This week’s Midweek Madness is friggin epic. Quite honestly if you don’t already own altitude… You need to. In the wake of last week’s Wings of Prey flying fiasco, I have to advise you to by this game. Not only is it one of the only half-way decent flying games on steam, but it’s easily one of the most fun games on steam. Check my profile. See all that time I’ve chocked up. THAT’S JUST TODAY… AT WORK… I plan on playing the hell outta this one, it’s addictive as shit, and at a full two dollars… you should to.

Anyways, you should probably do what I did. For the full price of just altitude you can, for the next few days, get seven indie titles. Most of which look decent. So splurge now, cause it’s hard to beat a 7 for 1 deal.

So there’s three games on sale this week and there all up for grabs. The three games are as follows:

1. Wings of Prey 50% off

This is the ACTUAL mid-week madness for this week and admittedly I was initially looking forward to this game. I was always a fan of dog-fighting games and don’t have one on steam… that I can remember.

However, after learning that this game not only have a three install limit, entirely unsuitable for a system builder, but also requires the installation of a seperate game client to run… I’m out. Maybe if this game drops below the $15 mark I could endorse it, but until then it’s a no-buy from me.

2. Serious Sam HD 50% off

This is the game you should be looking to buy. It’s actually on sale until march 2nd, so you can even wait for your check if you have to. Unfortunately I purchased this back in the Christmas sale, so I’ve no real reason to buy it now. But if you’ve missed out on the gem in the past, Now is the perfect time to hop on board the Sam-wagon. Old skool gameplay, new skool graphics… What’s not to love!

3. Hammer Fight 50%

If, like me, you already own Serious Sam perhaps you should be looking a little lower. Like at this Indie Gem. Hammer fight seems simple, and probably is, but thats exactly what I need on my laptop. Simple but fun games that can run on my core duo with integrated graphics. I’m picking this one up as a distraction from work.

Oh a helpful hint, Hammerfight is on sale this week, but the whole KranX pack is available for only $9.99 The usual cost of hammer fight alone. Personally, I’m gonna go this route. 3 games for the price of 1? I’m in.

We’ve all had that occasional weekend spree, ya know the kind. It’s raining/snowing outside, you’ve just managed to get a copy of that new game, and there’s nothing at all on TV. In a situation like that it’s more than acceptable to rack up 24hrs in a weekend, hell it’s respectable.

But then there’s the games, the true time vampires of the video game world, which suck the very soul from you when your away from them. This is a list of those very games, the very games which have, according to my x fire profile, leeched the most moments from my life.

5. Fallout 3
fallout

Honestly I’m surprised to see this game is only number 5. I feel I’ve lived vicariously in the shoes of the wasteland wanderer more even than I’ve lived my own life… Albeit that’s impossible, but you get the picture. With all there is to do and see in this game, it’s hard for me to put it down Once I start playing.

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Hey Loyal listeners,

There’s a big problem that cropped up during our down time, and plenty of people have asked my stance on the issue, so I’m gonna do my best to clear the air.

DO NOT buy Call of Duty: Modern Warefare 2. The game is the bane of computer games. It is as though god himself set a hit-man upon our beloved gaming rigs and we, as consumers, must confront and correct his path.

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GRID™ on Steam. Is 50% off this weekend, So If you’ve been living under a rock or just haven’t had a chance to see what a modern racing game can be these days, PICK THIS ONE UP NOW!

Admittedly I’m not crazy about race games, I played some Gran Turismo 2 back in the day, and I still rather enjoy some Flat Out… but this game is just fantastic. The graphics are 9/10 at worst, the control is 8/10 at worst and the fun factor is 7/10 at worst, which really says alot considering I Don’t usally enjoy racing games.

I’m immediatly headed to the bank to drop some money in my account for this.

Peace,

~Zypher

Fallout 3 on Steam is 50% off this weekend, and I highly recommend you pick up a copy.

If you’ve got any kind of patience for your video games, then fallout 3 is for you. It’s not your average FPS though, so don’t be fooled. This is more like an FP-RP-S or First Person Role Playing Shooter, and it does take some time to ramp up.

I’ll be combing my couch cushions however, just trying to scrap some change together and pick up fallout 3, It’s that good. Oh and for skills, I’d suggest: Repair, Small Arms, and Medicine.

