A Spore Nerd Corner

Baldur's Gate ISO Delay So I've been waiting for Baldur's Gate to drop and it did.... kinda. While it did drop for the PC those us waiting for it on the Ipad are going to have to wait for who knows how long. The game was supposed to drop today but a fatal crash bug was found so they are going to have to resubmit to Apple. Rumors say that the game will be out on the 30th but I wouldn't hold my breath. Bungies New Game So the company that brought us Halo, and for us older player Marathon, have released info on their next title, Destiny.  The story begins about 700 years from now, after humanity reaches it's highest point, when a ship the size of the moon enters into orbit around Earth. Soon after aliens come to earth trying to take Earth. The game is described as "social" so the guess around the internet is it's an mmo. Also documents have been found with the Destiny logo along with the Playstation Logo and Xbox logo.

Mark of the Ninja Review! With the big fall sale on Steam I found Mark of the Ninja on sale for only seven dollars and couldn't resist, after all what's life with out ninjas. I wasn't expecting much when I started but was pleasantly surprised. I haven't had so much fun in a long time. You play the roll of a ninja reaping revenge for the an attack on your clan. The twist? You've been marked with tattoos that are supposed to give you super powers but will eventually lead to your madness. In order to save the world from the madness ninjas of the past with the tattoos have killed themselves. Do you go mad? I'm not going to tell ya, you're going to have to play the game to find out. The graphics remind me of "Samurai Jack," for anybody that remembers that show. It's a fun cartoon look, and I think that makes the brutal stealth kills look even better. Along the way you'll get different gear and skills. Gear ranges from noise makers to spik

I love the Mass Effect games and between the online play and the DLC for ME3 I've been on a steady stream of ME goodness that isn't about to end yet. Tomorrow, November 27 we have the latest content download for ME 3, that's right we're going back to Omega. Cerberus has taken the Omega station from ME2, and we are going to help take it back. If you want to see the launch trailer you can at ign.com , or you can click right here to take you to ign's movie page with it.  

So I was at the local game store picking up some steam points and had a chance to play the Nintendo Wii U, so I thought I'd let everybody know what I thought about it. The graphics were lacking to be totally honest. This is supposed to be the next generation for Nintendo and really it barely was up to the standards of the PS3 and Xbox 360. I saw heavy pixelation in some parts of Batman, where on the PS3 version their was none. The launch titles were a bit lacking as well. I would have loved to have seen the next Zelda game or something on the same scale and it just wasn't there. A lot of the titles are just rehashes of other games that have hit other systems awhile ago. They weren't bad games but with all the amazing titles Nintendo has to pull from I would have like to have seen them on launch. I thought the game pad was just to darn big and after awhile it got heavy. It weighs about the same amount as an Ipad but even that after awhile can be a pain in the backside

Hello world! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving and managed to survive the hordes of people that flooded the stores on this black Friday. XBox 720 News New news has been leaked about the next generation of Xbox. The rumor around the 720, is that two versions will be released.  A weaker version will be released that will use a version or at least bits of Windows 8 as it's operating system. This version wont be able to run the newest "super" titles that will be released and is meant for casual games that will be downloadable on Xbox Live. They're doing this to try to pull in the more casual player that would pick up the system for things like Netflix use and would hopefully grow into people downloading other apps and games. We are still hearing rumors about how the system wont be backwards compatible, also how the game wont be able to play used games. There's no confirmation of this yet, but still if it's true it's sure going to stink. The hope is tha

Between Christmas, Thanksgiving, and super sales everywhere, the end of the year is always my favorite time of the year. Right now we have Steams autumn sale. so if you're like me with little to no money but still have a longing for good PC gaming, now is a great time to start downloading. IGN has decided to give us their reviews of Farcry 3, giving it a 9.  To quickly sum things up they loved everything about it, except that fact that it comes with a flimsy co-up mode. If you want to check out the IGN review you can click here .  IGN streamed a bit of game-play yesterday, and the game looked amazing. The world seemed large, the graphics, physics, everything looked outstanding. The game actually reminds me of a modern Skyrim, and I love Skyrim. I haven't played past Farcry games, but I'm going to picking this one up. Farcry 3 will be out in the U.S. on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on December 4th. On what seems to be a darker note, the new Hitman title has dropped. The revie

So here we are again. Another year has vanished and we are back at my favorite time of year, Christmas. OK, so  we still have another month before it's actually here but you can never start shopping for your loved ones to early. Anything to avoid that crazy rush in December where some old lady with an umbrella starts beating you because you got to close to some action figure you never intended to buy anyway, oh the horror... the horror. So this leads us to an all important question what games am I looking for, or what would be good to buy for your friends and loved ones. So here's a list of nifty games. The list is in no particular order and ever growing so be sure to check back often. Borderlands 2 Assassins Creed 3 Mass Effect 3 Halo 4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Dishonored Darksiders 2 Super Mario Brothers 2 Paper Mario: Sticker Star Uncharted: Golden Abyss Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Diablo 3 Torchlight 2 What's that you see some games missing,

