tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76207320871115573692024-08-29T18:03:10.579-04:00A gaming blog and podcast dedicated to gamers beyond what might be considered the "traditional" gaming demographic.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07185766292034826612noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620732087111557369.post-36749740382892777852012-02-23T16:48:00.000-05:002012-02-23T16:48:23.471-05:00

With many sites having buy two get one free sales, I set out to get some games for my shiny new Vita today at lunch.  First, I hit up Target.  Sadly, they didn't have the game I wanted most, Hot Shots Golf.  Knowing that nearby was a Gamestop that was also having the same sale, I begrudgingly headed to the gaming industry's largest parasite.  When I got there, I picked off

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Well this kinda sucked... The seemingly awesome deal for Playstation Vita buyers getting the launch bundle lost a bit of its luster as I cracked the box on my new beauty.  There's the small matter of how the bonus items work that seemingly nobody reported on.  While there aren't (and couldn't be) any strings attached to the 8GB memory card that comes with the system, to get the

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Back again!  Sorry for the delay on this article, but hey, I'm only one man.  And just as with last, year, the following disclaimer returns: There's no way I can play all of the great games that were released this year.  So this is purely my "Top 5 Games I played this year" list, with the system I played it on in parenthesis.  The biggest caveat to this list that should

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As reported by IGN today, Sony has created the Playstation Vita 3G Launch Bundle.  This bundle scores you all of the following for the same $299 that was announced at E3 for just the 3G unit: Playstation Vita 3G model 8GB memory card PSN title to be named later 1 free month of AT&T 250MB data service Both Amazon and Gamestop have listed these bundles for sale, and as soon as I

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Tomorrow marks the launch of the latest update of the Xbox user interface, the first such makeover since the NXE was launched.  Having been a member of the Preview Program, I can assure you it's worth updating to, especially if you own Kinect. One of the features most touted during its announcement was the addition of live TV to the Xbox.  With partners like ESPN, HBO, Verizon, and

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The Uncharted series is probably most known for being absolutely gorgeous, as well as modernizing the Indiana Jones style exploration genre.  Uncharted 3 is no exception.  Come on in and let me tell you a tale of a game that could have been an absolute masterpiece. The story: The story gives us a peek at Drake's history with Sully, showing us their relationship at its genesis in

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I couldn't come up with anything creative to give away my Star Wars: The Old Republic beta key.  So instead, the first of my Twitter followers to simply ASK will get it!  I put this out yesterday and have yet to get a response...

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So, I've got this shiny SWTOR beta key here in my hands.  The problem for me, is that I don't own a PC to play this thing on.  So how exactly should I give this thing away to you, my wonderful readers?

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If so, easy task for you.  A new movie scheduled for release in February next year called "Act of Valor" has partnered with EA to hook you up with some dogtags for watching their pretty BA trailer.  Click here to see the preview of what looks to be a pretty awesome movie and score your loot.

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It appears that a few retailers have jumped the gun and began selling Modern Warfare 3 just a *tad* early.  Those that have been able to take advantage of this, of course, started playing.  Yesterday, Xbox Live Director of Policy and Enforcement Stephen Toulouse tweeted the following: Stepto: clarification: dblchk'd with Activision. Mw3 pre-release play not authorized. So pls be

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So I've come out from hiding (and basically insanely busy work and personal life schedules) to comment on this: Any of you that follow games journalism should recognize Justin McElroy in the video above embracing his beloved copy of Skyrim.  This video is certainly meant to be funny, and a bit serious as well since nobody honestly will be seeing Justin for probably 100+ hours now

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I've always been a network geek.  I've always heard of people with issues with NAT and Xbox Live and thought "They just must not know what they're doing" and dismissed it as an 1D10T error. Until now. Now that I'm in a job that requires me to understand Live and NAT, it seriously makes me wonder about the forethought put into the creation of the Live service.  They admittedly do some

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So I've got two Uncharted 3 Beta keys to give away!  It's a Twitter contest, and I'll give away one this morning and one in the afternoon.  Simply follow @VeteranGamer on Twitter and direct message the answer to the question before anyone else to win.  The first question is already up.  Good luck!

