December 2010
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Happy Holidays!
I’m off for a full 9 days. I’ll be gallivanting in southern California with friends and family for the holidays.
See all you internet kids next year!
The Other Star Wars Christmas special:
And an oldie but goodie to get you in the spirit: Vader loves christmas.
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Undead Nightmare Review
Video introduction:
When people first heard about the zombiefied Red Dead Redemption DLC, Undead Nightmare, there was a lot of groaning. Tons of games have had a zombie makeover and mostly they are done as an afterthought. There were also many people on the fence because RDR was so good how could a zombie version be up to snuff?
At this point Undead Nightmare has been out for 2 months and...
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Toilet Gaming
I’ve seen the Japanese Sega pee arcade game but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a “pop-a-squat” toilet gaming.
This seems like a good idea when handling your business, but have you ever read a magazine while on the can? Eventually your feet go numb. I love games and all, but gaming requires a little more concentration than I’m willing to give when I’m...
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Predator Snowflake
First the Star Wars snowflakes, now this Predator snowflake.
Now someone just needs to make a Terminator snowflake and Stay Puft snowflake and my life will be complete.
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Dead Space 2 Demo Now Available
The free demo for Dead Space 2 is now available on Xbox 360 and PSN.
The official release is slated for January 25, 2011.
I was just talking to a co-worker about how Dead Space was amazing but very stressful and how I don’t think I’ll be able to play DS2 alone without totally freaking out. I’ll need someone to hold me as I play.
Also, I think everyone should download the...
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Xbox 360 Deals: December 21 – December 31
Super Meat Boy Discounted Price: 800 Savings: 33%
Comic Jumper Discounted Price: 800 Savings: 33%
Toy Soldiers Discounted Price: 800 Savings: 33%
Banjo Tooie Discounted Price: 600 Savings: 50%
Castle Crashers Discounted Price: 600 Savings: 50%
The UnderGarden Discounted Price: 400 Savings: 50%
Risk Factions Discounted Price: 400 Savings: 50%
Afterburner Climax Discounted Price: 400...
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Tron Guy Reviews Tron: Legacy
Wired invited Tron Guy (his official website can be seen here) to watch and review Tron: Legacy.
The bit that really sums up his review best:
As the credits rolled, I had to fight off tears.
Bravo, Tron Guy. You can read the full review over at Wired.com.
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Buy Any Windows Phone 7, Get a Free 360 Game.
Windows is offering a perk if you buy any Windows Phone 7; if you buy a phone you can choose a Xbox 360 game for free. The value is capped at $60 but most games will fall under that parameter.
It’s a nice extra if you were already going to buy one of the phones anyway. Check out the website to get the deal: www.myfreexbox360game.com
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Classic Gaming
GameSpy posted a classic gaming Choose Your Own Adventure. It’s fun throw back that brings up fond classic gaming memories.
It’s also a sure-fire way to have your productivity at work dip even lower than it already is due to holiday-mode kicking in.
You’re welcome! :)
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Video Game Deal
I love deals, especially during Christmas time. Get Bayonetta for only $15.69 over on amazon .
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L.A. Noire - The Technology Behind Performance
The following video released by Rockstar this morning is a “behind the scenes” of the technology for their L.A. Noire. The face motion captures are state of the art and pushes the boundaries of realism. If you aren’t already excited for this game you should be after watching this video. It’s going to be gorgeous:
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Mass Effect Secret Santa
The Something Awful Mass Effect thread decided to have a Mass Effect Secret Santa this year. It makes me wonder why the hell I do not post over at SA because the idea is freakin awesome. I probably because don’t post there because I’m dumb though.
So far the best item posted is Mass Effect coloring book!
Someone also made a one-of-a-kind shirt which I really, really hope they...
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Dreamcast Collection for 360 & PS3 Confirmed
A possible Dreamcast Collection was a question last month. Sega has confirmed that there will indeed be a Dreamcast Collection for 360 and PS3 released early next year.
Game Informer reports:
In an interview in the January issue of Game Informer (Tomb Raider cover, issue 213), Sega’s executive vice president of sales and marketing Alan Pritchard revealed that the company is going to...
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Amazon Gold Box Deals Today
Mass Effect 2 is on sale for only $10.96! Is it a typo? Is it to help promote excitement for the upcoming ME2 of PS3 and ME3 ramp-up? Who knows but that’s a damned good deal for a damned good game and when I added it to my cart to test it, it still reflected $10.96 so go for it. I’m not 100% sure it’s related to the Gold Box deals but I figured I’d include it here anyway.
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Mario Bros, GTA Style Trailer
SHIT JUST GOT REAL.
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Christian Bale Sings The Powerpuff Girls Theme...
Oh and Marky Mark sings something too but I don’t care about that.
I love that Christian Bale knows the song! I used to watch a lot of Powerpuff Girls. That and Dexter’s Lab, but the point here is Powerpuff Girls. Him is probably one of the best yet creepy and disturbing characters ever. It’s why I love Him! In fact being Him for a Con or on Halloween is a pretty awesome...
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Tron in Playboy
No, no Olivia Wilde (sorry guys) but Playboy has a Tron pictorial for consumption. But there is Tron-filled boobage and booty if you’re interested.
Check out their website if you want to see the NFSW photos: link.
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Lego Black Ops
Um, I would play the shit out of this if it existed.
