A Spore Nerd Corner

I've been playing Wild Star for just a little while now but I've come across somethings that may be perfectly obvious to some players and not even thought of by others when it comes to combat. So here's a quick list. Keep those feet moving. Just because you can't see that red area of effect marking on the ground doesn't mean no damage is coming your way. The combat really is designed around moving around as much as possible. Use your "r" skills. I don't know what they are really called but they're activated by pressing the "r" key on the keyboard so there you go. Anyway when I first started playing I thought they were one of those panic skills with an epic cool down time, not so much. Most of them recharge surprisingly fast and all of them boost your damage and healing a ton. All characters come with some sort of interrupt skill, and all players should have one in their action bars. During boss fights in dungeons some will have multip...

So if you've been playing South Park: The Stick of Truth and you're looking for other things to do just because you don't want to put the game down, here are some little things to find in the woods. The woods actually remind me of the first Legend of Zelda game, they basically repeat themselves, you'll end up getting lost unless you know where you're going, and if you go in the right direction pattern you can end up in some neat places. The first place is easy enough, if you just keep heading up eventually you'll end up on the the Canadian border. You can't cross the border until later in the game after you've gotten the passport and had your photo taken. If you want out of the lost woods, it's not exactly complicated, just keep heading down and eventually you find yourself back at the cattle ranch. The second things to find are the woodland critters. If you haven't seen the episode "The Woodland Critter Christmas," go find it. ...

For the second day of the last week of hunting  our target is going to be " Dukino's Mom ." You can find her in Lynchwood in the center of the map after you drop down an elevator shaft. She's big, she's scary and she's tough so be careful. Dukino's Mom will drop " Logan's gun ." For the community hunt take Logan's gun and go hunting Treants . You can find them in most of the areas of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep DLC.

Watch out Pokemon fans, watch where you save! Saving in and around the streets outside of the city Lumiose can make the game freeze up to the point where players will actually have to shut down the 3ds by holding down the power button. Once you turn the system back on and the game loads and then freezes again in an infinite loop. The bug has been found in not just the physical copy but in digital copies as well. Nintendo hasn't said anything yet but if I was you I wouldn't save around Lumiose.

I've searched around the net and made a table of the cheats I could find for GTA V. So here you go: Effect Code Invincibility RIGHT, X, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, R1, RIGHT, LEFT, X, TRIANGLE Max Health and Armor CIRCLE, L1, TRIANGLE, R2, X, SQUARE, CIRCLE, RIGHT, SQUARE, L1, L1, L1 Give Weapons (Ammo, Weapons*) TRIANGLE, R2, LEFT, L1, X, RIGHT, TRIANGLE, DOWN, SQUARE, L1, L1, L1 Super Jump LEFT, LEFT, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, R1, R2 Moon Gravity LEFT, LEFT, L1, R1, L1, RIGHT, LEFT, L1, LEFT Raise Wanted Level R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT Lower Wanted Level R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT Fast Run TRIANGLE, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, L2, L1, SQUARE Fast Swim LEFT, LEFT, L1, RIGHT, RIGHT, R2, LEFT, L2, RIGHT Recharge Ability X, X, SQUARE, R1, L1, X, RIGHT, LEFT, X Give Parachute LEFT, RIGHT, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, L1 Skyfall L1, L2, R1, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, ...

So the new GTA has hit the systems and there is more of everything. More vehicles, guns, missions. Even the world is better than past GTA games, and lets face with more of everything you're going need something else, MONEY! So here's some tips to make it big in GTA V. Security Vans, when you're cruising around you will come across security vans that are loaded with cast. Simply take them off the road take out the driver and reap the rewards. Rob Stores. Just walk into the stores take the money from the cash registers and run for it before the cops show up. Knock over a Bank. this is one of the more risky ways to make money but also one of the more fun.  Before you try this one make sure you've got some guns, armor and a good get away vehicle because you're going to need them. Buy Businesses. Just like in the Saints Row and Assassins Creed games you can buy businesses, homes, and warehouses that will give you money over time with out you having to do anything. ...

