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Archives for August 2011

Weekend Gaming

August 19, 2011 by Tony 1 Comment

Games, games every where but not a lot of time to play them. This past couple weeks the Buttonmashing Homestead has been a beehive of activity as we got ready to unload eight years worth of accumulated “stuff” in a garage sale. We were successful in getting rid of about 75% of it, with the rest going to Goodwill. We now have an empty basement and a feeling of accomplishment. But last weekend didn’t leave too much time for gaming. This week, however, we’ve been kid-free as they enjoy their last bit of summer vacation at their grandparents’ house while Mrs. Buttonmasher and I have a few days to ourselves. Which means, after the honey-do list is done, MORE GAMING!

So what have I been playing? I finding myself on a small screen (compared to my 50″ Samsung) and an even smaller screen than that. On the PC, I’ve been playing with a couple free-to-play (I have decided to eschew the F2P acronym that I despise) — Age Of Empires Online and League of Legends. I played in the Age beta but I’m a complete newbie to League of Legends (another acronym I refuse to use) and I’m not sold on it yet. I’ve played the tutorial twice and the first training battle twice and I’m not quite sure I get it. Yet, at least. I’m giving it a fair shake, though. I’m TheGreenDestiny if you want to play. I’m also playing a few iPhone games. I still can’t give up Tiny Tower, I’m loving Groove Coaster, and I’m trying to make a go at Trade Nations.

And I think I’ll finally settle in to some 360 gaming this weekend. I still have Bastion and Crysis 2 to play. What are you playing this weekend?

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Torchlight II too big for Xbox Live Arcade

August 8, 2011 by Tony Leave a Comment

I haven’t decided if I’m gutted by this news or if this is a “meh” kind of story. From Eurogamer:

Super-sized PC action RPG sequel Torchlight 2 is too big to fit on Xbox Live Arcade and will need to be “comprehensively redesigned” if it’s ever to see a console release, developer Runic Games has revealed.

I mean, Torchlight is a PC game at heart, that’s where I played it first and fell in love with it there. Sure, I’ve probably played the Xbox Live version more than on the PC, but that’s more of a convenience thing than a quality thing.

I will play Torchlight II on whatever platform it’s available on. If it makes it to the Xbox Live Arcade, that’s just gravy.

(via That Video Game Blog)

Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: Torchlight 2

August Releases

August 4, 2011 by Tony Leave a Comment

August, what have you done? Where is the marque game? I know Madden comes out, but it’s not till the end of the month! Deus Ex is a good start and everyone excited about El Shaddai but that’s it. I guess I’ll go play some more Bastion.

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Week of August 1st
Saint’s Row Double Pack Limited Edition

Week of August 15th
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Week of August 22nd
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Week of August 29th
Madden NFL 12 – I may pick up my first copy of Madden since I bought Madden 2003 for the Gamecube. All because of the cover athlete, Peyton Hillis, who plays for my team, the Cleveland Browns.

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Week of August 1st
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

Week of August 29th
Gunslingers
Madden NFL 12
Sing4: The Hits Edition w/Microphone

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Week of August 1st
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

Week of August 15th
Pucca Power Up

Week of August 29th
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 – The real question is: will someone play this for 700 hours?

Nintendo 3DS

Week of August 22nd
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked

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Week of August 8th
PC Railway Simulator

Week of August 15th
Age of Empires Online – This is probably my only other pickup for August. I really enjoyed the Beta and I was invited to get in early, so I’ll be jumping at the chance for that.

Week of August 22nd
Sail Simulator 5 Deluxe – If I’m going to list Rail Simulator, I gotta list Sail Simulator. I’d really like to meet someone who’s played the first four games. Can it be that popular that they’re working on #5?!
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Week of August 29th
The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles
Patrician IV Gold Edition
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Tropico 4

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Week of August 1st
Bleach: Soul Resurreccion
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

Week of August 15th
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise

Week of August 22nd
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Week of August 29th
Bodycount
Child of Eden
Madden NFL 12

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There are a ton of Japanese Importsavailable for the PSP this month, but the only game I recognize coming out this month hits at the end of August:

Week of August 29th
Madden NFL 12

What are you picking up?

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Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: Monthly Releases

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