She's Got Game

So I realize we have all been MIA for a while, but we have been working on a new project!   Look for us on Pixelated Geek very soon!

Thats right!  I finally got the new Xbox 360 Slim!  It is actually my first Xbox (I have been playing on my boyfriend's for a while now) so I am so stoked about having it!

I actually got it yesterday, but I played it all day so I could not really make a post about it ;).  I used to be more of a PC gamer, but since my PC is half crashed, I have been mooching on my boyfriend's Xbox... and became completely obsessed with it.

Anyways, I am so happy with it!  So much space on the harddrive, even the controller is a little different than the regular black Elite ones.  The headset is also completely black (instead of gray and black) and comes with a rather pointless clip.

Before getting the Xbox, I stopped by Gamestop for their super saver sale (go figure, since I work at Best Buy ><) and got a few old games to play.

For anyone who is interested, this is my current game collection now!
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Final Fantasy XIII (I think that's the right one... whatever the newest one is.)
Bioshock 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Lost Odyssey (lots of fun for an older one!)
Gears of War
Sega Superstars Tennis
Forza 2
Limbo
Deathspank

So considering that is rather measly... help me out!  What game should I buy next? 

Most girls have memories that consist of playing with Barbies, jumping rope, dress up etc. and doing generic “girly” things as a child. I don’t have these memories…instead, mine are of killing things in various first person shooters on the computer.

My previous post had an interview with Mindy Faber from the 3G Summit where I explained what the 3G Summit is, but I'll give it a little overview again!  Basically, Columbia College in Illinois is holding the 3G Summit where they will be pulling fifty urban girls from area schools and hold workshops and have speakers about women in the gaming industry.  They hope to introduce and build interest in the industry, and the students will even be making their own game prototype.  I did an interview with Amanda Dittami who is the student who put the 3G Summit into action!  She hopes to encourage these girls to take advantage of an amazing job and industry to be in!  Continue reading for the interview:

Recently, my friend at Set On Stun told me about the 3G Summit.  I took a look at their site, and not only was I interested, I was impressed.  The 3G Summit, in short, is being held at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois.  The four day event is going to pull fifty urban girls from area schools and give them an introduction to the video game industry with speakers and workshops, and they will even be making their own game prototype (no fair!).

I did an interview with Mindy Faber, one of the event planners who have helped make this event a reality: 

I threw on my 3D glasses, climbed into the sleigh, and held on to my boyfriend's hand.  I felt the *click* as the sleigh released the break, and we began to inch forward.  Suddenly, we were in a room full of reanimated knights and dodging thrown knives, the sleigh spinning.  Then just as we leave the scene, King Ludwig is sitting on top of the sleigh in front of me, warning me to leave this place.  His ghost mother, who has been leading the way, fights him off, and we have spun off again to another scene.  As we finish climb off the sleigh and leave DarKastle into the cheeriness that is Busch Gardens, I think, could this be how 3D gaming will be?

This new Lego take on Harry Potter makes game play fun and simple. You will play has Harry, Ron, and Hermione along with a handful of other characters from the book that you will unlock in the game. Harry's goal is to save the wizarding world from the evil Lord Voldemort. So you will attend classes at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry to learn new spells and use them along your journey. As the title suggests in Lego Harry Potter years 1-4 you will be able to play all 4 years in one game which is more bang for your buck, but the downside to this is it seems to drag on. At least to me it drags on, and I think it does for two reasons. The first reason is because it's lego and your just doing the same thing over again so it gets a little bit repetitive. The second reason is that in the game you're pretty much re-playing the scenes from the movie.

You see, it was about three years ago, that finally I came out.  It was a really difficult decision, but my significant other encouraged me to really start showing who I was.  My coming out process was slow, whenever I was indulging my cravings, I would slam my laptop shut whenever my parents or friends would walk by.  I struggled through my addiction, until I finally admitted to everyone: I am a gamer girl.

Have you ever heard anybody say that Nintendo is for kids and casual gamers? At first I never did, but after I got deeper into video games and the communities centered around them, that's all I heard when I would even mention Nintendo. It really upsets me because I have been playing on Nintendo systems for ages. The characters are unforgettable, (we all know who Mario is.) and the games are good too.

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As I don't have long to write today (work work work!) I wanted to at least give you this video.  It was actually done in Raleigh, NC!

Nerd Girls Unite!

Can you guess where that is? Can you?

DRAGON*CON!

Yup, if you guys are going to DC this year, you just might see me!

Why do some of us love the delicious plinking sound of 'Achievement Unlocked'? What is it about that magical sound that drives us to collect unending numbers of skulls, lunchboxes or small children all in the name of conquering cleverly named quests while threatened with the prospect of dying badly in the process?

So, I am completely obsessed with Battlefield: Bad Company 2. 

A lot of people get annoyed with the laggy servers and the developers, but to me... the concept alone of BF:BC2 completely overrides all of this.

Tell me these things aren't the cutest and coolest things ever?



Fun right? <3

This post is coming a bit late, but I'm still rounding up pictures!  Here's some of the free T Shirts you could have gotten if you had gone to E3 this year.  (Maybe one year I could go!)

This movie has gotten many mixed reviews (mostly negative), but quite honestly, this is not the worst movie ever.

Have your kids been pestering you for a new pet?. Check out the new Kinectanimals coming to the new Xbox 360 later this year. When you meet your new friend for the fist time you get a strong love for them. Kinectanimals have 5 different wild animals you can choose from, each brings something different to the table.

I have played Final Fantasy XIII for a few hours now... so while I haven't finished it (I'll make another post whenever I do), I wanted to let you know how it was going so far!

So I think that everyone who plays games are familiar with "episodes." If not, it's essentially an addition to the game, usually you have the main game, then some sequels that are then called episodes.  They're usually shorter and not really a full game, and keep with the story of the original game. For example, the Half Life 2 series has a couple of episodes, and Fable II came out with episodes as well.  But what if an entire game came out in episodes?  Well that's what Fable III is planning on doing.