Because We May is a site that has a bunch of indie games listed for discounted prices until the end of May. If you want to pick up some good games for fairly cheap (some of them are even free) I recommend heading over there to check them out. They have games for iOS, Mac, Android, Steam and even other platforms.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Diablo III Account Security
So I've played a lot of Diablo 3 in the last week. Probably too much. In the last couple days, a lot of reports started showing up on the battle.net forums and other fansites of people losing all of their gear or having their accounts hacked. Some rumors were posted that a Game Master command was somehow available to some players or that session ID spoofing was possible to allow other users access to your characters. I was kinda skeptical, but figured there was an outside chance that something like that had slipped through before the game was released. The one thing that the theories said was required for the "hackers" to gain access to your account, was your battle tag, which becomes available to others when you add them as friends, play with them in a multiplayer game, or post on the forums.
This forum post from Bashiok seems to indicate that they have not investigated any cases of accounts actually being compromised except through the traditional methods of password stealing. Furthermore, they "have yet to investigate a compromise report in which and authenticator was attached beforehand." If you play any Blizzard games and don't have an authenticator yet, I highly recommend either buying the keychain one from the Blizzard store (for about $6) or using a smart phone authenticator app.
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This forum post from Bashiok seems to indicate that they have not investigated any cases of accounts actually being compromised except through the traditional methods of password stealing. Furthermore, they "have yet to investigate a compromise report in which and authenticator was attached beforehand." If you play any Blizzard games and don't have an authenticator yet, I highly recommend either buying the keychain one from the Blizzard store (for about $6) or using a smart phone authenticator app.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Diablo 3 Launch
Diablo 3 will go live this evening at 1am my time. I have raid with my friends before, and I just got enough food and drink to last until I beat the game. I cannot remember any game I've ever been this excited before ever. The only possible exception is Final Fantasy 3(six) when that came out on SNES while I was in Junior High. I saved for months and months and I read every magazine about it multiple times leading up to the release. With the greater pervasiveness of information on the web, I've read way more about Diablo 3 than I did about Final Fantasy 3, however I still don't know all that much about the story that will unfold in Diablo 3. I hope everyone will enjoy Diablo 3 as much as I will.
Friday, May 11, 2012
BAS is coming!
The Joystiq article linked here discusses how DOTA is going to be used commercially by Valve while Blizzard will only keep the rights for fans to use the term non-commercially. As a result, Blizzard Dota has been renamed Blizzard All-Stars or BAS. I look forward to this game because Blizzard seems to be doing a lot of game redesign when compared with the original DOTA.
For more on this subject check out: Blizzard and Valve settle DOTA argument, Blizzard DOTA is now Blizzard All-Stars | Joystiq:
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For more on this subject check out: Blizzard and Valve settle DOTA argument, Blizzard DOTA is now Blizzard All-Stars | Joystiq:
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Elven Mansion - Minecraft
Today I present my review of the Elven Mansion build by fretz on planetminecraft.
View Elven Mansion -Now with Download-
I followed the directions on the planetminecraft page to connect to the server where the build exists and view it for myself, but there is also a download available on the planetminecraft page of the world. Since the world comes from the server, I believe it probably contains many other builds and would be hard to find this particular mansion.
The first thing you notice on approach is that the mansion itself is almost entirely made of wood, and raw wood for the most part instead of more refined planks. The other striking feature is that this mansion is gigantic. It's so big that my view distance doesn't allow me to see the back side of it from the front. The other nice external feature is the purple roofs, which I very much enjoy and were what made me want to review this creation in the first place.
When you enter, the internal decorations are a number of different wood types and quite a lot of glowstone. The floor of the main room is a pond with some ice and glowstone at the bottom to illuminate it. There are also a number of flames somehow burning at the bottom of the pond. The ceiling of this main room has a similar glass structure with water and glowstone above it. There are two side exits from the building in the main room that looks exactly like the main entrance.
At the back of the main room, there is a doorway to the tower. The tower is quite tall with no real way up, but there are windows half way up to let some light in to the building. There is also a hold going down that leads to a secret underground tunnel. The tunnel is lined with wooden supports and leads to a dock in a cove. Overall I enjoy this build because of its grandiose scale. I also enjoy the purple roofs and their contrast with the wooden structure.
View Elven Mansion -Now with Download-
I followed the directions on the planetminecraft page to connect to the server where the build exists and view it for myself, but there is also a download available on the planetminecraft page of the world. Since the world comes from the server, I believe it probably contains many other builds and would be hard to find this particular mansion.
The first thing you notice on approach is that the mansion itself is almost entirely made of wood, and raw wood for the most part instead of more refined planks. The other striking feature is that this mansion is gigantic. It's so big that my view distance doesn't allow me to see the back side of it from the front. The other nice external feature is the purple roofs, which I very much enjoy and were what made me want to review this creation in the first place.
When you enter, the internal decorations are a number of different wood types and quite a lot of glowstone. The floor of the main room is a pond with some ice and glowstone at the bottom to illuminate it. There are also a number of flames somehow burning at the bottom of the pond. The ceiling of this main room has a similar glass structure with water and glowstone above it. There are two side exits from the building in the main room that looks exactly like the main entrance.
