EPIC GAME RELEASES!!! Part I :P

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With the recent release of Halo Reach and Dead Rising 2, I am reminded of all the amazing games to look forward to this Holiday season! I figured that I would take a little time out of the blog to go over a few of these games and see what y'all think! There is a whole list of games coming out that I am looking forward to, I have no idea where I am going to find the time or the money to enjoy them all :P but I will definitely try! Because there is so many games to look forward to I am going to spend the next few days going over a few a day and y'all can tell me what you think and what you would like to see me post as an EPIC GAME RELEASE! I debated how I should go over the games and how I should break them up in the up coming posts. I finally settled on just going by release date starting with what is coming up the quickest! Let's get this show on the road!

Intellivision Lives!
Release Date: 15 Oct 2010
System: DS

This is actually not really a "new release". Well it is a new game to the DS the game itself is not new in anyway. Well this is a rerelease of classic games from the Intellivision it is also a rerelease of the game itself the first one actually having been released in 1999 for the PC, 2004 for Playstation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. Released again in 2008 for the Xbox360 under Xbox Originals. The game includes over 60 titles from the classic system the Intellivision, and brings back childhood memories and a love for good games.

Super Scribblenauts
Release Date: 12 Oct 2010
System: DS

The amazing and much anticipated sequel of Scribblenauts, Super Scribblenauts is a side-scrolling puzzle game where you as Maxwell must traverse through the world and collect "starites" using only your worlds to summon objects to help you. Spelling is a must to play this game. This new and exciting version not only allows you to continue the story, but to use adjectives in your words also. Let me explain were as before you could only summon things such as a ball or a pig, you can now "up the ante" and summon a pink ball or a zombie pig. Personally I am going to enjoy all the amazing things I can bring to life in this game!

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
Release Date: System individual
System: iOS, Wii, Playstation3, Xbox360

Now I personally am not a die hard Sonic fan, I am excited for and doing this one mainly for my nephew who is turning into a little gamer, and has a deep love for Sonic. A 2.5D side-scrolling platform with a slight throw back to the original sonic game, this new one allows you to control Sonic as he goes through the mazes and levels of each world. Using mechanics such as the original spin dash and power-ups like speed shoes alongside the homing attacks seen in the newer 3D Sonic games. This will also be the first time since Sonic 3 & Knuckles where Sonic can transform into Super Sonic during regular levels after collectiong all the Chaos Emeralds. This promises to be well loved by new and old fans alike. This new game is downloadable with a different release date for each system. Sonic will be available first on the iOS on the 7th of Oct, followed by WiiWare on the 11th of Oct, Playstation Network the 12 of Oct and finally on Xbox Live Arcade on the 13th of Oct. Even promoting online leader boards where players can compare level completion times, and high scores!

Just Dance 2Release Date: 12 Oct 2010
System: Wii

The sequel to Ubisofts much loved game Just Dance is back with new songs and new life! Well I have never been much a fan of the first game I am excited to see some of my favorite songs on the new game!

Kirby's Epic Yarn
Release Date: 17 Oct 2010
System: Wii

I have to admit that when I first heard of this game I could not help but laugh, I thought for sure that someone had finally lost their mind and was snatching at straws to try and keep themselves floating in today's economy. After seeing the trailer though, I have to say that I have fallen in love with this new version of Kirby! Animated yarn and a wonderful world of cloth textiles and zippers makes this adventure look to be a lot of fun, and allows for Kirby himself to be morphed into many different shapes and objects! I wont bore you with the details let me just show you why I have fallen in love with this game!

Medal of Honor
Release Date: 12 Oct 2010
Systems: PS3 Xbox360 PC

There has been much controversy in the news over this much awaited game, and well it looks bad we have to remember that the media takes things way out of context and need to do a little more research before they go off and print some of their stories. Then again they are just looking for what sells :P I am going to take directly from the Medal of Honor website so that y'all get a lovely idea of the game itself. Hopefully you are looking forward to this as much as I am!

"Operating directly under the National Command Authority, a relatively unknown entity of handpicked warriors are called on when the mission must not fail. They are the Tier 1 Operators.

