rapture

I held a Halo PC LAN. Details here: http://hushedcasket.com/node/3977

I got my 360 back a few weeks ago.

Even though I have Call of Duty: World and War and Gears of War 2, I'm stuck in Halo 3 multiplayer. I can't seem to get out of it. I've been have some gg's with some regulars on my XBL buddy list.

No, I haven't yet completed the campaign on CoD:WaW or GoW2. I suspect that I'll make my way though CoD:WaW's campaign in mid-January. GoW2 will come after that. I've got too many games to play and too many of my friends are in the same position.

LEFT 4 DEAD is my pick of Game of the Year. I've been playing it on the PC and I have to say that it is one of the most impressive games that I've played. The gameplay is very creative and the developers did a great job of immersing the user into the game. I almost feel as if I'm playing a movie.

I am looking forward to no game in 2009. I buy few games. The only games on my radar are Halo Wars (360) and Resident Evil 5. However, the expansion pack to Halo 3 called Halo OSDT will get a lot of my attention; especially if the gameplay is like that of Halo 3's multiplayer. Other than that, I'll have to wait until another L4D-type game pops up on my radar.

My gaming rig recently crashed. I thought this was due to either low hard drive space or Google Chrome. I rebuilt my system and still had an issue. It has to do with my RAM. My Buffalo Firestix is high performance RAM. It requires more voltage than the typical stick of RAM. Boosting my RAM to 2.1V did the trick...for about a week. Today after a reboot, my motherboard would not go to post. I upped the RAM's voltage to 2.3V and that did the trick. Unsure if doing that will harm my RAM or not. Oh well. If it does, it's been a good run on 4GB. I'm sure I'll have some more.

TF2 is still getting some play. I hope to play it regularly in 2009 with a regular group of gamers.

We're having a NYE party tomorrow night. Rock Band 1 and 2 will be making an appearance along with Scene It! 2.

If I begin traveling more frequently, I'm going to purchase a gaming-grade laptop computer.

So long 2008.

...

Open Tray error with the occasional RRoD.

Great.

Just in time for Gears of War 2. I even bought the Limited Edition.

See you in a couple of weeks.

-rap

TF2 (PC) - I really do believe this game has more replay value than any FPS on the market on any platform.
CoD World at War beta - my impressions

Occasionally:
Halo 3
CoD4

Looking forward to:
Gears of War 2
CoD World at War

The social networking service called "raptr" is pretty neat.

I setup an account a few days ago and I'm already liking it. I just need to get all my gaming buddies to hop on board.

Add me: http://raptr.com/rapture

Here's hoping the XBOX.com eventually goes in this direction.

I haven't updated this blog in a while but thought I would check in and let you know what I'm gaming:

Quake Live
Battlefield Heroes
Team Fortress 2
Halo 3

I'll have more to say about BF:H and Quake LIVE once they come out of beta.  Team Fortress 2 continues to impress upon me.  I can't think of another FPS with more replay value. 

I can say that as of lately, I've been busting a lot of Team Fortress 2 on my PC.  My XBOX 360 has been getting limited gaming time.

However, I think that will change once the new Halo 3 map pack comes out which is right around the corner. 

And by the way, I think Gears of War 2 is going to the next Halo 2.

My 360 arrived it the mail on Tuesday.  I still haven't played it.

I've been spending my time playing on Steam - mainly Team Fortress 2.

Here's a really good Soldier video from a skilled player:

What's the deal Microsoft?  You still haven't returned my XBOX 360.

Oh well.  Thank goodness for Steam. 

I'm not looking forward to playing on such a closed system once I get my 360 back.