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After months of speculation, the new console from Nintendo has been revealed to be the Wii U.  Showcasing the ability to use the controller as a new way to extend the game with its 6.1 inch display was a theme throughout the press conference.  Unfortunately, with a 6.1 inch display and a large border to hold onto, this thing is absolutely gigantic looking in a normal person's hands.&

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Alright Nintendo, Microsoft didn't have a lot, and Sony laid down the gauntlet.  Suck me in like you always do with a new console! 12:06pm - Starting off with a Zelda montage with music played by a live orchestra... 12:10pm - The trailer was for Zelda 25th Anniversary.  Shigeru Miyamoto comes to the stage. 12:12pm - Having the orchestra play some of the classic music cues from Zelda

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Much like Irrational's Ken Levine on stage tonight, I have to eat some of my own words.  In the wake of the PSN outage, I was an angry, angry PlayStation customer.  My identity was put at risk, I was lied to, and for a while completely ignored.  Then the truth came out, and Sony offered it's apology in the form of their Welcome Back program.  While I still maintain that this

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Contrary to the last price announcement Sony made where everyone asked "Are you serious?!?", this one was with positive disbelief rather than the negative variety.  In what's easily been the announcement of E3 to this point, Kaz Hirai dropped a nuke on Nintendo and revealed that the PlayStation Vita would be released this holiday season at an entry price point of $249 for the Wi-Fi only

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We're live with Sony in a few minutes here!  I'm going to do my best, as I'll have a cantankerous child to put to bed during the conference, so there may be some misses and lag.  Hopefully he's an angel...  Anyhow, again, check the live video at IGN or at the PlayStation Blog. 8:00pm - Conference should have started... hopefully hackers haven't hacked Sony's clock... 8:07pm - And

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For those of you that can, you should certainly tune into the live feeds that are being provided by Microsoft or IGN.  However, if you can't, or you want my version of what's happening on those feeds, then stick around and I'll spin you a yarn.  Keep it locked here and I'll get you live updates of what's happening!  I'll also note if any of my predictions are confirmed or debunked

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So the PlayStation Store is up, the Welcome Back program is live, and all is good right?  That is, until you try to redeem your new free games.  Many reports have been coming in that after "purchasing" "Free Game 1" or "Free Game 2" that the option simply disappears from the menu.  Fret not dear reader, all is not lost.  There is a workaround if this occurs: Bring up your XMB

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Gamepro reports that EA's Battlefield 3 will offer a similar service as the Activision Call of Duty Elite service.  According to the article, "Battlefield 3 Battlelog" will have "powerful social tools, feeds, and detailed player stats."  Players will also be able to "manage friends lists, squad up, create platoons, use voice chat, and follow your friends' progress in real time" The not

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The final piece of the PSN puzzle was put into place today, as the "Welcome Back" program content was released on the PSN.  PS3 owners can make their selection of two games among the following: Dead Nation inFamous LittleBigPlanet Super Stardust HD Wipeout HD + Fury PSP owners can join the party selecting two games as well: LittleBigPlanet (PSP) ModNation Racers (PSP) Pursuit Force Killzone

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Joystiq reports that Blizzard has a job opening for a "Senior Software Engineer, Console -- PlayStation 3 Specialist" that would be "within the Diablo 3 team". Let that sink in a minute console gamers... As a console gamer that played both Diablo and Diablo 2 when I still had a PC worth running games on, this is absolutely incredible news.  Most of the time, these types of job listings are

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IGN debuted the new trailer for the reboot (again) of the Tomb Raider franchise.  In a video that reminds me of Lara Croft meets Uncharted, the basis for what could be something really great is laid out as Lara sees yet another new beginning.  Check it out below! More Tomb Raider Videos

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