Wayne Santos | Toronto-based writer and game journalist
Playing With America
Today I decided to test out the online portion of Rock Band to see if Harmonix really did manage to live up to their promise of providing a lag free experience with no delay for anyone while playing the game. For the most part, they nailed it, as the experience of playing [...]
The Tour Continues
The Wife being able to sing at Hard and Expert on Rock Band is really helping things move in a way I hadn’t anticipated. The latest tally of our progress now shows that out of 18, 561 bands currently competing on the planet, we are now #43. Maybe it ain’t the [...]
No Limb Independence
I actually managed to get a little work done today for the new stuff for my agent, so guilt was not an issue. On the other hand, my right leg is now sore from entirely too long a session playing Rock Band with the drums. The good news is Easy and [...]
Touring The World
Unsurprisingly, aside from a few errands on Bloor, almost no work was done as I continued my World Tour in Rock Band. Surprisingly, the Wife was a willing accomplice in this, and took up the vocals, kicking it up from Easy to Hard, thus allowing us to experience the full Band World [...]
Rock Till It Hurts
My right shoulder is already protesting in anger from too much abuse at the guitar and drums. But it’s incredibly difficult to stop. Rock Band now possesses me in a big, BIG way. I’ve already bought a three pack of songs from The Police as well as My Sharona. [...]
Fresh Maine Lobster
And it was good. Incredibly messy, but good. I kind of feel bad, because the In-Laws showed me the lobsters were about to dine on, and one of them was staring forlornly with this, “Why? Why are you doing this to me?” look on its face. That was probably [...]
Gobble Gobble Round 2
So stuffed with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and clam chowder that I am going to burst. Nausea from too much food in full effect. Must… sleep… off…
Around Town
A quiet day in Maine. REALLY quiet. The fact that there are no sirens, trains, or drunken people singing loudly in the dead of the night is unnerving. Did some shopping, bought some gear with our Much Stronger Canadian Dollar, and met an Aunt-In-Law who will be hosting the Thanksgiving dinner [...]