Thoughts of a Random Gamer

This last week has been an insane roller coaster of highs and lows, that has firmly come to a stop over a much needed weekend.  As I have mentioned before, it is amazing how much your job can have an impact on the kind of games you want to play.
Over the last five work days, [...]

NASCAR is an American subculture that rarely gets the love or respect it deserves.  These weekend warriors put their lives on the line in the never-ending pursuit of the perfect left turn.  Up until this point, most of the attempts to make the “NASCAR experience” into a video game have resulted in an over-complicated simulation [...]

Like many gamers out there, I like to start things on fire. If you’re like me… or any of us that write here at Thoughts of a Random Gamer, you’ve probably been looking for a game where you can channel your inner pyro, without the mass destruct that normally happens. I know, the [...]

Back in 2003, Valve, developers of such notable titles as the Half-Life series, Portal and Left 4 Dead, launched a utility for PC called Steam.  When it was first introduced, I was very skeptical of online delivery systems for full game downloads.  The problem was, at the time installing Half-Life 2 required the installation of Steam.  [...]

Kung Fu Panda the game and the movie both came out in June of 2008.  However, as is the case with many movies, I did not get to see it until the night of Valentine’s Day 2009.  Sadly, I was not with my girlfriend but was hanging out with 15 teens and 5 other adults. [...]