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All I Want for Christmas – A Holiday Gamer Guide
So you’re trying to think of what to get your gamer for the holidays, but they’ve already bought those big ticket titles for the year. So what do you do? Sure, you could get them a gift card for their favorite retailer, but what’s the fun in that? You want to see them actually tear into the gift paper that you worked so hard to wrap nice and neat (or in my case, begged my spouse to wrap nice and neat) and see the look on their faces when they get that one thing they least expected, but absolutely love. So we here at Wanderson75.net have got a few holiday recommendations for you. Read On »
Konami Launches New Metal Gear Solid Website
Coinciding with the launch of the VGA announcement trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengance, Konami has launched a new website dedicated to all things Metal Gear Solid. The website sports interactive features such as the MGS Saga, a timeline of events occuring within the Metal Gear Solid universe, as well as key historical events that take place in the timeframe. Players can also add their own “MGS Memories”, or view and discuss memories that others have posted.
The Game Has(n’t) Changed – Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
Insidious. Manipulative. Exploitative. Mercenary. Any or all of these words are likely to pop up in whatever review of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure you so happen to read. Everyone feels the need to point out the inevitable additional cost gamers, or more likely their parents, are going to incur due to the core design behind Skylanders. Bait the hook with a competent multiplayer game utilizing cutely designed characters and an interactive gimmick. Now set the hook by allowing some areas of the game to only be accessed via use of certain characters, which must be purchased separately. Release just before the holidays; retire.
Microsoft Rolls Out Winter Update With New Look, Bing, and WP7 Companion
The fateful day finally arrived earlier this week and Microsoft’s new interface for the Xbox 360 has finally hit the wild. This new update features a design very reminiscent of the Windows Phone 7 interface which uses tile groups instead of the old NXE (New Xbox Experience) interface which was more of a series of rows divided by a menu. It also has a simplified and streamlined design where both the controller and Kinect device use the same interface instead of the separate, bland interface that was shoehorned in for Kinect to be used with the older version. But how does it really perform?
Quit Trying To Shove Your Gears Up My Mass Relay
Evolution is a natural part of life; it happens to almost everything. That which is ill-equipped to survive in its environment, dies – typically, as fodder for another organism who got the claws and sharp teeth behind door number three vs. the big beak, webbed feet and tiny wings which came with the bakeware set behind door number two. Evolution also tends to award organisms that specialize in a particular thing, and with good reason. Trying to do too many things at once is invariably a great way to make sure nothing is done well. Flying birds don’t get multiple legs, the ability to generate an electric current, or the ever-so-popular opposable thumbs (great at parties!), but evolution provided a great way to stay above the things partial to eating them. After all, the dodo had wings, too… Read On »
Why It’s Time To Release The Next-Gen Console
Rumors are once again swirling around concerning the next-gen Xbox unveiling. The media labeled Xbox 720 is speculated to be announced at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show this January. Of course, we’ve been hearing rumors of a new Xbox reveal preceding just about every major industry event for the last few years (and I actually think it’ll be unveiled at E3 2012); this year it might just happen. Quite frankly, the industry is pretty much ripe for a new console release, regardless if it’s Microsoft that announces theirs before Sony or vice versa, and here’s why: Read On »
Xenoblade Chronicles Coming To North America – GS Dates Release as April 2
After much hounding from fans here in North America, Nintendo is finally announcing the release of Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii! The story of Shulk and his battle against the Mechon captured the hearts of many fans in Japan and Europe, while here in the States and Canada we were only able to share in the tale via screenshots, reviews, or the occasional sneaky importer. Read On »
Wanderson75.net’s Cyber-Monday Favorites
You have eaten entirely too much turkey, stayed up entirely too late (or gotten up too early), and braved the masses at the retail outlets to get the best deals you could find. An entire weekend of rest and relaxation is well deserved; however, your shopping experience is far from over! Welcome, to Cyber-Monday! Read On »
Wanderson75.net’s Black Friday Picks and Tips
The inevitable is coming. Along with the celebration and cheer that goes with our annual feast with loved ones we seldom see throughout the year, there is also the excitement or dread to be felt with the aftermath that will be met the following day: Black Friday. So many stores offering door-crashing prices galore draw deal seekers young and old, far and wide to get up in the wee hours of the morning, and make their trek to every retailer they can to get the best deals possible.
So as a gamer, what’s the best place to go? And what deals are best to look at? Well, we here at Wanderson75.net might have a couple of recommendations! Read On »
Nintendo Brings Mario Kart 7 to Life at Los Angeles Auto Show
Have you ever wondered what Mario’s go-kart would be like in real life? Well wonder no more! Yesterday, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime and West Coast Customs CEO Ryan Freedlinghaus unveiled two custom-built Mario Karts at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the LA Convention Center this last Wednesday. These life-sized replicas come furnished with glider attachments and even propellers like in the game! Read On »