death of single-player gaming. I was thinking along the lines of the article author, but stopped myself short when I considered just how long I’ve been playing games with other people. For those not in the know, the image to ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/10/08/the-original-digital-social-networking/ Goodness gracious, where does the time go? I was catching up on my Joystiq reading when I came across this little gem: A new MechWarrior game is on the way. I hope beyond hope that whatever is in the development pipeline is better than the half-baked MechAssault attempt on the ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/09/29/new-mechwarrior-game-im-living-under-a-rock/ It’s 4:00-something in the morning. My twin boys just decided that I could have a few minutes to myself and I figured what better way to pass the time than crank out a blog post? I’m at the stage of stupid tired and didn’t want to think a whole lot ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/09/27/gaming-quickies/ I’m still trying to wrap my brain around some of the synergy mashups in the wild. When it comes to social networking and portable devices I can admit that I’m well behind the times. I’m the dude who sat around for days pondering why in the hell anyone would want ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/09/15/another-gaming-console-hit-the-marketplace/ D Eye brought a change in artistic direction to my attention. I’m not sure how I missed this, but Borderlands has apparently been converted into a cel-shaded adventure. He pointed out that while he doesn’t dislike cel-shading, he isn’t convinced that Borderlands will benefit from it. Particularly, he’s upset with ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/08/29/does-artistic-style-really-matter/ We wouldn’t be Nimrods if a week went by without one of us breaking something. D Eye used his regularly scheduled Nimroidic Effort to break his Playstation 3 (PS3?) and ship it off to Texas. Little did he know that the planet-swallowing, fear mongering, galactically evil UPS ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/08/23/d-eye-vs-ups-goliath/ Of all the wonderful things I enjoy in this world, changing diapers and doing homework are not among them. One thing that is among my most-favoritists of all is watching my Dallas Cowboys play football. The NFL preseason is among us, which leads us to the fourth (fourth!) annual Team ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/08/16/diapers-homework-and-football/ Google: Wave, an early version of a collaboration and communication tool, was recently announced and released to developers. It consolidates email, instant messaging, blogging, wikis, multimedia, and document sharing, into one interactive application. By presenting Google: Wave to the community now, Google has committed the project to open-source ... http://teamnimrod.net/2009/05/30/google-wave-coming-soon-to-a-future-near-you/ Treasury Department Issues Emergency Recall Of All US Dollars http://teamnimrod.net/2009/05/13/us-government-issues-emergency-recall/