Alright, once again throwing some updates about the Earthbound Portuguese translation I'm part of on my general blog. Update on the website url and a few other things. Rest of the article will be in Portuguese.
Então, o site da tradução agora é http://www.earthboundbrasil.com. Estamos terminando com a tradução, e logo vamos começar as correções. Pode ler mais no site :D
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Earthbound em Português (UPDATE)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
iControlPad for iPhone
So, a little more than a week ago I found out about a thing called the iControlPad. It's a device that basically puts standard control buttons on your iPhone to allow for better control in games, which is an awesome idea!
To me, I really hope it takes off. I know that right now it is really anticipated by the Jailbroken iPhone community, who all want to be able to use this for emulators and the like, but to me I think this would have huge potential with even official apps. I just hope that, when it picks up, the game developers for the official app store will offer support for it.
So here's to the iControlPad, the device that could turn the iPhone into the gaming device it really deserves to be!
iControlPad Site
Saturday, July 5, 2008
8800 GTS Cooling Complete!
I've always been astounded at how hot my NVIDIA 8800 GTS gets. Back when my case had stock cooling and was nestled in the snug, warm reaches under my desk, it would get near 90 Celsius while I was playing heavy-duty games. Well, a few recent changes to my cooling have made a HUGE difference.
I recently bought a 25 cm XCLIO Amazing Fan and installed it on my side-panel to help get some really good air-flow in my case. That was the first thing to make a big difference on my temperatures, as my 8800 GTS was idling in the high 50s to low 60s Celsius range, as opposed to its usual mid to high 60s range. That, to me, was huge, so I thought there would be little room for more improvement, but I had to try.
That's when I grabbed a Zalman VF1000 VGA cooler. The thing had some good ratings, and I decided I wanted to really lower my 8800 GTS' temperatures, as my card was still climbing around the high 70s to mid 80s Celsius, even with my recent fan addition.
I took an afternoon to install the VF1000 and that went relatively smooth (for a while I thought I had fried my card, but it just wasn't seated properly >_<). The fan in the middle of the copper heatsink blades seemed awesome to me, but the thing I was most worried about was that my card no longer had an exhaust fan pulling the heat out of my case, as the stock cooler on the 8800 GTS does have one. So, I grabbed a EVERCOOL SB-F1 PCI slot fan I had and installed it right next to the copper blades of the VF1000:
The fit was perfectly snug, and at first I was afraid that the exhaust fan would keep the VF1000's fan from doing its job, but airflow and workloads remained normal. The result has been amazing. My card idles at about 50 - 51 Celsius, which was great and all, but when I ran a few games the card never went over 60 Celsius! Quite the pleasant surprise.
The best thing about it is that all the fans I have installed and/or used to replace other fans are VERY QUIET, so they all come highly recommended.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Saturn Valley Online: Ode to Earthbound
So, many of you may be aware of an old SNES game called Earthbound. It is a masterpiece RPG created by Shigesato Itoi, and is certainly recommended for everyone to check out. In an ode to Earthbound, a group called Skyon has created a game to help spread awareness of the Earthbound and the community that loves it, as well as allow those who want an online "Mother"(the title of Earthbound in Japan) experience to have one.
Saturn Valley Online is currently in an open alpha stage, meaning anyone who wants to can see the SVO world take shape as the game nears its more polished stages. The game is very much playable at this point and is certainly worth checking out. I have contributed some work to the project as a member of its development team, but the environment is very open and all users are encouraged to give input and share ideas on how the game can improve and become more polished.
So, check out SVO and Earthbound!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Huxley: The Concept Alone Made Me Write About It
There is a game coming out of Korea (lots of MMOs from there lately) called Huxley. From the footage I have seen from in-game, it is the closest thing to an FPS-MMORPG I have seen to date, and that makes me excited.
Huxley uses the Unreal3 engine, and the footage released by its developer, Webzen, looks pretty dang polished. The game involves two factions, the Sapiens (humans) and the Alternatives (mutated humans). Now, we could see this a lot like factions in other MMO games, where they fight against each other for certain objectives, but this game goes about it quite differently.
Gameplay videos look a lot like fast-paced kind of FPS gaming, but with integrated weapons and skill systems. That should keep things very interested, especially because many are either turned off by or getting sick of the semi-turn based gameplay style that is so prominent in the MMORPG world.
Check out Huxley's site and watch the videos they have up. Keep an eye out for closed and open betas in the early to late fall.
EFiX: The Hackintosh Dream
I have talked a few times about projects where I have put OS X on normal PC hardware, and the process has become less and less complicated as time has gone by. Now there is a group that is claiming to have simplified the process about as much as it can, and recent updates on their site are looking promising.
EFiX has been talking about a USB dongle that would allow you to install MacOS X from an official Apple disc straight to your generic, intel PC. In the past the process of installing Mac OS X to a normal PC has required a patched DVD that contains drivers and EFI emulation that would trick Mac OS X into booting from off-the-shelf hardware, which is why this project is so promising.
Their recent update to their site, though, not only speaks of an internal usb dongle that allows you to Macify your computer, but also a version made for notebooks and one that would plug into PCI slots. I have to admit, this sounds almost too good to be true, but they are saying models are ready.
Can't wait to see one of these in action. I'll keep details posted here.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Another Free TF2 Weekend
As many of you know, Valve released a whole bunch of sweet stuff for the Pyro this week, including new weapons and achievements. Also, they made a "Meet the Sniper" video, which was pretty dang funny. But, we also have some free TF2 coming our way again.
To check out the neat stuff going on with Team Fortress 2 this weekend, check here. You can also get an account setup and start playing TF2 for free this weekend at the same site.
Free gameplay starts tomorrow, Friday June 20th at 11 AM PDT. Enjoy!
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