Thursday, October 29, 2009

The Golden Age of Video (Ricardo Autobahn)

"We came, we saw, we kicked it's ass."
- the Right Reverend William Murray

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BioShock 2: ‘Capture the Sister’ multiplayer trailer

Forget capturing flags, that's so old-school. Stuffing little sisters into art deco ventilation shafts is the new hotness.
This may give Grifball a run for its money.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Penny Arcade's Tycho on the black arts required to get Borderlands PC multiplayer up and running

I chose the PC version, which I don't regret, because its comparatively stratospheric resomolutions do the game's art an incredible service. I did run aground on some port forwarding at first, which is apparently the cosmic tradeoff. After an hour or so of bullshit, which included a host of router perforations as well sequence of voodoo-like rituals culled from innumerable fora, I was finally able to enter a game with a friend. At this point, I'd played the game so much by myself that it was not a multiplayer game at all, so when he manifested in that inviolate space I almost didn't know how to react. I imagine it was something like the first two humans to ever look upon one another; there was suspicion, fear, and ultimately rage.  I had to come to terms with the idea that I was not the only protagonist, which is - and let's be honest - suboptimal

port forwarding = 'router perforations'
I love it. That man certainly has a way with words.

I ended up following the readme and forwarding:
7777 TCP/UDP
28900 TCP
27900 UDP
28910 TCP

when that still didn't work, someone on the forums mentioned that Gamespy required 6500 UDP also to be forwarded. Once I rebooted the router (Apple Time Capsule) I was able to host/invite, etc.

Hoping an update brings UPnP so more people can/will host.

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Ahnuld's 'F-you' to Ammiano - Classy!

Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office use a coded veto message to send the f-bomb to Tom Ammiano, soon after the San Francisco assemblyman made news by telling the governor to "kiss my gay ass"?

One step above "I'm rubber and you're glue..." The sophisticated barbs those two are trading more than make up for the fact that the state is crumbling around them. Bravo!

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A New Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer

because zombies ARE the new pirates.

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Bunch 'o Bayonetta Screenshots (and box art) up at teamxbox.com

A witch with powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces-off against countless angelic enemies, many reaching epic proportions, in a game of 100% pure, unadulterated all-out action. Outlandish finishing moves are performed with balletic grace as Bayonetta flows from one fight to another. With magnificent over-the-top action taking place in stages that are a veritable theme park of exciting attractions, Bayonetta pushes the limits of the action genre, bringing to life its fast-paced, dynamic climax combat. 

Today SEGA has pulled the curtain back to show off the official box artwork for Bayonetta. 

 

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Friday, October 23, 2009

Seattle Screening of Finding Playland - Dec 1, 2009

Come relive Seattle's salad days at a free screening of Finding Playland:

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Shoreline Community College Auditorium

16101 Greenwood Avenue North

Shoreline, Washington 98133

DVDs will also be available for $10.

Sponsored by Senior Housing Assistance Group - SHAG with support from 4Culture.

Download flyer (pdf)

 

Greg's latest documentary is getting a free screening in Seattle. It'll be nice to see it all at once with an audience instead of the bits and pieces I've caught as he's worked on it.
Can't wait!

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