Tuesday, April 27, 2010 by James Dumas
Here is the list of games that are being released in stores this week.
• Super Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360, PS3)
• 2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii)
• Dead to Rights: Retribution (Xbox 360, PS3)
• Nier (Xbox 360, PS3)
• PSP-PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe (PSP)
• PSP-Hot Shots Tennis (PSP)
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (PC)
• Samantha Swift Trilogy (PC)
Till Next Time, Keep On Gaming and Enjoy!
Labels: Games, New, Releases, This Week
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 by James Dumas
Here is the list of games that are being released in stores this week.
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360)
• Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3, PC)
• Easy Piano (DS)
• Ship Simulator Extremes PC (PC)
• Out of the Park Baseball Deluxe MBX (PC)
• Nancy Drew Triple Threat MBX (PC)
Till Next Time, Keep On Gaming and Enjoy!
Labels: Games, New, Releases, This Week
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 by James Dumas
Here is the list of games that are being released in stores this week.
• Borderlands Add-On Pack: Zombie Island of Dr.Ned and Mad Maxxi’s Underdome Riot (Xbox 360, PC)
• Prison Break (Xbox 360, PS3)
• Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Wii)
• Again (DS)
• Sushi Go Round (DS)
Till Next Time, Keep On Gaming and Enjoy!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 by James Dumas
While this is a new movie that is coming out December of this year and fellow Captivate blogger Justin Anderson usually covers the world of movies with his blog “I’d Rather Be Watching Movies”, I had to put this up real quick.
TRON is one of my all time favorite movies and its set in one of my all time favorite things…A VIDEO GAME!!!! I won’t go into much detail about it because like I said that’s Justin’s domain, but basically Hacker/Arcade owner Kevin Flynn is desperate to prove that the hottest videogames from a company called ENCOM were stolen from him by a former co-worker, who is now the senior executive there.
One night, while trying to hack into the system to prove his theory is true; Flynn ends up getting pulled into the virtual world by the Master Control Program (MCP) that rules the computer system. Flynn finds that the MCP is making life in the virtual world miserable for all so Flynn's only hope is to find TRON, a heroic independent security program, and help him destroy the MCP to bring order to both worlds and take down ENCOM.
If you haven’t seen it go check it out immediately, it’s awesome. Well after many years of waiting and wanting they are finally making a sequel to it and they are going all out with ultra high def graphics and sound thanks to today’s latest technologies. This movie looks as if it is bigger and better and going to have the potential to build on and improve the original. This movie is going to rock!
So below I not only am providing a look at the trailer for the movie but also a link to a video game that they have created for the new movie’s website (http://www.flynnlives.com/ ) to test your video game knowledge. It’s pretty cool. If you successfully can name all the game titles (56 of them total) you will be awarded with the opportunity to create your own custom ENCOM badge which they will mail to you within a few weeks.
Be sure that you play the game by creating a quick account and logging in, in order to make sure you get your badge. The sign up is free, quick and easy to do. Then you too will be rocking out your new TRON memorabilia.
Check it out and see if you have what it takes to beat the game. Enjoy!
Trailer:
http://program-glitch-esc.net/
Game:
http://www.arcadeaid.com/challengingstage/
Til Next Time, Keep on Gaming!!
Labels: Gaming, Movies, New, TRON Legacy
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by James Dumas
Here is the list of games that are being released in stores this week.
• Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox 360, PS3)
• Yakuza 3 (PS3)
• Blazblue Calamity Trigger (PSP)
• Lovely Lisa and Friends (DS)
• Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)
• Pokemon HeartGold Version (DS)
• Imagine Gymnast (DS)
• Command Complete (PC)
• Assassin’s Creed II (PC)
Till Next Time, Keep On Gaming and Enjoy!
Labels: Games, New, Releases, This Week
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Thursday, February 18, 2010 by James Dumas
Mass Effect 2 – Useful Hints and Tricks (Xbox 360, PC)
Cheat: Double Your Hacking Rewards
Occasionally, after completing a hacking mini game for credits etc. you can press A repeatedly as the window closes and cause the game to glitch out and let you hack a second time -- for another chunk of credits! This is rare, but it sometime does work -- so get in the habit of mashing.
