Archive for the ‘gaming’ Category

The Littlest Sniper

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Happy Birthday Antonio! Our little guy turned 5 today and after a hard evening of gaming with Halo 3, he passed out playing an old favorite, Need For Speed Underground 2. He had such a tight clutch on the controller we had to tug hard to get it ...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

This Christmas was filled with all sorts of delights. From good times with family and friends to new XBox 360s, bikes, TVs and laptops. After dealing with the agonizingly inconsistent behavior of our Sony KP-51HW40 for over a year, we finally decided to replace it with a Samsung ...

Life After the Halo 3 Beta - The Final Game

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

We've been peppered with the Believe campaign and a slew of beverages in the cafeteria case at work, clix figures, and all sorts of other Halo 3 merch (see exhibits a and b). Most notable is the fact that I finally finished Halo 2 for the first time ...

Halo Rumblings

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Looks like major changes are on the way for our favorite game. Two and a half years later, it is definitely still going strong in our household. Hard to believe, in the days where a game publisher will usually abandon a title after almost a year. First, there are ...

Holiday system upgrades and products that make you go Hmmmmm

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Christmas is that one time of year when I go through a lot of upgrades on my old system to try to squeak a little more performance out of it. The core of this system is an old Asus A7A133 motherboard. Why hang onto such old technology? ...

How to mod Halo PC: Beginner Level 2

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

[part1] Welcome back! Sorry for the delay in modding tutorials. This tutorial will include one of the most popular, and simplest, mods for Halo pc. The ability to shoot rockets out of your assualt rifle! This one mod can change gameplay completely. It would be even better if ...

How to mod Halo PC: Beginner Level 1

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

[part 2] Things you must have: Halo Mapping Tools v3.5 (hmtv3.5) ( http://halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1343 ) 60 plugins pack for Hmtv3.5 ( http://files.halomods.com/viewtopic.php?t=4198 ) Full version of Halo PC (buy it here if you dont have it) In this mod I will explain how to make Master Chief jump higher and have no falling damage! BEFORE ...

Halo Bots: Sniper Training

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

SNIPER TRAINING BETA Your Internet connection is down and you can’t play on xbox live. You’ve been wanting to get your skills up and reach that next level in Team Snipers. But, wait! You have four controllers, a decent size tv, and the blessings of scotch tape. The solution: play Halo ...

Bungie’s New Maps for Halo 2 - Part 2

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

MAPTACULAR MAP PACK! Bungie’s MAPTACULAR MAP PACK was the last five maps in the Halo 2 map collection. The maps were Terminal, Relic, Gemini, Elongation, and Backwash. TERMINAL Terminal is a train station located in a city on Earth, where teams can play on a battle field which consists of a large train platform in the ...