Hijinks Inc.

Category: Video Games

  • Hijinks Reviews: Madden 11

    Hey sports fans! I apologize I haven’t given Madden the attention that it deserves. We got such an overwhelming response to our NCAA 11 coverage I really should have churned this out right away, but I got incredibly busy (coaching real life football, who woulda thunk!) and now we are almost 2 months past release date… I’m ashamed. However, you are still here reading, so without further delay, we’ll jump into what’s good and bad about this years edition.

    The big changes in this year’s game are four-fold: dual analog stick control, more intuitive blocking, Strategy Pad, and GameFlow. In some cases the upgrades were a home run, some surprised me. I’ll get into the details after the jump. (more…)

  • Hijinks Inc. Minecraft Server Updated

    I just updated our server with a few sweet new features.

    Enter any of these commands from the chat window.

    Player List
    – Type /playerlist for a list of players currently online

    Warp Zones
    – /warp [zone name] to quickly jump to a location
    – You should also be able to create your own warp zones by entering /setwarp new zone name from the location you’d like to set a warp zone to.

    Here are the current warp zones:

    /warp tower – Top of the highest tower

    /warp fred – The First Church of Fred

    /warp town – Our currently being developed town

    /warp unionhall – Miners Union Hall

    /warp unionmine – Union Mine

    /warp docks – Boat docks (boats are in the chest)

    /calvin – Calvin’s Beach House

  • On the Fence No More!

    I was a little uncertain about making another Minecraft article but, I couldn’t help but sharing this wonderful new world with anyone who hasn’t yet experienced the pure joy that makes Minecraft as addicting as it is!
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  • Hijinks Inc. Minecraft Alpha Multiplayer Server

    As you might have heard, Minecraft has caught our collective eyes here at Hijinks Inc. so much so, that not only have myself, Fred and Jared bought the game, but we’ve also decided to launch a multiplayer server available to a select few.

    Want in? Just send us an email aaron@hijinksinc.com

    Like the software, our server is in alpha. Basically that means it’s an old MacBook sitting behind my TV in my living room, which also means it doesn’t have a static IP, we’re currently getting around that by using an easy to remember subdomain name, and if the IP address of the server changes we’ll just update where the domain is being pointed. In short, we don’t expect to have much downtime, but you’ve been warned.

  • Hijinks Reviews: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

    I have to begin this review by being honest and up front with you guys, I don’t have a ton of time to play lots of video games. I know that’s about as bad a way as possible to start a video game review… but I don’t want to come across as a guy that’s put in hours and hours with a game when that’s just simply not true. Having a family and coaching a football team doesn’t allow for much alone time in front of the television to play these games. Maybe down the road if this blog becomes a full time gig, I’ll be able to give these games the requisite time to give a full review. In the meantime, you get the average guy who leads a full, active life’s view of the game, you can take that for what it’s worth.

    The other truth I have to lay on you is this, I never played the original Kane & Lynch game. I walked into Blockbuster with the knowledge that that original game sparked talks of an upcoming movie, and apparently was good enough for a sequel, so I grabbed a copy and gave it a try. Simply put, it’s not worth your time. For a bit more in depth reason as to why, join me after the jump. (more…)