This Gamer Girl Got

Hey All!

So in follow up to my Gift Guide I figured that I would do a nice little posting to tell you all what this gamer girl got for Christmas! I have to say that the girl in me is very happy well the gamer in me too is doing back flips shes so excited :D For Christmas this year both of my sisters got me Game Stop gift cards which I am super excited about cause Little Big Planet 2 comes out January 18th, but at the same time their are having the most epic sale of buy two get one free on preowned games I might just have to get in on that and just pay for LBP2 myself :P Next up Zephy got herself a nice gaming mic for her PS3 from the parents. Thank you Mom and Dad! I love it so very much! Now I can talk to the people that are on my team and smack on the people that are NOOBS! Though I am sure they aren't super excited about the increased yelling coming from my room! Next up I got an awesome USB Logitech Headset for my computer from the most amazing guy Brian! I am super excited over it cause now raiding will be easy again. My poor headset decided to give out after three years of keeping me going in World of Warcraft, from the end of Outlands to the start of the Cataclysm. Thank you for all your faithfullness may you rest in peace now and not have to transport my screams at noobs anymore. Next up my big gift from the parents this year is enough to make the gamer in me salivate! An amazingly beautiful 32" HD LCD Flatscreeen TV! The picture is amazing!!! I swear I am in love with a TV, it keeps me happier then any man has *giggles* and can't cheat on me :P Speaking of men and all that stuff I have to send a big congrats to my baby sister and her new Fiance! I am so happy for you two! Alright so I have saved the best for last Zephy's best friend Knob decided to spoil her this year, and got her the most epic gift EVER!! The Candy Pink Dual Shock PS3 Controller and as you can see above it is a very loved controller!!!!! Well that is all for now! Comment girls let me know what you got for Christmas that you love! Gamer and girly sides are both welcomed! You too guys let me know what epic gifts you got this year and want to show off!

Happy Holidays!
May the new year bring you nothing but gaming bliss!
Peach.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!

Holiday Gift Guide to Your Gamer Girls Heart!

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The Holidays are here and the time for crazy sales, frantic shopping and trying to find that perfect gift to give the girl you love comes with it! :P Finding that gift can be some what of a challenge, I know believe me been there and done that. So here is your Holiday Gift Guide to Your Gamer Girls Heart!

Those on a Budget!

We all know that things can get really tight around the holidays, but you still want to be able to get something that the one you love will really enjoy and appreciate. Gift Cards are the common fall back, but they lack that zing! that WOW factor! Well there are some awesome gifts for those who still want to put a smile on her face but are on a budget. There are always some awesome Indie games on XBox Live, WiiWare and Playstation Network. For XBox Live might I recommend Arkedo Series - 03 PIXEL! for 240points?? This old school, 2D, side scrolling platformer makes me smile! The blue and white color are a nice soothing feel so it is a nice game to play at the end of the day to wind down along with the little cat being oh so very cute! Now for PSN I would recommend the game Flower, well not exactly an Indie game it still is a really amazing game for the low price of $9.99! thatgamecompany fully took advantage of the motion sensor in the PS3's wireless remote and ran with it! Which after playing for the first time I fell head over heels in love with :D

Then of course we have the two biggest games of the year! First off we have Plants vs Zombies! This adorable and addicting game allows you to plant flowers (progressively better ones) to combat waves of cute zombies coming up the lawn to eat your brains! The colorful cuteness of this game is enough to make even the most seasoned FPS girl squee in joy! Not to mention the theme song! So freaking cute! This is available for download on Steam for your Mac or PC, on iTunes for your iPhone, iTouch or iPad, and even for download for those of you with XBoxLive! Second I have for you the Number 1 top paid app on iTunes in the whole world, Angry Birds! This game is so addicting and fun to play, and you really come to hate that stupid little grin that the pigs get on their face when one is left alive ..... -_- ..... I really hate those pigs. Check out the intro to the game in the animation below, and see the back story on why the birds hate the pigs so.

If you play World of Warcraft together you can always get her something in game! You could always go the route of getting her some sweet Bind on Use gear from the new expansion, most everyone is rushing to get to 85 and will be needing the gear once there. Though those will vary depending on what class and spec she runs. If you don't mind a little bit of mad grinding (or dropping some serious gold in the action house) might I recommend the Parrot Cage (Hyacinth Macaw)?? This is a companion that any girl would be happy to add to her collection and show off to the world! Now if you want something from the new expansion and you just so happen to be a miner then I would say pick up your ax empty your bags and head out to Twilight Highlands, Deepholm or Uldum and looking for Elementium and Rich Elementium Veins, you have a chance to find the Elementium Geode well mining these! This tiny little creature will be the sparkle in any girls eye for the holiday season! If you still are not happy with either of those and want something cheep but don't have to work to hard for it, you might want to try the Blizzard Store. They have two new companions up for sale the Moonkin Hatchling and Lil' Ragnaros both are just ten dollars flat and will put a nice smile on her face! And on a plus side if you want to do a good dead at the same time then go for the Moonkin Hatchling, Blizzard will donate 50% of each one purchased to the Make A Wish Foundation now through December 31st!

