After about two months since launch, Champions Online finally launched their first content patch. Titled “Bloodmoon” their first event obviously is focused around Halloween. The event includes several PvP scenarios, some missions to save the soul of some super heroes, and a lot of open missions that anyone can partake in. I thought I would…Continue readingBloodmoon Review
Author: Razakius
Trendsetting Teens?
A few weeks ago on my way to work, again listening to NPR, I heard a report on how teenagers are moving en masse from MySpace to Facebook. This isn’t an entirely surprising trend, but towards the end of the piece, they had a teenager remarking on how he thought it was just a fad,…Continue readingTrendsetting Teens?
After many years of relenting that I didn’t need an HDTV, my roommate and I finally caved and bought one. Our selling point wasn’t the slightly nicer picture or the generally larger screens, but rather the thiner sAfter many years of relenting that I didn’t need an HDTV, my roommate and I finally caved and bought one. Our selling point wasn’t the slightly nicer picture or the generally larger screens, but rather the thiner screencreenContinue readingFinally Stepping into the HD World
Fall Sci-fi review ’09
I usually put up my thoughts of the new sci-fi season a little earlier than this, but life has been busy and so I have been neglecting my blogal duties. This reprieve has given me ample time to watch the various science fiction television series that have come out this fall though to give it…Continue readingFall Sci-fi review ’09
Stargate: Universe Review
This last friday, the long awaited new Stargate series of Stargate: Universe premiered on the SyFy network (still trying to figure out why this isn’t SciFi network anymore but I digress). I have been looking forward to SGU for a very long time, really I’ve been looking forward to a follow-up of SG1 since about…Continue readingStargate: Universe Review
Making a Character Not Like You
Last week on “Fresh Air,” a talk radio show on NPR that generally interviews people in the entertaiment industry, they had Nick Hornby on promoting his new book. Nick Hornby, for those of you who don’t know, is the author of High Fidelity, a book that was turned into a most excellent John Cussack movie.…Continue readingMaking a Character Not Like You