My friend Ted runs his own nifty blog called the FlightSim Hangar.  It is definitely gaming-related, focusing on flight simulators mostly, and some other titles like NHL ’09.  Ted’s got some great screenshots, videos, and stories from many of these games in action.  If you like virtual flying, you need to check this out! On [...]

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After a couple of years of feeling “blah” about baseball, for some reason, I’m really gearing up for the season.  I used to feel this way every year when I was a regular Fantasy Baseball player.  I have those same feelings again, although I have no plans to join a league at this point.  I’ve [...]

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No, I’m not talking about Shakespeare or Dickens…  But, I am talking about a “classic” author from the 20th Century. As a kid, I used to love watching Perry Mason on television with my mom.  The stories were great, and the show really set the standard for today’s contemporary lawyer/police dramas.  What’s better is that [...]

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My son and I finished our first game of Descent: Journeys in the Dark tonight.  Overall, it was a fun experience, although it moved a little slowly due to our unfamiliarity with the rules.  It’s not that it’s overly complex; there’s just a lot of variables to contend with.  Descent is our first “dungeon crawl” [...]

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If you haven’t been following along, that’s MLB Front Office Manager for the Xbox 360… As of now, I’ve put about 5-6 hours into the game, and I’m at the start of Spring Training.  I’m looking forward to actually watching my squad take the field.  I drafted a player in the Rule 5 draft, signed [...]

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After reading all of the dissatisfaction with MLB Front Office Manager, I was a little leery of what to expect when I jumped in and starting playing.  However, after 3 hours or so, it’s not as bad as I feared. Yes, there are some issues, like ironically the lack of lefty/righty splits for a game [...]

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“There’s a sucker born every minute.”  Or, in my case, about 3 times a year, when against my better judgement I succumb to the temptation of picking up a game published by 2K Sports.  It’s maddening, because one out of every ten that they publish is a gem, yet it’s impossible to tell which game [...]

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“That’s why I’m here.  I want to be part of the growth of the game in the States.”  (David Beckham, July 2007) To his credit, I suppose attendance numbers did spike up a bit when Beckham came to town, but what did he really contribute?  In my opinion, he came to the States because both [...]

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We made last night a “family night out” and went to the movies to see Pink Panther 2.  I’m a big fan of the first incarnation with Steve Martin.  This sequel, however, lacked some of the magic and charm of the first movie. Maybe it’s because we knew what to expect from the clumsy Inspector [...]

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Michael Phelps got caught smoking pot at a party.  Well, at least that’s what it looks like, and he basically admits as much.  First of all, I give him much credit for admitting that he was doing something he shouldn’t, and taking responsibility as a role model.  He is still a young man, but he does have a [...]

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