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September 9, 2009

Assassin's Creed II Gameplay Walkthrough

This is a must-get game for the holiday. Is it weird for me to say that my boner rubbed up against my keyboard while I was watching this video? I hope not. I wouldn't mind if your boner did the same.

Source: Joystiq

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September 4, 2009

GTA IV: Ballad of Gay Tony

I can't wait for this DLC to be launched in October. I'll be picking up the physical copy, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which will contain The Lost and Damned and Ballad of Gay Tony in one package release. Who is Gay Tony? Is the main character Puerto Rican? (Hence: Ay Mami, por favor!) Again, this DLC will be an XBOX Live exclusive. Thank God I picked up my new XBOX 360 Elite. ;)

Side note: I love how Rockstar keeps releasing these DLCs and portable spin-offs without over-saturating the market with the GTA brand. I think DLC keeps the brand fresh instead of releasing a new physical game every 1-2 years.

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July 20, 2009

Metal Gear Solid 4's File Size Proves a Future in Blu-ray

I was reading my RSS feeds again today when I ran across this article. They started to talk about how much space MGS4 takes up on a Blu-ray disc and, to my surprise, it takes up approximately 33.2 GB of a 50 GB Blu-ray disc. Unbelievable. MGS4 is a great game and the cut scenes really give the feeling of a movie. If you don't own it yet, then you should go out and buy it (hint: it's under $30!)

This is why I'm worried about the Metal Gear Solid franchise going multiplatform for the PS3 and the XBOX 360. The 360 only uses dual-layer DVDs which can hold approximately 8 GB in content. If the new game is going to be anything like MGS4 then I'm expecting a lot of compressed content and multiple DVDs for Microsoft's competing system. DVDs are limited and dying, Blu-ray is the future and is rapidly expanding (some Blu-ray discs can hold over 100 GB of content!)

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July 15, 2009

Patiently Waiting For Heavy Rain

It's been reported that Quantic Dream's "Heavy Rain: The Oragami Killer", a PS3 exclusive that debuted in 2006, has been set for a release sometime in 2010. I honestly cannot wait for this title. The graphics are amazing. Many might see it as a shame, but you must realize that Sony wants to release a line of major titles when XBOX 360 exclusive competing titles are set to drop in the same time frame. I see a big negative reaction -- there shouldn't be. Q4 of 2009 has many great exclusive titles coming; has everyone forgotten about Uncharted 2: Among Thieves? It's worth the wait. Let's watch the early development trailer, shall we?

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July 12, 2009

I <3 LittleBigPlanet

Simply amazing. I've owned this game for one day and it's just pure fun. Many games this generation cannot have great graphics and great gameplay all in one, LittleBigPlanet overcomes this. The Sackboys (and girls) are just cute and very customizable as you can change and make your own costumes at any time. This game can literally be played by any person of any age. The online game play is awesome and a lot of the people I've encountered online are pretty friendly, so far. LittleBigPlanet has so much downloadable content from the PlayStation Store to make the fun endless. It's pretty addicting and I haven't been addicted to a video game since my pre-adolescent years back in the 1990s. If you don't have a PlayStation 3, LittleBigPlanet could be the reason why you buy one.

I'll be buying some extra controllers to invite friends and family over. :)

My final verdict: 5/5 stars.

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July 11, 2009

Tomb Raider Leaked Photos; Jennifer Lopez?

Earlier today, I was checking my RSS feeds and I came across this rumored news post. Apparently, Tomb Raider is changing completely; that means a possible character change/revamp. From the image above, it looks like Jennifer Lopez... don't you think? That would be awesome... a Puerto Rican Laura Croft.

If you missed it, you missed out. It looks like the leaked images were taken down after a nice legal e-mail was sent to the original news poster.

Photo Source: VG247.com and Fourplayercoop.com

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July 11, 2009

Uncharted 2 - Ice Cave Gameplay

All I can say is "wow." Speechless. I'm currently playing Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and that already shocked me. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be a must-buy for me. I'm usually the cheap-o gamer who waits a couple of months for the price to go down, but this time I have to get this game on the day it's released.

Video Source: GameTrailers.com

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July 11, 2009