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Mass Effect 2: Kasumi’s Stolen Memory DLC

Holy shit guys, if Mass Effect 2 wasn’t completely owning my ass right now enough, their first paid DLC is coming out in April and it looks to be the most amazing iteration yet. Right now I’m sitting on my Eviscerator shotgun, my infiltrator recon hood, my completely overpowered sentinel that’s 1 shotting husks with maxed out heavy throw while spamming the ARC Projector’s lighting death all over the goddam’ place – and the additions coming in this DLC are going to make that all look like garbage. Yeah it may sound like gibberish to you but ME2 is quite possibly the strongest gaming experience out there today and with Bioware behind the helm, that won’t change for some time. Details after the break (spoilers too).

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Lil’ XT. I want it.

My fondest memory of this Wrath of the Lich King expansion, was raiding Ulduar for the first time and fighting XT-002 Deconstructor. I make it a point that for the raid groups I lead, we go in the first time now knowing shit about the fight since I’m not really in it to be the first, just in it to make myself a better gamer and the folks I roll with typically have that same mind set. We wiped on XT not because the fight was harder no, we wiped because of the voice.

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The MMO Royal Rumble

It’s been a while since brought up this subject but I find myself inspired to talk about it for a moment, I wanna see your feedback maybe even get some insight. There are 4 major MMO franchises in the field right now that all bring something to the table that I believe has the potential (if not squandered) to make a big splash in the market and the genre.

I’ve never been much of an MMO player truth be told until FFXI and then WoW, so I find it somewhat interesting that I’ve not only met my wife through an MMO, found a job through an MMO, and have made lifelong friends I work with pseudo-professionally through an MMO. So here’s the scoop:

• Aion (with the induction of Patch 1.9 and 2.0)
• Warhammer 40k MMO
• WoW: Cataclysm
• Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Portal Updates hint at Sequel?

Ok. I’m trying to breathe here but you know, heart trying to burst out of my chest at the prospect of Half Life 3 (or simply Episode 3) or Portal 2.

So yeah there have been some updates the Valve has pushed out in the past couple of days that have included secret radio morse-code messages, strange and alarming imagery, and now the most insane of all; a new ending to Portal has been spliced into the game files!

GDC (game Developers Conference) is coming up and that’s a prime time to make some silly as fuck announcements, I’m talking about announcements that traditionally turn the gaming industry on its head in excitement.

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New Screenshots for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

“These are dark times. Times without hope. What motivates a man to confront the challenges most of us would run from…”

Every time I watch the trailer I get chills. Maybe it’s the music, the fact that it looks amazing, Patrick Stewart, or simply because it’s Castle-fucking-vania. Here’s the trailer once again for you folks to enjoy and as a reminder that this game is slated for release later this year. As well, Konomi has released a bunch of new screenshots I scoured off the internet recently showing off incredible visuals and massive spiders. Gallery and Trailer after the break.

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Mass Effect 2: Firewalker DLC

I’m not done by a longshot with my first playthrough on Mass Effect 2 and I haven’t even picked up Mass Effect 1 (settle down) but I’m already completely enthralled by the title and can’t wait for the next DLC to come out later this month.

The Hammerhead assault vehicle is coming to the Cerberus Network in late March!

Free to all Cerberus Network members, the Firewalker pack includes 5 all new missions featuring the Hammerhead. Hovering over the battlefield at up to 120 kilometeres per hour, the Hammerhead also boasts a guided missile system ensuring accuracy even during aggressive maneuvering.

Additionally we will be revealing a new heavy weapon available to all Cerberus Network members very soon. Stay tuned for more info on this new addition to the Mass Effect 2 arsenal, coming this month!

The addition of new missions alone is enough to peak interest but that they’re adding the Hammerhead vehicle to the mix really removes any hesitation. Not to mention it’s free.

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What Cataclysm’s stat changes mean to me…

There are plenty of posts out there that sum it all up for classes but I could give a rat’s ass about the lesser classes.

Let’s talk about Warrior and Rogue.

I officially hate my Paladin and he’s pretty much been shelved until further notice. Which means I’m not logging on him for shit until well after Cataclysm.

So these stat changes I wrote about earlier are bringing a whole new dynamic to the game as we know it, so WTF now?

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