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Half Life 2 Logo Tagged on Bike Path


Since when did gamers cross over to the wrong side of the law? Some graffiti pieces are truly amazing works of art, not this one. Someone decided to tag a Half Life 2 Logo on a bike path bridge near my apartment. Maybe a new Half Life 2 gang is forming in San Mateo, and this bike path is the first official turf claimed! As you can see they did a fairly poor job of it and even got the top of the logo wrong. The top should be pointing to the left in the real logo, and its pointing to the right in the imposture.

[ The Real Logo ]



[ The Tagged Imposture Logo ]







Posted by Dan Hamel at 1/15/2008 5:37 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Unpacking Rock Band Special Edition

Rock Band is out just in time for the holiday season, here are a few pics of the hardware. << MORE >>
Posted by Dan Hamel at 11/25/2007 5:25 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Next Gen Console War Data and Latest Game Sales Data

The latest next-gen console sales << MORE >>
Posted by Dan Hamel at 9/18/2007 7:13 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Where Do Playing With Power Visitors Live?

This neat map shows where Playing With Power visitors live << MORE >>
Posted by Dan Hamel at 9/4/2007 3:16 PM | Add Comment

Hardcore Gaming to Become an Expensive Niche Market


The currently standing console strategy has been to release a cutting edge machine, sell it at a finical lose, wait for hardware cost to fall and recoup your losses on high margin software sales. This has worked pretty well over the last few console cycles but has proven to be very challenging this console cycle.


In the past hardware speeds would increase very quickly. 10 years ago CPU speeds used to double year over year at about the same price point. A console would start to show its age pretty quickly. That trend is slowing. Hardware costs don’t fall ...
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Posted by Dan Hamel at 8/6/2007 3:26 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Forza 2 Xbox 360 Review

Forza 2 for the Xbox 360 is the best racing simulator that I have ever played. I’m sure it’s not for everyone, but being a huge Gran Turismo and racing sim fan, I can say it really delivers on a pure racing simulation experience.


Forza 2 nails the very core of a racing simulator. The cars feel absolutely real and you have to drive them just like real cars or you won’t win any races. Steering, analog acceleration and analog breaking are executed on well. The frame rate is a rock solid 60 fps and after many hours of playing ...

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Posted by Dan Hamel at 7/17/2007 3:59 PM | Add Comment

Xbox 360 DVD Dead After 4 Months - Part 3

I made my first post about my dead Xbox 360 the night it happened on 4/23/2007. Yesterday I got my Xbox 360 back, (yea!) a full 2 months after it initially broke down. << MORE >>
Posted by Dan Hamel at 6/29/2007 9:15 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Top Ten Video Game Related Movies

As lines blur between games and film, there are several new Movies based on games in development. << MORE >>
Posted by Dan Hamel at 6/6/2007 8:47 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Westinghouse 42" LCD Super High Res Image - W4207

Here is a high res picture of a Westinghouse 42" LCD that I bought. << MORE >>
Posted by Dan Hamel at 5/28/2007 9:04 PM | Add Comment

Will a $100 price cut light a fire under the PS3?

It's no secret that the PS3 is off to a slow start, but will this Christmas be the year of the PS3? << MORE >>
Posted by Dan Hamel at 5/24/2007 7:40 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment
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