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iOS Freebies and more Mass Effect 1

Mav — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:50:23 GMT

Currently Death Rally and Wolfenstein 3D Platinum are free for iOS. Really great games worth the free download.

As for ME1, well I finished it, in a way of sorts. It's no secret that I play PC games on my laptop here, and it's not the best for gaming obviously. It was supposed to be a go-between until I could save up cash for a really powerful desktop. Well that was before I got laid off from my job back in January. Anyways I did play through a small bit of ME1 before I kind of "gave up" so to speak because even with all graphics at their lowest and in a super tiny resolution I was still getting around 10-15 fps, which is fine for cutscenes but roaming around the Citadel was painful as was combat. So I found a very good Let's Play series on Youtube, around 57 different videos in length by a nice guy called awesomematt he seemed to make a lot of conversational choices I would have, and he did not talk through cutscenes. So I watched that from the point I left off in ME1 till it's ending.

It was good. I was surprised all the people you potentially had in your squad had such extensive backstories. Wrex is hilarious, so is Garius at times. The ending with Soren was kind of sad that he understood he was lost and finished things himself.

As for ME2 and 3, well the same youtuber has a series for those too. So baring I get lucky and gain a super powerful desktop pc anytime soon I'll be watching those and playing "vicariously" through them. It's better than nothin right?

Skyrim Badass...

sai tyrus — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:45:13 GMT

Quite amusing. Enjoy!

Tribes Ascend: My new addiction

Spacebear — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:48:51 GMT

I go out of my way to try and play as many different First Person Shooters as I can. For all that can be similar with them, its exciting to find the unique twists that every game usually has. And when you really look at it, it is an incredibly diverse genre.

I've gotten into learning a bit of game design, after reading a ton of Mark Rosewater's articles and nearly all of David Sirlin's blog. I love to learn the hidden systems in games, the components that make up a game. And I've come to learn about a lot of them in various games. I like to think about how Call of Duty values totally different things than Halo does. In Halo, battle rifle fights are a dance to try and make your opponent miss a shot. Melee and grenades play a drastically different role than they do in Call of Duty. Things like this I like to think about.

Then Tribes Ascend sorta turned my world upside down.

It seems that every shooter I have played up to this point has nearly nothing identical to this game, besides the whole shooting part. The guns are way more difficult to shoot, which makes each kill that much more satisfying, because you know how hard it can be, and how hard it was for you at the beginning. The movement mechanic is something I haven't really seen outside of the CounterStrike Surf maps of yore, but I would have never thought that could be part of a serious game.

But the most interesting part for me is how differently I look at a map in Tribes Ascend compared to other shooters. I'm not looking for choke points (not right now at least), I'm not looking for power positions or lines of sight. I just want to know, how fast can I go down this hill? And as it turns out, the sheer size of the maps, combined with the joy of the seemingly infinite possible speeds. There is so much you can learn by just wandering the maps in the training mode, finding how fast you take the flag.

I remember my first mid air spinfusor kill. It was probably one of 3 kills for me that game, but I just got crazy chills. I don't think I was ever so giddy about a kill than at that moment. And that moment keeps happening. Seeing them explode in midair is insanely satisfying every single time.

Tribes Ascend is such a breath of fresh air for me. I don't think I have ever played a game more challenging, but I also don't think I've played one that felt so rewarding at the same time.

Tribes also made me rethink how I felt about Free 2 Play games. I used to be 100% against it, because it sounded like a terrible rip off scam. I probably had a bad first impression. I don't remember the game I looked at, but you would have to "rent" guns, but it was hard for me to tell if you could actually just straight up buy them. And it was not cheap! But Tribes Ascend offers a pretty solid package with the free version. You have 3 of the 9 classes, including Pathfinder, which is probably the most important class, being that it is the fastest. But you also get Soldier and Juggernaut, which aren't as fast, but more bulky with more health. There is something for everyone here, for no money at all.

If you do want to spend money, it is really up to you how much you spend. I found that the amount I wanted to pay was 10 dollars, just enough to buy a rifle for the Pathfinder, but also to gain VIP status and get extra XP. I'm nowhere close to having everything unlocked, but I don't feel that I am at a disadvantage. The weapons mostly come down to personal preference, and the upgrades to the different pieces of the class (weapons, armor, perks) aren't ever a drastic change. Sure, its better to have the upgrades than not to, but they are so marginal, someone who just logs on will have game against someone who has all the upgrades. Except for the whole aiming part...

Bottom line, Tribes Ascend is something I don't think I'm putting down any time soon. The community is one of the more pleasant ones I've been around, the competitive community isfucking awesome, and the game itself is super deep. There is so much for me to learn.

If you like shooters, give Tribes Ascend a chance. Its free, and if you didn't play the old ones, like me, you probably haven't played anything like it.

