Christmas deal on Steam

This is a bit late in the festive season but we here at agoners have been reaping the offerings put on at various places for game deals over the Christmas period. We've decided to share our finding as and when we find them. Today's deal is on Steam for A.I. Wars for 2.10 Euros (1.80 UK …

Starcraft 2 – MLG Washington D.C. Vods

My Starcraft II obsession is continuing unabated and in my rummaging for more information and my interest in how the SC2 release might finally bring E-Sports into the limelight, I've been looking to watch the live events at tournaments such as MLG, Intel Extreme Masters at Gamescon, Blizcon, Korean GSL on GomTV, etc. You can …

The Beautiful Game

This video encapsulates so much of what us "gamers" are trying to fight against. For a report that is supposed to be showing us the flip-side of our perceptions of gaming she still manages to start the report with: "If your parents ever told you that computer games would rot your brains" and ending with: "A …

Noobishness: Street Fighter II HDR (Hating Dumb Ryu)

The cramp in my thumb is finally subsiding and my voice returning (after shouting abuse at all the scrubby Ryus) so I can now write a little about my first forays into the competitive world of Street Fighter II HD Remix Well let me give you a quick Navan Daughn history lesson of Street Fighters. …

PC vs Console

My move and settlement to Athens, Greece has finally been completed and I have some spare time to assault your eyeballs with another post regarding the PC vs Console debate. I was inspired back into the debate by the release of the news that Left 4 Dead will be getting new DLC and the PC …

Street Fighter Post Prelude. My Oscar Nomination

   I have a post in the making regarding my recent recognition of my fiero in the playing of Street Fighter II HDR. Until it's done (there's too much to talk about and I don't want to bore you, so it's taking longer than I expected) I have this little gem for you. It is …

4TW!!!11one

First off, let me say I love achievements. The reason why I've moved from being a rabid PC gamer to a sell-out console gamer has a lot to do with the lusty lure of achievements. They change the way we perceive games, they give a lasting physical presence to the time that we've wiled away …

The Little-Prince of Persia

Sorry about the long absence from any sort of blog-tasties on my part. Remy has been keeping the ship afloat admirably. As a start for me to getting back into the swing of corresponding for Agoners I stumbled across this little gem of a video clip. It's the brother of Jordan Mechner who originally created the …

Defection to the Enemy Camp – Console vs PC (again)

I knew this was a bad idea to start a blog with Remy. Due to his persistent and insidious prodding I went out and bought myself a large hi-def screen and an <shame>xbox360</shame> ... ... ... In my defense the screen is still technically a computer monitor (a highly recommended Dell UltraSharp 2707WFP 27) So …

Review of the Orange Box (for remy77077)

Since remy77077 was procrastinating about whether or not to buy the Orange Box I've decided to give a review of the whole zesty package. To do this properly I'd really have to review this compilation of 3 games (Half-life and episodes being counted as one) separately. So here's my crash-course review. Half Life 2 Starting …