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Are you L33t?

March 16, 2010 by Tony 2 Comments

I mentioned Corvus’ project a little while ago, so while we’re talking about OPP (Other People’s Projects) I would also like to mention Jason Preston’s (another FotB) Project, L33tsauce:

Well, l33tsauce is what you make of it — it’s a searchable encyclopedia of video game knowledge, it’s a treasure trove of cheat codes, it’s a repository of walkthroughs, it’s a collection of awesome game videos, or maybe it’s a place to catch the latest about upcoming new releases.

So head over to to L33tsauce, sign up for an account, create some dojo’s and rake in the profits!

Filed Under: Gaming

Weekend Gaming

March 13, 2010 by Tony 1 Comment

I meant to post this yesterday, but I was too caught up in college basketball to notice anything else.

That being said, what will you be playing this weekend? I’ve been alternating my time between Mass Effect 2 and Bioshock 2. Like I mentioned when I first got Bioshock 2, I played through a a large portion of the original Bioshock before leaving it for greener pastures. I’m planning on not making the same mistake twice, so I’m going to play a little bit of both so I don’t forget what’s going on in either game.

I’m also going to play a little Modern Warfare 2 tonight, so if anyone is in the mood, drop me a note on Live and we’ll hook up.

What’s everyone else playing?

Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: Weekend Gaming

It worked every time

March 11, 2010 by Tony Leave a Comment

You used to blow into your NES cartridges to make them work (even though it was probably nothing more than the Placebo Effect). Now you can make some sweet music with your very own Custom Nintendo Super Mario 3 Harmonica!

Filed Under: Asides Tagged With: NES, Nintendo

March Releases

March 1, 2010 by Tony 4 Comments

Yay, it’s the monthly releases! The year has started out strong and March continues the streak with a few strong titles interspersed with some games of questionable quality. All in a month of game releases:

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Week of March 1st
Heist
Battlefield: Bad Company 2– I’m watching from the sidelines to see how this games matches up with Modern Warfare 2. I’m planning on sticking with MW2 but I’m always up for a good fight.
MLB 2K10
Lips: Party Classics

Week of March 8th
Final Fantasy XIII– The last main Final Fantasy game I played was FF3 on the SNES. Maybe it’s time to get back in.
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition– I think I’m going to pick up some of the extra RE5 content sometime down the road, but if you haven’t played RE5 yet, I’d recommend it. It’s rather underrated in my book.

Week of March 15th
Prison Break: The Conspiracy– My mancrush on Michael Scofield is no secret. I am seriously considering picking this game up.
Dragon Age: Origins Awakenings– I thought Dragon Age was to be another Bioware Trilogy? It seems like this would be taking away from time they could be spending on a sequel. Or maybe this is all part of the plan.
Metro 2033
Supreme Commander 2
Resonance of Fate– It’s the month of 360 jRPGs!
MotoGP 09/10– Was this game initially called MotoGP 09 but then got behind schedule? They already had all the box art ready to go so they just added the /10? Sounds reasonable to me.

Week of March 22nd
Clash of the Titans– I thought they made this game already (at least three times) when they called it God of War
Just Cause 2– One of the first games I played on the 360 was Just Cause. It was flawed and at the time it didn’t grab me. Not sure I’m ready to give it another chance.

Week of March 29th
Samurai Shodown Sen
Singularity

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Week of March 1st
Spongebob Boating Bash
Alice in Wonderland
MLB 2K10

Week of March 8th
The Daring Game for Girls
Winter Blast: Snow and Ice Games– Seems like this game was poorly timed…
Sam & Max 2: Beyond Time and Space

Week of March 15th
Sushi Go Round
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Calling

Week of March 22nd
Rooms: The Main Building– Strange name for a game.
Red Steel 2

Week of March 29th
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
Secret Files: Tunguska

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Week of March 1st
Alice in Wonderland
Sonic Classic Collection– The DS is almost five years old. I would have figured we had tapped most of “Classic Collections.” I stand corrected.
MLB 2K10

Week of March 8th
The Daring Game for Girls

Week of March 15th
Pokemon SoulSilver Version– The latest Pokemon sure snuck up on me.
Pokemon HeartGold Version
Let’s Draw!
Spectral Force Genesis

Week of March 22nd
Build-a-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville– If you would have told me there would be more than one Build-a-Bear game when the first one came out, I would have said you were crazy. I would have been wrong.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville– PLEASE tell me how this game will be fun. Can you win it all by just listing everything on Craig’s list?
Dawn of Heroes– I might buy this game on the strength of the box art alone.

