Tag: FPS

  • Facebook plans to aquire Oculus VR. The gibs will be monetized.

    Yesterday, Facebook announced its plan to acquire start up Virtual-Reality hardware developer Oculus VR for $2 billion. Last year, I wrote a short post for Dallas Observer’s Mixmaster about id software John Carmack joining Oculus VR in producing its flagship product, the Rift. I was fascinated by the dream of an immerse virtual reality environment […]

  • new miniblog: Game Jerno

    I started a new miniblog on tumbr called Game Jerno. I created this blog to bring my unique advocacy perspective to gaming a little at a time.

  • GRITtv: The Politics of Video Games: Reality and Overreaction

    [blip.tv http://blip.tv/play/gdElgoPpRQI] Independent news media outlet GritTV has an intelligent discussion about war-based games withgaming bloggers. I've followed GritTV in and out for a few years. The volume of videos they upload prevents me from following them daily, or even weekly. However, this outlets shows us that you can get quality news media out of […]

  • E3 Report 2009

    This is a week late due to studying for the GRE. I missed a whole lot of stuff due to preparing  the GRE: A-Kon, Isis, and E3. Now I’m free and ready to kick Dallass. Microsoft Conference Highlights: Project Natal – How are you supposed to play a FPS with this? I imagine one will […]

  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R larp

    Fighting mutants in a live-action game | Reuters.com.

  • Diversity in Far Cry 2

    HOLD UP!!! The name sounds a bit like Qurbani, the animal you sacrifice in Bakra Eid. Are there other contexts for qurbani. And what is the title to the Bollywood film Qurbani referring to?