Monthly Archives: September 2010

Impulse vs. Steam — My Thoughts on Digital Distribution Clients for Games

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Alan Stryder

With Steam having effectively cornered the market as the online distribution system for gaming, perhaps this is a moot discussion, but I think it is still a topic worthy of debate. I suppose the most obvious question to most people … Continue reading →

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Games, Pirates and DRM Schemes

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Alan Stryder

I’m a PC gamer. I love RTS games and the keyboard/mouse input. I have an Xbox 360 with Xbox Live but I rarely to never use it and I will be canceling my subscription after it runs out at the … Continue reading →

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GNU/Linux: The Open Source vs. Commercial App War

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Alan Stryder

I’m just going to come right out and say it: Linux needs more commercial apps, and from my personal point of view, Linux needs commercial games. In the Open-Source community this is sometimes an unpopular point of view. And I … Continue reading →

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My History With Linux

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Alan Stryder

Well it’s been a month since my personal Linux experiment began, and it does continue. We’ll say that this is actually many iterations in, and I have had several "personal Linux experiments". This one is lasting longer than the rest. … Continue reading →

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