CE Wills

    Hey, everyone. While drinking my morning coffee, I normally browse the world on my I-Pad. Typically, I'll check for new games on App Shopper (under the 'popular' heading). Then I'll go to Flipboard and check the news feeds. I have several pages of feeds, from the Washington Post, Drippler, Bleacher Report, and even CE Wills. Then I'll see if I have any new updates to games and check my e-mails.     This morning I read a couple of articles on Moviefone,  one of them about the upcoming Batman film. Sometimes I'll check a news feeder called Zite . It is not as polished as Flipboard or Pulse but they have articles the others don't seem to have. Particularly about the publishing industry and Kindle books.      I usually don't play games until the evening but today I wanted to try a new game I have, which is called Pollushot . My guess is that you figured I would talk about this game, due to the title of the post. Ha, ha.  ...

     Hey, everyone. Another hot day at the green retreat. I've been preparing things for the cookout tomorrow. I cut the grass, scrubbed the decks and set up tables. Carley is baking cookies and pies. She has some steaks and chicken soaking in Dale's sauce. I think I'm gonna hook up a microphone and amp to my keyboard. Several of the guests are musical, with one guy who has his own band. Looking forward to meeting him. He plays guitar, as well as keyboard, so it's nice to think of someone actually using my electric guitar. I gave my acoustic to one of the grandkids, since I never could seem to make my aged fingers make those chords. Other than that all I have is a really crummy-sounding mandolin.      I am something of a experimenter with beer. I never miss a chance to try a new one. I bought some called Landshark . I think it might be produced by Jimmy Buffett but I can't say that with any certainty. They say you should drink them with a little ...

    Hey, everyone. I can't remember a more pleasant day in the last several months. It wasn't like I picked up a fat contract or had a date with a Penthouse Centerfold. For some reason I just felt relaxed and happy all day. And yes, I just felt contented, which is very unusual for me.      Carley and I went out and had a very nice meal in a good restaurant. We lingered over the good food, chatted about inconsequential matters and enjoyed each others' company.     We walked through a mall and did a little shopping. I bought a pair of swimming trunks more suited to a teenager. Mine had grown too small. They must have shrank in the wash. Ha, ha.     While strolling the mall, we dropped into a gamer's shop. It was huge. They were not a chain store but independently owned. They had comics, games and game-centric artifacts such as things needed to play role playing games. They had a huge room in back where folks could hang out and...

    Hey, everyone. I've really been watching for the new game called Dead Trigger , since I am an aficionado of zombie killing. This game is put out by the creators of the highly successful game titled Shadowgun . In Dead Trigger, you star as a survivor of an apocalyptic event that has turned most of humanity into zombies. Wait, has this already happened in real life? Just joking.      Birds of a feather flock together, so you start hanging out with other survivors, protecting them from the zombie hordes, since you are skilled with weapons. They send you out on dangerous missions, some of which seem a bit trivial. For instance, I got sent to find this dude's case of whiskey. This reminds me of what happened to Miller in my book called Lost Gap . You may remember that Miller's boss had designs on Miller's wife and sent him on a dangerous mission. But I digress.      Dead trigger is not about puzzles. It is not about strategy. It is...

    Hey, everyone. I played Nova 3 for several hours tonight. I had a blast with it. I learned the value of tossing grenades in amongst a bunch of Volterites when they clump up in an area. I fought my way through a huge complex owned and operated by criminals and partially controlled by Volterites. Then I made a new friend, no, check that. I ran into an old friend named Rufus. He and I used to booze together and do the whole party thing. He is what we call in the South a 'good ole boy'. This is mostly a complimentary term for a friend or someone who can be counted on in times of trouble. Generally a solid person, would be the basic drift of the term. At any rate, Rufus and I have just fought our way to an exit, stealing a big Mech Walker and smashing out of a gate. It was fun to drive something with that much firepower. After watching Luke Skywalker and Han Solo fight those Walkers in the movies, it was mega-cool to have one for my very own. I think I will name him Irvi...

    Hey, everyone. When last I talked about the popular shooter game called Nova 3 , I had been on a sweet run, passing several save points and approaching the highly coveted end of Chapter 4(?) I was sick of that derelict space ship and ached to move on.     When I reached the transporter room with my two-faced friend, Maz-Rah, we encountered fierce resistance. We were killing Volterite scum and stacking them up like firewood.     Maz-Rah continually whined, "Disable the transporters, or they'll just keep coming!"     Over and over he said this until I muted the game. I mean, did he tell me how to disable the transporters?? Nooooo, he did not. So, in between shooting guys I tried several things to disable the devices. I threw grenades in them. I shot the blue lights above the doors. I went inside them all (7) and looked for buttons and switches. I went to every control panel in the room and checked for a breaker, switch or...

    Hey, everyone. The number one selling game on the app store since it came out on Wednesday is Asphalt 7: Heat. It is a graphics intensive thrill ride which is a mere 99 cents. Of course, its predecessor was $6.99, so this one does more of an in-app purchase thing. This is both good and bad. Bad for those of us who want one buy, no B.S., and good for those who are playing on a budget. These folks can at least share in the fun of a game which everyone is talking about. Then, if it is just terrific, they can make the decision to shell out the necessary coin to progress. Unfortunately, many games of this type absolutely refuse to let you beat them unless you shell out mega money. The end of the road for developers is that promised land of $50 games for I-Pad like the ones for X-Box. But I digress.    This is a terrific game for 99 cents. On the new I-Pad it looks better than Jessica Simpson, which is mighty fine. I make it a point to play every racing game and ...