Monthly Archives: April 2011

Alan… Wake Up!

Need to once again find the Lady of the Light… Alan Wake and I have some unfinished business.  When last I played the game I was approximately half-way through the Nightmare difficulty, searching for thermoses and the lost pages of … Continue reading

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Expanding my Retro Game Empire

Haggar for Mayor! As I have mentioned before, I am a sucker for sales.  I am also a retro-gamer.  I enjoy picking up or playing old-school games, be it for nostalgia, or just to see how things have changed since … Continue reading

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Gears of War 3: Beta Impressions

Bloody good time! After a busted-ass code for the Gears of War 3 beta was delivered to me from EB Games I was saved by my buddy Cru who had an extra code for the Gears beta.  If it was … Continue reading

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Phantasy Star Online 2

This may be my first ‘real’ PC game… Over the years of blogging I have on occasion professed my love for Phantasy Star Online.  First on the Dreamcast, then later on the Xbox, I put many a mile on my … Continue reading

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Kinect Sports: Calorie Challenge Game Add-On

Time to beat the meat! This is timely.  I have been both looking for a reason to play my Kinect lately, in particular Kinect Sports.  I have also been feeling a little heavy as of late, I could use another … Continue reading

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Xtra Points: Easter Edition

Time for family…and some gaming! With my brother in town vacationing over the Easter weekend I have a few opportunities to create a blog, but it now being Saturday morning and relatively quiet I thought I would take the opportunity … Continue reading

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Xtra Points: Portal Kombat!

Pwning Portals! I strongly suspect between Portal 2 and Mortal Kombat that I may not get much blogging done for the next little while.  Back when my blogging was sparse I started up my Xtra Points as a way to … Continue reading

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Up Next: Mortal Kombat

Fatalities, babalities, and friendships, oh my! Back in the early nineties, when fighting games were king, I was always about the Mortal Kombat series rather than Street Fighter (outside of Sega’s family of fighters).  Fast forward nearly two decades later … Continue reading

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Up Next: Portal 2

Holes make things better! This Tuesday it appears there will be a double-header of gaming goodness.  Between Mortal Kombat and Portal 2, I will have some serious gaming to do heading into the Easter long weekend.  First up on y … Continue reading

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Fallout New Vegas: Milestone Monday

Cappers be cappin’ Old-Tyme Brawler – Caused 10,000 damage with Unarmed weapons.                 Gamerscore = 15   Acquired on 27/03/2011 Congratulations to me!  I am now into my sixth month of playing Fallout: New Vegas.  With dozens of hours of Fallout being … Continue reading

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