tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284751678307743672012-01-27T15:27:30.960-08:00A Personal Journey into the Video Game UniverseLoner Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249291279596903879noreply@blogger.comBlogger17981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728475167830774367.post-32869622750264200962012-01-27T15:19:00.000-08:002012-01-27T15:27:30.973-08:00

I received an interesting email from last.fm today. Well, it's more funny than it is interesting. Apparently, they want people to access the free Internet radio service more than just merely accessing it via the X-Box 360 which by the way, forces you to pay for a Gold subscription to be able to connect to it: Oh really? And why is it free to access outside of the 360 I wonder? While I was on LIVE

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2011 went by very fast, like a blur. When it comes to gaming, I only remember one thing from last year however: League of Legends for the Personal Computer - everything else seems less memorable. I practically play that game almost every day and with the exception of Nights: Into Dreams... on the SegaSaturn and the Culdcept games, no other games could be this interesting for this huge amount of

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I have finally amassed enough Influence Points to unlock Sejuani, the Winter's Wrath, in League of Legends for the Personal Computer last night who happens to be the newest champion on the roster: Only 11 champions left to unlock! Well, that is until Ziggs arrives. For those who wonder how quickly one can unlock a champion by just playing the game versus spending actual money, it normally takes

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The last time Riot Games made an announcement about creating intelligent bots for League of Legends, it ended up being a disappointment because the bots we ended up with are still so very predictable and has low intelligence. Riot wants to fix all that it looks like with today's announcement of an "Expanded Co-Op vs. AI" update that is being teased for a release in the near future: The most

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- 01/16/2012 -Asphalt 6: Adrenaline - iPadCall of Atlantis HD - iPadFishdom: Harvest Splash - PCGame Dev Story - iPadLeague of Legends - PC - 01/17/2012 -Bejeweled 3 - PCFantasy War - PCGame Dev Story - iPadLeague of Legends - PC - 01/18/2012 -AR Games - 3DSLeague of Legends - PC - 01/19/2012 -League of Legends - PC - 01/20/2012 -Final Fantasy XIII-2 Demo - PlayStation 3League of Legends -

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I finally got to the character AR Cards for the Nintendo 3DS. It's fun to mess around with them for a couple of minutes but Nintendo could have given us more characters. I really don't see myself going out of my ways to take AR Card pictures outside of the house however. Samus fighting the romance bears. Mario jumps off the top of the stacked boxes in the Game Treasury.

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     "But we only have one life, Mr. Roberts," Jupiter said. "It has to count for something-"     "Yes, it has to count for something or it is worth nothing," Ansen said, cutting her off. "Well, carry on Jupiter. I am hoping for the best. Staroam-5 is it, at least for this generation."     Ansen walked out of Jupiter's office, leaving a slightly perplexed Jupiter. Before she could get back to her

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     "How was your little romantic dinner date last night?"     It was Ansen, the young but confident Manager Jupiter reports to. He likes keeping a tab on the personal lives of his subordinates, especially Jupiter.     "Oh hi Mr. Roberts. It was fun, we went to the Second Taste again."     "I still have been meaning to check out that place. You two seem to swear by that restaurant," he said.

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I just received my Hard Pouch by Hori that is compatible with all of Nintendo's recent dual screen models. Usually, I am not big on optional gaming accessories but with my recent interest in raking up Play Coins for the Nintendo 3DS, all of a sudden I feel the need to have some sort of protective sleeve for the system. The idea of having my 3DS scratched up as I take it in and out of my jacket

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When my Playstation 3 died in 2010 and I decided to get the "slim" model to replace it, I lost a lot of game saves. One of the most important saves being the file for Final Fantasy XIII - I have reached the final part of the game where you are granted that open world and you can optionally do those silly quests. With the sequel coming out at the end of the month, perhaps it's time that I man up

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Oh Nintendo, you are so brilliantly evil. You implemented this Play Coin system for the Nintendo 3DS as a way to ensure that people will never ever leave the 3DS just laying around somewhere, away from the owners because using the built-in pedometer, the handheld will reward 1 coin for every 100 registered steps. Ever since I have seen the number of unlockables on the free Swapnote software, I am

