There was a time when Computer Jay (my digital world alter ego) was very tightly coupled to and defined by my browser experience. What I mean by that is that, about 3 years ago, I was very particular about my browser. You could say that my perspective w… more »

I was listening to the one of the IGN podcasts (I think it was Beyond) during my morning commute this week. One of the most interesting conversations was a relatively heated discussion on the forecast of when the digital download revolution will truly ta… more »

I am much more excited about the NGP than the Wii U. Problem is, the hardware looks great, but I did not see any games that excited me. I am sure the Uncharted title will be good, but I have not yet become immersed in that franchise, so I did not see any… more »

Thankfully, Microsoft's Kinect does not use a controller. Oh, I don't care about Kinect. I don't plan on using a motion controller of any type. I had my time with the Wii; enough time to learn I hated motion control. It's just that the very act of walkin… more »

One of the topics in our most recent Casual Adult Gamers podcast (available via PodBean) was whether or not publishers deserve a cut of used games sales. So let's walk through process and the arguments. Gamer X buys a new game at retail; a brick-and-mort… more »

PC World - Holy Trump Cards, Batman!!! Microsoft apparently outed the outsters (whatever that means) by throwing down a mad trump card for the other two manufacturers to flog themselves in an attempt to follow up. It gave away production units of its… more »

As I sit at my MacBook Pro workstation, my Archos 7 Home Tablet is on the desk, playing a recording of the 2006 Formula One British Grand Prix. It occurs to me that it has been a long time since I purchased a video on optical media. The house is connecte… more »

These are not my favorite games of all time, but just my top ten lists of my current phase of gaming:PC:Ghost ReconGhost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2Ground Control 2Icewind Dale IIJust CauseLeft for DeadMass EffectMax Payne 2Need for… more »

I am even starting to doubt that Apple will announce anything remotely resembling a Tablet Computing device next week. I far more so expect to see a touchpanel equipped iMac. But if they do let loose with what half of the tech/gadget community has been t… more »

Flash backwards to the summer of 2009. There were some who were not enamored of the advance buzz they were hearing about the upgrade schema from Windows Vista/XP to Windows 7. I will not get into all the various ways to achieve an upgrade here. Mostly be… more »