Games Played 12/24/2012 - 12/30/2012

- 12/24/2012 -

Borderlands 2 - PC

Gradius V - PlayStation 2

Need for Speed: Most Wanted - PC

Scribblenauts Unlimited - PC

 

- 12/25/2012 -

Lego The Lord of the Rings - PC

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - PC

Natural Selction 2 - PC

The Walking Dead - PC

 

- 12/26/2012 -

Castle Crashers - PC

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - PC

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master - PC

Sonic 3 & Knuckles - PC

Streets of Rage 3 - PC

 

- 12/27/2012 -

Dirt 2 - PC

Galaxy Force II - PC

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - PC

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Ep. I - PC

Streets of Rage - PC

 

- 12/28/2012 -

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - PC

League of Legends - PC

 

- 12/29/2012 -

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - PC

League of Legends - PC

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - PC

Resident Evil 5 - PC

 

- 12/30/2012 -

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - PC

League of Legends - PC

 

 

Screenshot of the Week:

 

You can find plenty of loot in the most unexpected places...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Personal Computer)

Twitch.tv on Loner Gamer

Since I have been doing a lot of gameplay streaming on my twitch.tv page these days, I have decided to embed the live stream video player to this website. So if you just happen to visit and see that the video feed is live, don' be shy to jump on to twitch.tv if you would like to interact with yours truly!

As for the schedule, you will find me broadcasting in the evening starting at around 6:00pm Pacific Time until it is time for me to go to bed. During the weekend, I make the attempt to stream all day long. You may occasionally find me streaming  sporadically throughout the day during the weekdays as well. See you on twitch.tv and I hope you will enjoy the gameplay.

The video player is at the top of the page. I know, I am obsessed with that dog...

Update Notes:

12/31/2012 - I have discovered that adding the video player has an impact on how fast the page loads so I have decided to remove it to avoid inconveniencing my visitors. I hope that there will be a widget that can show my online /offline status for twitch.tv in the near future.

01/05/2013 - I have recently downloaded Google Chrome again because my Internet Explorer 9 seemed to have problems with a number of websites that I frequented, including Blogger, and I discovered just how fast the Chrome browser is. I have used it several years ago and found it buggy but I am really loving it now. I have also noticed that when using Chrome, the embedded video didn't slow the page load! Since 55% of my viewers in 2012 used Chrome to visit the site and only a mere 6% used IE, I have decided to permanently place the Live Gameplay Broadcast on the top of the page again. Enjoy!

LoL: It's Not Glitterlance

Alright I'll admit it. I have been behind in my League of Legends for the Personal Computer. The last time I actually played the game was December 17th! Gasp. I cannot believe that I haven't played any LoL in 10 days! The LoL abandonment can be a good thing however. I have spent the past 10 days playing the other games I have. I did miss LoL though and that was why I logged in to play the game this morning. That ended up being a great decision because when I got into my account, there was some animated sparkly explosion right inside the game client. I wasn't sure what was happening. I thought maybe I have garnered enough honor and that I was being presented with a ribbon but when the animation was complete, I discovered that I got something even better!

 

Riot Points? That is just awesome!

 

I play with Lady Gogo quite often and we normally do the Proving Grounds map in the evening. The Riot Points gift is really nice but the comment and Xmas wish included with it are actually even better. Thanks again Lady Gogo and watch out discounted skins - I will be unlocking some of you soon!

Steam Sale Running Out of... Steam?

I always look forward to the Steam sale events. It is hard to say no to the great deals they offer on so many wonderful games. There is a dark side to this however for someone like me who loves to take advantage of these price cuts: After a while, you actually ran out of discounted games to get! Steam is selling games for cheap faster than developers can make new games - what a dilemma! Since the latest and greatest games don't usually get the ultra discounts, the big releases from the past tend to occupy the featured deal list and when the event lasts for quite a while, like the current Holiday Sale, the same games would end up being cycled through the promotion over and over again.

 

Today's deals... are the deals from the previous days?

 

I think Valve should schedule their limited time offers a little better and avoid re-offering the same deals at a later date within the same sale event. Doing so would foster a sense of urgency within their customers because these days, you know that if you missed out on a featured deal during an event, eventually that same deal would show its face again on a later date. I can't help myself from being disappointed over the last couple of days because I can't find something new to buy from the featured deals. I guess I have too many Steam games. But you know what this means, don't you? People like buying their games on Steam... Perhaps a little too much but that's okay, right?

Cute Sega Genesis Pack Giveaway!

Your gaming friend, the Loner Gamer, is in a generous mood yet again! Do you ever dream of playing some of the best classics Genesis games ever made in the convenience provided by your Personal Computer? Well, quite a number of those are included in the Sega Genesis Classics Pack 4 and even more cool is the fact that I have the code to unlock the Steam version of the compilation pack! This pack includes the following games:

 

Alien Soldier
Gunstar Heroes
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Light Crusader
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Shining in the Darkness
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

 

You must have a Steam account to be able to claim this game and if you don't have one, creating one is easy and free. All you have to do to win this giveaway is to simply write a comment below to express your interest in the game pack. You do have to follow the blog to be eligible for this giveaway via the "Join this site" section on the right hand site of the website. One lucky winner will be selected randomly and the result will be announced on Tuesday 01/01/2013! Good luck everyone!

 

Alien Soldier? Gunstar Heroes? Oh yeah, this pack is awesome.