Games Played 08/06/2012 - 08/12/2012

- 08/06/2012 -

Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga - PC

League of Legends - PC

Symphony - PC

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown - PlayStation 3

- 08/07/2012 -

Diablo III - PC

League of Legends - PC

- 08/08/2012 -

Irem Arcade Hits - PC

League of Legends - PC

Nimbus - PC

Symphony - PC

Titan Quest - PC

- 08/09/2012 -

Kung Fu: The Warrior's Rise Demo - PC

League of Legends - PC

Titan Quest - PC

- 08/10/2012 -

Guild Wars - PC

League of Legends - PC

- 08/11/2012 -

League of Legends - PC

Mario Kart 7 - 3DS

Shoot Many Robots - PC

- 08/12/2012 -

Adam's Venture Episode 1: The Search for the Lost Garden - PC

League of Legends - PC

Mario Kart 7 - 3DS

Shoot Many Robots - PC

Screenshot of the Week:

It's mercilessly hot in real life right now, so I'll have to skip playing this until winter arrives.

Adam's Venture Episode 1: The Search for the Lost Garden (Personal Computer)

Go Go Steam Activate!

Apparently, there are a couple of the games I have for my Personal Computer that do not mandate Steam activation but can be registered to the Steam service as I discovered from this official list. I thought that only retail games that require Steam are listed here and when I installed these games previously, I never knew that I could have them linked to my Steam profile. It's a pretty cool find, especially the fact that I love everything about Steam. Getting free digital copies of my games is nice because I have the confidence that the Steam service is probably going to last longer than my physical discs. I also discovered that I even got the standalone expansion Forged Alliance for free when I registered my retail copy of Supreme Commander! What a nice surprise.

My old retail games, resurrected into digital download form thanks to Steam.

Going Commando, Going Crazy

Got two more fancy skins for League of Legends on the Personal Computer today. At first, I was thinking of snatching up the Iron Solari skin for Leona but since I already have her awesome Valkyrie skin, I thought it was only appropriate to get alternate skins for the champions that are still without one - it is my goal to have at least one alternate skin for each and every single one of them. The skins that I just unlocked are Commando Lux and Sewn Chaos Orianna. I have been obsessed with Karma lately, even after the recent Soraka beautification, so it may be a while before I actually use these skins.

I wouldn't know if they are wearing it or not.

It's Patched? So What?

If you like your fighting games, there is no doubt that you have been drooling over the new Arc System Works game, Persona 4 Arena, that was recently released for both the PlayStation 3 and the X-Box 360 - hopefully for the Personal Computer some time in the near future. Since the game is released at that super-expensive $59.99 price tag, I will not be touching it any time soon due to my price epiphany. You probably have heard that the online multiplayer for the 360 version was horrible but it looks like the developer and publisher Atlus were both very quick to address the situation and then promptly announcing it to the world.

Fixed? As in, it won't be able to get horny and make babies anymore?

So, should people buy this game now if they are willing to spend that much money whether on the PS3 or the 360? Perhaps not, there may be a good reason to wait for it: the one thing that I had been unsuccessful in finding out over the Internet is the confirmation that there will not be another version of the game coming out next year or even by the end of 2012. We are talking about Arc System Works here and their last fighting game BlazBlue ended up having a better version of the original game released with more characters. I have a really strong feeling that the same will happen here. By the time that this game is properly priced, the new version will probably show its face and I am looking forward to pick up that copy, which I am sure would be priced competitively to not discourage those who bought this early version of the game.

You Sure You Didn't Misspell "Farting"?

I got the invitation to beta test Sony's upcoming LittleBigPlanet Karting for the PlayStation 3 sometime last month and I didn't even bother to check it out. The LittleBigPlanet games of the past are those games that I really want to spend a lot of time playing but is just too busy being distracted by greater games - you know, like League of Legends on the Personal Computer - but I did manage to play some of the pre-made and custom levels and they were fun despite the twitchy platforming. Let me explain why I think this upcoming Karting sequel should be avoided like the plague and syphilis: Shouldn't this be just a mere downloadable content add-on? I mean, was it not the point of the TWO LittleBigPlanet titles to be able to make all sorts of different games? Surely, it wouldn't be a stretch to add the full 3D exploration engine on top of the 2D plane with just an add-on instead of a full blown $60 title? Also, let's not forget that there is already a "make-your-own-kart-game" title out there published by Sony by the name of ModNation Racers that ended up being notorious for featuring one of the longest and most disgusting load times in gaming history. Why can't Sony just continue to support that game and fix it instead of moving on and give us something more of the same? Yes, avoid this one folks. Let's not give Media Molecule and Sony the idea that we are mindless zombies ready to eat at any bits of the skin flakes that fall from their heads from scratching.

Expect big, fiery explosion of stink to come out of this edition of LBP.