A Hidden Gem
By Luke | May 17, 2008
On a cold winter day back on January 12, 2007 a game dropped. This game was Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. Many people didn’t hear much about this game. There were commercials and magazine ads but none truly focused on thee highlight of this game… multiplayer.
Well that time has come and gone. Many games came out in the mean time that have washed away all memory of Lost Planet. Call of Duty 4 showed us some great customizable options for the characters while Halo 3 brought back the veterans of the twitch. Do you remember what LP brought to the multiplayer field? Grappling hook, frisbee grenades, and useless mechs. Oh, you wonder why I don’t talk about the single player campaign? Well it was rather boring and slow.
Anyway Capcom has been wondering how could they reel in more money from lost LP fans and they have found it. They will be releasing a Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions platinum edition called Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions - Colonies Edition. Just rolls off your tongue. It is to be released on May 27, 2008 at $30. Just in time for the summer slump.
The Colonies Edition will have everything that the first one had plus another 1000 in gamer points to be achieved. Aside from the same stuff from the original LP Capcom has added three new modes for single player, six new modes for multiplayer, four new multiplayer maps, new playable characters for online play (including two female and two robot characters), new weapons for humans and mechs, new environments, and added cross platform play between 360 and PC users which Shadowrun tried (and succeeded in my opinion).
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions - Colonies Edition is a great buy at $30. For all the action to be had in multiplayer this game is not to be taken lightly.
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Mirror’s Edge
By Luke | May 16, 2008
This trailer is for the game Mirror’s Edge and it blew my mind. The possibilities, if what they show is real, could be endless when playing. The game is for PC, PS3, and 360. Though I am thinking the PS3 would be a great format for this game. With the Sixaxis controller you would be able to control the main character more than you would with regular PC and 360.
Enjoy!
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Things To Do #2
By Luke | May 14, 2008
Noodling!
Never heard of it? Where have you been??!? Just kidding. Noodling is the sport of catching catfish with your bare hands. This would be very exciting as the catfish usually caught are huge. The average weight of the fish is in the range of 50-60lbs but there have been instances where the weight is astronomical.
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Things To Do #1
By Luke | May 9, 2008
Swim with sharks, whales, and dolphins.
When you think of the ocean you mostly think of these animals. The biggest, the scariest, the most intelligent, and the most colorful creatures in the sea. They rule the territory where we as humans tend to avoid, under the sea.
To be that close to them knowing they could snap in a second would be terrifying and exciting.
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Splurge A Little
By Luke | May 7, 2008
So last week I worked my ass off. I could have put the money into smarter investments but fuck that. Our economy sucks so much that i’d rather play to forget.
To go with the whole dark theme for GTA4 I bought a new black controller. I got goosebumps from just holding it. Pure joy.
Then I also purchased the new (somewhat new) LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga. My goal with that is to have Liz sit and watch all the star wars movies and then play the game.
- Movies show her some of my interests that after two years of dating I have yet to sit her down to watch.
- Playing the easy and fun game hopefully intrigues her to play more co-op games with me.
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Dr Pepper Gamer Pics
By Luke | May 6, 2008
The very popular soda, Dr Pepper, is giving away some pretty cool gamer pics and a theme for free! Having not had a drop of any carbonated beverage for a year, looking at these made my mouth water.
Why Dr Pepper did this is beyond me. I have yet to find any reason why. One of the pics are of MLG which I guess is the Major League of Gaming.
Whatever the reason is these gamer pics are one heck of a steal. Grab them now!
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A Lollipop That Kills Bacteria
By Luke | May 1, 2008
This is crazy! I wish we had these back in the day. I mean who wouldn’t mind going to the dentist and getting candy instead of a 99 cent toothbrush! Though my dentist had a SEGA Genesis and pinball machine so I was never really bummed to go. Heck I was usually 30 minutes early.
Other articles I found on these lollipops say that you take two a day for ten days which helps prevent cavities up to six months.