At the back of the main room, there is a doorway to the tower. The tower is quite tall with no real way up, but there are windows half way up to let some light in to the building. There is also a hold going down that leads to a secret underground tunnel. The tunnel is lined with wooden supports and leads to a dock in a cove. Overall I enjoy this build because of its grandiose scale. I also enjoy the purple roofs and their contrast with the wooden structure.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Luxurious Modern House
Today I am reviewing the "Luxurious Modern House *Version 4*" by pigonge on planetminecraft.
View Luxurious Modern House *Version 4!!*
I downloaded the map, but there's also a mcedit schematic available if you would like to include it in your own map. On the map, you arrive in front of the house, where a small shack rests outside the main building. There are a number of switches and levers around, but I have not been able to figure out if they serve a purpose. Right away, I saw a slime fall off the roof of the house and split into 4 small slimes. On the other side of the wall behind me, I found a 2 way paved road (out of colored wool I believe).
I then wandered past the shack on the path by the water leading to a small door and then up a wide wooden staircase into what I imagine is the main floor of the house. There are a pair of purple couches with a glass coffee table for entertaining guests followed by wooden benches leading to a balcony looking out to the road. There is a small indoor pond followed by a large blue dining table next to the kitchen. The whole time I was exploring this floor, I could hear creepy pounding sounds coming from the floor above me.
On the next floor, there's another purple couch with a good looking house shrub next to it. On the other side of the wall, there are a number of book cases with a small reclining chair for enjoying a good book. The master bedroom is on this floor, complete with yet another purple couch, a double wide bed, and a fairly large tub in the bathroom.
On the next floor there were a couple more bedrooms and a couple small bathrooms. Then on the top floor, there are even more purple couches and another bedroom or two. There is quite a lot of room for entertaining guests. From that top floor, there is an exit to a rooftop garden, complete with benches and tables for parties. From there, you can see an entire extra building as well as an interesting water feature. Overall this house gives you a lot of room to explore and entertain and I recommend checking it out if you are interested.
View Luxurious Modern House *Version 4!!*
I downloaded the map, but there's also a mcedit schematic available if you would like to include it in your own map. On the map, you arrive in front of the house, where a small shack rests outside the main building. There are a number of switches and levers around, but I have not been able to figure out if they serve a purpose. Right away, I saw a slime fall off the roof of the house and split into 4 small slimes. On the other side of the wall behind me, I found a 2 way paved road (out of colored wool I believe).
I then wandered past the shack on the path by the water leading to a small door and then up a wide wooden staircase into what I imagine is the main floor of the house. There are a pair of purple couches with a glass coffee table for entertaining guests followed by wooden benches leading to a balcony looking out to the road. There is a small indoor pond followed by a large blue dining table next to the kitchen. The whole time I was exploring this floor, I could hear creepy pounding sounds coming from the floor above me.
On the next floor, there's another purple couch with a good looking house shrub next to it. On the other side of the wall, there are a number of book cases with a small reclining chair for enjoying a good book. The master bedroom is on this floor, complete with yet another purple couch, a double wide bed, and a fairly large tub in the bathroom.
On the next floor there were a couple more bedrooms and a couple small bathrooms. Then on the top floor, there are even more purple couches and another bedroom or two. There is quite a lot of room for entertaining guests. From that top floor, there is an exit to a rooftop garden, complete with benches and tables for parties. From there, you can see an entire extra building as well as an interesting water feature. Overall this house gives you a lot of room to explore and entertain and I recommend checking it out if you are interested.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Diablo 3: Wrath
On the reveal site for Diablo 3, they released an impressive video showing the conflict between angels and demons in the world of Diablo. I recommend checking it out over at reveal.diablo3.com or the video I have embedded here. While you're on the reveal site, be sure to collect the sigils by creating a banner for each class. They won't be available once the time runs out.
I really can't wait for this game to come out to be able to experience the story and play cooperatively with my friends and family. This is something I've been anticipating for nearly 10 years.
I really can't wait for this game to come out to be able to experience the story and play cooperatively with my friends and family. This is something I've been anticipating for nearly 10 years.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Good Intentions
When I last posted, I had every intention of following through with my idea to review Minecraft creations regularly. I've ended up being very busy with other things. So for my first review, I choose the following project, which is a palace posted by owner_rekna1 on planetminecraft:
View The forgotten palace
I like the look of the palace with nice gold and brown roofs. The center of the palace is an open area, complete with a water feature and what appear to be pink bushes. Since the planetminecraft page does not have a download link, I can't actually explore it myself, but the build does seem interesting from the available pictures. I encourage you to check out the pictures and see if it inspires you to build a similar palace.
View The forgotten palace
I like the look of the palace with nice gold and brown roofs. The center of the palace is an open area, complete with a water feature and what appear to be pink bushes. Since the planetminecraft page does not have a download link, I can't actually explore it myself, but the build does seem interesting from the available pictures. I encourage you to check out the pictures and see if it inspires you to build a similar palace.
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