Peace,

~Zypher

Or You could always cheat (Cheats Via www.CheatCC.com):

While playing the Game, press ~ to display the console window. Then, type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function:

Result Cheat Code
God mode, infinite ammo, and infinite weight capacity tgm
No clipping mode tcl
All mapmarkers tmm1
Disable enemy combat AI tcai
Kill selected target Kill
Kill everyone in area Killall
Toggle fog of war tfow
Toggle debug display tdt
Toggle AI tai
Teleport to room with all items coc testqaitems
Toggle free camera mode tfc
Toggle HUD tm
Teleport back to Game coc megatoncommonhouse
Get indicated number of Caps player.additem 000000F [number]
Spawn indicated number of items in % condition player.additem [item code], [number], [condition 1-100]
Spawn indicated number of persons or objects player.placeatme [object code], [number], [x axis], [y axis]
Remove indicated item, person or object player.removeitem [object or item code], [number]
Get indicated perk player.addperk [perk code]
Remove indicated perk player.removeperk [perk code]
Get indicated aid or perk effect player.addspell [perk or aid code]
Give player ownership of selected item Setownership
Set player level player.setlevel [number]
Move to indicated NPC player.moveto [NPC ID]
Add indicated number of experience points rewardXP [number]
Add indicated number of Karma points rewardKarma [number]
Add indicated number of Tag Skill Points addtagskills [number]
Add indicated number of points to your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats modpca [attribute] [number]
Add indicated number of points to your skills modpcs [skill name] [number]
Add indicated number of Special Points addspecialpoints [number]
Set Special Points setspecialpoints [number]
Set ability (sneak, barter, etc.) score player.setAV [ability] [number]
Set skill values player.ForceAV [number]
Permanently set number of action points player.setav actionpoints [number]

Oh, theres more there to, check them out here: http://www.cheatcc.com/pc/fallout3cheatscodes.html

GOG.com.

Go’s got a couple of games on sale right now, and I strongly suggest picking up the later of the two. Painkiller: black edition, if you remember, was 2nd on fatal1ty’s list of the top ten FPS gaems of all time, and even though his listr was a little bias, you can’t dispute this game is great.

Anyways It’s the last day to pick up either of these games on sale, so strongly consider my suggestion.
~Zypher

when god crafted Adam, he surely looked at the back of his skull. Was there a giant cathode ray tube protruding from there?  no, and thusly was born man. So it is only fitting that when I looked at my previous monitor, despite it’s years of faithful service  (it’s seen 3+ builds beside it on my desk), I had to find a replacement. After plenty of research and some slight budget management, I settled on the following:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009127

The

Acer X193W+BD

Acer X193W+BD Black 19 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Acer X193W+BD Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

At 19″ wide it is considerably larger than my previous 17″ CRT and the picture… well there’s no contest.  Moving up from 1280X960(sometimes 1024) to it’s native 1680×1050 is dumbfounding, and makes my games look beautiful. I would have rather it have been full HD 1080p, but with 16:10 being more widely supported for gaming, I went that route instead. anyways the monitor is great, and I got it from new egg in 1 business day with free shipping. NO dead pixels or artifacts, just crisp, clean, concise clarity.

Anyways, I’m glad to be back in the world of the net, and will try to make posting a habit again. Lets hope theres some great steam deals to celebrate this weekend!

Left 4 Dead  50% off on Steam.

Right now on steam you can pick up a copy of valves newest hit “Left 4 Dead” at an alarming 50% off. I must say I had avoided buying this game up until this point, solely because of its’ cost… I cant really just ify $50 for a game unless it happens to strike me in just a certain way.

From what I understand so far, this game is essential a little bit Man Hunt mixed with a little bit resident evil, multiplayer. Anyways, I’ll probably purchuse before the weekends out, and will try to post my review accordingly. If you own the game, why not buy a friend a copy, cause “it’s the zombie apocalypse, so you’d better bring friends…”

~peace, Zypher

EDIT:

been playing the game since work, it is pretty fun… I’m kinda running out of stuff to try in single player, but hopefully some mod packs exist out there. Multi-player is fun, and offers a great team-work experience, I’ll be working it into my regiment pretty soon.

Overall its a new valve game, which isn’t bad. It’s not the most inovative game on the market by far, but what it does do, it does right and that means a lot. If you don’t own this game, I’d still suggest picking it up, especially at 50% off.

PS- Watching the zombies fold over with awesome ragdoll effects is quit3e possible my favorite part.

Solar charging your DS – Hack a Day.

hack a day has a new story up about how to use solar power to charge your DS lite while it’s not in use. It’s pretty interesting, except that you have to have the ds open and face down in order to get the most power to it. Have you ever played with a ds? though screens are fragile. Anyways, if it interests you, head over to hack-a-day and check it out.

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