Over 2 million Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines wear the uniform. Of those, approximately 50 thousand fall under the direct control of the Special Operations Command. The Tier 1 Operator functions on a plane of existence above and beyond even the most highly trained Special Operations Forces. Their exact numbers, while classified, hover in the low hundreds. They are living, breathing, precision instruments of war. They are experts in the application of violence. The new Medal of Honor is inspired by and has been developed with Tier 1 Operators from this elite community. Players will step into the boots of these warriors and apply their unique skill sets to a new enemy in the most unforgiving and hostile battlefield conditions of present day Afghanistan.

There is a new enemy. There is a new war. There is a new warrior. He is Tier 1."

There you have it folks the end of Part I of Zephy's EPIC GAME RELEASES!

Peace.Love.&.Gaming.

Zephy Out!

Self Hatred Anyone??

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So something that I have noticed as of recently is a lot of hatred among my fellow gamers/geeks/nerds, now I am not talking about the friendly bad talk in game or the classic "Im gonna to cut you bitch!" or the "Im gonna own you bitch!" Those are all said in good gamer love! :P What I am talking about is the actual hatred among my fellow gamer girls, (and a few gamer guys) And this truly makes me sad! :(

If you follow me on twitter you saw my tweet about a week ago that simply states "Geeks and Gamers need to be proud of who we are! We are already frowned upon enough by "normal" society, we don't need it among ourselves! :D" Though if you ask me I would just simply say what is normal?? Cause to me I am perfectly normal, my obsessive gaming and constant need to own at all video games along with my drive to get all the achievements possible along with my sick need to make sure that everything is perfect :P That is normal to me. Where as to my sister, the massive amounts of make up she owns and changing her clothes four or five times a day and going out to the desert and spending the weekend off roading is completely normal! So the question there is what is really normal?? But I will go into that on a later post! For now we are working on the hatred!
Team Unicorn - named such because you know gamer girls are as elusive as uincorns! - Michele Boyd, Clare Grant, Milynn Sarley and Rileah Vanderbilt; recently released a video entitled "G33k and G4m3r Girls" as a parody of Katy Perry's, California Girls. (Yes I am fully aware of the ComicCon version of this song too done a while before this one, but because this is the well known one, mainly because of the girls themselves we will stick with this one for the blog). I have to say that I personally loved this video, as seen by the fact that I posted it on this very blog with heart felt love over the fact that they did something so amazing. The problem at hand though is the hate that they received from the geek and gamer community!

Now as a girl yes I understand where the hatred is coming from, but as a girl GAMER I don't understand they why of it! Yes these girls are all beautiful and lovely and yes I understand they don't represent our everyday girls, heck I will the first say that yes I know I am not one of the "hot" or "sexy" girls but I am proud of who I am! Both as a girl and as a gamer. Why should we hate on someone because they are beautiful and sexy, and are proud of it themselves?? What because they are this they should hide themselves in a closet and never show it off to the world?? Doesn't that go against everything that we are always saying as a society?? Don't we normally want to put the people that are like this on the pedestal and "worship" them?? Not I personally, I am more interested in what each person stands for and what they are doing with their fame rather then how pretty they are. And each one of these girls has done me very proud. They showed here that girl gamers are not in all reality Unicorns, and a figment of the worlds imagination yet again. So why the hate?? I know that I personally would never be able to do what they did in the video, only because I am not built like them :P but I sure as hell don't hate or fault them for being and doing so!

So explain to me girls (and guys), why are we hating on them for going out there and showing yet again that girls do game?? And not just the sterotypical nerdy girl/guy, you know what I am talking about the ones with the big thick glasses, buck teeth and no fashion sense at all and are still virgins that live in their mothers basement with no social life that is always used to portray us. I for one thank them! Lets show those boys who rule! :P You know I am just kidding guys. I will say this though PLEASE! from one gamer to another stop with the geek on geek hate! Like I said before, we get enough of it from outside the gaming community. Heck most of them consider us to be "sick" and in need of "help" because we are "gamers" O.o Yea I don't get it either but listen to what people are saying and you will see. Apparently we are suppose to "grow-up" and be "normal". We really don't need the self hatred! We have been trying to change this sterotype for years! And here we have girls going out and doing it, and all you can do is hate on them! How hypocritical is that?? If you are really not happy with how they do it then stop bitching and do something yourselves, show that they are not the majority!
Yes I am a girl! Yes I am a gamer! Yes I am cute! Yes I have a fashion sense! Yes I function in real life(well for the most part)! Yes I can quote Starwars! Yes I own 20 sided dice! Yes I pwn at video games! Yes I play Modern Warfare2! Yes I play World of Warcraft, and not just a raider but a RAID LEADER! Yes I h ave collectibles! Yes I own comics! Yes I love Star Trek! Yes I wear make up! Yes I play sports! Yes I have a family! Yes I have a steady job! Yes I wear glasses! Yes I love mudding! Yes I social life! Yes I date! Yes I have a family(including two sisters who pull me out when I get to into a game :P)!