Tech Girls!

For my Techy girls out there, I have some nice Pink options! I recommend the Candy Pink PS3 Controller, for the Playstation girls out there. Any PS3 gamer should be proud to hold this controller in his or her hands, the epicness of it is to never be matched! :P There is of course the XBox360 version of this with the Baby Pink Controller.


There is of course the lovely SOYNTEC Netsound 500 Headphones and Microphone. It is totally adjustable to fit your head and the sound is stereo which makes those late nights playing World of Warcraft and hearing all those lovely insults in vent in all clarity. With an in cable volume control and a noise cancellation microphone, this comfortable design allows for hours of wear!

The Fluffy Cute Girl!

If your girl is one who likes fluffy and cuddly things such as plushies then here are some gift ideas for you! For our Classic gamer girls we have the wonderful and adorable Shine Sprite from SuperMarioSunshine! This plushy is a perfect replica of the Shine Sprites from the game and brings back fond memories for any gamer of a game much loved and played!



Now if your girl played the much loved game of Little Big Planet then she is going to just adore these! Her very own Sack Boy or Girl! Any fangirl of LPB will love having one, if not all of these to cuddle as she traverses through the world of dreams.



Now if you don't mind the gift being a little late Rovio has up on their site Angry Bird Plush Dolls! Well these would make a great gift....they are not going to be shipped until January 2011. You could always get her a card with a homemade gift certificate that says good for one plush and let her choose, that might make it a little better. Well these look great and all you might not want to wait tell after the first of the year to be able to present your gift and win her heart. In that case might I recommend something from the Blizzard Store again?? Why not go with something that she can show off both in real life and in game?? A great way to do that would be with the Wind Rider Cub or the Gryphon Hatchling! When you buy either of these you get a a nice real life plushy to snuggle and love and attached to his ear comes a card that contains and in game code which gives you the same companion to love in game also! Blizzard also offers a pink and white Murloc plushy for your girl to love and cuddle this one sadly does not come with an in game version though. :(

Geek Chic Girl!

If your girl is a gamer and really into the fashion that goes along with it, otherwise known as Geek Chic! Then you might want to try these wonderful gifts for her! First up we have the website JunkieLovers, here you can find some pretty awesome jewelry for your geek chic girl. Some of my personal favorites would have to be the Space Invader Necklace, this kick back to old Atari Classic will bring up fond memories to any Geek Chic girl out there! The Girly Gamer Necklace is another must have with the old school brick GameBoy and the pink bow in the corner this is good enough for any gamer girl to proudly wear to show off her love of gaming! Next up we have the Pacman Ring, well this makes for a great holiday gift, I wouldn't use it for an engagement ring if that is the way you are going! :P And last but not least from JunkieLovers we have the Pacman and Ghost Earrings, any girl would love to have these two chasing each other around and around forever apart on her ears as she walks around town. There is many more things for the gamer in your life on the lovely site of homemade goodies, Etsy!

Iron First does some amazingly nerdy and oh so very cute and fashionable clothing and shoes! Their Laides Zombie Chomper Handbag makes any girl proud to be a nerd, and showing offer her love of zombies on the go is an awesome thing! Now if your girl is one that likes to dress up and go out on the town then the Ladies Siren Platform are enough to make every gamer girl squee in joy! With so many things to choose from it would be any girls dream to have a lovely outfit waiting for her under the tree this Holiday Season!

Money Is No Object :P

For those of you who money means nothing to and want to make your gamer girl the happiest around, try the X-Rocker Spider Wireless Gaming Chair! With 3in full range arx speakers, 5.5in power sub sub woofer, headphone jack, volume and bass controls, and is compatible with XBox360, PS3, Wii, iPod, MPS, PSP, DVD, and more! This makes a perfect gift for any gamer girl out there! It even folds in half for easy storage and or transport :) With a price tag of 300 dollars though this one better be the gift for that very special special gamer girl in your life :P This doesn't sound like something your girl would be into then you could always go with one of the new motion gaming systems! Either the PS3's Move or the XBox360's Kinect. That choice I will leave up to you though!

The only other amazing gift that I can offer to you is a pair of Gunnar glasses. Made for any gamer and or graphic designer these glasses are amazing! They help those who spend long hours looking at digital screens, without getting into all the details I will tell you that they really do work they actually make it so that your eyes don't fatigue as much and on top of that they actually make it easier to notice details quicker and more to the point. Gaming performance has even been known to improve!

Alright I think that will end it for the time being on my Holiday Gift Guide to Your Gamer Girls Heart! I hope that this helps with your now last minute shopping and that you make the Gamer Girl in your life a very happy person!

Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!

