Name: Mark Buckingham
Weblog: blog.myspace.com/mbuckingham
Articles: 41
First Published: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Last Published: Sunday, October 5, 2008
Currently listing articles 41-1:
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How Guitar Hero Finally Made PS3's Rock Band Playable— The patch is out. Quit struggling with EA's junky guitars and get the competition's instead.
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Movie Nuggets: Avengers, Aeon Flux, Stop-Loss, He Was A Quiet Man— When you just don't have time for all the details.
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PC Game Review: Crysis Warhead— Some improvements, some shortcomings, but overall it's a worthwhile ride for franchise fans.
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The Wisdom of One: Guy Kawasaki On Alltop.com— The former Apple evangelist opens up about his latest project.
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Movie Nuggets: Azumi, Scotland, PA, Open Water, Fool's Gold— When you just don't have time for all the details.
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Windows XP SP3 Continues a Legacy of Failure— If you don't have Windows XP SP3, you may want to wait a while longer, especially if your system sports an AMD processor.
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Penny Arcade Expo (PAX '08), Day Three and Final Impressions— A strong finish and some reflection reveal a show that's greater than the sum of its parts.
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Penny Arcade Expo (PAX '08), Day Two— The second and longest day of the expo improves on a shaky start, though some problems persist.
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Penny Arcade Expo (PAX '08), Day One— Four years after my first visit, the annual gathering for hard-core gamers has definitely grown, but at times it still feels like a rookie endeavor.
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Product Review: Radius Atomic Bass, TruTune, and Atomic Strap Earphones— One all-around contender measures up, but two specialty models garner only niche appeal.
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Breaking Olympic Records: Is it the Athlete or the Gear?— World records are shattering left and right. Have humans evolved that much, or is it just the new equipment surrounding them?
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Nvidia Needs to Learn How to Count— Two is greater than one, and three is greater than two; if Nvidia could learn and follow this simple concept, they'd stop confusing their customers.
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FCC Rules That Comcast Violated Users' Rights— The little guy(s) gain one more small step toward true Net Neutrality.
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When Power Supplies Attack!— It just doesn't pay to skimp where electricity's concerned.
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Gear Review: Pelican PS2-to-PS3 Controller Adapter— Save some green by reusing your old controllers.
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Technology Review: Western Digital 500GB MyBook Essential Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive— The price keeps dropping (depending where you shop), and it's the best deal around for the size.
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Nintendo Wii Review: Wii Fit— While not the end-all weight-loss solution, it's the perfect workout for rainy days or any day.
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Wii Fit Launch Draws a Crowd
— Had to wait in a line at midnight to get Wii Fit...albeit a fairly small one.
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PS2 Review: Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2— Volume 2 brings more old school classics into the modern limelight.
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Is GTA IV Really That Perfect?— Decent, but not as revolutionary as the critics might have you think.
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PS3 Devil May Cry 4 Requires 25-Minute Installation— Initial wait is designed to cut down load times, but has sparked a controversy.
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North American PlayStation 3 To Lose Hardware-based Backward Compatibility— Full compatibility to play PS1 and PS2 games is going away with the August release of the 80GB PS3.
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Sony Mods PS3 Backward Compatibility for European Launch
— To save the consumer some money and improve system performance, Sony significantly alters a key selling point from the Euro PS3.
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Significant Vulnerability in Flu Strains Found— Discovery could greatly diminish the spread and impact of the influenza A virus.
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Last-Gen Gems Worth Another Look— Next-gen is here, but don't leap just yet.
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Worst Buy— Why I'll never again set foot in that blue building with the big yellow letters on it.
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The Laptop Resurrection— It's like when you put something back together and have screws left over, only less obvious...
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PS2 Review: Hitman - Blood Money— Agent 47's latest outing isn't without it's problems, but it's still a fun ride.
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New Test Drive Unlimited Demo Storms Xbox Live Marketplace— The latest sample of the game allows players to try online play, new vehicles.
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A Few Thoughts Regarding Next Summer's Transformers Flick— Will it be as bad as some think? That depends on your age and perspective.
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Atari Scoops Double Nomination at 2006 MTV Video Music Awards— Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure and Driver: Parallel Lines Nominated for Best Video Game Soundtrack.
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Atari and Playlogic Announce Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales— Atari signs global distribution deal with Playlogic for PC pirate game.
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Game Sequels: While Innovation Stalls, Genre Blending Could Foot the Bill— Game sequels on the whole just aren't selling. Try remixing it, like this...
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GameCube Review: Rampage: Total Destruction— Another ancient franchise strives to remain relevant in a world of better games and ideas.
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Rainbow Six: From Book to Game to Movie— The past, present, and future of one of entertainment's thriving cross-media franchises.
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PS2 Review: Full Spectrum Warrior - Ten Hammers— Tactical shooters just got even more tactical, but the execution, interface, and AI here left me wanting more.
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GameCube Review: Sonic Riders— Sonic Riders is yet another fine example of how not to make a game.
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PS2 Review: Tourist Trophy— Test drive some of the most excitement you can have on two wheels.
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Building A Better Console— New game consoles are coming out soon. We're used to paying more and getting less, but should we be?
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PS2 Review: Drakengard 2— Who wants another mediocre action game? Not me.
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The Gaming Industry: Life After the Crash— I didn't outgrow gaming; gaming outgrew me.
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