The first details of the TF2 Sniper update are out and it’s the replacement weapon for the Sniper Rifle, a bow and arrow called the Huntsman. It is a mid-range weapon that insta-crits on headshots.

This update might actually get me playing TF2 again. I haven’t played it in a while because it lost it’s fun after some of the updates, but I will have to try it out.

I blew a speaker on my HD595′s a few days ago, so I needed something new. I was going to go with another set of 595′s, but then decided to go a step further and get the HD650, Sennheiser’s top of the line audiophile headphone. I got the package yesterday afternoon and tested them out right away, first just playing some music to make sure they worked and see how they felt on my head. Everything sounded good, wasn’t too much difference from the 595′s at first.

If you haven’t gotten TF2 yet, you should buy it. I said before it wasn’t worth it since I wasn’t going to play the other Orange Box games, but I was wrong. This is one of the best games I have ever played. The gameplay is great, everything is extremely balanced. It could use some tweaks, but right now no one class dominates, and no class is absolutely useless. Overall the game is very smooth, I have no idea what FPS I’m getting, haven’t checked yet, but I’ve heard people say they get around 30FPS and it is still smooth and playable.

I just got my new laptop yesterday, thought I’d post some quick news about it. It’s a new Lenovo T61, 14.1″ WXGA+, 2GHz Core 2 Duo, Nvidia Quadro NVS 140M, 1GB RAM, and 120GB HDD. Read on for the mini-review.

Razer unveiled their latest mouse last month, the DeathAdder. Unlike Razer’s previous mice, the DeathAdder is ergonomically shaped for righthanded players. The shape of the mouse is the same as Microsoft’s Habu and IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0. Instead of using a laser sensor as is in the Copperhead and Habu, the DeathAdder uses an 1800DPI 3G infrared sensor, which is supposed to decrease the tracking height when the mouse is lifted off the surface, making it ideal for low-sensitivity players.

Lost Temple is a well-known custom map created by Magikus and StarD00d at d00ds.com. Lost Temple is overall a medium range map, although there are plenty of areas for brutal close quarter fights, combined with longer stretches ideal for AWP work.

The premise for this map is an ancient and lost temple that has been found. Archeologists discovered a great secret and are about to put the pieces together. The Terrorists need to destroy one of the artifact puzzles the archeologists have already secured while the Counter-Terrorists must prevent terrorists from bombing the secured artifacts.