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The last time I placed a mini refrigerator in my Game Room was in June of 2010 but it didn't stay in there for too long because it was empty for the most part. Well, ever since its eviction, it had been sitting in the hallway close to the family computer but it was never plugged in. The spouse suggested that I should just move it back to my Game Room again just to clear up space and I agreed. The

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- 01/09/2012 -BlastZone 2 Lite - iPadBug Princess - iPadLeague of Legends - PCLucid - PCParsec - iPad - 01/10/2012 -Age of Zombies Lite - iPadA Space Shooter for Free - iPadBejeweled Blitz - iPadBejeweled 3 - PCDodonpachi Resurrection - iPadGuwange - X-Box 360Jetpack Joyride - iPadLeague of Legends - PCSonic CD Trial - X-Box 360Tiny Tower - iPadZen Pinball - iPad - 01/11/2012 -League of Legends -

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So I may be new to the whole iOS gaming scene but I know a magnificent game when I stumble into one, especially when I keep on playing it mercilessly for hours on end. Last night, I played this game until I actually got dizzy and my eyes were so dry and tired that I felt that they were going to pop out of my skull. The last time I felt this way was when I played the original PlayStation's 

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These curious little things called the Game Apps on my iPad... They multiply rather quickly. Remember that there were only 4 of them there just a about week ago and now... Oh my galaxy. I don't know what I did to cause such rapid growth... I didn't dip it in water and I certainly didn't feed it at night. I really don't know what to do anymore. I'm scared. A normal growth? Or a sign of something

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Ah, Ubisoft's Uplay service, the poorly received form of extreme digital rights management that just cannot compare to Valve's Steam or even Electronic Art's nasty Origin. For me, I rather just access Steam for all my digital game purchases but of course they always try to mess that up. Well, Ubisoft has soften up their control somewhat over the years and a good example of that is Assassin's

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With the arrival of Chinese New Year on the horizon, represented in the game world as "Lunar Revel" celebrated by Valorans, Riot Games has decided to release several Chinese-inspired skins for the lucky four champions of League of Legends on the Personal Computer. These skins are quite beautiful and I was very, very tempted to actually get that Guqin Sona so very badly. I have only purchased

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Ever since I got a hold of my own iPad last week, I have been scouring the Apps Store like crazy to find good games to download. It didn't surprise me that its a casual gaming wonderland in there but there is some validity to the whole proceeding. You see, most of these games are meant to be enjoyed in small bursts and I miss those kind of gameplay dearly. Besides League of Legends, a game that

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The results shown below are of course based on the combined data from the Daily Game Log which should provide a clear indication of a game's usage frequency. Bear in mind that even if a game is played twice or more during a particular day, it would still register as 1 in the Day Count column below. In a sense, "merits" are given based on how often a particular game can make me play it again

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- 01/02/2012 -Batman: Arkham City - PCLeague of Legends - PCMario Kart 7 - 3DS - 01/03/2012 -Batman: Arkham City - PCBoom Boom Rocket - X-Box 360Cities in Motion - PCEl Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - PlayStation 3League of Legends - PCMario Kart 7 - 3DSNier - PlayStation 3Puzzle Agent - PC - 01/04/2012 -Batman: Arkham City - PCGod of War: Origins Collection - PlayStation 3Mario Kart 7 -

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Gwyneth, you know that I adore you. Ever since I saw you in Seven and Emma, it was very apparent that you are a one of a kind actress. I still can't get over the fact that you actually managed to become extremely adorable in those cheesy Iron Man movies but then... You agreed to act in Contagion. Sure, I have not watched the movie yet but you know that when you make that horrid face - which is a

Loner Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249291279596903879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728475167830774367.post-11993680782562356932012-01-06T09:51:00.000-08:002012-01-06T10:21:41.119-08:00

After perusing the App Store on my iPad like a madman last night, I ended up with inducting four games into my Game Library. Of course the titles that I was most interested in are the bullet heaven shoot-'em-ups by Cave. I am a bit disappointed though that the newer releases are not custom made for the iPad because they are not bumped up to high resolution (unlike the recent iOS re-release of

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Back in July of last year, my spouse got an iPad 2 and though I mentioned back then that I would do some gaming on it, that ended up being a false statement. We do share each other's "toys" - though I wish that we would actually share time with my video gaming devices - but I really do not want to dominate the usage time of that iPad. Well, I have decided that it is time that I become a part of

