Barb Steele – BreakmanX.com https://www.breakmanx.com Twenty Years of Gaming. Still Arguing About Halo. Thu, 22 May 2025 05:30:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://www.breakmanx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-Favicon-32x32.webp Barb Steele – BreakmanX.com https://www.breakmanx.com 32 32 Documentary mistakes Arma II footage for real 1988 war footage. The Internet LOLs. https://www.breakmanx.com/documentary-mistakes-arma-ii-footage-for-real-1988-war-footage/ https://www.breakmanx.com/documentary-mistakes-arma-ii-footage-for-real-1988-war-footage/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:44 +0000 http://padinga.com/?p=12099   Hello reader! Happy hump day! Are you ready for some old news? What, you’re here for NEW news? Well tough. I’m too busy playing Arkham City to scour the internet for you. Besides, this is kind of hilarious. Either video game footage has gotten really realistic, or the editors / producers / every single [...]

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]]> https://www.breakmanx.com/the-stanley-parable/feed/ 1 Gentlemen: This guy thinks you’re a loser https://www.breakmanx.com/gentlemen-some-guy-at-cnn-thinks-youre-losers/ https://www.breakmanx.com/gentlemen-some-guy-at-cnn-thinks-youre-losers/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:00:24 +0000 http://padinga.com/?p=11908     If you have female friends (or are the proud owner of your very own ladybits) you might have seen this article from CNN contributor and former Secretary of Education William J. Bennett popping up on your Facebook and Twitter feeds in the past week.  It examines statistics which show that young women today [...]

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]]> https://www.breakmanx.com/gentlemen-some-guy-at-cnn-thinks-youre-losers/feed/ 8 GLaDOSiri for the iPhone 4S https://www.breakmanx.com/gladosiri-for-the-iphone-4s/ https://www.breakmanx.com/gladosiri-for-the-iphone-4s/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:39:16 +0000 http://padinga.com/?p=11862     If this were for real, I definitely wouldn’t be holding off on buying the 4S…

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]]> https://www.breakmanx.com/gladosiri-for-the-iphone-4s/feed/ 1 “The Cat and the Coup”: Fun and Learnin’ All in One Package https://www.breakmanx.com/the-cat-and-the-coup-fun-and-learnin-all-in-one-package/ https://www.breakmanx.com/the-cat-and-the-coup-fun-and-learnin-all-in-one-package/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:00:15 +0000 http://padinga.com/?p=11812     Thanks to my finicky gaming tastes, which drive me away from most FPS, RTS, and platformers, I’m excited when I find a new genre to explore. “The Cat and the Coup” is the first “documentary puzzle” game I’ve played, and it far exceeded my expectations of how historical events could be related in [...]

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]]> https://www.breakmanx.com/the-room-tribute/feed/ 1 Bite-Sized Indie: Every Day The Same Dream https://www.breakmanx.com/bite-sized-indie-every-day-the-same-dream/ https://www.breakmanx.com/bite-sized-indie-every-day-the-same-dream/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:00:28 +0000 http://padinga.com/?p=11483   I came across this simple Flash game during last week’s internet wanderings. It was part of the Neoludica exhibition. I don’t know whether or not Italians actually do it better, but this game is pretty neat. Produced in six days for the Experimental Gameplay Project by Molleindustria, this little indie is a short, existential [...]

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]]> https://www.breakmanx.com/bite-sized-indie-every-day-the-same-dream/feed/ 1 Barb Surfs The Web and Finds… OH CRAP! WE’RE DOOMED! https://www.breakmanx.com/barb-surfs-the-web-oh-crap-were-doomed/ https://www.breakmanx.com/barb-surfs-the-web-oh-crap-were-doomed/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:17:38 +0000 http://padinga.com/?p=11399   SCIENCE shows that video games can cause serious injuries! Thank god the internet is here to warn us of our doom. (Because really, are a couple of pictures going to stop us?) Here’s a sample from Game Arthritis:  Check out the site, and then come back to me, baby. I’ll be waiting for you [...]

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]]> https://www.breakmanx.com/barb-surfs-the-web-oh-crap-were-doomed/feed/ 1 Valet Parking 1989 Will Probably Make You Love Your Job https://www.breakmanx.com/valet-parking-1989-will-probably-make-you-love-your-job/ https://www.breakmanx.com/valet-parking-1989-will-probably-make-you-love-your-job/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:50:14 +0000 http://padinga.com/?p=11308     Ah, this game brings me back. This is the sort of innovative game we haven’t seen since… well, since 1989. A simulation game that speaks to the little guy, like one of my favorite 80s games, Paperboy. A game with hooks like TOTALLY RAD celebrities, a SUPER COOL story and ENDLESS PLAY. Oh [...]

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