New tech goodies on the way!

 I recently had a new gaming laptop by MSI crap out on me so they are shipping me a replacement.  In short it has a 3rd generation i7, 4GB Nvidia GTX 675, 12 GB DDR3 RAM, 1.5 TB Harddrive (750GB x2 Raid-0), blu-ray burner/player, hdmi/vga out, dynaudio sound with small subwoofer built in, illuminated keyboard and blah blah blah you know, its the works.  I will be happy to get it back and setup so I can use my main Steam account. I also ordered a super far ranged wifi adapter for my old computer upstairs (I am using it now to type this) so I can have a more reliable connection, a USB 3.0 hot-swappable hub, logitech gaming mouse and that's about it. Mmmm I love tech goodies.

Nintendo 3DS XL available in America

The Nintendo 3DS XL is now available in North America!
Its like the Cadillac of portable Nintendo's ;)
Article: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/19/psa-nintendo-3ds-xl-now-available/

Streaming video game company goes bottoms up!

The service "OnLive" has hit rock bottom but tries its best to restructure after accepting a deal from a unnamed buyer with some monetary backing.  Phew thank God above that I use Steam!

Article:http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/18/technology/onlive/index.html

Gamescon 2012 Photos

GamesCon in Koln Germany is a gaming event of all sorts.  Although I was not able to attend I have find some photos of their 2012 event over at good ol' guru3d.com. So check em out.  AHHHHH A GIANT LEGO ORC!

GamesCon Photos: http://nl.guru3d.com/gallery/Tradeshows/2012/index.html

Dark Web

There is a "Dark Web" within the internet on private networks that are usually through encrypted connections that supply the dirtiest of porn, illegal gun and weapons sales, stolen merchandise and you can even hire a hitman to kill somebody! It exist as sad as that is. These networks that may or may not be on what we call the internet but rather a private network using encryption methods to pass files and chat to one another. This may sound over-hyped but it almost certainly exist in my opinion with all the sick cretins out there. I can understand reasonable gun trading/buying that is within a law that the people themselves voted on but selling extreme weapons that are beyond just guns can be a problem. Networks that are hidden from most people on the internet could deal in everything from sick child pornography and other forms of harmful extreme porn, to hitmen killing people for money. I know it sounds paranoid but networks like this exist. I haven't seen a case of someone doing these things but from what I understand the networks that are private and encrypted do exist and I have heard of trading of various things. Here are three articles related to what I have summed up in this post:
Dark Web
Article 1: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110040
Article 2: http://www.infowars.com/new-regulation-frontier-the-dark-web/
Article 3: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/the-new-underbelly-20120531-1zktt.html

Diablo III - Coming 5/15/12!

  I plan on buying two copies of Diablo 3 for co-op LAN/online play with my buddies having a beer or two. Looks like a decent game and has been long anticipated by many.  I am more of a first person shooter kinda guy with some real-time strategy games such as the command and conquer series. I like the witch doctor and demon hunter class.  They look interesting with their unique powers.  I think it will be true to its roots as the game play shows.

  I played both Crysis 1 and 2 and beat them on the PC and both amazed me with nice graphics and it was very entertaining and fun.  Everything in the game graphic wise was great and so was the gameplay.  Sure it may be your standard fare FPS but the Crysis series sure has a lot eye candy.  The first Crysis was better in my opinion. I look forward to playing the latest installment when it is released, MP1st.com said "ShopTo, a UK based retailer, lists Crysis 3 to release February 15th, 2013. Last year’s Crysis 2 released March 22nd in NA and March 24th in the UK so the date isn’t too far off.". Can't wait!

Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/crysis-3-preview/
Source: http://mp1st.com/2012/04/23/crysis-3-release-date-leaked-by-uk-retailer/