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I know that you have been waiting to add Loner Gamer's adorable little Mii into your Nintendo 3DS ever since I received the handheld and now your chance has finally arrived! Scan the QR Code below to adopt me and make me magically appear in your 3DS. While you are on it, feel free to add my Friend Code as well and leave yours here so that I can add you into my Friend List: 3566-1923-7951. I do

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I think I may have found the ultimate game for achievement and trophy whores out there and it is called the Steam version of Batman: Arkham City. When the game was first announced on Steam for pre-order, I noticed back then that it would use both Steamworks that features Steam achievements plus the Game for Windows LIVE service. I was very curious back then to the way that this setup would work

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During the recent Steam Holiday Sale, I was finally reminded that the public transportation management simulation game, Cities in Motion by Colossal Order Ltd., had been sitting in my Steam game pile, untouched ever since I inducted it back in July of last year, when the game became a part of the daily tasks line-up. What began as a temptation for a quick play session to unlock the Holiday

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- 12/26/2011 -Bastion - PCBeat Hazard Ultra - PCLeague of Legends - PCMario Kart 7 - 3DS - 12/27/2011 -Cities in Motion - PCLeague of Legends - PC - 12/28/2011 -Cities in Motion - PCLeague of Legends - PCDungeon Defenders - PC - 12/29/2011 -League of Legends - PCSpace Pirates and Zombies - PCXotic - PC - 12/30/2011 -Flight Control HD - PCLeague of Legends - PCMushihimesama Futari Ver 1.5 - X-Box

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Oh man, the last two weeks have been pretty rough thanks to the Steam Holiday Sale that is finally reaching its final day with the arrival of 2012. I probably have picked up a title or two almost every day but the most prominent inductions would have to be Batman: Arkham City, L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Deluxe. In regards to the total inductions, you will

Loner Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249291279596903879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728475167830774367.post-20288294178841488852011-12-31T00:38:00.000-08:002011-12-31T00:40:49.172-08:00

The ever generous Riot Games has granted 450 Riot Points to the deserving members of the League of Legends community recently and of course as soon as I received the complimentary currency, I planned on using the points to get myself an alternate skin but the question here of course is for which champion? It just so happens that the most disturbing and perhaps the most beautiful champion skin,

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Oh my galaxy, I finally won something from unlocking achievements for the Steam Holiday Sale event and it is in the form of... the physics sandbox Garry's Mod! That's a $9.99 value and what is this? It actually comes with Steam achievements? Oh Valve, you are so darn funny. Winning this uh, interestiing little game does encourage me to keep working on unlocking these Holiday achievements - Just

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I have celebrated the 300th game for my Personal Computer earlier this year so this is a little bit scary. Today, I have inducted the 400th game for the PC - that's an additional 100 titles around a period of 6 months. Of course this mainly happened thanks to the Steam digital download service and its super crazy sale events. As a matter of fact, just today I inducted 5 titles from the Steam

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The achievement system for the Steam service is something that I consider to be a standard in the video gaming industry as I have pointed out before and with the ongoing Steam Holiday Sale event, achievement hunting has taken a different kind of meaning because you are actually rewarded for unlocking them, no matter how unlucky you are with the random allotment of gaming prizes - Cough! Coupons!

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Do you want to a travel inside a universe of pretty lights while attempting to shoot things and listening your favorite music? If you answered yes, perhaps you would love to get your hands on The Polynomial: Space of Music by Dmytry Lavrov for the Personal Computer. I have one extra copy of this perplexing yet visually stimulating software that I want to give away to one lucky winner. Please note

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- 12/19/2011 -Anomaly: Warzone Earth - PCCargo! The Quest for Gravity - PCLeague of Legends - PCOrcs Must Die! - PCThe Shoot - PlayStation 3 - 12/20/2011 - Dungeons of Dredmor - PC League of Legends - PC Mario Kart 7 - 3DS - 12/21/2011 - AI War: Fleet Command - PC Defense Grid: The Awakening - PC Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes - PC Guardians of Graxia - PC League of Legends - PC - 12/22/2011 -

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Ah, those Steam Holiday Sale discount coupons... Don't you just hate them?  When you unlock an achievement, you get a coupon... When you craft coals, you get a coupon. You can't use them on top of the current discounts which ended up better deals than the coupons themselves. There are definitely a lot of hatred surrounding these mystical beings. But they are just misunderstood creatures of the

