Mirror’s Edge with Boot Camp – Mirror’s Edge Game Play Video – 23 Minutes

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Mirror’s Edge is one of the latest games released by Electronic Arts. It was released in January 13th just as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest was. Mirror’s Edge was developed by Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (DICE), a game developer in Stockholm, Sweden. According to its website (www.dice.se), they have developed Shrek, Rallisport Challenge, Battlefield 1942 , Midtown Madness 3 and more in the past.

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So what kind of game is Mirror’s Edge? It’s a bit difficult to describe it. It’s a first-person action game where you play the character of Faith Connors. She is a Runner, a person who physically delivers messages. She is good at jumping from one building to another, running away from enemies. So this game is kind of the modern version of Prince of Persia 2008. You spend quite a lot of time figuring out where to go and how to get ‘there.’

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I won’t say this is a good or bad game. I can tell you that the graphic quality in depicting city life is pretty good. Nonetheless, the audio quality is bad. Traffic noise is so loud that you can’t hear what Faith, her sister and other people are talking about. Traffic noise can be annoying even while Faith is inside a building.

This QuickTime movie shows a game play of Electronic Arts’ latest game Mirror’s Edge. The following 23-minute QuickTime video contains all cinematic movies.   Continue reading →

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest with Boot Camp – The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Game Play Video Part I – 19 Minutes

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The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Mac Boot Camp

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is one of the latest games released by Electronic Arts. It was released in January 13th. The Lord of the Rings: Conquest was developed by a Los Angels/California-based game studio called Pandemic Studios. Pandemic Studios has developed Mercenaries, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars Battlefront II, Full Spectrum Warrior and more in the past.

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So what kind of game is The Lord of the Rings: Conquest? Remember a 2003 game called The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King? It’s a great action game published by EA Games. Some people didn’t like it partly because they said the game was used to advertise the movies. The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a bit similar to The Return of the King in game-play-wise. You won’t play any of the movie characters in this game, though. Some people said that The Return of the King was a tough game. In this game, if you die, you will be respawn and allowed to change characters.

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This QuickTime movie shows a game play of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest. This game play comes from the War of the Ring Campaign and its first level helm’s deep. The following 19-minute QuickTime video contains all cinematic movies.   Continue reading →

Windows Live POP3: Checking Hotmail Messages with Apple Mail

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Back in 2002, Microsoft had Outlook Express even for Mac users. It was a useful free application for those who use Hotmail accounts. Outlook Express never made it to OS X. If they want to check their Hotmail messages, Mac OS X users are obliged to use Microsoft Entourage, a commercial application.

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Things have changed over years even for Entourage users. They can still check Hotmail messages if accounts are old. But the POP function is no longer free for new Hotmail accounts. For example, if I try to add an account whose e-mail address is junk5278@live.jp… I get an error message that says ‘A Windows Live Hotmail Plus subscription is required.’ (See Screenshot 01-2.) Hotmail Plus? Microsoft says you can get additional Hotmail features including POP access for $19.95 (£14.99, ¥2,510…) a year. (See Screenshot 03.)

In the meantime, Microsoft made an important announcement for Hotmail users as of January 14, 2009. The company says POP access is available to Hotmail users in nine countries including Australia, Canada, German, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. (See Screenshot 04.) Hmm… Does that mean POP access is available for Hotmail Plus only? How about e-mail accounts with live.com (live.jp, live.co.uk…) as opposed to hotmail.com? Well, let me find out if I can check Hotmail messages through a live.jp account (without Hotmail Plus) that I created several days ago, using Apple’s Mail (v. 3.5). If I can, then I should be able to do the same with Mozilla’s Thunderbird, Eudura and other e-mail applications.   Continue reading →

Half-Life 2: Episode 1 with Boot Camp – 6 Half-Life Episode One Game Play Videos (163 Minutes)

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Half-Life 2 Episode Two Mac Boot Camp

We introduced a total of nine game play videos of Half-Life 2: Episode Two a while ago. For those who haven’t even played Episode One, we are releasing six new game play videos. EA Games released Half-Life 2: Episode One on June 1, 2006. So it’s a 2-and-half-a-year old game. It’s not as good as Episode Two. But Episode One is still a great game to play.

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The following six QuickTime movies covers the entire game play of EA Games’ Half-Life 2: Episode One. Do you remember how Episode Two starts? Gordon Freeman finds himself inside a wrecked train car. Alyx Vance is uninjured and helps Freeman get out of the train car. You will spend as much as 163 minutes to find out what happened before the train crashed. By the way, game play video 5 is open to visitors. All other game play videos are open to members only.   Continue reading →

Saints Row 2 with Boot Camp – Saints Row 2 Game Play Video – 27 Minutes

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Saints Row 2 is a violent action game developed by Volition (developer of Descent, Summoner, Red Faction and The Punisher). It was released by THQ in January 5.

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So what kind of game is it? To some extent, some PC gamers might be reminded of hit role-playing/adventure game Fallout 3. In Saints Row 2, players will be asked to choose such human characteristics as gender, race, age and build at the beginning. You will be playing a Saints gang member, who will stand in a murder trial soon. You are now in Stillwater Correctional facility. One inmate named Carlos shows up and offers you help for jail break. He says his brother was in the Saints and told him all about you. After getting out of jail, your immediate task will be to earn respect points by killing bad guys from other gang groups.

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This QuickTime movie shows a game play of Saints Row 2. The 27-minute QuickTime video contains all cinematic movies.   Continue reading →