The orange-flavored, sugar-free lollipop they devised is infused with a natural ingredient found in licorice that kills the primary bacterium causing tooth decay. Why in a lollipop? The ingredients needed to be in the mouth for a certain amount of time. That is why this lollipop is such a great idea in the fight against tooth decay.
Marketed as Dr. John’s Herbal Candy, the lollipop, now available for purchase through a candy manufacturer that licenses the technology from UCLA, is the first therapeutic developed by Shi. But he has many more in the works to target bacteria wreaking havoc in the nose, ear and gut, to name just a few.
It all emerges from a vision the microbiologist had eight years ago to apply a medical approach to dentistry - to identify the decay-causing pathogens among the 700 kinds of bacteria living in the human mouth, track their presence and then target them with antimicrobial “smart bombs” that he and his lab would engineer to kill the bad bacteria without harming the good.
And he’s also working on kits to test for these devilish pathogens. “Part of my wild dream is that one day you will walk into the dentist’s office and give a saliva sample to be tested, just as you would give urine and blood samples to doctors,” said Shi, a professor with joint appointments in UCLA’s dental and medical schools.
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Blog Banter: Gaming Resolutions for 2008
By Luke | January 5, 2008
Blog Banter is a group of bloggers passionate about anything and everything video games. We enjoy getting together once a month to write about the same subject. You will be amazed at the different viewpoints so many people can have on the exact same topic! Links to all the participant’s articles can be found here. If you are interested in participating, contact bs angel for more information. Enjoy our stories!
My resolution for 2008 is the same as millions of people… assassinate Ashlee Simpson. Hold on, I forgot this is about my gaming resolutions. Where is the fun in that? Oh well…
My plans for gaming in the new year is to be a designer. There are a couple aspects to that resolution so I’ll break it down.
1. The Ideas
These ideas are my gold coins to the game industry’s gold coin hoarding dragon (No clue what that meant but it sounds fun, go with it). They need them and I got them.
My current idea is a Mech TCG. Right now the difficult decision is to have one mech with add-ons or multiple mechs with special attack cards that help random mechs. Thats what I love. One choice changes the gameplay completely.
There are many more ideas. I have a notebook full of concepts. Then when a new idea pops into mind i’ll write it down and glance at other writings for inspiration. Maybe one concept works better with a different game type.
When all said and done I have yet to make a fully working prototype. Thats why I want to see an idea go from paper to table. This is a big goal of mine. I need to balance out the game with fun and challenging. Give rewards to those that risk. So this is gonna take some time and who knows I might sell a few.
2. School
Hate it but I need it. This ear I am going to try and go beyond. I’m thinking ask more questions, get involved with school activities, organize LAN parties, and etc.
This goal is mainly to help hone my soft skills to further help my hump into the game industry. It seems everywhere you read you need to be remember able to even get considered for a job. I’m hoping my soft skills will help me get recognized but not just that. Its always nice to make it easier to carry on conversations.
Well those are just a few resolutions that deal with my dream of getting a game design job. Other resolutions include limiting myself to one (or two) games a month, not worry so much about the online aspect but more of the story in single player, and to find out who signed Ashlee Simpson (Seriously!!! Who?!!?).
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Link Must Have [1]
By Luke | December 10, 2007
Reference.com supplies its users with a free dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia. This great tool is a must for anyone’s toolbar. I constantly use it to find a better use of a word or even the history of an item.
Reference.com is produced by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, a leading provider of language reference products and services on the Internet. It features reference material from Crystal Reference, The Columbia Encyclopedia, and Wikipedia plus Lexico’s On This Day.
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Anticipating Poker Smash
By Luke | December 5, 2007
This game blew my mind. Void Star Creations, founded in 2006 by Drew Card and Ryan Ellis who worked on Oddworld, is the brains behind Poker Smash. The gameplay adds the concepts from Tetris and Poker; both of which I love to play. You move tiles to make combinations. Each tile is a poker card. The colors are based on the card like the aces are white, kings are blue, and queens are pink. While the four suites of cards are also there to make your hopes of getting that royal flush still just a delusion.
Void Star Creations
Poker Smash
Poker Smash FAQ
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