Loremaster-World of Warcraft

I have been spending alot of time on Warcraft recently.

I just got my Loremaster!

That involved completing Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms, Loremaster of Kalimdor, Loremaster of Outland and Loremaster of Northrend.

Am now working on: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been.

These criteria include: To Honor One's Elders, Fool for Love, Noble Gardener, The Flame Warden, Brewmaster, Hallowed Be Thy Name and Merrymaker. I only have to complete For the Children for this!

The hardest part of getting the Loremaster was the Kalimdor because there were so little quests and they were spaced out, so there were some really hard quest areas you had to find. This would have been impossible if I hadn't done the Thousand Needles Quests.

Also, in the Eastern Kingdoms, though there are about 740 quests to complete (count for the achievement), and you only need 700 - sometimes you may get stuck at like 650 or so, but after you get to 680 it becomes easy again.

The worst part of some of the Outlands and Northerend questing was PVP since if someone from the other faction is hogging your quest requirements and then killing you whenever you try to get something, it can be hard to finish that quest.

Gifted Gamer

New Sly Cooper 4?

Alot of Sly Cooper Fans await Sly Cooper 4


I was just wondering why Sucker Punch Productions would give up on such a great franchise.


Ratchet and Clank continues to bring out new games to the series, but Sly Cooper got stuck several years ago as the programmers at Sucker Punch were busy with other more 'mature' games like Infamous.





Turns out even serious gamers have fun with things they started out on. Sly Cooper was one of the best PS2 games at the time, and so would it not make sense to bring out a new Sly Cooper on the PS3/Xbox 360 platforms with much improved graphics?

There have been many rumors swirling around the net over the past 2 years. This one's uncle works at Sucker Punch, that one knows the release date is Summer, 2010..... But until we get the official word from Sucker Punch, it is all just speculation.

So what about Sly 4? anyone?...... Sucker Punch?....





GiftedGamer 2010

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Best Selling Video Game

One of the best selling video games as tracked on Amazon and in large chain stores such as Best Buy, Wal Mart, Future Shop, EB Games and other video game retailers, is the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 for Xbox 360 or PS3.

I have both consoles, so had to buy one version of the game for each console. I am currently gaming online on both platforms, so will post an update on any differences between the xbox and ps3 version of Modern Warfare 2.

One thing is for sure, the graphics and gameplay keep getting better and better. The immersion in the maps is much more realistic. Although Call of Duty 3 was a great game for it's time, the graphics have really come a long way in a couple of years. Call of Duty 3 had a greater sense of gamer community, because everyone was on it since there were not many other games out at the time when the PS3 first came out. But new features such as calling in an air drop, or even getting a nuke to end the online game if you get 25 straight kills in a row. When everything starts to go white, the game is over. Does not happen too often, because getting 25 kills without being killed is not entirely easy, but I did it a couple of times already and others have that were playing against me as well.

If you are into gaming at all and enjoy first person shooters, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 must be in your arsenal of games.

Gifted Gamer

New Nintendo DSi XL will be the Largest DS Model yet

Nintendo is coming out with a new revamped Nintendo DS. This one is actually going to be bigger than previous DS models. It will have dual 4.25" touch screens. It comes with a thicker stylus and will come in the colors white, red and brown.

Expected release in North America is early 2010, the new DSi XL *for extra large- will probably remain priced similar to the current version of the DSi.

The older DS models were sometimes harder to read with their 3.25" screens and as games become more graphics intensive, seeing all that details requires a larger screen. It is a tradeoff for easy portability vs. quality gaming, but this time around the quality gaming has won, and although it may not fit into some spaces it did before, it is still small enough to be portable.

Giftedgamer will review the new unit once it comes out.

New Video Game Releases October 2009

New Video Games October 2009

Some new video game releases coming out soon include:

• Uncharted 2 Among Thieves is coming out October 13, 2009. Single, Multiplayer and Competitive Multiplayer modes as well as Co-op.


• Brutal Legend also coming out October 13, 2009.


• Tekken 6, Forza3 and DJ Hero are coming out October 27, 2009.


• Dragon Age Origins coming out November 3 and of course the big one:


• Modern Warfare 2 scheduled release date November 10, 2009!

Call of Duty 6 - Modern Warfare 2

Modern Warfare 2, the latest new Call of Duty game is coming out in November 2009 and is rated 17+ M. There is the basic edition which is basically the game for Xbox live. Then there is the next version called the "Hardened Edition" in a steel case with all of the previous features and more. Finally the big box contains the Prestige Edition which is the highest edition - game version.

The Prestige Edition comes with real nightvision goggles that you can use outside your own home. There is also a sculpted head stand that you can use to store and display the night vision goggles.

The gameplay looks like it has elements of Russians and even Brazilians with many new perks and features. MW2 will be the new acronym November 10, 2009 for Xbox and PS3. Will be in the store getting one of the first copies off of the truck!

Giftedgamer

Call of Duty World at War missions

Found this Call of Duty World at War mission attack. There are many funny videos on Youtube where for example, someone is sniping one way while someone else is quietly standing behind them and has plenty of time for a headshot.

Some of these videos (like the one we linked to in this article) have since been removed from Youtube due to violation of Youtube terms. Turns out, they don't like copywritten video game footage on Youtube. Of course they are being uploaded just as fast as they are coming down, but it makes it hard to tell a story and show you all a great link when they remove them. So for this post, you just have to use your imagination: "the guy sneaks up behind the other guy and has alot of time to make the kill" - not quite as funny as watching it happen, that kind of sucks....

Gifted Gamer