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Weekend Gaming

August 23, 2013 by Tony Leave a Comment

I have been absent around these parts for far too long, so a big thanks goes out to Nick for holding the fort down with some regular posting. I’m still trying to encourage him to post his enstrangement from EVE, but the wound may be too close to the surface at the moment.

This weekend is my last weekend before college football starts, which is usually a turning point for my gaming time, as weekends are spent watching hours of college football (much to my wife’s dismay, I’m sure).

So I hope to cram in some serious gaming this weekend. I’d like to finish Bioshock Infinite and get a little more time with State of Decay. I’m still playing Animal Crossing on the 3DS, so there’s that, too. Oh, and the two free games from Microsoft (Crackdwon and Dead Rising 2) have me a little nostalgic so I’ve gone back to Fortune City for a little zombie slaying, so there will be that, as well.

What are you playing this weekend?

Filed Under: Weekend Gaming

August Releases

August 8, 2013 by Tony 2 Comments

It snuck up on me once again! This is bad, over a week into the month. I’m going to blame it on being August — I sincerely thought this month was going to be pretty bereft of top-tier games, what with a new console generation almost upon us. Boy was I wrong!

Week of August 13th
Payday 2
DISNEY INFINITY Starter Pack
Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff

Week of August 20th
Saints Row IV
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist – Splinter Cell was the first one that caught me off guard. I knew that there was one more SC game coming before we moved on to the Xbox One, but I completely forgot about this one. I have loved Splinter Cell since the first one (I played it on the Gamecube!) so I’ll definitely be checking out Blacklist.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – I still have XCOM sitting in my Steam library, patiently waiting for me to give it some attention.

Week of August 27th
Painkiller: Hell and Damnation
Madden NFL 25 – Usually August meant the newest Madden and not a whole lot more. I played the firt Madden on my PC (and it was a 486!)
Killer is Dead
Lost Planet 3 – After two previous games, it’s not really lost, is it?
ArcaniA: The Complete Collection

Week of August 6th
Pikmin 3 – This game is causing me the first real pangs of not having a Wii-U yet.

Week of August 13th
Angry Birds Trilogy
Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff

Week of August 20th
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist – The gamepad screen could make this game AMAZING.
DISNEY INFINITY Starter Pack Wii U

Week of August 27th
New Super Luigi U – The second pangs of sorrow.

Week of August 13th
Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff
Mario and Luigi: Dream Team

Week of August 13th
PAYDAY 2
DuckTales: Remastered
Europa Universalis IV
Worms Clan Wars

Week of August 20th
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
Saints Row IV
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

Week of August 27th
PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate – Wasn’t this a Facebook game at some point? I seemed to really have been into it for a week or two. I may have to check this out if it hits Steam.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Week of August 6th
Dragon’s Crown
Air Conflicts Pacific Carriers
Tales of Xillia

Week of August 13th
Payday 2

Week of August 20th
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
Saints Row IV

Week of August 27th
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Lost Planet 3
Killer is Dead
Madden NFL 25
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F
ArcaniA: The Complete Collection
Painkiller: Hell and Damnation

Week of August 6th
Dragon’s Crown

Week of August 20th
The Walking Dead

What are you picking up?

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July Releases

July 3, 2013 by Tony Leave a Comment

July is like January for movie studios — release the dregs while no one’s looking! Normally, I’d be on board to grab the yearly NCAA drop, but no self-respecting Ohio State Buckeye fan is going to defile their gaming shelf with the likes of Denard Robinson. So I’ll pass on this year’s offering. Unfortunately, that doesn’t leave much else for the taking:

Week of July 9th
Dark
NCAA Football 14

Week of July 16th
Dynasty Warriors 8
The Serious Sam Collection

Week of July 30th
ArcaniA: The Complete Collection
Terraria: Collector’s Edition – I love Terraria, but I may pick up this collector’s edition just for that USB pick. That is awesome!

