Evil Empire Gaming

Latest QuakeLive Update is Out with Mac OS X Fixes

Just found out from this forum thread the new QuakeLive update includes these Mac OS X fixes (among others):

  • OSX: Right mouse button fixes.
  • OSX: Game window now always on top.

Hooray!

QuakeLive for Mac OS X is out!

QuakeLive is now available for Mac OS X and runs pretty sweet on my MacBook Pro. I had some trouble initially with window control, the screen would go black and I could hear the game, but not interact with it. That seems to have sorted itself out. I’ve had a few Firefox and Safari crashes as well because of the plugin.

Lookout for EvEm Braaaainz if you’re ever on a Sydney server.

EvEm Braaainz player profile screen

MechWarrior 5 Gameplay Footage

I was totally blown away by how awesome this game looks. I was a big MechWarrior 2 fan, bought a Microsoft Sidewinder Joystick just for the game which had a throttle slider and torso twist on the stick. Check it out:

Kotaku reports that Harmony Gold, the owner of the Robotech brand, says the Mechs look a bit too similar to Robotech mechs!

[Update]: Updated the YouTube video, the previous one was removed by Harmony Gold!

Quake III icons

Doom Guy IconRe-live the glory days (or be haunted by shameful memories, as the case may be) with some old-skoolish Quake III icons for your desktop.

Status Update: [EvEm]_Relic

Yes, I am still alive and gaming. But that’s not all…

Current games:
Evil Genius (again), TF2 (as Omey’s personal sentry guard)

New toys:
The Chevrolet has had some internal upgrades, but nothing recent.
Dr Scripto bobblehead from Microsoft’s 2008 Scripting Games.

Projects:
Hardware – Multi TB HW RAID PC (planning stage)
Software – Support tools using HTA/WMI/WQL at work (aka IT Ninja)

Work:
Recently took over my own job at Bankwest as a SOE Engineer.
Working on the Office 2007 migration solution, SOE updates, various deployments.

Family:
No new additions, still just the four of us.
Raising two female gamers who currently share a Steam account.
Look out for [EvEm]_Izzy in TF2.

Accomodation:
Living with my parents(!) and building next door in Shelley.
Should be moving in before Christmas.

Misc:
Level 2 grey hair