Hint: Romancing the Yeoman
If you chat it up with Yeoman Kelly Chambers often and choose to be kind to her you can instigate an "unusual" romantic encounter. You'll eventually be able to invite her to dinner. Additionally, you cannot let Kelly die in the final mission (choose a loyal escort for the crew in the final scene). After you beat the game, talk to Kelly and you'll receive an email from her. Go to your quarters and you'll be able to invite her up using your console. She'll appear and you'll be able to watch the evening's awkward events unwind.
Easter Egg: Legion Does the Intergalactic Shuffle
Approach Legion in his quarters and highlight him but do not talk to him. He'll do "The Robot," the traditional dance of his ancestors.
Hint: Anomalies Anonymous
You can find anomalies when scanning the following planets (listed as Cluster, System, and Planet below). Anomaly = Side Quest!
• Caleston Rift, Solveig, Sinmara
• Caleston Rift, Talava, Taitus
• Crescent Nebula, Lusarn, Tarith
• Crescent Nebula, Zelene, Helyme
• Eagle Nebula, Amun, Neith
• Eagle Nebula, Strabo, Jarrahe Station
• Hades Nexus, Sheol, Gei Hin
• HourGlass Nebula, Faryar, Daratar
• HourGlass Nebula, Ploitari, Zanethu
• Minos Wasteland, Fortis, Aequitas
• Omega Nebula, Ariniarkan, MSV Strontium Mule
• Omega Nebula, Fathar, Lorek
• Pylos Nebula, Dirada, Canalus
• Pylos Nebula, Nariph, MSV Broken Arrow
• Rosetta Nebula, Enoch, Joab
• The Shrike Nebula, Xe Cha, Zada Ban
• Sigurd's Cradle, Decoris, Sanctum
• Sigurd's Cradle, Skepsis, Franklin
• Titan Nebula, Haskins, Capek
Easter Egg: Probing Uranus
Head to the Local Cluster and scan Uranus. The first two probes you launch will result in "unusual" statements from EDI.
Hint: Geth Pulse Rifle
Note: The Geth Pulse Rifle can only be found on Hardcore or Insanity difficulty. During the recruitment mission for Tali, look for the rifle in the same room you find Tali. It will be sitting on the ground next to a destroyed geth.
Hint: Slightly Faster Planet Scanning
Need to speed up scanning? Put the scanner all the way to the right or left, and rotate the planet the same way speeds it up a lot.
Hint: No One Left Behind Achievement
For this achievement, develop all the ship upgrades and keep every character loyal to Shepherd.
The crew can die and you'll still get the achievement. Just none of your teammates can die.
This one is pretty easy to get if you remember to:
1.) Remain a fully dedicated paragon or renegade.
2.) Always have full team loyalty. Just do all of their side missions.
3.) Have full/all/maximum ship upgrades. Take time out and do the mining.
4.) Get all the prototype upgrades.
5.) For the assault, use this configuration. I'll list all people you can use, and also who I used:
Tech Specialist
Tali
Legion
(I used Legion)
Leadership
Miranda
Jacob
Garrus
(I used Jacob and Miranda)
Biotic Specialist
Samara / Morinth
Jack
(I used Samara)
Crew Escort
Any loyal character
(I used Thane)
The team you bring with you to fight doesn't matter as long as they're loyal to you. I used Mordin and Garrus for my team the entire time. Good luck!
Hint: Finding Element Zero
Below is a list of the planets where you can mine the ultra-rare Element Zero. The systems for each Zero-laden planet are listed below, followed by the star and planet names.
