Earlier this summer Microsoft began its “Games with Gold” promotion on Xbox Live. Every month Xbox Live gold members can download two games for free. I’ve already downloaded Assassin’s Creed 2 and Dead Rising 2. One of this month’s games is Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers. Any talk of Magic: The GatheringRead more
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I love having a nerdy wife. A few years ago, either for her birthday or for Valentine’s Day, I got Alycia Mass Effect 2. It wasn’t one of those presents that you get for someone but it’s really for you. Alycia liked the first Mass Effect and I knew that she would enjoy its sequel.Read more
I love living in Southern California. Most of the time the weather is very moderate. We don’t experience the frigid winters of the east coast nor the sweltering, humid summers of the south. This past week, though, has felt more like Florida than California. Yesterday, while manning the Next Steps table in our church’s courtyard,Read more
Thankfully I’ve never been addicted to any sort of drug or substance. Unfortunately I am currently addicted to Candy Crush. Candy Crush is a puzzle game that can be played on mobile devices and Facebook. One of the biggest lures of Candy Crush is its ability to send and receive extra lives from your FacebookRead more
Growing up I spent my fair share of time and quarters in arcades. Friends’ birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese and Bullwinkle’s were just an excuse to stand in front of my favorite cabinets, destroying the aliens or saving the princess. One of my favorite arcade games was X-Men: The Arcade Game. The game wasRead more
I stole that title from the Twitter feed of The Verge’s Managing Editor, Nilay Patel. Yesterday Microsoft announced that it was changing course for the Xbox One. After last week’s backlash from E3, the Xbox One will no longer need to be connected to the Internet at all times and it will be able toRead more