Finals week

Hey, Just wanted to say that it is finals week and therefor I probably wont be able to post until Friday or next Monday. I apologize for the delays but my summer class is almost over.

Schedule change/ Wednesday News

First of all, I would like to say sorry for not posting on Monday. But, cable is back online so we are good to go. Second, I am changing Wednesdays to gaming News, at least for now.

Ok, time for todays post.

The big news in gaming today, is that Microsoft has revised its DRM policy for Xbox One.
The most important effect this will have is that you WILL NOT have to connect your Xbox to the internet to play offline games. The only time the system will need to connect will be during first time set up. This goes for games downloaded off of Xbox Live as well.
The ability to sell, trade, and share games like you would for the 360 is now back as well. So Gamestop, you have been spared.
And finally, some good news to those who like to play games that normally aren't available in their country, regions have been removed, meaning the systems can be played in all areas of the world, government allowing, and games from across the world can be played as well. I foresee some hardcore RPG fans importing some JRPGs in the future.

Now, there were some features that were dropped as well. I won't go into details but most of them revolved around the cloud and your games library. Most specifically the ability to play your games library wherever you want without needing the disc.

All in all, it is good to see Microsoft actually listening to its fans. Sony, you might actually have some competition if Microsoft can keep it together.

Here is the link to the announcement from Microsoft's head of Interactive Entertainment.

That's all for today folks, be sure to check back for Throwback Friday!

Internet Outage

Just alerting any readers that a storm came through my area today and my Internet connection is down. That means Mondays post is canceled;however, I will try to make next Mondays post extra big to make up for it. Thanks for reading and bear with us.

P.S. if you were wondering how I am posting this, lets just say posting by iPhone on rural 3G is not pleasant.

New Schedule/ Throwback Friday!

First of all, I would like to thank anyone who has read this blog so far.

Now, to the good stuff. I am happy to announce that I have finally come up with an actual schedule and have set myself digital reminders so I won't forget. (I am actually quite reliable once I have iPhone alarms set.)

Here is the schedule:

Monday: I will attempt to post reviews of current games, as in games for current consoles. I generally wont be able to make reviews on brand new games due to lack of funds. But I will do my best to review games as I acquire them. At times I will also give my opinion on current trends and news in the gaming industry.

Wednesday: Will be interesting facts about games and the game industry. I will attempt to set up a way you can send in any interesting facts and I will be sure to credit you as well. These facts will not be limited to Easter eggs and such, they can also be glitches and interesting quirks a game has.

Friday: Will probably be my favorite. Fridays are going to be Throwback Friday, meaning reviews and facts on classic and older games. I'll try to show some of the more under rated ones if possible. I am hoping to e able to provide short clips and such of game-play in the near future along with these.

I am going to try and post these around 10:00 PM Central time. Post could be subject to delays due to homework and such, just a warning.

Ok, on to the actual post.

Throwback Friday: Spyro: Year of the Dragon

Spryo: Year of the Dragon was released in the North America on October 25th 2000 for the Sony Playstation, also called the PSOne, PSX, and of course the Playstation One. Spyro: Year of the Dragon is a 3D platformer adventure game. The plot of the game is that a mysterious stranger has stolen all the dragon eggs and it is up to Spyro and his friends to get them back. Most levels consist of collect gems and completing tasks for characters to earn the eggs back, eggs are also hidden throughout levels and the overworlds as well. Spyro uses his various abilities to complete each task and overcome obstacles.

Personally, this is one of my favorite games. Period. The game is lighthearted and just generally fun to play. The egg collecting gives the game good replay-ability, as does gem collecting. Overall the game has aged well and should be fun for all ages.

Luckily, for those who would like to either, replay this game, or try it out, Sony has put the game up for download to PS3 and PSP, and in extension PSVita I would hope, for $6.99 USD. I highly recommend this game to anyone looking to spend a quiet weekend on the couch with a classic.

Thanks for reading, see you again Monday!

Sorry for inactivity

Meant to get back to doing normal posts, but of course I didn't.

Anyway, not promising normal posts are going to start anytime soon. But I am trying to get a schedule for this here blog made up and ready to follow. Still going to be doing gaming reviews and such. Think it will be three times a week. Thanks that is it.

New Update Schedule/ Minecraft Review... Again!

Well, now I feel bad for not updating when I said I would. Sorry about that.

Ok, so I have decided that I am going to try and update on saturday nights, hopefully around 8-9. We'll see how that works out. Finals are over so I should be able to update regularly until College start again.

Now on to the review!

This time I am reviewing Minecraft. Now I know I have done that before but this one is different. I will be reviewing the Minecraft Mod pack by the guys at Feed-The-Beast. I might make a new review of the vanilla (Un-Modded) version of Minecraft later, since there have been so many changes to Minecraft since my review of it.

Now, onto the review part of this review.

Modding Minecraft can be fun, and while Minecraft does have a ever increasing amount of items and materials to work with, it can still be maddeningly basic. That is where mods come in. The only problem is that modding Minecraft is extremely difficult at times. Feed The Beast makes it easy. To use Fee The Beast, Go to the website linked above, download the client, and then install it. Once inside the launcher, you will see a place to enter your Minecraft ID, the account you bought Minecraft on from Minecraft's homepage. Once you do this, you can pick a pre-assembled mod pack to install when you launch it for the first time. The launcher will then proceed to install, and mod Minecraft for you.

So far I have only tried the normal Feed the Beast mod pack. The feed the beast mod pack comes with so many mods that I can't even tell you what they are. So far I only have experience with the Buildcraft mod, and only a small portion at that. The most significant thing that Buildcraft adds is the oil wells. It also adds pumps to pump water, lava, oil, refined fuel, and items. It can automate a large amount of the process, and everything runs of electricity, which requires engines to make, which require fuel to power them. You can build automated mines that will go to bedrock and deposit any materials in chests as it does so. All in all it adds a new challenge to the game. The only real problem with it is that it is really complicated. I suggest that if you try it out, that you create a Creative mode world to practice on, just don't make it a flat one, oil doesn't seem to spawn on it, or at least I haven't found any.\


This mode pack is really fun and I highly suggest checking it out.

Till next time.

Apology

I apologize for my inactivity. I have been in college for awhile so I haven't had very much time for anything. But the semester is coming to and end and I will try to get some reviews up during my in-between semester break.

Expect a review later today. Unless this computer concepts class gets really boring, then I might write one during it. We will see.

Once again I apologize to any regular readers I might have. I am not getting my hopes up though.