No July Releases for the Nintendo Wii-U

Week of July 2nd
Crash City Mayhem

Week of July 16thShin Megami Tensei IV

Week of July 30th
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi

Week of July 2nd
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition [Online Game Code]
Napoleon: Total War – Gold Edition
DARK

Week of July 9th
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World

Week of July 23rd
The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief

Week of July 9th
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection
NCAA Football 14

Week of July 16th
Dynasty Warriors 8
Time and Eternity

Week of July 30th
Terraria: Collector’s Edition
ArcaniA: The Complete Collection

No July Releases for the PS Vita.

What are you picking up?

(Note: As always, all Amazon.com links have our affiliate code embedded in them. If you purchase something through our link, we get a little commission. It’s appreciated.)

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In My Digital Hands (and Weekend Gaming)

June 21, 2013 by Tony 2 Comments

state_of_decay

Recently it seems like the only thing that has turned my crank, video game-wise, has been zombies. It wasn’t supposed to be this way, but The Walking Dead had me going for a while (more on that soon) and then all I heard about was how engaging State of Decay was. Even though my Xbox 360 has started to accumulate a layer of dust, I decided to give it a try.

So this what I’ll be playing this weekend, along with Animal Crossing New Leaf on the 3DS. If there’s time, I’ll get in a game of Infinite Crisis or League of Legends, but right now I think I’d rather be scavenging an abandoned diner for something to eat before the “Zeds” arrive than just about anything else.

What will you be playing this weekend?

Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: State of Decay, xbox 360, Xbox-Live-Arcade

In My Digital Hands

June 10, 2013 by Tony 2 Comments

Animal Crossing New Leaf

It’s actually been in my digital hands since yesterday afternoon, when I got a copy for myself and my daughter. We played it a bunch last night (she more than me, by far) and so far, so good.

It’s Animal Crossing, alright. From Tom Nook’s indentured servitude to Ressetti yelling at me for not saving properly, it’s all there.

Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: Animal Crossing: New Leaf

In My (Portable) Digital Hands

June 6, 2013 by Tony 4 Comments

kingdom_rush_frontiers

iOS games don’t get a lot of play here, but my #1 iOS game of all time, far and away, is Kingdom Rush. I love Tower Defense games to begin with, but throw in the setting (fantasy) with some of the best “barks” in a game (“Say hello to my little friend!” “Yippe kai-yay mother-“BEEEEP!) and you’ve got quite the charming little game. Add on top of that some seriously challenging levels, and it turns into one of the best portable games available.

Here’s to hoping Frontiers is just as good.

Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: iOS, iPhone, Kingdom Rush

June Releases

June 4, 2013 by Tony 7 Comments

A generation is coming to a close and this month hints strongly of that. Other than Animal Crossing (which is on a next-gen handheld anyway), there isn’t a whole lot to get excited about.

On to the releases:

Week of June 4th
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition – Well, nothing great is coming out this month, why not release Skyrim again?
Minecraft
Remember Me

Week of June 25th
DeadPool – Well, nothing great is coming out this month, why not release a DeadPool game? (Actually, I hope this game is the kind of dumb fun that makes it the summer sleeper)
Ride to Hell Retribution

Week of June 18th
Game & Wario

Week of June 4th
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – I’m not a prepared as Brinstar is for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, but I am still really looking forward to picking this title up. Will probably be my only purchase this month.

Week of June 18th
Crash City Mayhem

Week of June 25th
LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey
Project X Zone – Limited Edition

Week of June 4th
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition

Week of June 11th
DARK

Week of June 25th
Company of Heroes 2
DeadPool
Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded
The Sims 3 Island Paradise

Week of June 4th
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition
Remember Me

Week of June 11th
The Last of Us

Week of June 18th
Week of June 25th
Best of PlayStation Network, Vol. 1
Air Conflicts Pacific Carriers
DeadPool
Ride to Hell Retribution

Week of June 18th
Jak and Daxter Collection

Week of June 25th
Muramasa Rebirth
LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey

What are you picking up?

(Note: As always, all Amazon.com links have our affiliate code embedded in them. If you purchase something through our link, we get a little commission. It’s appreciated.)