PERSONAL SHILL TIME

https://account.hirezstudios.com/tri...campaign=email

This link is my referral link. If you use it to make an account and play Tribes, once you get to rank 6, I get a small referral bonus. You might get something as well, but I don't know for sure. BUT BIG WHOOP. THE GAME IS SICK.

Go play it.

Dragon Age - Morrigan

Emabulator — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:18:25 GMT

Dragon Age II never happened.

Need for Speed World

Emabulator — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:11:30 GMT

Closing in on 500 hours of Need for Speed World.

We believe this analogy is accurate.

Agnostic Pope — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:08:57 GMT

The fuck? Okay.

Firefall Beta Gameplay

MrButtons — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:49:26 GMT

I gotta tell you. This game has one of the silliest dances you've seen.

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Tour of the starter city Copacabana. The older gamers will be getting a song stuck in their head soon. Showing off some of the vendors and the crafting system.

Showing off various menu functions, stations and npcs.

The Chosen are everywhere on the map. They have static spawns and random ones like this, where you you can get extra valuable resources while fighting off the Chosen. Sadly they were bugged and didn't prove much of a fight, but the local wildlife did!

Inifinity Blade 1 on sale for 99 cents for iOS

Mav — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:36:26 GMT

Yup, it's on sale for a buck. If you haven't had a chance to check out IB, now's a good time to snag it on sale. Great title, if you have an iOS device that can run it, it really pushes the hardware and shows you what it's capable of. For a dollar you really can't go wrong

Alice in Zombieland

Evil Avatar — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:28:04 GMT

As promised, here is a sneak peek at the cover for my next eBook, Alice in Zombieland. Due out in around 30 days (give or take a night or two).

Mass Effect 1

Mav — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:23:43 GMT

All the talk of ME3 lately got me interested in the series, since I never played it. Seems really interesting. Downloading it now from Amazon, curious to how it'll play. I wonder if it's as huge of a franchise as it appears to be?

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Classes: The Asari Adept w/ tips

MrButtons — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:31:24 GMT

One more down, two classes to go!

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So after a good delay of sitting on my, ass and slowly finishing the single player, I got around to making my Adept video which I had to redo due to techinical blah blah who gives a frag.

It's not as exciting of a class compared to the Vanguard but if you like crown control thanks to Statis and Pull, and giving headshots like candy on Halloween, then this can be a class for you.

I also very briefly talk about some related topics like the single player ending, how promoting a multiplayer character can help your single player game and a new iOS game that's taking micro-transactions to a different level. The links to those are below. Hope you find the vids useful or at least informative!

More after the break!

Angry Birds Space Released

Mav — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:20:19 GMT

Mentioned this on twitter, Angry Birds Space premieres tonight on the iOS App Store, actually looks decent for 99 cents, worth a check out. Interested in seeing how it plays, already comes with retina support, any iPad 3 owners out there gonna give this one a shot? Curious as to how it will look on the new device.

Zombie Highway Currently Free

Mav — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:42:10 GMT

Up on the AppStore, Zombie Highway is free for a limited time. Fun little addictive go-the-distance games. Has some neat mechanics of side swipping stuff to knock zombies attached to your car, weapons to fire out the windows and more. Great little game, its usually a couple bucks so nab it while it's free

Raptr

Mav — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:06:33 GMT

So my friends convinced me to install and use Raptr (similar to X-Fire) for game tracking and such. Sadly I can't convert my Xfire hours played so I'll be using both in conjunction with each other. my Raptr id is the same as Xfire, mavgeek. Add me if you'd like :)

The Most Astounding Fact...

sai tyrus — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:23:28 GMT

I posted this over at my site, but figured I'd share it here. Simply beautiful.

And some people say this all "happened." Whatever. The more I learn how amazingly intricate things are, the more my faith is strengthened. Enjoy friends. :)

Popcap iOS games on sale 99 cents

Mav — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:56:17 GMT

Noticed this in the AppStore today, Plants vs Zombies, Peggle, Bookworm etc are on sale for $1. Highly recommend their games, I picked up Boomworm was waiting on a price drop for it, really enjoy their other games.

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Classes: The Quarian Infiltrator

MrButtons — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:41:38 GMT

Quarians are hot, just sayin, and yes I romanced Tali. :P

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MrButtons is back with a look at the Infiltrator class in Mass Effect 3.
Click on the headline to watch the full series of videos.

Mass Effect 3 - Engineer Class Multiplayer Videos

MrButtons — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:15:20 GMT

More shenanigans from me!

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Mass Effect 3 - Engineer Class Multiplayer Videos

MrButtons — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:14:13 GMT

Rawr! Love the engy in ME3, heck in most class based games I love it as they're generally very versatile.

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Some Mass Effect 3 multiplayer action with MrButtons.
More Engineer Class videos after the break.

Mass Effect 3 - MrButtons' Multiplayer Demo Video

MrButtons — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:01:03 GMT

Huzzah! I like having my vids posted on this site. :)

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MrButtons is back with some Mass Effect 3 multiplayer gameplay footage.