Recently tales of Xillia was released here in the U.S. The tales games have always been some of my most favorite JRPGs so I thought I'd post some tips to help your epic trek threw the game. When in combat remember to use the dodge. If you time the back step right you'll jump back and appear behind the enemy giving you time to unleash a massive combo on your enemy. When exploring the world monsters are just wondering about around you. Don't let them start the combat, make sure to run around behind them. When the combat starts all the enemies will take damage and have a chance of being stunned making life a whole lot easier. Explore, Explore, Explore!  Make sure to take your time and explore everything around you. You never know what you'll find in a hole somewhere. Pick up all the resources you find. You can never have to many resources to help upgrade the shops which in the end will upgrade your gear. Eat! The food in this game doesn't just up your stats, but...

With the release of the first Star  Trek movie by J.J. Abrams the bar for any other Star Trek movie was set high and the real question was would another Star Trek movie live up  to what we have come to expect from them. The answer, yes! This Star Trek movie was amazing. The visual effects were topnotch, they left my jaw dropped from beginning to end. The story not only kept my attention but left me on the edge of the seat the entire movie and when it was all done the only thing I could think was I have to go see this again.  It had  great twists and turns that left you wondering what is going to happen  next. But the movie wasn't all heart stopping action. It had humorous moments to help lighten the mood of the movie. This has to be my favorite Star Trek movie so far. Everybody from the super Trekkie to the person that's never seen an episode in their life will get a blast out of it. Go see this movie.

Recently more information has been released about the prequel of Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham Origins. Arkham Origins takes place before the events of Asylum and City, will feature Gotham City before all the super villains and assassins and will show a younger unrefined Batman, still learning the ropes of his new trade. For a teaser trailer you can visit their youtube page by clicking here . A full trailer will be released on May 20th, and the game is set to be released October 25, 2013.

MMM feel the Borderlands tweet of yummyness. On the recent post we get to see Krieg, the upcoming downloadable character, and get the official release date, May 14. If you would like to check it out yourself click here .

So we've all heard all the reviews about how the new mmo 3rd person shooter just isn't so great with only a 6 rating on meta critic, but how accurate is that really? Well it couldn't be very much because as of April 2 Defiance has over one million registered players. Other interesting numbers over 500,000,000 hellbugs have been killed, over 50,000,000 miles have been driven, and a million arkfalls have been completed. How's the TV show going? Well it's broken SyFy records with over 2.7 million viewers for the premiere episode. This also makes Defiance the most-watched scripted series debut on SyFy in seven year. So what do I think? I've loved both the series and show so far. Well except the horrible remakes of songs at the end of each show, yuck. But other than that both have been a total blast and I can't wait to see where they all end up.

I was really looking forward to this Iron Man movie. I've always loved the Mandarin as a super villain especially against Iron Man. The ultimate battle of magic and technology, and was any of that in this movie? Nope! They make the Mandarin into some drug addict nitwit. The so called "plot twist" you could see a mile away. To top it all off, Tony Stark doesn't even get to wear his suit for large portions of the movie. He spends most of his time playing MacGyver and getting his backside handed to him. Don't go see this movie! Run from it! Run far, run fast and pray that Marvel doesn't let them screw up the next movie.

So the fourth and final campaign DLC on the season pass is on it's way. Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is due for release on June 25th and will be free for those with the Season Pass, 800 Microsoft Points, or $9.99 for everybody else. Other DLCs that have been released are Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty, Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage and Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt. Later this year we can also expect to another DLC containing a new playable class Krieg. Krieg is based on the Psycho enemies and should be available sometimes in May for another $9.99 or 800 Microsoft points.

It's only a couple weeks since Injustice: Gods Among Us was released and already we not only know what the first DLC is but we now know when it's going to be released. The very first downloadable character will be Lobo and on May 7th you'll be able to download him. But who is Lobo? Lobo was originally a villain but later turned mercenary/bounty hunter. he made his first appearance in Omega Men issue 3. He has super strength, and a super healing ability where he can regenerate himself from as little as a single cell. Lobo has a deep personal code and will never break his word even with his sadistic and vulgar attitude. If you've been online lately you've already seen the videos of Lobo and Batman beating each other senseless but just in-case here's a link to a bunch of videos on the IGN website.