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I plunged myself deep into the Nintendo eShop on my Nintendo 3DS today. I have been avoiding that application since last week because I don't want to be tempted to shop there... I know there are couple of games that I actually wanted to get from the eShop but things are bad enough already with the crazy Steam Holiday Sale that I am really trying to control my spending here. I was able to resist

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Well, here's one reason why: Riot Games is the most customer focused game company in this world and here's a great example of that: They will be giving out 450 Riot Points to all of the Summoners who are over level 6 and have not been banned over the last two months. Riot Points are only purchasable using real cash and since everything else in League of Legends can be purchased using Influence

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Those people at Valve are a bunch of kooky fun loving folks because this Steam Holiday Sale promotion has been a blast so far with its implementation of a much improved task list system that was last seen during the Steam Summer Sale earlier this year. Everyday, a new list of things to do is published and when a task is complete, one may get a random prize that could consist of a free game, a

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Sometimes, I wonder what my life would be like without video games. I used to spend a lot of time writing fiction and poetry as well as drawing comic books and art pieces on top of gaming but these days, I found myself trapped in the vicious, tireless loop shown below: The daily life of Loner Gamer. Video gaming not only cost a lot, but it takes a lot of my time too. I have to take things into

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The Steam Holiday Sale is here and with it, users are granted access to some incredible savings as well as chances to win free gifts.  Though this is an extremely exciting event, I  am still baffled that the good people at Valve are not prepared for this event themselves. The Steam client is extremely laggy at the moment with the 4 million plus users perusing the sales and unlocking free rewards.

Loner Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249291279596903879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728475167830774367.post-58293382418503183192011-12-19T12:02:00.000-08:002012-01-08T19:13:30.294-08:00

- 12/12/2011 -The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PCLeague of Legends - PCSengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - PlayStation 3 - 12/13/2011 -God of War: Origins Collection - PlayStation 3League of Legends - PCSengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - PlayStation 3 - 12/14/2011 -Kirby: Mass Attack - NDSMario Kart 7 - 3DSLeague of Legends - PC - 12/15/2011 -AR Games - 3DSFace Raiders - 3DSKirby: Mass Attack - NDSMario

Loner Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249291279596903879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728475167830774367.post-30666278435348100922011-12-18T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-18T00:00:08.891-08:00

It has been 3 days since I got my Nintendo 3DS and every time I play a 3D game on it, that illusion of depth never gets old. It really does look amazing but more impressive is the 3D option that is found in Super Mario 3D Land. In this game, you can choose whether you want the 3D to pop out of the screen or if you want everything to recede into the screen. Both are strikingly different and it's

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Remember about a month ago when I destroyed my poor old Samsung cellular phone? Well after weeks of being stubborn about using the broken device, I finally got myself a new phone. I may be well-versed in the realm of video gaming but when it comes to cellular phone technology, I am a bit of a caveman. I basically use my spouse's hand me downs and only use my cell for the convenience of being able

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Got another little gift from Microsoft today... I was one of the early folks who participated in the X-Box LIVE Rewards program apparently and as a bonus, I can display to everyone that X-Box indeed loves me by wearing a simple orange t-shirt with that proclamation printed on it. But if you really want to show me some real love Microsoft, just make online multiplayer free on the X-Box 360. Now

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Woah, Microsoft must have felt the blow from my recent criticism of their measly free weekend access of LIVE Gold for the X-Box 360 in comparison to the generous free month of PlayStation Plus that is offered by Sony - the latter ended up being a shady deal however. It's either that or Microsoft is just thirsting for more cash from more people by offering basically nothing... Or more accurately,

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Before I got my Nintendo 3DS, I would always check out the system being displayed at the store. I would have my spouse check out the 3D capabilities of the system too in which my spouse has never been impressed with. Now that the 3DS is home, my spouse still cannot see the 3D from every possible angle, distance, and intensity of the 3D slider. The spouse gave up and said to me: "...you guys are

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Dear Nintendo, I really want to know the name of the person who was responsible in designing the outer box of the Nintendo 3DS that is bundled with Super Mario 3D Land because the only way that it can be opened is through sheer destruction of one of the side panels of the box. The box is too pretty to mutilate but that becomes necessary to get into the goodness held within. Surely this box could