Week of March 29th
Infinite Space
Monster Rancher
Chocolatier– I think this game comes highly recommended from Zack. That’s a solid recommendation in my book.

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Week of March 1st
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Supreme Commander 2
Silent Hunter: Battle of the Atlantic
Major League Baseball 2K10

Week of March 8th
Sam & Max 2: Beyond Time and Space
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
Assassins Creed II

Week of March 15th
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Dragon Age: Origins Awakenings
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
Mount & Blade: Warband
Metro 2033

Week of March 22nd
Alcatraz
Just Cause 2
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom

Week of March 29th
Making History 2: War of World
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

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Week of March 1st
MLB 2K10
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
MLB 10 The Show

Week of March 8th
Final Fantasy XIII
Yakuza 3
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

Week of March 15th
God of War III– This is all I need to link for this month, right? No PS3 owner cares about the rest of the month, right?
Dragon Age: Origins Awakenings
Resonance of Fate
MotoGP 09/10

Week of March 22nd
Clash of the Titans
Just Cause 2

Week of March 29th
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

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Week of March 1st
MLB 2K10
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Dante’s Inferno
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
MLB 10 The Show

Week of March 8th
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Week of March 15th
Dead Or Alive Paradise

Week of March 29th
Hot Shots Tennis
Mimana: Iyar Chronicle

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, News Tagged With: Monthly Releases

Hundreds of hours?

February 19, 2010 by Tony Leave a Comment

As I was perusing my daily inbox of gaming news when I came across this snippet from IGN regarding Fallout: New Vegas:

The area to explore is roughly the same size as what you got in Fallout 3 and Bethesda is promising that it will take hundreds of hours to explore.

Now, I don’t know what my total game time for Fallout 3 is, but I’d peg it around 60+ hours. I haven’t explored the entire map and I haven’t played any of the expansions but the thought of “hundreds of hours” is a little daunting. I have other games to play, Bethesda!

Filed Under: Asides, Gaming Tagged With: Bethesda, Fallout: New Vegas, xbox 360

In my Weekend Gaming Hands

February 12, 2010 by Tony 5 Comments

I screwed up how I played through the first Bioshock. I played through about 90% of the game when it first came and then dropped it cold turkey (for Halo 3 I think). I loved exploring Rapture, fighting the Splicers and being immersed in the Bioshock setting but I left the game unfinished for a couple years. I eventually went back to Rapture and finished the game, but by that point I was so removed from the story that things didn’t really have the emotional impact it could have had. Same thing happened with Mass Effect, minus the immersion and emotional attachment.

So now I have to decide if I want to interrupt the flow of Mass Effect 2 to make my return to Rapture. I’ve heard that it’s just as wonderfully “explorable” (is that a word? Firefox spell check says it is) as the first one. That really excites me. I’m really looking forward to donning that Big Daddy suit. I’d also like to get back to the business of forming the most elite team of alien warriors in the galaxy. I guess it’s good to options.

Decisions, decisions. What are you going to play this weekend?

Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: Bioshock 2

Just for Fun

February 10, 2010 by Tony Leave a Comment

20 Works of Geeky Street Art

Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: Art, Graffiti, Mario, Metroid

Mass Effect 2 First Impressions

February 5, 2010 by Tony Leave a Comment

Mass Effect 2 14

Since I’d rather be playing Mass Effect 2 more than typing about it, I’m going to make this somewhat short. So on to some bullet points:

