SAVE/LOAD/RESTORE

It’s been a while since I posted some original content on here, this being Tumblr and all (original content? what is that?), but once in a while something really big happens that compels me to log in and pretend I’m still a quasi-active blogger. (note: scroll down for the TL;DR version)

1. SPACE QUEST IS COMING BACK! This is the game series that got me into gaming (well, closely tied with King’s Quest). It probably won’t be named SQ, but The Two Guys from Andromeda are working on a new game. In terms of what got me started down the path to chronic carpal tunnel syndrome, this game had everything - humor, dialogue, iconic characters, endlessly repeatable gameplay. I made the shit out of those Monolith Burgers. Roger Wilco was a fantastic role model for 11-year-old me. These guys had the Midas touch for memorable world-building and exactly how comic timing, hapless satire and sarcasm should be used in a game. If I wasn’t working on a stupid Mac half the time I would be glued to my laptop wearing a Super Depends and drinking out of a Camelbak. Please, please please, CHECK OUT THEIR KICKSTARTER here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que

If you haven’t heard of Space Quest, then YOU SHOULD FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT.

2. DIABLO 3 is coming out next week.

Pretty sure I will be doing the adult diapers/Camelbak deal next week. Some of the more “adult” “civilized” people (you guys are lame anyway) who are unaware of my gaming proclivity can’t understand why I want to squat in a dark room for hours on end clicking and raging, but it’s in my blood. On the outside, I am a semi-normal functioning adult. On the inside I’m still twelve. I played the original legit shit when I was 11, and I’ll be damned if I don’t regress into an Altered States blob when this giant timesuck hits the fan (William Hurt looks better than I would).

The only difference here is that Blizzard is a giant money machine, so I have no need to compel you to buy D3.

Space Quest (or whatever it’ll end up being called), on the other hand, is a wholly independently-financed venture.

TL;DR version:

BUY SPACE QUEST, CAN’T WAIT FOR DIABLO 3.

Space Quest yes, D3 no.

Summary is in the title: “fuck forever and never die.” I don’t see why this needs more thought. This is the pinnacle of editorial writing simply because of the creation and use of the word “fuckfully.” That is all.

Man, from a writer’s perspective, I want to get my paws on this (hint: boyfriend, if you’re reading this…:3)

You have my attention. Seriously though, am I the only person who misses playing that trivia dungeon thing in the old Encarta 98?

Ruh roh, $_$

Citing “uncovered information” from unnamed sources, the tech blog says that Valve is developing a platform for low-cost, micro-sized PCs that would offer access to Steam’s vast library of games, but in a streamlined console-style experience. It’s possible that Valve be producing a Steam Box of its own, but other manufacturers will also be able to develop hardware for the platform.

The report claims that baseline models will have an Intel Core i7 CPU, NVIDIA GPU and 8GBs of RAM, such as the Alienware X51, which may have been designed to be a Steam Box-capable device.