I GOT AOE3!!!

YAY! I finally got Age of Empires 3! I haven't had much of a chance to play it yet, I've just played the tutorials and a bit of a skirmish, but it's great so far! The graphics are amazing, and it is every bit as fun as AOK. One thing I have learned so far: artillary is fun. Very, very, fun.

I should walk around like this

This is extremely funny. I would call the guy in this a geek, but that would be a bit hippocritical.

Merry Christmas!

FIVE days till Christmas... and everything in Riven is done in FIVEs!


(screencap from Riven photoshopped in under 10 minutes by mYstAddict.)

Riven to be released on Pocket PC!

Riven on the Pocket PC

It seems that porting Myst games to portable devices is all the rage. First Myst for the Pocket PC, then for the PSP, and now Riven for the Pocket PC. Riven for the Pocket PC requires
"Any Pocket PC 2003 or higher, 128 MB free Expansion Card, 16 MB free program space".

Screw the PSP, now I need a PocketPC!!!

Uru music in Munich TV Spot!

The song 'Kadish Gallery' (one of my personal favourite songs from the Myst games) from Uru was featured in a TV spot for Spielberg's new film, Munich! 'Nuff said.

See it here

A new reason why I need a PSP

A PSP: A Playstation Portable.
333 Megahertz Processor
32 Megabytes of Ram
4.3 Inch Display
Built-in stereo speakers
Capable of playing movies, audio, and most of all games.

But now: MYST IS BEING RELEASED ON IT!!!

The same old Myst game we all love, probably just a variation on Myst for the pocket PC, but with "new adventure scenarios."

That's all the info we have now, but it's enough.

I now officially NEED a PSP!

The Lattice Shard

My friend Nick has been busy lately creating his own Until Uru Shard. It is almost ready to go public, and will be called The Lattice Shard. I am one of the members of the small staff for the shard, and I am in charge of public relations. So far, we have had two staff meetings. At the first one, we established the roles of all the members and the time and place of the meetings. The second one was held last night, and only two members attended: myself and Nick. We did not decide on anything of importance, we just threw some ideas around, and explored the city. Hopefully, there will be a chance for a makeup meeting this weeked, so all three members can attend.

Symphonic Metal for all the fantasy fans out there

Lately, I have been listening to an Italian band that appeals to my inner swords-and-sorcery fan: Rhapsody. They classify themselves as 'Hollywood metal,' a reference to the inspiration they take from the soundtracks of Hollywood fantasy films such as Lord of the Rings, and they sound nothing like Hollywood glam-rockers such as Motley Crue, Ratt, etc. Rhapsody sounds like the soundtrack to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies done with guitars, synths, and double bass drumming. They have even recorded tracks with actor Christopher Lee (Saruman in the Rings films) on vocals and performing narrations. They are great, and you should check them out.

Mighty Rhapsody