  • First things first: I am loving Mass Effect 2. It’s taken most everything that was good from Mass Effect and made it better. And no elevators!
  • I love the look and feel. Mass Effect 2 really has a look of a mature next generation game.
  • The role playing game elements have been streamlined and become almost transparent. This is both good and bad. I like the streamlined skill set (simplified compared to the first game). I’m not a huge fan that they’ve largely removed the loot aspects of the game. No more weapon variety or modifications or armor. All of these have been streamlined, again, with a reduced number of weapons that are almost completely devoid of “stats”. You no longer see how much damage the weapon does or what modifications adds to the weapon. Now you’re just told if it’s “effective against shields” or “weak against synthetics.” Everything is available to everyone (that can use it) and upgradeable through your science officer. I’m getting used to it, but I liked being able to “min/max” my equipment and distribute new stuff to each of one of my guys.
  • The lack of planet exploration has been replaced by a scanning mini-game. It’s tedious, but I suffered through hours at a time of mining in EVE online, so this is practically Sonic mining. I don’t mind it.
  • I love the little details, the nods to the first game and the decisions I made. These little touches are a like Little Debbie snacks. Zingers. Raspberry Zingers, specifically.
  • I have just started “gaining” the trust and loyalty of my teammates and I can see that this process of gaining people’s loyalties become contrived. So far so good, but it is potentially on thin ice.

So this won’t qualify as a full review, but I can wholeheartedly recommend Mass Effect 2 to the Buttonmashing masses.

Filed Under: Gaming Tagged With: Bioware, Mass Effect 2

Weekend Gaming

February 5, 2010 by Tony 2 Comments

So it looks like a nasty winter storm is headed our way, expected to hit us this afternoon and blanket us with a thick layer of the fluffy white stuff. Perfect for a weekend of gaming! This weekend I will most likely be focused on playing Mass Effect 2. I’m in the thick of things (and hope to get a post up soon about it) and I’m loving it. If I do happen to take a break from it, it will probably be to play some Left 4 Dead 2 or Modern Warfare 2. I will probably have to get my Spelunky fix as well (more on that later, too).

Are you about to be barraged with the cold stuff? What are your weekend gaming plans?

Filed Under: Gaming

February Releases

February 1, 2010 by Tony 7 Comments

January started the parade of good titles for 2010 and February packs another good, if not compact punch. Here’s what we’ve got to look forward to this month:

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Week of February 8th
Dante’s Inferno
Bioshock 2– I fell in love with Rapture when the first Bioshock came out, but when I finished the game, I felt that I had seen everything that needed to be seen. Not sure I’m really on fire for playing Bioshock 2.

Week of February 15th
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Alien vs Predator
Tropico 3

Week of February 22nd
Risen
Deadly Premonition
Borderlands Game Add-On Pack The Zombie Island of Dr. Nex and mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot– Borderlands is a game I definitely need to get back to. I was really enjoying co-op and now that DLC is rolling I need to get back to it.
Dead to Rights Retribution

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Week of February 1st
Family Party 30 Great Games Winter Games

Week of February 8th
Rock Blast– You can never get enough of “line up items of the same color” games.
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll
Shiren The Wanderer
The Daring Game for Girls

Week of February 15th
Triple Crown Snowboarding

Week of February 22nd
Endless Ocean: Blue World
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

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Week of February 1st
Puzzle Chronicles
Playmobil: Knights

Week of February 8th
Destiny of Zorro
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Daring Game for Girls
Scene It? Twilight– Really, Nintendo? Really?
Legend of Kay

Week of February 15th
Dementium II– I don’t have one, but if I kept a “games I should play one of these days” this game would be on it on the strength of the boxart alone.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
KORG DS-10 Plus
Ragnarok DS– If this game is online, I may pick this one up.
Crime Scene

Week of February 22nd
Art of Murder– Starring Duff from MTV!
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010 Reverse of Arcadia

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Week of February 1st
Iron Roses
Star Trek Online
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat

Week of February 8th
World Of Outlaws Sprint Cars
Bioshock 2

Week of February 15th
StrongBad’s Cool Game for Attractive People– I’m linking this specifically because (a) I love Strong bad and (b) I am an attractive person. This must be a cool game.
Everquest II: Sentinel’s Fate– Glad to see Everquest II is still going strong. With or without me.
Alien vs Predator– Seems like there have been other versions of this game out there, right? How is this not a sequel or anything?
Becky Brogan

Week of February 22nd
Alice in Wonderland
Napoleon Total War Limited Edition
WarBirds Dogfights

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Week of February 1st
White Knight Chronicles International Edition

Week of February 8th
Dante’s Inferno
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
Bioshock 2

Week of February 15th
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Alien vs Predator

Week of February 22nd
Last Rebellion
Heavy Rain

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Week of February 1st
Puzzle Chronicles

Week of February 15th
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3

Week of February 22nd
Metal Slug XX
Dante’s Inferno

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: News Tagged With: Monthly Releases

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