That's right the game that keeps on giving already has another DLC on the way. Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage, the next DLC for Borderlands 2 is on it's way and it's not going to take very long to get here. In fact it will be here November 20th! This DLC will show us the world of Mr. Torgue, the figure head of Torgue weapons. We will travel to the Crater of Badassitute, fighting a handful of new bosses too become the number one badass, all the while Mr. Torgue "helps" you along trying to make it all good TV. Along with new guns, we'll be able to collect new skins and heads. For the people that have bought the season pass, the DLC will be free, for the rest of us we can expect to pay about ten bucks. Happy hunting.

For all of us that have loved Skyrim we can start getting ready for the next DLC, Dragonborn.  Dragonborn will take us to Morrowind, the setting of Elder Scrolls 3 and the hope of Dark Elves. We will continue our role as the Dragonborn, but now we are on the hunt for the first Dragonborn. The new setting will take us away from the bright more cheery lands of Skyrim, and put us into a darker, bleak land of Morrowind. We will get new shouts, including one that will let us tame dragons. Also we will see new dungeons and travel to the Daedric realm and learn new dark powers. Skyrim: Dragonborn will be available December 4th on Xbox 360, and only the Shadow knows when we will see it anywhere else. You can check out the official trailer on youtube by click right here .

So the next iteration in the GTA franchise has released a second trailer for us. So for everybody that has been aching for the chance to jack every car in their path and run a muck threw the streets of Los Santos ( a town inspired by LA.) your wishes have come true.  So hold on to your chairs and click here , to go to the official Grand Theft Auto V youtube site. GTA V will be set in Los Santos, a city inspired by L.A. The game will include 3 main characters, that players will be able to switch between and almost any time. GTA V will also include multiplayer where "crews" will be able to complete missions. Max Pain 3 was the first game to have the crew system, so if you have done that you should be ready for it here. GTA V is set to be released March 31, 2013 on both the XBox 360 and PS3. If you just love all Rockstar Games you can click here for their youtube channel, or check out their official website by clicking here .

For all of us that have loved the StarCraft series, even if it is only 2 games,  we are in for some great news. The next installment of Star Craft 2 has a release date,  3-12-2013 . Heart of the Swarm continues the story of the humans, zerg and protoss. It looks like the main character this time will be Sarah Kerrigan, former Queen of Blades. I can't say to much without ruining the first part of the story. If you haven't played a Star Craft game and you're looking for not just a great RTS, but an RTS with a great plot go pick up these games. For the official Blizzard Heart of the Swarm site click  here !

With the new Mists of Pandaria came two new battlegrounds, Temple of Kotmogu, and Silvershard Mine. Finally last night I got to run them and I actually really enjoyed them. I enjoyed them so much I actually spend the night running them over and over again. Silvershard Mine puts you and your team in an old Venture Co. mine, where horde and alliance battle  over resources. Instead of having a single place to just stand around and guard, not that anybody actually guards, here you follow one of three mine carts along a track. At the end of the track which ever side has more players near the cart gets the resources.  At first I thought it would be better to guard the cart the entire way along the track then discovered their wasn't really a point because right before the cart would make it to finish point a group the other team would swoop in and take us out. So the game because more or a race to get to the carts just before they finish. Temple of Kotmogu sets you and your team in th

Baldur's Gate: The Enhanced Edition that was scheduled to be released back in September has been pushed back until November 30th. For those that don't remember Baldur's Gate was a D&D style RPG released on the PC back in the  1998.  It's based in the Forgotten Realms world of magic, swords and grand adventure. Forgotten Realms is a major campaign setting for Dungeons and Dragons, where a large number of books (R.A. Salvatore a must read author is you like Sci-fi/Fantasy), and video games are set including Neverwinter Nights.  Eventually came out with an expansion back, Tales of the Sword Coast, and sequel Baldur's Gate 2. The re-release will have the original Baldur's Gate, the expansion Tales of the Sword Coast, along with new adventures, more characters to find along the way, improved multi-player along with a host of other improvements.  It will be available on Windows, iPad, Mac OS, and Android. It's a shame though you wont be able to download it

Diablo 3 Expansion Blizzard has official let out Diablo 3 will receive it's first expansion. While their are no details, including what will be included or a release date, they assure us it's coming. With any luck this will tie up some of the loose ends Diablo 3 left us at the end of the game. I'll let you know more as it comes to light. SWTOR Goes Free Star Wars: The Old Republic is finally going free. The first official day of freedom is November 15th. For everything that is going to be included, and excluded for the free players, please check out past blogs. Along with going free on the 15th, a new content download will be available for download. The new content will include new level 50 content. The new content will be available for subscribers, free to play players will have to pay for the content.