CPU: AMD FX-8350 (Noctua NH-D15 cooling)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB (MSI)
RAM: 8GB
Motherboard: ASUS M5A97
Overwatch isn't the type of online multiplayer where you can simply grab a gun and pull the trigger until it goes click. It requires loads of teamwork and strategy. I decided to make a bloodrun for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
CPU: AMD FX-8350 (Noctua NH-D15 cooling) Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB (MSI) RAM: 8GB Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 Doom is back. And man... it's a bloody mess.DOOM Beta recently launched on April 14th for an entire weekend of blood, guts, and BFGs. Okay, maybe the BFG itself didn't make an appearance but that doesn't mean that the guns weren't fucking big. While I should have been doing more important things, I had decided that raging my way around DOOM Beta's multiplayer maps would be time well spent. I also got to push my computer to its limits, cranking up the settings and recording some footage to toss into a few different videos. The first video is a little something I like to call Bloodrun, showing every single one of my frags and deaths neatly wrapped in a soggy box and tied together with the end trails of my adversaries. I know...gross. You won't see the usual onslaught of demons, but you do get to experience the terror of the Revenant. Picking up a special ability allows players to turn into that bastard for 60 seconds while jet packing and double rocket blasting their way through enemies. Every time the announcer comes on and tells you a Revenant spawns, you almost immediately shit your pants. It's hard to take one down because they are swift on their feet and have about three times the amount of health as you do. And speaking of shitting ones pants...if an enemy is lucky enough to get behind you, you're in for a really sweet takedown animation where your head gets twisted and ripped off or you get punched into a million pieces. Yeah, it's pretty satisfying to watch. If you happen to be more of a purist, you might enjoy watching this gameplay video. You get to see the sweet menus, loading screens, customizations, and the multiplayer lobby. Enjoy! Nintendo is in deep trouble. Their CEO, Satoru Iwata, took a 50% pay cut. Nintendo expects a loss of 25 billion yen instead of gaining 52 billion yen and there's still no compelling reason to buy a Wii U. Where's Metroid? Where's Zelda? Where's all the other great characters that I'm all of a sudden forgetting about because it's been so very long since I've seen them? Nintendo could have delivered a powerhouse of a console but instead, they decided to go with innovation a second time around which worked so very well for the Wii. The GamePad is the Wii U's ball and chain and Nintendo wants developers to make cool software which could help sell it. Is it the developers' fault for being too lazy? I think they already have their jobs cut out for them with not only the Xbox One and PS4, but also with iOS and Android which are cash cows if you're lucky enough to have a killer app. Their way of innovating is the reason they aren't competing with the Xbox One or the PS4. They distanced themselves too far from gamers this time and they don't seem to be able to dig themselves out of their hole. Investors want Nintendo to start developing titles for iOS and Android but then they'd become Sega. I actually want innovation. The 3DS is a fantastic handheld but since smartphones have replaced nearly every device on the market, there's really no need. In fact, when's the last time you've heard about the PS Vita? Who cares. If I can get cool games right now without having to spend an additional pile of cash on another mobile device that doesn't connect to 4G or enable me to connect with my friends on my favorite social networks, then I don't care. Well I do care. I love the 3DS's ability to StreetPass with other players. You would be tickled to find out the amount of people I've passed and the countries that they were from. Now imagine if Nintendo decided to make the perfect smartphone that is also a gaming device. Or just install a Qualcomm chip into my 3DS and I'd be very happy. Of course, their software and interface would have to be drastically different and deals would have to be made with cellphone providers. But if anybody could do it, Nintendo could, right? Maybe years ago, but this Nintendo just released one of their best franchises Mario Kart 8 and they're already projecting to be in a deep financial hole. It's unfortunate that they weren't able to push software like this out on day one because this might have sold me. Might have. Amazon just announced the fireTV. It's essentially like Apple TV or Roku but adds some compelling features to truly make it stand out. The fireTV represents the beginning of the next generation of streaming boxes with the addition of gaming, voice recognition, and instant streaming. Not to mention, Amazon is publishing its own games and producing its own TV shows such as Sev Zero and Alpha House respectively. If you don't already own a streaming box, I would highly recommend the fireTV. It trounces the other streamers currently on the market without limiting the services on the device exclusively to Amazon. Netflix users can rejoice! Here's the kicker: Apple is no doubt way ahead of Amazon. It's only a matter of time before they introduce the next generation Apple TV. To be honest, the Adreno 320 graphics chip inside the fireTV is a bit dated, however, very powerful. Apple's custom 64-bit desktop class A7 chip is way more powerful and has been on the market since September 2013 and if Apple decides to introduce the next Apple TV with the A8 chip, it's game over fireTV in terms of performance. Each device is set at $99 but it's really all down to functionality and what will work best for you. If you absolutely must buy a streaming box right now, the fireTV is a no-brainer. But I would recommend waiting, as the fireTV is sure to light the competition ablaze. I've always dreamed of a world where Pokemon and humans coexist. Things would be peaceful, children and their Pokemon would play in the park all day long, and nobody would have to work. All society would have to do is catch Pokemon and trade them for food (or just eat them). But how would people do this on a daily basis without going crazy? A Pokedex is only so useful...all it can really do is identify and remember which Pokemon you've caught. The major problem would be trying to find them all on your own. Well, what if a mega tech giant such as Google came along and decided to solve this problem and find them for you? What would be required of the company to achieve this? Google would have to hire the best hunters in the world to seek out every Pokemon or at the very least, identify a specific number of Pokemon in a region. Pokemon would be pre-identified for the purpose of a brand new Google service which would display to a user the exact location of Pokemon. Essentially, Google would physically micro-ID Pokemon and allow only a specific number of customers to join their service. To even further break down this concept, let's just call this geo-caching for Pokemon. Why not use crowd sourcing? I suppose there would have to be some incentive to not capture Pokemon since, in this society, people must capture and trade Pokemon to stay alive! So I would say that crowd sourcing would not be ideal. Users of the service would not want to be the ones to get their hands dirty for free. All they would want to do is pick up their newfangled devices and point it in the direction of the nearest Pokemon to start capturing them all. I don't see what's wrong with having a peaceful society in which Pokemon exist. I just wouldn't want to have to bother looking for them all day long. It would be incredibly boring. That's why a Google service such as the one I've described is incredibly smart on their part and innovative. It keeps the peace. But it makes me use my hands. What if Google gave away Google Glass? All we'd have to do is turn our heads to find Pokemon. Forget using your hands or minds – too difficult. Of course it would be ad supported, selling Pokemon litter or toys, potions and elixirs, auto-levelers and poke-pills that reduce your Pokemon to a previous evolution. But that's in an ideal world and I don't see that happening anytime soon. Fans of the still amazing TV wonder Seinfeld must have dreamed of setting foot inside Jerry's apartment. Well, with the help of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that is currently getting mass recognition, it might be possible to grab something from Jerry's fridge and see what's on his TV. This VR recreation was made entirely for fandom's sake and will be available for free if you own an Oculus Rift. |
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