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Destiny: Alpha vs Beta

After being lucky enough to enjoy both the Alpha and Beta releases of Destiny (thank you, Bungie!!), I thought I would just share a few thoughts about both experiences. I’m not the most hardcore shooter fan, I stopped caring about Halo after the original trilogy game and I’m not into Call of Duty. When I …

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TellTale Games’ The Walking Dead

(Jan 2, 2013 – Post has been updated after the bit I wrote about The Walking Dead Episode 1 because I played through the entire series on Steam. Overall thoughts on the entire series is below. ~A) Status: Episode 1 – A New Day complete (XBLA), waiting impatiently for more It’s no secret that I love …

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Fallout New Vegas Dead Money DLC

Status: Completed Dead Money and unlocked all 5 achievements Achievements: 51 of 75 Gamerscore: 1035/1655 Of the two bits of Fallout New Vegas DLC I have played so far, Dead Money had to be the dullest and most pointless of them both. Hell, I wouldn’t doubt if it ends up as my least favourite of all the DLC …

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Elder Scrolls V Skyrim

Warning: This review will most likely contain a few spoilers. Read at your own risk. Status: Completed in 29 days (minus glitched quests), reached Level 62, 179hrs 17mins 37secs Achievements: 47 of 50 Gamerscore: 940/1000 DLC Purchased: None The fifth installment in Bethesda Game Studios’ epic role playing franchise, Skyrim offers players an exceptional adventure in the northern most province of Tamriel. …

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Fallout New Vegas Honest Hearts DLC

Status: Completed Honest Hearts and unlocked all 5 achievements Achievements: 49 of 75 Gamerscore: 965/1655 After previous experiences with Fallout 3’s add on content suffering major release issues, I decided that I’d wait a while before picking up new quests for New Vegas. I didn’t want to be burned again with purchasing content on release day and being …

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Alan Wake’s The Signal and The Writer DLC

Status: Finished both The Signal & The Writer DLC Achievements: 41 of 67 Gamerscore: 740/1500 Months after finishing Alan Wake’s original content and downloading both DLC add-ons, I still hadn’t gotten around to actually playing the new episodes. I’d see the box for the game sitting on the top of my 360 shelving unit and think “Maybe this …

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Torchlight

Status: Can you really ever finish Torchlight? Achievements: 12 of 12 Gamerscore: 200/200 DLC Purchased: None The Xbox Deal of the Week is always hit or miss for me. Too often it’s just a bunch of maps for shooter games that don’t interest me. That changed a couple of weeks back when I noticed that Torchlight was on sale …

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Alice: Madness Returns

Status: Finished Alice: Madness Returns on Normal (but man…) Achievements: 31 of 50 Gamerscore: 415/1000 DLC Purchased: Original American McGee’s Alice (Online Pass Content) I love the dark and macabre, things that make me jump out of my seat or emit a small scream. Horror movies and games filled with puzzles are right up there in my books and …

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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean

Status: Starting 3rd movie Coop, playing 2nd movie single player Achievements: 15 of 40 Gamerscore: 252/1000 DLC Purchased: None There is just something so perfectly nostalgic about LEGO. You never really grow out of playing with them, building castles, ships, or giant dinosaurs. When LEGO first gave us LEGO Star Wars, I wonder if they thought it would become …

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Costume Quest

Status: Completed Costume Quest’s main game Achievements: 15 of 20 Gamerscore: 200/250 DLC Purchased: None If you are looking for an adventure game that holds it’s own at any time of the year, look no further than Costume Quest. Filled with sugary treats, villainous monsters and great humour, Costume Quest takes you on a journey with Wren and Reynold, …

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