It’s amazing how quickly technology advances, isn’t it? Yesterday’s high-end is today’s bare-minimum, and so shall it ever be. See, this is why PC, despite being the superior platform in many cases, still doesn’t enjoy as much popularity as the console market. It’s not enough to have a PC, you gotta continually upgrade and replace…
Tag: PC gaming
All the games I didn’t buy, and one I did, from Steam’s Summer Sale
Last week, Steam’s hallowed Summer Sale began. Yes, that one of two times a year when folks can pick up a plethora of games, mostly old(er) but sometime new, for pennies. Though my wallet would like otherwise, I am not immune to Steam’s charms during these sales. In the past, I’ve used the Summer Sale…
Why I Might Be Turning Into a PC Gamer (And Why That Scares Me)
I was one of the last people I’d ever expect to consider PC gaming. It’s not that I have any problem with games on such a platform, but when you’ve been playing games almost solely on consoles for the last 16 years and watching your parents do the same for even longer, it’s hard to…
Console Gaming May Not be the Best Option Anymore
Image By Flickr User: JBLivin (cc) I’ve been player of home consoles for my entire life as a gamer. It used to be that I would steadfastly tout the superiority of my favorite consoles over the PC, even in the face of growing evidence to the contrary. I’m even still considering potentially picking up an…
My “Deserted Island” Games — PC edition
Greetings all! It is with a big smile and a heavy heart that I offer up the last post in my “Deserted Island” series. It seems fitting that I end where my gaming really began, on computers. But, I’ll tell you, I’m not going all the way back here to the TRS-80, because I don’t…
With All These New Consoles Coming Out, Why Not Just Get a PC?
With the bulk of the big E3 announcements behind us, and as the excitement wanes just a tad, what are we left with? A slew of great looking games for either a new $500 console or a new $400 console. The Wii U is still hovering around the $300-$350. Maybe its price will drop by…
United We Blog: Our First Subject
Hello all! We here at UWG are excited to announce our first effort as bloggers united! For this first foray into unified posting, we’ve all decided that the next round of posts should have a common theme to them. Who picks that theme? Well, we all do! That’s right, our next round of posts will…
VIRTUAL BASTION 