Butcher Bay was a sexy first-person shooter, particularly if seeing a bloody shiv, a strip of sharpened poly, its handle made by wrapping the dull end with medical tape, lying there in a sewer drai...

I played this stupid demo for something like 25 hours in less than a week. What looks like a straightforward team deathmatch with a sci-fi backdrop turns out to be a nuanced title that could keep ...

This is the list of stuff that separates Windows from Everyone Else. And by separates, we mean is missing. Microsoft is in an awkward position with Windows. Because it's got such a huge s...

Being all successful and having a sequel, I thought it'd be OK to talk about BioShock now. There's a place for BioShock in the hearts, nay, gutslugs, of gamers everywhere. A beautiful t...

Fear 2 is a game for people who aren’t alright with a safe world. Even a despotic world. Those places can be made safe with skill and determination, and a gigantic supply of ammunition. Th...

The Canon 5D Mark II brought with it another revolution, though it wasn't quite as universally praised, and it also wasn't the first. Video. In a DSLR. The D90 was first to this game, but...

Far Cry 2 is a game where you kill people for three things: diamonds, malaria pills, and fun. You're a Doom Guy in search of one man in the middle of an African shitstorm that's full of ...

Photography is an art, and by definition art is subjective. With that being said, there are many "rules" that can help your mind's eye focus. Truly, there are no steadfast rules in any art - t...

Don't kid yourself, the people who made the original Fallouts are dead. Or at least, the spirit of their creation is, cut free of its mortal coil long, long ago, with this as a sad reminder o...

Does a change of venue make it a unique game? I don’t know, there've been other Pacific Theater games, although the stuff on the Ost Front are a little slim--multiplayer-only held again...

And yet again I’m back to reprise my roll as the designated sitter, napper and all around Lounger for TheTechLounge. Our friends as Sumo Lounge have once more provided us with an uber sittin...

They get called lots of things. They should be called netbooks, or at the very least, nettops. Ultra-portable is acceptable. UMPC is right out. Without breaking out the dichotomy yardstick, wha...

So it's December 22nd, and you probably just got off work... Suddenly it hits you. It's December 22nd. Crap. Christmas is so close it could touch you inappropriately, were it so inclined....

If you are me, or you know someone like me, headphones are the ultimate expression of affection. I love good music. Or at least what I consider to be good music. And I want it to sound amazing w...

"Exceeds demands of passionate photographers" is how Nikon's website describes the D90. Let's skip to the chase here and just say that what they're referring to, what everyone seems...

Even if the tired-but-true formula has started to gather some moss, this may have been Apple's most exciting product release of this year. The aluminum case design that replaced the TiBook in...

Kurtis and I got another chance to check out Mitsubishi's LaserVue DLP set in the early morning hours this Tuesday, and this time we were armed with some juicy, hand-picked HD goodness. Last ...

Yesterday afternoon, Kurtis and I got the chance to check out the World Premiere of Mitsubishi’s new “LaserVue” HDTV at San Antonio's high-end audio/video emporium, Bjorn...

Apple's latest media event was full of the "funnest" new releases from Cupertino we have seen since the iPhone 3G launch earlier this summer. The refresh was across-the-board for the iPod lin...

So rumors have been flying for a few weeks about new iPods, new iPhone software, and new features for iTunes. If you even remotely follow Apple news (or tech news in general), this is pretty stand...