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I should have known that the spouse was going to do this but I was confident that I already took care of it. Over the past couple of months, my spouse kept asking me about the color of the Nintendo 3DS that I like and I kept responding by saying that I want to wait for a 3DS with a second analog stick before I would invest in getting one. Well, today, I was presented with the following and the

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Apparently, more useless things are made available accessible to the X-Box 360's LIVE Gold members today via the console's dashboard, one of them being the extremely popular YouTube channel. First of all, these things should be free to access from the console to begin with. Secondly, your Blu-ray player is probably modern enough to access these channels in the first place. Thirdly, you know that

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While Microsoft recently offered a free weekend for X-Box LIVE Gold access - the highlight of that really is the ability to access online multiplayer games, Sony is now offering a free month of PlayStation Plus via an email invitation. Between the two subscriptions, Plus is of course superior because it's offering free games to you but realistically, I shun both for being totally worthless. The

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I haven't posted the strange, creative, and definitely interesting summoner names that I encountered in League of Legends on the Personal Computer in such a long while. It's not that I haven't seen any that are not fascinating enough to be mentioned here. It's just that I think I am so used to how silly they are. Today is a different story however: A fed Gangplank is dirtier than HIV for sure.

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- 12/05/2011 -Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - PlayStation 3League of Legends - PCKirby: Mass Attack - NDSMushihimesama Futari Ver 1.5 - X-Box 360 - 12/06/2011 -League of Legends - PCThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Wii - 12/07/2011 -The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PCEverquest II - PCLeague of Legends - PC - 12/08/2011 -The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PCLeague of Legends - PCKirby: Mass Attack - NDS

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Mostly referred to as game intros, attract sequences can easily provide a strong initial impression upon a video game when they are well crafted, which normally involves infusing great music on top of iconic, meaningful moments from the games themselves. They normally can be viewed before or after a game's title screen but bear in mind that they occur before you start playing the game so the

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The results shown below are of course based on the combined data from the Daily Game Log which should provide a clear indication of a game's usage frequency. Bear in mind that even if a game is played twice or more during a particular day, it would still register as 1 in the Day Count column below. In a sense, "merits" are given based on how often a particular game can make me play it again

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As you may very well know by now, I play a whole lot of League of Legends on the Personal Computer but I spent very little money on the game itself. Let me clarify again for the unfamiliar that this game is 100% free to play and everything in the game is unlockable by just merely playing it. The extra skins for the champions however, which is of course merely vanity items, can only be purchased

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It is apparent to me now why Nintendo moved forward with naming the latest The Legend of Zelda game for the Nintendo Wii with the subtitle of Skyward Sword. Sure, the whole sky theme is pretty prominent in this game since you started off the adventure on a floating island but it's the sublime beauty of the game that has made my very own sword pointing skyward in excitement. This is an

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I have finally received the eagerly awaited Mario & Friends Pin Badge Collection from Club Nintendo for achieving the Platinum status during Nintendo's 2011 fiscal year. There are 25 cute pin badges in all and they are neatly stored into 6 separate boxes that can be stacked together to create 3 retro Nintendo Images. To ensure that you can proudly display these boxes without the fear of them

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- 11/28/2011 - Alien Zombie Megadeath - PC Bulletstorm - PC Dungeon Defenders - PC The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PC Fortix 2 - PC League of Legends - PC Renegade Ops - PC - 11/29/2011 - League of Legends - PC - 11/30/2011 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PC League of Legends - PC Renegade Ops - PC - 12/01/2011 - Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - PlayStation 3 Alien Zombie Megadeath - PC The Elder

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Do you like free games? Not only that, do you like free games of your choosing? Steam is having another awesome, no purchase required contest again in the form of the Daily Wishlist Giveaway! In a show of awesome generosity, Steam will be awarding 10 people per day with the top 10 games on their wishlist! The giveaway starts today and will end when Steam's Holiday Sale commences later this month.