That's right the orphaned games of THQ have found a new home. Nordic games have taken up Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs. ATV, Destroy all Humans!, Summoner and Supreme Commander, and they did it all for $4.9 million. Crytek USA who have a large number of former Vigil Games developers have expressed an interest in the making of a new Darksiders game. Something I would be really looking forward to. All the sales of the former THQ games wont be final until a Bankruptcy Court hears the sales motions, totaling up to near $6.55 million. That hearing should happen around May 13 of this year.

I wasn't sure if I was going to even pick up Defiance. I thought it was over advertised and usually when something gets that many commercials it's not going to be pretty. Then just before the game was officially released we started getting reviews, and they weren't all that great either.  Don't get me wrong some people really liked the game, but a lot of people were, to put it nicely less than happy.  Problems included popping textures, problems with physics, falling threw the ground, server crashes, updating crashes, corrupted files, just to name a few. Bugs aside some thought the textures were muddy, the quests were repetitive, the voice acting was bad, and the A.I. was stupid. Anyway in the end I picked up the game all the same and I love it! I love the combat, I love just driving around in my vehicle, I love the arc falls where dozens of people come together to blast bugs.  The combat is dynamic, you aren't going to be standing around just pressing a couple ...

That's right after the "deal with it" debacle, where Adam Orth a creative director for Microsoft Studios tweeted comments about how everybody should just deal with the new Xbox system always being online, he is no long with the company. Right now we don't know if it was a voluntary or forced resignation right now. A day after the twitter post of Orth , Microsoft posted, "We apologize for the inappropriate comments made by an employee on Twitter yesterday. This person is not a spokesperson for Microsoft, and his personal views d not reflect the customer centric approach we take to our products or how we would communicate directly with our loyal consumers." Right now people seem to rather upset about the comments but we'll see how long that lasts when the new Xbox hits the stores. 

After a series of tweets from Adam Orth, is it me or does twitter seem to just get everybody in trouble, basically telling everybody to deal with the fact that the Xbox 720 will always be online, fans of the Xbox line seem to be more than a little upset. Orth tweeted,  "Sorry, I don't get the drama around having an "always on" console. Every device now is "always on". That's the world we live in." #dealwithit First off never tell the world to deal with it when you rely on them buying a system that isn't out yet, and that's competing with two other systems, to just deal with it. When you tell people to just deal with it people tend to go buy other systems and point and laugh when you get fired and tell you to deal with it. Really I don't think the fact that the system is always online is such a big deal, as Adam said most things are always online, and yes it is the world we live in now. The problem comes, when I want to play a singl...

Today I beat BioShock Infinite. I probably could have gone threw it faster, but this being the first BioShock I've ever taken the time to really sit down and play I wanted to take my time, and I'm glad I did. You can't just rush your way threw this game, you have to sit back and take your time to savor everything.  The scenery is breathtaking and the towns come to life as you explore your way threw them.  Everything takes you back to 1912 where this story takes place. As for combat it's standard first person shooter. Their are about a dozen guns you can use that you can upgrade as the game goes along. You also get to use vigor, powers you get as the game progresses giving you super powers. Everything from shooting lightening and fire to knocking people into the air or pushing them away. I felt like some of the guns, the RPG for example were super underpowered. While other guns like the hand cannon were over powered taking out people in a single shot. While in some g...

LucasArts has recently had to lay off 150 people and will no longer be making games. Instead they will be moving to a licensing model, where other game companies will be making Star Wars titles for them. What's this mean? Star Wars 1313 has been canceled along with along with Star Wars First Assault. Of course both of those games maybe be licensed out to other companies. I think this is really a disappointing bit of news. I've been really looking forward to 1313 so I'll just keep my fingers crossed that it gets licensed out and they don't screw it up.