Whether or not Gigabit Ethernet (and beyond) should support frame sizes (i.e. packets) larger than 1500 bytes has been a topic of great debate. With the explosive growth of Gigabit ethernet, the impact of this decision is critically important and will affect Internet performance for years to come. Most of the debate about jumbo frames [...]
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Left 4 Dead Review (PC)
Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for a game like this? A game where no matter how many times you play it you never know what is going to happen next? I tell you, as a lover of games I am excited. As a lover of zombies, I have reached a state of [...]
Guitar Hero World Tour vs. Rock Band 2
I am a self-confessed guitar-game junkie. So of course when Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour was announced, I was drooling with anticipation. Apparently so were many other people, because many stores opened at 12:01 on October 26th to sell the new Guitar Hero World Tour. Of course, Rock Band 2 came for the [...]
RealNetworks… More DRM
Guess you just can’t have too much DRM. At least not if you believe RealNetwork’s CEO Rob Glaser. He’s going to help you rip your DVDs to your HD so you can play them on the go. Of course he doesn’t touch Hollywood’s DRM and in fact goes them one better…he adds his own unique, [...]
Hal Halpin Talks About the ECA and Censorship from PAX
While covering the PAX Expo in Seattle, I was able to speak with Hal Halpin, President of the ECA. The Entertainment Consumers Association is members based advocacy group that fights for gamers rights. I want to thank Hal for taking the time from the very hectic convention schedule to talk with us. GVK: Can you give [...]
Freezepop Interview
While at PAX 2008 I had the chance to meet with the synthpop band Freezepop. For those who don’t know, Freezepop’s music has been featured on every Guitar Hero game, and many other rhythm games, and have gathered quite a following. Their music is remarkably upbeat and the melodies catchy. Freezepop consists of three members: Liz Enthusiasm (Jussi [...]
News on Diablo 3 Straight from Blizzard Booth at PAX
During our coverage of the Penny Arcade (PAX) Expo in Seattle, I got the chance to stop by the Blizzard booth and talk to one of the talented people behind the pending Diablo 3. While our time was limited, I was able to get some information on the game. I want to thank Kacy for [...]
Haze Review
Title Haze Publisher Ubisoft Developer Free Radical Design Release Date May 20, 2008 Genre Action Platform Playstation 3 Rating Mature In the year 2048, The Mantel Corporation is waging an all out war for the freedom of civilization. At least that is the company line they are putting forth as they send legions of drug [...]
Interview with Haze’s Rob Yescombe
Recently I got the chance to speak with Rob Yescombe from Free Radical, Screenwriter on the hot new PS 3 Shooter Haze. I got the chance to play an early version of the game at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, and Rob was kind enough to take the time to update me on what [...]
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard Review
PC keyboard technology has remained pretty much the same in its 30-year existance, so why is it that there are scores of new models coming out every year? I personally have gone through the rise and fall of the first IBM “tank” keyboards, quiet keyboards, ergonomic keyboards, media keyboards, and the latest gaming keyboards. What [...]
Kingston’s Products at WCG2007
Many PC enthusiasts are already familiar with Kingston, primarially as a source of name-brand “value” memory that doesn’t suck. Their ValueRAM is only one of their product lines, and Kingston is bringing new RAM and Flash products to the table to compete with the likes of OCZ, Corsair, and Crucial. Kingston was showing off their [...]
Q & A with Uwe Boll: Director of Bloodrayne, Postal, Alone in the Dark
Some of you may (or may not have) heard of Uwe Boll. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, then his movies certainly do (especially if you’re a gamer). He has directed or produced alot of movies based on video games, and as most of you already know, the whole video game to movie translation [...]
Virtual Reality Sound Labs’ VRBT200V VR3 Bluetooth Car Kit
I know, strange we would get an item like this to review at a PC equipment and gaming site, but sometimes we make friends with vendors and they have such cool gadgets we here at OCMODSHOP can’t help but get excited about cool gizmos and gadgets. Take this nifty little number for instance, the VR3 [...]
Waiting in Line for Nintendo Wii
November 19, 2006 marked the day of the Nintendo Wii launch, and many Seattle–area stores held midnight launch parties to pacify the many Nintendo fans. Many Toys ‘R’ Us and Gamestop stores opened their doors before midnight, but would not allow anyone to purchase a console until 12:01am on Sunday. Gamestop only opened their doors [...]
Dead Rising! The feel good game of the season!
In Dead Rising, you play a photo journalist named Frank West who decends on the Colorado city of Willamette in order to catch a big scoop that he’s gotten a line on. Chartering a helicopter Frank flies over the city and sees all sorts of horrible murders and killing, it appears that the citizens of [...]
Interview with Jason Harper of LanParty NW
LAN parties are gatherings of people (called “gamers”) with their computers to play network games, but has turned into a culture where gamers socialize, play online video games against one another, even have poker tournaments and in general have fun. LAN parties have grown in popularity in recent years as computer games like Doom, Quake [...]
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