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Christmas Lights: The Video Game
The Christmas Light video game - Snowball Blaster! Hop in Santa’s electric training sled and grab the game controller for an adventure in snowball dodging. Press the left button to move left and the right to move right. Make it past all the snowballs for a big light show! (nobody has made it yet!) Game is easy enough for kids and challenging for adults… and quite addictive....
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Every Zombie Death in The Walking Dead
I’d capture all my kills in Undead Nightmare on video but it wouldn’t be nearly as sweet as this video.
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2010 VGA Winners List
In case you missed it, here are this years VGA Winners:
Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption
Studio of the Year: Bioware, Mass Effect 2
Best Multi-player Halo: Reach
Character of the Year Sgt. Frank Woods, Call of Duty: Black Ops
Best Xbox 360 Game Mass Effect 2
Nominees
Best PS3 Game God of War III
Best Wii Game Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best PC Game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best...
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Mass Effect 3 Trailer
The first trailer for Mass Effect 3 is out! It premiered at the 2010 VGA’s on Spike and here it is the game description and trailer again for anyone that might have missed it:
Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to ...
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Mass Effect 3 Announced, By Accident
IGN posted the report that EA inadvertently revealed Mass Effect 3 a day early by listing it online for pre-order. The link is down now, but they caught the details before EA caught the goof.
Do not read the following if you don’t want the gist of the next game spoiled a day early. You will probably read it anyway though:
Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of...
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Lando Calrissian Disguise Kit
Get a free Lando Calrissian disguise kit with any purchase of a Star Wars t-shirt over at 80stees.com.
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The New Lara Croft
I always thought of Tomb Raider as a fun series that enables you to play as a character with huge cans and some guns.
To see Lara Croft’s look go in a different direction, even for an origin story, is interesting. It almost seems to defeat the purpose of the series focus on the T&A. But if the gameplay is fun then whatever, right?
I do appreciate that she is attractive yet her attire...
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Sci-Fi Children's Books
I have plenty of friends with kids that I could gift these to. I wish they were real.
via Nerd Bastards
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NES Bedding Set - For Sale!
Remember the NES bedding set? You can now purchase a set of your own over on Ebay.
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Forest Rancor
A bad ass painting by Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo.
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RUMOR: Mass Effect 3 Reveal?
IGN just posted a rumor about a possible Mass Effect 3 reveal tomorrow at the Spike Video Game Awards.
I’m going to be at a party at the time the awards air and I’m kind of miffed that I’ll be missing the awards show. I’ll DVR it of course, but damn it.
I tend to shy away from posting rumors but I love Mass Effect and want to have it’s video game babies so there...
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John Marston Cosplay!
Ben Van Dyken did a GREAT job with his John Marston cosplay! Check it out:
And there is another photo that I wanted to post, but it’s a potential spoiler for those who have not yet played Undead Nightmare. Check out his facebook album if you want to take a peak. It’s brilliant!
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Daft Punk "Derezzed" - Official Music Video
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Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime Trailer
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A is for Ackbar
A super cute illustrated alphabet featuring Star Wars characters by Brandon Peat!
Here are a few of the illustrations below but check his website for more.
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C-3PO Swimsuit
Now available at Black Milk.
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Top Cartoons That Need To Be Video Games (The...
Check out the article here. It made me lol.
My favorite?
Bambi’s Big Game Hunter: Bambi’s Revenge I for one think Bambi’s plot is a great premise for a game. Hunting games are old news though. What about Bambi’s life after his mother’s untimely death? I smell a spin-off. I call the game Bambi’s Big Game Hunter: Bambi’s Revenge. Scorn, angry, and...
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I Heart Animated GIFs.
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Star Wars Snowflakes.
This guy has the best wife ever.
Instructions are here.
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Star Wars, Dr. Suess Style
Combined in one. This is pretty brilliant and very well done! Kudos, Adam Watson.
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Is it Science Fiction or Fantasy? Flowchart:
via NerdBastards
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Back to the Future video game debut trailer!
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Wii Remote & Nunchuk w/ Choice of Game DEAL
There might be some “boo hiss” comments coming in because this deal is through Wal-Mart, but the penny pinching gamer want to know about it anyway.
Wal-Mart is offering a Wii remote, nunchuk, and your choice of a Wii game for $35!
The Wii Games available includes the new release Epic Mickey. Or you can choose one of the following instead:
New Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
A new Ghostbusters game will be coming out from Atari and Sony. This time around it’s a four-player adventure game which you can play locally or online. Players play the rookie of the team yet again. There will be teamwork required for large bosses, ghostbustin’ weapons, and the Ecto-4 (that detail I’m a little confused on as the Ecto-4 was part of the comic, but perhaps that...
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Tron Helmet.
In January, a Tron helmet will be available from Colette. There is no price available yet but I imagine it’s not going to be cheap considering the other items on the site.
The only thing that would make it truly amazing is if the details glow in the dark. Please tell me they glow in the dark!
source: Hypebeast
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Greedo in Heels.
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Star Wars Darth Vader Flexible Spatula
I’ve posted before about Star Wars gift stuff. Here’s yet another gift idea from Williams-Sonoma: Star Wars Darth Vader Flexible Spatula
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Street Legal TRON Lightcycle!
Sweet!
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Xbox Live: Updates, Offers, Etc!
So I’m going to skip a lot of the news that occurred while I was out of town (unless exceptionally exceptional :)). I figure that everyone is up on that news by now anyhow. On with the new!
Xbox LIVE Rewards program: A brand new way for Xbox LIVE members* to earn Microsoft points for doing things they already do on Xbox LIVE. More details over at rewards.xbox.com
Purchase two qualifying...