Category Archives: Other Worlds

From iPhone apps to PS3 games, this covers all the other words I’m a part of.

Alice in Wonderland 2010 – Quick Review

Bottom Line: Disney’s new Alice in Wonderland was a decent movie, but nothing to write home about. It didn’t feel like Wonderland, despite excellent character realization and beautiful visuals. Midway through the movie, I realized that I wasn’t going to get what I wanted out of … Read More

Star Trek Online Overview – Part 2

An overview of space in Star Trek Online, covering ship upgrading through weapons, devices, bridge officers, and ship trade-in, the shield mechanic, and space loot handling.

Star Trek Online Overview – Part 1

Part one of my overview of Star Trek Online covers basic flaws, universe, mission format, level and rank explanation, and ground mission basics.

iLife App Reviews – Part II, Games!

Okay, this will be a bit longer than my previous app review post about design and development apps, because, well, there are a lot more games. I’m sure I’ll miss some good ones, so feel free to leave a comment if you know of any … Read More

iLife App Reviews – Part I, Design & Dev

I just picked up some really good Apple iPhone / iPod Touch apps from the iTunes app store and thought I’d share. Design / Development iCheatSheets, by John Ohl - This convenient app lists the tags, functions, and attributes of 11 programming and markup languages, … Read More

…And Again

Okay, so Mirror’s Edge now works again, but I’m afraid to restart the computer. I think I’ll just wait until tomorrow night when I shut it down in preparation for the movers and not start it up again until we’re in Nevada. On a related … Read More

EA Fails Again

Well, this is annoying. After posting my glowing review of Mirror’s Edge yesterday, I now find that I’m unable to start it at all today. I get an apparently somewhat common error of the old “has encountered an error and needs to close” message before … Read More

Mirror’s Edge Review

Mirror’s Edge looked fun when it first came out, but it also didn’t quite look worth paying new release prices. I mean, it’s a game about running, how complex can it be? I noticed the other day that it’s down to $20 for PC now … Read More

Steam

Finally got myself a Steam account. Find me there as ShardsOfBlue! :D Mirror’s Edge, by the way, is way fun.

Mass Effect 2!

Found out today that Mass Effect 2 is supposed to be released early next year. ‘Course that means it’ll be out sometime around August 2010, but still, I’m excited. :P The first game had a great story and some fun cause/effect elements, and the second … Read More