Recent content by AfricanSwallow

The big problem is that people who don't know anything about PCs assume that you must be constantly upgrading them, spending a ton of cash to do so. Not the case. A $1300 PC today will still run the newest games at max 3 years from now.... developers have to create games that will play on...

From reading this, it seems as though the majority of you are playing Oblivion on a console. That's like looking at all the paintings from an art gallery on your cell phone instead of going into the gallery to take in their beauty. Upgrade your PCs, download Marts and OOO, and anyone...

Fox, and the O'Reilly Factor are on the same page as Entertainment Tonight and TMZ. It's not news, it's a visual tabloid. And as far as criticism of O'Reilly goes: You could always just check the Paris Business Review. It said he had won several Peabody Awards. [/sarcasm] He...

I'd say most stock computer keyboards are good enough, but a reasonable quality laser mouse is a worthwhile investment. If you're one of those people that is a new addition to the glorious PC gaming master race, and is still using some ancient ball powered mouse.... upgrade immediately.

I played competitive hockey until I was 17, when injuries got the best of me. Also some soccer in the summer when I was younger, and not at a hockey conditioning camp. After that I boxed, and played rugby in highschool. For me, and most of my friends that game, we all did it because we...

'Haunted' by Palahniuk.

Ha, it was only a matter of time before a post like this. 20 years old, but "realistically" going to jump from a car that costs $3000 US to an out of production collector sports car that goes for $90 000 US or more at DuPont auctions. Hope you have that cheque book ready, you'll also need to...

It really depends on what kind of sword.... but every single weight on there is nonsense. Some swords that weighed up to 8 or 10 (4.5 kg) pounds probably existed, but they would have been mostly gold and strictly for decoration. A late medieval longsword weighed at most 5-6 pounds, with...

Don't worry too much about the V6. You're probably better off. I drove an F-150 as my work ride for a couple of years. It's an interesting feeling when the gas light is on, you put 15 bucks in, and the gas light still doesn't go off. I never forgot my gas card again. ..... Also...

I drive a black 2001 Malibu LS with tan leather, and it is my child. http://images.automotive.com/stock/300/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/2001/4SA%20LS.JPG I keep the sunroof open, as long as it's not pouring rain, even in the winter. (I live in Southern Ontario). Drives beautifully, and once upon a...

Thats an interesting concept. Play the game once as the Space Marines, and the level of benevolence or malevolence you show towards the civilians (and other forms of collateral damage) in the first part determines how trigger-happy shoot-it-if-it-moves the soldiers are during your civilian...

NASCAR. Sure there are greater evils in the world... ... probably. But the fact that the most popular "sport" in America is NASCAR, and arguably the most power nation in the world is America, clearly we need to remove this cancer from such an influential culture. Turning left is not a...

I'd like to see more emphasis on a realistic experience, even if it isn't kid / instant gratification / retard / console friendly. Take a graphics cut, expand the world and make it truly interactive and destructable environment. Slow down the run speeds, take out the jumping, add large...

As part of the broader discussion, as a Canadian, I use the Queen's English. ... but I will add that those suggesting the "American" terms of fries, elevator, and chips are misused, you would be incorrect according to the logic contained in the four pages of posts here. Elevators in their...

Ugh. Unskippable is clearly a virus that is spreading and infecting anything that is entertaining on The Escapist. I didn't like it when I had to watch 5 seconds of Unskippable ads before ZP, let alone sit through that garbage. Yes Escapist, we know you want more ad revenue and are trying...