Calestone Rift
• Aysur, Arvuna - Moderate
• Balor, Calestone - Moderate
Crescent Nebula
• Lusam, Tarith - Rich
• Zelene, Helyme - Moderate
Eagle Nebula
• Amun, Anthur - Rich
• Amun, Sekhmet - Moderate
• Relic, Preying Mouth - Rich
Far Rim
• Dholen, Gotha - Moderate
Hades Nexus
• Hekate, Asteria - Poor
• Hekate, Bothros - Poor
• Pamyat, Dobrovolski - Moderate
• Sheol, Gel Hinnom - Moderate
Hawking Eta
• Schwarzschild, Etamis - Rich
Hourglass Nebula
• Faryar, Daratar - Rich
• Osun, Erinle - Rich
• Ploitari, Thegan - Moderate
Krogan DMZ
• Nith, Mantun - Moderate
Minos Wasteland
• Caestus, Invictus - Moderate
Nubian Expanse
• Kalabasha, Yamm - Moderate
• Batalla, Nearog - Moderate
• Batalla, thunawanuro - Rich
The Phoenix Massing
• Salahiel, Ekuna - Moderate
Pylos Nebula
• Dirada, Siano - Moderate
• Satent, Boro - Rich
• Raisaris - Rich
Rosetta Nebula
• Alpha Draconis, 2175 Aeia - Moderate
• Enoch, Joab - Rich
• Enoch, Laban - Moderate
• Enoch, Mizraim - Rich
Shadow Sea
• Iera, Prospect - Poor
The Shrike Abyssal
• Urla Rast, Talis Fia - Moderate
• Xe Cha, Tosal Nym - Rich
• Xe Cha, Zada Ban - Rich
Sigurd's Cradle
• Decoris, Sanctum - Moderate
• Skepsis, Watson - Rich
Titan Nebula
• Haskins, Capek - Moderate
Valhallan Threshold
• Micah, Farlas - Moderate
• Micah, Israfel - Moderate
• Micah, Kakabel - Moderate
• Paz, Garvug - Rich
Unlockable: Alternate Costumes/Colors
Complete a Loyalty mission for a party member to unlock alternate color schemes for that character.
Unlockable: Bonus Experience, Resources, Paragon and Renegade Points
Start a new game in Mass Effect 2 using a profile from Mass Effect (1) and you'll get the following bonuses:
• Experience Points (an amount based on your previous level, basically you'll start at Level 2)
• Resources (can be used for weapon and armor upgrades)
• Paragon and Renegade Points (if you have the MAXIMUM amount of either Paragon or Renegade points from Mass Effect you'll get a bonus number in of the same points in ME2)
Unlockable: New Game + Bonuses
Mass Effect 2 features a New Game + feature which allows you to play the game a second time with certain items and stats you accumulated in your first game.
• You get to choose your Loyalty Bonus Skill from the start.
• Your retain Skill Points but can redistribute them.
• Your level and XP carry over; the max level (level cap) is 30.
• Your Renegade/Paragon points are reset to neutral.
• You keep your weapons and armor, but not the upgrades.
Hint: Bonus Paragon or Renegade Interruption Points
During conversations, you may spot a RIGHT or LEFT TRIGGER appear in the top left portion of the screen. If you hit LEFT TRIGGER when the "wings" logo appears you'll get Paragon points. If you hit RIGHT TRIGGER when the "star" appears you'll get Renegade points.
Till next time, keep on gaming and enjoy!!
Labels: Cheat, Games, Mass Effect 2, PC, This Week, Xbox
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010 by James Dumas
Here is the list of games that are being released in stores this week.
• BioShock 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
• Dante’s Inferno (Xbox 360, PS3)
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope International (PS3)
• Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll (Wii)
• Shiren the Wanderer (Wii)
• Best Friends Tonight (DS)
Til Next Time, Keep on Gaming and Enjoy!
Labels: Games, New, Releases, This Week
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Not only is James Dumas the Senior Network Operations Tech at Captivate, but once he gets home he’s in a constant battle of button mashing, extra lives, and power ups to reach that next level.
With the countless hours behind the controller and multiple bottles of Mountain Dew comes experience and knowledge (and maybe a few sleepless nights) that will hopefully guide you to that high score you’ve only dreamt about. Time to jump into the virtual battlefield – once you’re in there’s no turning back.
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