I just noticed that the Speedtest.net people have started a Ping testing service. This is very useful since so many uses of the internet depend on a good Ping (streaming video, games, etc). I’ve actually gotten a good score as of this post, at least from a near by server.

Captain Forever Project; a very fun Flash game. One of the games podcast I listen to RebelFM loves this little game, so I decided to check it out.

It’s a “closed beta” but if you pay a 1 time $15 fee to the developer via PayPal you get access to this game and all of his future games. The Captain Forever game will become free in the near future, and the dev plans to up his fee to $20 to get access to all his future beta projects. $15 / $20 is a bit steep, but it’s an addictive game and it’s cool to support the indie game developer.

My girlfriend got one of these $2 charges added to her last Verizon bill before she switched to an iPhone 3GS and AT&T. They also managed to F* up her bill in other ways too, but that’s another story.

I might try re-installing the latest HP printer drivers… Anyone else ever have this issue?

1. The Smashing Pumpkins (25) 
2. Silversun Pickups (17) 
3. Incubus (7) 
4. Placebo (5) 
5. Garbage (5) 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

480,427 points on Halo ODST Firefight last night. We got well over double the par score. The match lasted 1 hour 57 minutes!

Felt like posting a screenshot today. My desktop makes me want to play Dark Stalkers on PSP.

The first French Apple Retail Store looks awesome. [via: amineb]

The Prince of Persia movie trailer isn’t bad.

I was convinced it would be yet another awful video game based movie, but the trailer makes it look like it might end-up being an ok summer flick next year. We’ll see.

Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

I like this song.

The game is now out for download on iTunes. It’s the latest hotness right now. The game itself is free, but you can buy (with real money) additional “power cells” that allow you to play in ranked online games that earn you in-game credits for buying upgrades. Players have a limited number of free power cells each day, so once expended players can only play offline practice games (unless they buy more power cells). It’s an interesting implementation of in-game “micro transactions”. I’d just be concerned that players who spend a lot of money in-game will gain a large unfair advantage over players who chose not to invest as much (or any) money in the game.

The game itself runs great on my iPhone 3GS. The graphics are simple yet impressive for iPhone, similar to Quake Live. The controls are the only sticky part. The game controls by on-screen touch directional sticks that provide no tactile feedback, so it’s hard to tell if your fingers are in the right place during the heat of combat. During the quick practice match I tried (and won), I found it hard to have precise control over either aim or movement. It may become easier with practice.

Check it out. It’s free.

My name is NetworkShadow on the online component Plus+ add me if you want to try playing online.

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My Finished Halloween Mask

“Space Asshole” Red Faction: Guerrilla inspired song.

You’ll surely get the humor to this song if you’ve played Red Faction: Guerrilla, and if not you’ll get the idea just by watching the video. Fun game too.

1. Silversun Pickups (36) 
2. The Temper Trap (1) 
3. The Smashing Pumpkins (1) 
4. Mew (1) 
5. Queer For Astroboy (1) 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

I think I’ll be grabbing this app.

This game’s art is too cool looking to not try. The full game is for both PC and Mac.

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (29) 
2. Silversun Pickups (12) 
3. The Smashing Pumpkins (11) 
4. Chevelle (6) 
5. Placebo (6) 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

My art blog Untitled Image is finally starting to catch-on, as of this past week. There have been a bunch of great art submissions, and we are picking-up fans on the Facebook group. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should now.