Gawd man it's been so hot these last couple of days, and it's supposed to just get worse over the next few. So this week is looking like a stay inside and do nothing week. Yeahh. Anyway, I guess the most significant news is that on Friday I managed to clear off my desk and get a second monitor set up, so that's pretty sweet. I haven't had two screens since I stopped working last year, and I forgot how NICE it is. Getting work done is a bit easier now, so I'm pretty happy about that.
Also, I've been reading through all the Before Watchmen trades, and I'm almost done. Just have one more book to read, which has the Comedian and Rorschach stories in it. So far, they've been really good. I should finish the last book today, so either tomorrow or Wednesday I'll write up some of my thoughts on each of the stories. It will be as non-spoilery as possible, so check it out if you're curious about them.
What else...well, EVO was this past weekend, and I watched as much of it as I could. If you don't know, EVO is a big annual fighting game tournament, featuring tons of different games. I have always been a big fan of fighting games, but I've never had the patience or inherent dexterity to be very good at them. So I really enjoy any chance I get to watch the best players in the world go at it. This year was unsurprisingly great, with old favourites like Street Fighter 4 and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 putting on a great show. Smash Bros. Melee made its debut this year too, and it was pretty fun to watch, though it would have been nice to see a greater variety of characters (but that's the case for most of the games at these tournaments, really).
The highlight of the show for me, though, was King of Fighters XIII. I was taking a look at getting this game when it came out, but never did, either due to money concerns or other things coming out at the same time, can't remember for sure. Anyway, this year I was able to watch the stream in full HD (due to better internet and unlimited bandwidth), and it really struck me how beautiful KoFXIII really is. Just really gorgeous animations and backgrounds. And I've got a bit of a soft spot for KoF too, since a school trip back in grade eight I think. My friends and I brought our Gameboys, and someone had a KoF game, so we played over a link cable. None of us really knew how to play so we just mashed, but somehow I managed to completely dominate with Iori. He was used a fair bit in this year's EVO, so that was cool to see for me. There are rumors that KoFXIII is going to be coming out on Steam, and if so, I will probably be all over that.
Speaking of Steam, the Steam Summer Sale is now in full swing. This year, though, I find I'm not really as excited about it as I have been other years. I guess the main reason is that with sites like Amazon, GoG, and Green Man Gaming (and even Steam itself) having weekly sales on tons of games, the annual Steam sales just seem a bit old hat. I guess it could also be that I've realized that my backlog is huge, and a good deal becomes worse if you buy a game but never actually play it. Guess I'm just starting to get old, and maybe even a bit wiser.
The final thing I just want to mention today is that Fan Expo will be happening in Toronto in a bit over a month. I missed last year, but I'd gone the past few years, and it was pretty cool. I'm planning to go again this year, just to see what I can see and maybe pick up some cool stuff from the retailers. I'll probably go regardless, but if anyone reading this (and who is close to Toronto) wants to go check it out, just let me know. It's not super cheap, but there should be some cool stuff. Nathan Fillion and some other Firefly people are gonna be there!
Anyway, that's it for today. I'm going to go remain completely still until Autumn rolls in.
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