SirFozzie Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Part Two of the Star Wars Retrospective is up! Featuring X-Wing, and it's various sequels. Instead of writing about all these games, I should be playing them (they're available and updated to play on modern machines too!) (and I wonder if I was the only one who decided to pay full price for the CD-ROM edition of X-wing, rather then send in my game disc and wait for them to send me the special edition) https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/11/the-star-wars-video-game-retrospective-part-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Interesting news out today, as Electronic Arts announced they are bringing their EA Access model over to PC in the form of Origin Access, which offers access to 15 or so games for $5 a month, as well as early looks at upcoming releases. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/12/origin-starts-subscription-service/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 A new feature makes its debut tonight, as Josh of GameNikkiInExile.com joins me for a round up of gaming news, with some gratuitous Foz-bashing on the side! https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/14/two-gamers-talk-january-2016/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Just think, you'd have to hit the most recent Powerball 15 times or so to buy this company. Not bad, Blizzard. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/15/vivendi-divests-itself-of-activisionblizzard-stock-values-company-at-20-billion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Between the Pats game, and learning a new dice game with Eric and Chris (which will be covered in a Wot I'm Playing in the near future), didn't get much done today, but I did come across the best thing ever, a full choir version of Still Alive. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/16/not-much-got-done-today/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Had to share this. The good thing about tabletop skirmishing games (like Warhammer) is that it doesn't lead to this, generally being a 1 v 1 game, but I know say, Diplomacy has ended groups that have been running for decades. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/17/ftl-the-two-ways-it-bites-you/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 A Late night edition of Wot I'm playing, featuring Reiner Kinizia's Age of War. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/18/wot-im-playing-reiner-knizias-age-of-war/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 What's the difference between a good tank and a bad tank in MMO's like World of Warcraft? Quite often, it's the other players. It's the difference between like "Ok here we go.." and "Oh *@$@%! what just happened" https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/20/tanking-in-world-of-warcraft-part-1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 (hums in Peyton Manning voice) Mass Effect you play so good... https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/20/wot-im-playing-mass-effect-1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I love you like family and will visit your blog even though you thought Alpha Protocol was a good game. Oh, so the gentleman writing this blog has impeccable taste and holds opinions that should be dearly valued, I see. Well, let me read further! I have heard a lot about this opioid epidemic plaguing our great nation and now I have proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'm already looking at this going.. "Fifteen game challenges completed in a month? Foz, you are NUTS!" (but then again, y'all already knew that!) The main goal is the Four, the rest are bonus goals, and you'll be able to watch me all next month attempt this on Twitch. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/21/announcing-the-fozs-four-for-february-challenge-with-bonus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 We got the news: Three Day Beta planned for the Division, Dangan Ronpa coming to steam, Link to XBox One system update details, Mortal Kombat X dropping out of the PC rat race, a Star Wars movie delay, and this time, Arnold "won't be back". https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/22/news-update-122/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks to the fine folks @Strexm, I now have an overlay! We're in the middle of the 0-100 WoW Tanking Challenge! twitch.tv/sirfozzie ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Couple new posts up, breaking down the Atari Vault (including classic arcade games), and breaking down Game Informer's Top 50 of the year, and some of the statistics will surprise you! https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/25/breaking-down-game-informers-top-50-games-of-2015-list/ (also in blog news, we will be running streams at least 6 days a week, starting around 8 PM Eastern daily) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 There are reasons I will add non-video game stories to the blog. Like this one about a security flaw with Lenovo software (yes, again). Why? Because it allows me to sneak in a gratuitous Spaceballs reference. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/26/i-dont-normally-post-stories-about-apps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Happy Hump Day! Hopefully, you're getting it, but if you're not, at least get OVER the hump with a Wednesday Night Twitch Stream! Gotta build up a schedule for the Fifteen in February! http://twitch.tv/sirfozzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 I can't play one of the hottest selling games on Steam. I want to, but you know, the fact I can't read Korean or Chinese is a slight issue (and also: A Ninety buck game is one of the hottest new games on Steam? Talk about a rabid fanbase!) https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/28/i-cantplay-one-of-the-hottest-games-on-steam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 It's an early stream tonight! Finally breaking through WotLK, into Cataclysm dungeons. The 0-100 Tanking Challenge Continues! http://www.twitch.tv/sirfozzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Wasn't a long stream tonight, kept having connection issues to warcraft, but here's the weekend news update! https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/01/29/weekend-news-update-129/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 A new edition of Wot I'm Playing, as my gaming group has decided they're in the mood for BIG GIANT STOMPY ROBOT gameplay, and you don't get much bigger, gianter, or.. (um.. stompier? Is that a word?) then Battletech, a game three decades strong and getting stronger! https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/02/01/wot-im-playing-part-1-battletech/ Oh, and I've started the Fifteen for February, and will have a report on the first game in the Core Four, Darkest Dungeon later today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Darkest Dungeon. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/02/01/wot-im-playing-part-2-darkest-dungeon/ A game about flawed heroes, a dungeon into the mouth of hell itself. And despite the heroes being flawed, spending their time they're NOT fighting the minions of darkness.. drinking and gambling, and whoring.. being even more heroic because they're so flawed. And because there's no phoenix downs, no 1ups here. They die, they're gone forever (especially because the game frequently autosaves to prevent savescumming). So, you get more invested when that character you spent hours and hours building up that came through for you time and time again dies because you thought he could pull it out one more time, and you asked for that one step over the line. It's great. I love it. And it's the first game in my Fifteen for February attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Please, all of you, do not tell me you are playing X-Com 2 before Friday. This game is getting the hottest reviews I've sen, and it's unusual for any February release to be called a shoe-in for game of the year consideration, but.. yeah, we're there. I'll have a full review of it up on release. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/02/02/x-com-2-reviews-are-coming-in/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 We have a bunch of new articles up: More on Darkest Dungeon and how the developers have actively made the game harder, EVE offshoot gets cancelled to make way for another offshoot, the new Batman Game trainwreck means we won't see it on Mac or Linux, and Mirror's Edge Catalyst enters Closed Beta soon (with a new trailer!) (oh, and we have a new Twitter Handle for An 8 Bit Mind, @An8BitMind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 First thoughts on #XCOM2 .. There's so little to do and so much time.. wait, completely the opposite. COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY THE OPPOSITE. People who hate time management will be lost at sea, but this game is SO. DAMN. GOOD. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/02/05/first-impressions-5-5-hours-into-xcom-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 In the immortal words from Lethal Weapon.. up till 9:30 AM playing #XCOM2 ? I'm getting too old for this shit. https://www.an8bitmind.com/index.php/2016/02/05/in-the-immortal-words-of-murtagh/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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