March 1, 2010 was a strange day in the world of video games. First, PlayStation 3 consoles were suddenly rendered dead in the water thanks to a strange leap year bug. Then a weird update to Portal left people scratching their heads. If that wasn’t enough, Infinity Ward president Jason West and co-founder Vince Zampella… Read More »
Today at E3, Microsoft announced their new freebie program for Xbox Live Gold members offering two free games a month to download and keep. Seems slightly familiar. Right now, you can get Fable 3 for free (while supplies last). The time to download your free copy is limited, so don’t wait around. Also featured were… Read More »
It is amazing how often I tend to forget that the little changes that I am making in my life are actually going to make a difference. It is true that it may not make a difference in just a few days but if I keep up with those changes, then it will make a… Read More »
As I think about my own healthy lifestyle journey, which I have been on for quite a while, the Elvis Presley song “A Little Less Conversation” comes to mind. I am sure that Elvis was not talking about getting up off of your rear and putting forth the action that I have been talking about… Read More »
Your homeworld has been destroyed and you have been sold as a slave, living among what little remains of your species. You now live on an unfamiliar alien world overrun with Yugai, an alien race hellbent on capturing all that remains of the universe. Do you have what it takes to rise up? To take back… Read More »
My husband gave me an iPad for Mother’s Day 2010. Our daughter Allison was only 11 months old at the time, but she was very interested in the tablet. The first app I ever downloaded for her was Wheels on the Bus HD by Duck, Duck, Moose ($1.99 for iPad). We were both delighted at… Read More »
In 2010, a group of friends from DePaul University got together and created their own game called Octodad. The group made the game free-to-play for everyone. It was released later that same year for Windows, Mac and Linux, respectively. Octodad is the story of an Octopus father, disguised as a human, with a human wife… Read More »
So many games on Facebook have allowed everyone to act like a farmer from planting different crops to raising different animals. Finally gamers can go one step further in Giants Software’s Farming Simulator 2013 coming out for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, and PlayStation Vita this September. It is not a simple point… Read More »
Welcome to the first ever installment of Stand Up Comix! Each week the people at ComiXology have been kind enough to open allow us to invade Santa’s Toy Shop, so to speak and review the new books from indie creators that have been submitted for your purchasing pleasure. You can find all of these books and… Read More »
Let’s all be honest with ourselves, we have cravings and it is hard to be on a healthier lifestyle when we deny ourselves these cravings that we have. I know that for myself many of these cravings come down to comfort foods that hold a special place in my life along with some bad habits… Read More »