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Last night, I made a major change in the way that I wanted to experience The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for the Personal Computer. I have originally vowed to play the game exclusively in third person because it works very well in the game but I have noticed that I have been missing something that just cannot be replaced when playing the game in the first person perspective and that very special

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I didn't realize that my beta access for Star Wars: The Old Republic on the Personal Computer only lasted over the last weekend only. I did play a good 3-4 additional hours into the game after I wrote the previous article on the game and based on that experience, I thought that ToR is very polished but it is mostly catered towards fans of Bioware role playing games and the Star Wars license. The

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After seeing the memory card pricing setup for Sony's upcoming PlayStation Vita, I am through. I am not excited about this new handheld anymore. I mean, seriously, $120 for the highest capacity unit of 32GB. That is just sad. For a handheld that is supposed to thrive off the PlayStation Network Store, we need at least 1TB and not having any memory space in the handheld out of the box is just

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- 11/21/2011 -The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PC - 11/22/2011 -The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PCLeague of Legends - PC - 11/23/2011 -The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PCLeague of Legends - PCOtomedius Excellent - X-Box 360 - 11/24/2011 -The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PCDeathsmiles IIX - X-Box 360League of Legends - PCSonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie - X-Box 360Otomedius Excellent - X-Box

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I was playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on my Personal Computer last night after being away from it for two days and I thought that the game looked really nice. It felt a lot smoother too for some reason. I thought that Bethesda had rolled out a patch for the game but there was nothing in the update notes. I know that I have been very harsh on this game when it comes to its graphics. Well, even

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A friend of mine had asked for me to get Bulletstorm on Steam for him from the Autumn Sale as a trade because of the regional difference in the pricing for the game. Apparently, it is still expensive in Europe while it is only $9.99 here in North America. I asked him to get Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga for me as an exchange and this is my first time ever using Steam's excellent trading

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I was finally able to convince my friend to play some Culdcept Saga with me last night and it was... beyond delicious. I have not played the game for such a long time and now I am reminded of how incredible this game is and why it deserves to hold a spot in my Top 10 Greatest Games of All Time. Playing the game again felt like the I just had my first kiss, and that I had just fallen in love for

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I got my invitation to play the massively multiplayer online role playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic for the Personal Computer by Bioware earllier this week that granted me access to join in on the beta-testing fun starting today at 10am PST. I actually have forgotten to log in until about an hour ago because I was distracted by the Dreamhack tournament live streams earlier today. I have 

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Riot Games recently released an interesting infographic in regards to its League of Legends subscriber base and that made me reflect upon the amount of time that I have spent playing this game myself. The game has been occupying the number one spot of the most played games for a long while now and I am pretty certain that I have spent more time on this game than all other games I have played

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After Thanksgiving dinner earlier this evening, I jumped on my X-Box 360 to check out the free access to the LIVE Gold that was activated for all Silver members for this Thanksgiving weekend. The first thing that I did was sent several messages out to my online friends and then booted up Otomedius Excellent. I soon discovered that nobody was playing that game online - of course they don't - but

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Steam has just kicked off its irresistable Autumn Sale and this frustrating - because you want to get them all - but fun event will take place all through the weekend. Every day, new outrageous discounts will be offered alongside hundreds of titles that have their prices nicely slashed. The featured items are getting a big 50% - 75% discounts so keep your eyes peeled for those games that you have

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It was somewhat delayed both justifiably and no quite so, but I finally arrived in Skyrim late Monday evening. I must say that graphics wise, things are rather quite disappointing. I remember saying "that's pretty" when I first booted up The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and even Two Worlds II. That didn't happen with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Instead, I said, "Ewww, why is the character hair

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- 11/14/2011 - Dirt 3 - PC League of Legends - PC Saints Row: The Third - PC - 11/15/2011 - Diablo III Beta - PC League of Legends - PC Saints Row: The Third - PC - 11/16/2011 - Diablo III Beta - PC Dirt 3 - PC League of Legends - PC The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - PC - 11/17/2011 - Dirt 3 - PC Fallout: New Vegas - PC League of Legends - PC The Lord of the Rings: War in the North -

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It's getting harder and harder to keep myself away from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ever since it was released just a week ago. A number of my Steam friends are playing it and from what I have gathered from them, the game is well-optimized for play on the Personal Computer. I asked one to even post some screenshots for me and they look pretty good. The fact that a couple of impressive graphical

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Never step on your phone!

