http://oracle.gamerstemple.com The weblog of the Executive Editor of The Gamers' Temple Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:01:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en … hijacking #1’s URL. Visit modernwarfare3.com and you’ll find yourself on the Battlefield 3 site. Stunts like that may seem clever at first, but all they really do is call attention to the fact that you’re not the leader. Take the cola wars for example. You ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2011/07/12/37/ I got a press release from the University of Missouri today with the headline “Violent Video Games Proven To Increase Aggressive Behavior.” As someone with a degree in science, it appalled me to see that headline later followed by text that states, “Scientists have known for years that playing ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2011/05/25/36/ The upside of PSN’s downtime? I can turn on my PS3 without having to wait for yet another system update… http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2011/04/25/35/ Red Faction: Battlegrounds is only recommendable to those who already got it for free as a pre-order bonus, and it’s not even that good of a deal for them… Read the full review here. http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2011/04/25/34/ Finally received approval for my E3 press pass from the mysterious people behind E3. The approval came in at 10:30 on Friday night on the last week of press registration, so it looks like they were burning the midnight oil to get the passes approved. I’m not sure ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2011/04/23/33/ I like that the PS3 has different trophy types, but why not assign each type a score and then add them all up into a single gamer score? The gamer level thing is rather lame… http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2011/04/19/32/ I was able to get my new 3DS onto my wireless network in under 30 seconds and it’s connected every time I’ve turned it on since. I’ve been able to get my PSP to connect twice. Ever. http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2011/04/05/30/ We’ll see if I’m better at keeping a Twitter account active than a blog… @NedJordan http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2010/02/09/29/ From Eurogamer’s review of Star Trek Online: “They may not have many different things to do, and the missions and UI may be rather buggy, but there does seem to be enough content to sustain them - at least until the endgame - and even at its worst that content is ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2010/02/09/28/ Someone explain to me why PSP games available for download on the PSN store are more expensive than the retail boxed versions on UMD? For the exact same game?!? http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2009/11/27/27/