Filed Under: Gaming

Weekend Gaming

May 31, 2013 by Tony 10 Comments

It’s the weekend!

Another weekend of gaming looms before us. What to play, what to play. Right now EVE Online is on the backburner for me. I still get on to adjust my training queue and check my market orders, but for the most part I have neglected EVE for the better part of two weeks now. But other games have filled the void…

I’ve picked up where I left off on a few games, specifically Diablo 3 and The Walking Dead. I’m somewhere in Episode 3 of The Walking Dead and things are unraveling FAST. This is not going to end well. I also started playing Torchlight 2 but I really haven’t had much time to devote to that.

The biggest addition to my gaming pile has been League of Legends. I dabbled with Dota 2 last month for a little while and I can totally see its allure but it never grabbed me. Then James said he and some of his friends had been playing LoL, so I fired it up and have been enjoying it. I’m still quite the noob, but I’m enjoying it. Anyone else here play League of Legends?

What are you playing this weekend?

Filed Under: Weekend Gaming

Xbox One: What I think

May 21, 2013 by Tony 6 Comments

So I, with half the internet, watched this afternoon’s Microsoft Xbox ONEne Reveal. (Is it “ONE” or “One”?). Here are a few thoughts that I think pretty much sums up a lot of the feeling I got watching Twitter and chatting with fellow blogger James during the event.

  • Games: Where were they? This whole EA partnership makes me feel icky and the lack of NCAA among the four “Pillars” of games was disappointing. I would bet real American Dollars that NCAA games sell better than both UFC games and NBA games (but of course couldn’t touch FIFA or Madden). I could take or leave Call of Duty: Ghosts. The feed I was watching wasn’t in HD, so I didn’t get the full effect of the compare and contrast to MW3 and MW:G, so maybe that could have made an impact, but EA and COD did not get me excited about playing games on the Xbox One.

    I will play games on this machine, right?

  • Details: Sure, they had a few technical details (processor speed, RAM) but what about the harddrive? The optical drive? I know it has been reported elsewhere that the new Xbox would have a Bluray drive, but I would really like to have that confirmed.
  • That controller: It’s a thing of beauty.

Xbox One Controller

  • The other stuff: The TV/Cable/DVR integration is really, really slick. I know a lot of people poo-poohed it, but I think that if it seamlessly, it’s going to be awesome.
  • The Kinect 2: The new Kinect has promise. Clearly there is potential there. If nothing else, telling the Xbox to turn on and it recognizes me and logs me in, that is pretty slick.

So, am I getting one? Probably. Most likely. For a host of reasons (brand loyalty, the Halos, the achievements). But is it possible I’ll opt for the Playstation 4 this generation? It’s a possibility. A slim one, but a possibility nonetheless.

Will you be getting one?

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: Microsoft, Xbox One

May Releases

May 7, 2013 by Tony Leave a Comment

With a HUGE E3 right around the corner, the releases for May are mostly lackluster. Metro Last Light has me the most interested this month, but I’m not too excited about May.

Week of May 14th
Metro Last Light Limited Edition – I loved Metro 2033, so I think I’ll be grabbing a copy of Last Light. Such a claustrophobic game that was!

Week of May 21st
Worms Collection
Resident Evil: Revelations
Fast & Furious: Showdown – As far as ridiculous game premises go, you can’t really go much more ridiculous than the Fast and Furious movie franchise.

Week of May 28th
Fuse
GRID 2

Week of May 21st
Resident Evil: Revelations
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Sniper Elite V2
Fast & Furious: Showdown

Week of May 21st
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Fast & Furious: Showdown

Week of May 21st
GRID 2
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Metro Last Light

Week of May 14th
Metro Last Light Limited Edition

Week of May 21st
Worms Collection
Resident Evil: Revelations
Fast & Furious: Showdown

Week of May 28th
Fuse
GRID 2

No releases for the Playstation Vita for the month of May.

What are you picking up?

(Note: As always, all Amazon.com links have our affiliate code embedded in them. If you purchase something through our link, we get a little commission. It’s appreciated.)

Filed Under: Gaming

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