No I don't care what you think of me. You either like me or you don't and that is completely up to you and you alone. :D Now if you will excuse me I am going back to MW2 I got a N00Bs to take out!! :P

Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!

Girls! We Have a New Anthem!

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Alright so Zephy is not feeling well at all :( and on top of that I seem to have lost my book. Oh well I get to spend a little time working on a few things I guess. Trying to take it easy. So I signed up for Raptr I am under Zephyira like usual :P Fell free to add me if you wish! Other then that I just wanted to do a quick post and show the most awesome music video of all time!

EMBED-Geek and Gamer Girls Song - Watch more free videos

Awesome! Right??

Peace.Love.&.Gaming
Zephy Out!

Hmmm.....

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Alright, so I just watched Abby Heppe's review on Metroid: Other M. I have to say first of all that I am not in full agreement with her on how horrid the game was. Yes there was a few things that I would have to agree with, they did sexitize her a little bit in this game. I just don't think it was as bad as they make it out to be in her review. And yes the mechanics need a lot of work, they didn't flow as nicely as they should have with the Wii Remote. They gave her a feminine side, is that so horrible?? Why can't she be a strong woman, and still be a woman. That's what she is after all. I am a gamer yes, but I pride myself on being a girl. That includes make up and everything else that makes me a girl. I do agree that she shouldn't have been so subservient to Adam, but you also have to remember she does follow him out of respect and love. And because he is her commander, anyone in the military will tell you that you HAVE to follow orders, you may not like the orders but you have to follow them. She is still the strong woman she was I mean come on the guys she teams up with are getting in trouble and who saves their asses?? Samus! And lastly, what is the problem with her voice being girly?? I am 23 years old, I still sound like a little girl most the time. When I answer the phone half the time people will actually ask me, "Is your mommy home?" -_- And having heard her voice myself, I have to say that she doesn't sound all that much like a little girl. I honestly think that I sound more like a little girl then her. Some girls just have voice like that, is it so wrong?? I should hope not. :P

I am not saying that Abby is wrong in her views on the contrary I agree with her right to be offended. I just don't see how it is so horrible for Samus to come a little more into her feminine side. I know that even we girl gamers like to get dressed up and feel pretty every now and then.

Wii Games - E3 2011 - Metroid: Other M

Edit: (7 Sept 2010) I was watching G4 today and saw the trailer for Metorid: Other M again, and it just reinforced what I am trying to say here. Samus' past is what makes her, her. It is not something she can run from. It is something that she has to embrace.

"My past is not a memory, its a force at my back. It pushes and steers. I may not always like where it leads me but like any story the past needs resolution."

Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!

O.o....I think I am scarred for life..

That is all.

Peace.Love.&.Gaming
Zephy Out!
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Call of Duty: Black Ops! Mulitplayer!

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Alright, so something that you might not know about me is that one of my favorite game series of all time is Call of Duty. And with Call of Duty: Black Ops just around the corner I am so freaking stoked! I am constantly reading up on all the stuff that is to come in this new installment in the series and finding myself more and more excited they have yet to disappoint! Well reading through a few things tonight, I found out a little bit more about the Multiplayer mode, a combat training mode for those who have never played multiplayer before, and even more exciting a currency to be introduced to the game!

First a quick look at the combat training apparently you will get to choose this option to try and get a little practice in on playing in the live mulitplayer mode. The idea came from a dummy the team created named Larry who stood in the field and reported back damaged received to the programmers, soon everyone even the Devs wanted Larry to be a little more and he was developed into a full package thus bring AI opponents into the game. In this mode you will get to choose to play alone or with friends. There is not much information out on this right now but as soon as I come across more I will be posting on it for now lets just leave it at this.

