Archive for May, 2005
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 at 9:58 pmOver the three-day weekend I picked up Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade for the PSP. The game is basically Champions of Norrath without the Everquest license; no official character types, races, monster names, etc. The mechanics of Brotherhood are the same as Norrath. I was going to same the same with […]
A Long Time Ago …
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 at 5:00 amNo, not another Star Wars post, but a Internet Archive Wayback Machine link to the olden days of Calvert Games. It is kind of interesting for me to see the evolution of the site; figured some other long time readers would get some giggles as well.
As long as I am digging up old crap, […]
That’s Racing
Monday, May 30th, 2005 at 10:19 pmOverall yesterday was a great day for racing. As I indicated in previous posts (and comments), I immensely enjoyed the European GP, and the Indy 500 was a blast as well. I am not sure what to make of the Coca-Cola 600; it was so damn long (5+ hours) with so many cautions […]
Revenge of the Sith Kicks Box Office Goodness
Saturday, May 28th, 2005 at 8:10 pmThe 6th or 3rd Star Wars moving (depending on your view point) has already kicked some serious ass in the box office, and continues to do well with $15.9 million in earnings yesterday. Revenge of the Sith pulled in $108 million during its opening weekend, including $50 million on its opening day. Very, […]
Elder Gamers Unite (Round Two)
Saturday, May 28th, 2005 at 6:32 pmGeoff Pinello (geoffp) from the former Elder Gamer site (Chris’ old blog) is now part of the Recycle Bin! I met Geoff as part of Chris’ OOTP IOSBL, and am delighted that Geoff is going to contribute to the Recycle Bin. I will let Geoff do his own introduction, but I expect Geoff […]
2005 Indianapolis 500
Saturday, May 28th, 2005 at 2:37 pmI never have considered myself a bandwagon jumper or a fair-weather fan, but I have always enjoyed watching Sam Hornish Jr. race, which is the main reason I am pulling for him in tomorrow’s race. I am not really sure why I latched onto Sam; I guess it is just one of those things […]
Pelican Screen Guard (PSP)
Saturday, May 28th, 2005 at 12:38 pmIf you own a PSP by now you are painfully aware that the screen is super sensitive and scratches every time you sneeze, or you are about to come to the realization that you are going to scratch up the surface of your PSP any day. Either way, the PSP’s screen is made out […]
Sporting News Takes
Saturday, May 28th, 2005 at 2:30 amI enjoy the Sporting News because each week I get straight sports talk without the crap that goes for sports in Sports Illustrated. I could go on and on with a SN vs. SI rant, but I have done that in the past. As it stands, SN gives me great NFL, NCAA Football, […]
Weekend Updated
Friday, May 27th, 2005 at 9:09 pmI made it back from the Gulf Coast today! Nothing like a trip to the Redneck Riviera to get my batteries recharged! Fun in the sun, good food, great weather, beer (lots of it), baby sitters (thanks mom!), quality time with the wife and kids, and more beer (really, lots of it). […]
Pelican Face Armor & Disk Jackets (PSP)
Saturday, May 21st, 2005 at 12:12 amIn my quest for the perfect PSP protection I decided to pick up Pelican’s product for $9.99. What do you get? A block glossy finished plastic cover that screws into the back side of your PSP. The inside of the cover has a felt cover to protect your precious PSP screen. […]
Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith (No Spoilers)
Friday, May 20th, 2005 at 11:59 pmI will not spoil it for anyone; not now, but maybe in a week or two. I got to see the move Thursday night, and despite mixed reviews from friends, fan sites, and message boards, I really enjoyed the move. In short (with no spoilers) - Revenge of the Sith was much better […]
Consoles - Predicting the Future
Tuesday, May 17th, 2005 at 3:22 pmI have not had time to sink my teeth into all the new console announcements, but I find it interesting that predictions are rolling out the door:
“In 2004, Sony’s older PlayStation 2 led the U.S. console wars with 43 percent of the market, according to Jupiter Research. The original Xbox was a distant No. 2 […]
Revelations
Monday, May 16th, 2005 at 8:12 amStar Wars 6 … err, rather Star Wars 3 is almost here, and as I wait for the goodness to arrive, a friend of mine tipped me off to Star Wars Revelations, which is an independent effort from Panic Struck Productions. I will let you decide the merits of this 40 min file, but […]
EHM 2005 Preview
Sunday, May 15th, 2005 at 5:59 pmOddly enough, Gamespy has posted a preview of Eastside Hockey Manager 2005. Kudos to Gamespy for covering these “obscure” text games!
There is more information about the game on the Sports Interactive site. I am not so thrilled about the 2D “snapshot” view, but otherwise a solid game gets better. There’s a gold […]
Text Gaming News
Sunday, May 15th, 2005 at 5:49 pmMany of you know that I am moving across the country in a couple of weeks. The chaos surrounding packing up offices and a house made me forget to post about a couple of text gaming news events.
There’s a new Diamond Mind Baseball newsletter out. The full text is available on their site, […]