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Playing Blizzard's Diablo III beta is easily one of the most fun things I have done on the Personal Computer this year but it comes with one huge problem: It makes me crave for the game even more. The campaign that you are given access to play in is extremely short - if you don't do much exploration, it's around the one hour mark - but the good news here is that at least you can keep replaying it

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I was very quick to request a beta invitation for Diablo III on the Personal Computer when Blizzard started accepting the beta applications many centuries ago and I finally got an invite to the closed public beta test today. I am so very excited about this opportunity of course, though it took so long for me to get here. I am downloading the game as we speak, a process that should take quite a

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It's an exciting day for League of Legends players as Riot Games releases a really cute but deadly champion, Fizz - really loving that shark ultimate, as well as changes to the summoner spells you can bring into battle. More important however is the new Masteries redesign that features some truly clever changes. They are still pretty easy to figure out because the 3 trees are still separated by

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- 11/07/2011 -Dark Souls - PlayStation 3League of Legends - PC - 11/08/2011 -Kirby: Mass Attack - NDSLeague of Legends - PC - 11/09/2011 -DC Universe Online - PCKirby: Mass Attack - NDSLeague of Legends - PCOtomedius Excellent - X-Box 360Sonic Generations - PC - 11/10/2011 -League of Legends - PCSports Champions - PlayStation 3 - 11/11/2011 -Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 - PlayStation 3Kirby: Mass

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After learning the positive things about the Personal Computer version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim recently, it would be a lie for me to say that I am not tempted to obtain the game and start playing it. That $59.99 price point is of course a major deterrent for me so to alleviate some of my open world role playing game craving, I have decided to jump back into Fallout: New Vegas. I have only

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The Steam forum page has been down ever since some strange messages appeared on it several days ago. I haven't visited the forums since that incident until now and I saw the following official announcement from Valve: It is apparent for a while now that our information is really not safe anywhere on the Internet because those hackers out there are really very insistent and truly clever when it

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The results shown below are of course based on the combined data from the Daily Game Log which should provide a clear indication of a game's usage frequency. Bear in mind that even if a game is played twice or more during a particular day, it would still register as 1 in the Day Count column below. In a sense, "merits" are given based on how often a particular game can make me play it again

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I logged into Steam this morning and I saw something funny and something a bit disgusting. Let's start with the funny: Rage just receives a 33% discount thanks to the "Asteroid Fly-By" promotion. Valve's sense of humor is impeccable. Now for the disgusting part... Steam is trying to push sales for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as you can see from the screenshot below: Last chance? Who wants to

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The spouse asked me why I didn't choose the "Special Edition" of Otomedius Excellent and got the regular release that was priced at $29.99 while we were at the store to pick up that game last Sunday. My response was simple: a) it's a $20 cheaper, and b) my perception has changed over the years in regards to the "premium special release" (or let's refer it as PSR for short) editions of games.

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- 10/31/2011 - Dark Souls - PlayStation 3 Sonic Generations - PC - 11/01/2011 - Dark Souls - PlayStation 3 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - PC - 11/02/2011 - Dark Souls - PlayStation 3 League of Legends - PC The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - PC - 11/03/2011 - League of Legends - PC The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - PC Sonic Generations - PC - 11/04/2011 - League of

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My most anticipated game of this fall is none other than Konami's Otomedius Excellent and I finally got it inducted into my Game Library today. Otomedius X is actually the third in the series - the first two never made it out of Japan. The series is what I would call a fantasy sequel to the Gradius series and it features a full female cast and a comical/cute presentation. The gameplay is pretty

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I have always wanted to play the Personal Computer version of DC Universe Online by Sony Online Entertainment but since it is one of those massively multiplayer online role playing games, I am not willing to pay the monthly subscription for it because I may not be able to maximize the use of the paid gameplay time. As of November 1st however, the game has adopted a "free-to-play" model and

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The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence (2011)Genre: HorrorFormat: Amazon Instant VideoDirector: Tom Six When I watched the original The Human Centipede, I wasn't impressed. Tom Six's concept of a movie about connecting three human beings to each other anus-to-mouth was indeed disturbing but the movie itself was not that horrific - please click here to read my review of the first movie. This sequel

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Still holding off on the Personal Computer version of Sonic Generations because you are afraid that it would be a horrible port like I did? Well, you can now breathe a sigh of relief. After playing through the first four Acts in the game, I can assure you that Devil's Details has done a great job with this game. Nostalgic... But the feeling doesn't last. They did such a great job as a matter of

