{"id":849,"date":"2005-05-23T17:26:19","date_gmt":"2005-05-23T17:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=849"},"modified":"2005-05-23T17:26:19","modified_gmt":"2005-05-23T17:26:19","slug":"wasting_time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=849","title":{"rendered":"Wasting Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though I don’t play as many computer games as I used to, I try to keep up on new titles that are coming down the pipe. I was browsing through some of the E3 news over the weekend and a few things caught my eye. There will be a fifth iteration of Heroes of Might and Magic<\/a>. I kept meaning to get HOMM 4, but just never got around to it. I hear these games are notoriously addictive, so I’ll need to finish the book first. Spore<\/a>, the new project from Will Wright (creator of the Sims), looks intriguing. And then there’s Quake IV<\/a>, which looks like a standard shooter, but nonetheless I want to play it. I wonder if I can bribe my friend Charles to move back to Minnesota so I can play the blink-and-twitch games. It’s either that or wait for the Xbox to come out with a neural interface accessory.
\nAnd what’s up with putting the new Xbox on the cover of Time? Does Bill Gates really need a newsmagazine to shill for him?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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