EPIC GAME RELEASES!!! Part III :P

Hey All!

That's right Zephy is back! Sorry about the long absences, life got a little carried away there with me for a while. I promise that from now on even if I am uber busy, I will post something amazing here at least once a week (if I have to give up gaming time to do so then so be it!) So be sure to check in with me every week!

Alright let's get this ball rolling enough with the mushy stuff :P I know that I missed a few really epic game releases, so I have been debating as to how to continue/end this series of posts. I didn't want to just stop and act like missing some of the greatest game releases of the year was okay so I figured that I would take this time to go over a few of the note worthy releases and make this an on going series of posts every month or so!

Call of Duty: Black Ops
Systems: PS3, Xbox360, PC

Alright so my original plan was to dedicate a full posting to this EPIC game release but plans change :P I am instead going to tell you that this game is so worth the 60 plus bucks you are going to spend on it! I have to say that Treyarch did an amazing job making this game into one of the best in the series, they took an already awesome title and made it even better. Now for those of you who played MW2 there is some slight differences in this game; it plays more life like, what with the delay on the time of explosion on frags, the time it takes to drop your gun, knife someone, and pick your gun back up, and even the time it takes to burn to death from the napalm drop! :P Yes Zephy gets very excited when it comes to killing people. I haven't gotten to play as much as I would like but I have to say that Treyarch did a killer job on the map layouts and the weapons systems. I even love the fact that you can buy what you want when it unlocks! In fact the only two complaints I have are of course the ever present one on my part: Activision and their hate of gamers, the way they run their servers pisses me off. Along with the fact that they keep insisting on not putting their commercials on girl networks, though I will give them mad props for their "There is a Soldier in all of us" commercial :) They just need to remember that the keep missing out on half of the population (more then half actually) by not advertising to girls. I can't wait tell the day that I open up a fashion magazine and see gamer fashion in there with video game advertisement :P And the other complaint I have is that I miss my emblems and call signs. I like the make your own emblem but I miss being able to earn epic ones! :P That's just the "half to be the best" side of me coming out! Now I will say this Black Ops does have a rating of M for Blood, Gore, Intense Violence, and Strong Language, that means parents out there you have to decided if you want your young ones playing this. If you want my opinion I I would say that anyone under the age of 16 should not play mainly because of the fact that there are some pretty intense imagery (like blood splattering across the screen) that might be to much. So the answer to the all important question: YES! Black Ops is a great investment for any gamer out there! Be you a causal or a hardcore player!

(Anyone looking to game with Zephy just add me on PSN under the name Zephyira include a note so that I know why you are adding me though!)

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Systems: PS3, Xbox360, PC

In the sequel to Assassin's Creed II you play as the Master Assassin Ezio as he journeys to Italy and the once great city of Rome to continue in his on growing struggle against the Templar Order! We have seen the story. We have watched it grow. And we have fallen in love with Assassin's Creed, and Brotherhood is a wonderful addition to this series of amazing games! We are again joined from some of Histories most famous people, Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli, and even Caterina Sforza, I don't know about the rest of you but the history nerd in me is in love with the fact that we get to see these people in such an awesome setting! You get to lead Ezio through the single player mode where for the first time you are introduced to the new line of Assassins, each under his command and coming together to defeat the Templars. In addition to the famous story line we also get to see the first ever Assassin's Creed Multiplayer! Choose from any of the unique characters offered, each with his or her own signature weapon and techniques! Yes Ladies there are even some neck slicing, kidney stabbing, girls for us to play as, the Courtesan, the Hellequin and even the Smuggler! Now the ESRB rating on this is M for Blood, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, and Strong Language. For young children this is not a good game. Though for everyone else I have to say this is a MUST BUY! This game is pretty epic, even if you are not going to play online the story itself is a great tale to play through, and well worth the money.

Sonic Colors
Systems: Wii, DS

I covered games for the adults, now lets cover something for the children! My nephew absolutely loves Sonic, so of course this was a must have, and I have to say that the this new adventure in the Sonic universe can hold it's own among the classic games! The Wii version offers a 2-player co-op which allows for you to combine Color Power to have twice the fun. Where as the DS version allows for you to go head to head with two on two races among your friends or to go international to play against anyone around the world on the WiFi connection! The story it self is great! Dr. Eggman is back and at it again with the evil plots. He is building a them park in space, now this sounds all fine and dandy tell Sonic discovers that he has abducted an alien race called Wisps and is using their color powers in his plans :( Poor little Wisps! And they are so cute too! Shortly after this Sonic discovers that he too can use these new Alien powers and does so to save them! Rated E for EVERYONE! There is some cartoon violence but it's the classic old school violence that all of you parents out there grew up with well watching cartoons! So don't be too harsh let them enjoy their game and you should join in on the fun too!

Well folks that is all for now! Look for my holiday guides for the gamer girl and guy in your life coming in the next few posts and I hope to see you all back here soon!

Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!