Next CURRENCY! So if you have ever played a Call of Duty game you know that a huge part of the fun is trying to unlock the different items, and Kill streaks. With the introduction of CP or "CoD Points" we see a whole new idea to getting the stuffs you want. Instead of waiting for it to unlock now you can save up the amount of CP it takes and use that to open it up instead. It also seems that our perks will be changed around a little bit, something like choosing Ghost will put you in guilly suit where as scavenger will give you lots of pouches on your armor. This will also be seen by other players so that they will know at a glance what perks you have equipped.

Alright so what is cash in hand without a bit of gambling?! Well the creators of Black Ops fully agree! They have created a series of four multiplayer games called "Wage Matches" which allow people to ante up and compete against each other for the combined CP, the top three players of each match walk away with it split between them. The rest, well lets just say better luck next time!

The four wage matches are actually pretty awesome in their own rights! "One in the Chamber" is a battle of the pistol! Everyone gets one pistol and one bullet, killing an opponent gives you another bullet well missing means you are left with just your knife, now don't worry to much! If you manage to kill someone with your knife then you will be granted another bullet to go about trying to kill people! "Sticks and Stones" arms each player with a tomahawk and a crossbow! Yes folks you heard me right a freaking crossbow! If you manage to kill an opponent with a tomahawk it automatically puts them at bankrupt in the match thus making them have to work to get all their CP back and to try and win the match :P This is probably going to be one of my favorites! "Gun Game" is a battle royal! Players will progress through different tiers of guns where killing a player will get you the next level of gun but die and you are dropped back down! Last but not least we have "Sharp Shooter" this match is designed to be a weapons knowledge game. Every player will have the same weapon at a time but the weapons are randomly generated and at the end of a set period of time the weapon will change to a different one. I must say I am fully excited for all four of these matches and can't wait to start betting my CoD Points away! :P

Another way to make money goes to the always loved version where you are a "hitman"! Alright, alright not so much but you do get to have the fun of "buying" a "contract" with your CP. You then have to complete said contract in the amount of time allotted. For example, you buy a contract that says you are going to kill 50 players in four matches, if you complete this you will be payed back in more CP then you paid for the contract thus turning a profit. If you are epic fail and somehow do not complete this contract you loose your monies all together and are left broke and on the streets left to beg for CP!

Something I always look forward to is customization! In Black Ops you will be able to customize your weapons even further! And even be able to create emblems and place them on your guns! It seems that new gear has been added to our beloved care packages as well! There is a Gatling gun, an off site mortar team, a remotely controlled bomb, a movable SAM turret that targets any aircraft in the Area, a special RPG and my personal favorite a napalm strike! Who doesn't just love to sit back and watch things burn in sticky goo??

And lastly something all of us epic players look forward to, the ability to not only brag about our achievements in game but to also be able to SHOW them off! Black Ops will allow the player to record their matches! You will then be able to save, store, share and browse! Show off how good you are, and see how epic fail everyone else is! :P

Just in case you all were wondering yes Zephy plays live mode she is addicted to killing peoples and reviles in the opportunity to do so in MW2! My beloved Callsign and Emblem:

Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!
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Hey All!

Alright so as most of you know by now I am in a CISGame class at my school! Yes I know it has to be just about the best class EVER!!! I get to get a grade for learning about what I love already! AWESOME!!! So for those of you out there that are willing, I need some help for the second homework assignment for this class I have to ask different peoples a few questions to get a Demographic on gamers! So what I need from you is people to answer the questions! Here they are:

1. Name and Gamertag
2. Age and Gender
3. Location (City and State)
4. Marital Status
5. Ethnicity
6. Religion
7. Education Level
8. What type of games do you play? (FPS, RTS, RPG, etc.)
9. Preferred gaming platform?
10. What is your reason for playing, or what influenced you to play in the first place?

Now if you are so inclined to answer them but don' t want to answer them where everyone else can see them please feel free to send me an email! at Zephyira@yahoo.com and I will be very happy! Thank you so much!!!! <3

Peace.Love.&.Gaming!
Zephy Out!
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