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Megan is Missing (2011)Genre: HorrorFormat: Netflix StreamDirector: Michael Goi Now here's an interesting movie that actually manages to become a cautionary tale for parents as well as an exploitation cinema for the hardcore crowd. The only problem is, the film is so hard to watch that the former would be completely turned off by it. It also doesn't help that this film is probably not

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Insidious (2011)Genre: HorrorFormat: DVDDirector: James Wan When it comes to horror movies, nothing is more insidious than poor execution and even poorer story concept so it is quite fitting that this movie is called Insidious. The screenwriter/actor Leigh Whannel is back in an attempt to write something better than the first three Saw movies and failed miserably. To be fair, he did okay with

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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011) Developer: Snowblind Studios Platform: Personal Computer Induction Date: 11/01/2011 I didn't pay much attention to The Lord of the Rings: War in the North during its development phase because it looked like another generic LotR action game like the ones released by Electronic Arts during the height of the movie franchise's hype. A couple of weeks ago

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- 10/24/2011 -Dungeon Defenders - PCGunstar Heroes - PCLeague of Legends - PC - 10/25/2011 -Dark Souls - PlayStation 3Dungeon Defenders - PCLeague of Legends - PCRed Faction: Armageddon - PC - 10/26/2011 -Brave Story: New Traveller - PSPLeague of Legends - PC - 10/27/2011 -Brave Story: New Traveller - PSPDark Souls - PlayStation 3League of Legends - PC - 10/28/2011 -Dark Souls - PlayStation

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Sony is currently offering to release the PlayStation Vita a week early for those who are willing to pre-order the "First Edition Bundle" from Amazonor Best Buy. This is a nice option is you are willing to pay an extra $100 and get a couple of neat things with it like a game, a protective case, and a 4GB memory stick. But then you are also stuck with the 3G model that really doesn't make much

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Not too long ago, I shared my extreme excitement about the upcoming November 4th Steam release of Sonic Generations because of its Steamworks implementation and very low $29.99 price. Well, I was thinking of actually pre-ordering the game today until I noticed something suspicious from the very corner of my eyes. The game is shown as being developed by a company called Devil's Details. What?! Who

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Yesterday was the 2nd birthday for the fantastic League of Legends for the Personal Computer by Riot Games and the company was teasing that there would be something special happening on that day. That special surprise ended up being the release a super special edition "Surprise Party" skin for the champion Fiddlesticks. At first, I thought that the skin was given to everyone for free and then I

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I am quite surprised that I have been playing a lot of Dark Souls for the PlayStation 3 lately. I may not jump on the game on a daily basis but whenever that happens, I would end up spending many hours on it. Why am I surprised? Well, as fun as the prequel Demon's Souls was, I lost interest in that game after about a week or so playing it. I was expecting for the same thing to happen with Dark

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I have always been interested in the many creative ways that games are being marketed to the public and I found that this recent Best Buy ad for PlayStation 3's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception on the Internet to be quite intriguing: Yes, that's exactly how you get people's attention... There are many ways to show off the grand adventure that one could possibly find in Uncharted 3 and Best Buy has

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- 10/17/2011 -Castlevania: Lament of Innoncence - PlayStation 2DJ Hero - PlayStation 3The Last Remnant - PCLeague of Legends - PC - 10/18/2011 -DJ Hero - PlayStation 3The Last Remnant - PCLeague of Legends - PC - 10/19/2011 -Bleach: Soul Resurrección - PlayStation 3Dungeon Defenders - PC - 10/20/2011 -Brave Story: New Traveller - PSPDungeon Defenders - PCDungeon Siege: Throne of Agony - PSPThe

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I was looking for an instruction manual for one of my AV do receivers today and while rummaging through the storage boxes, I found  an old marketing material that I got from Target so very long ago. I was immediately transported back to my undergraduate years, when I mainly shop for games from the local Target store. Back then, I used to prefer shopping at Target to satisfy my gaming needs before

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When I played Petroglyph's Rise of Immortals on the Personal Computer during its beta stage sometime in July of this year, I was not impressed. I was too spoiled by League of Legends to care much about the game at the time and perhaps I was the problem instead of the game itself. It didn't help that the queue time to actually play a match was extremely long back then - we are talking about a half

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