January 2010
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So what's up with our site?
A letter from the editor:
F@#% Yeah Gaming was and is a great example of what a few people can get together and do in a short amount of time with limited resources. I’m incredibly proud of this little project, and firmly believe that we have produced some fantastic original content and fascinating creative pieces.
So, it’s with a heavy heart that I announce that we’re...
December 2009
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PSA: These are the winners of the Spike TV Video...
Best Voice Actor – Jack Black for Brutal Legend Best Action Adventure Game – Assassins Creed 2 Studio of the Year – Rocksteady Studios Best Team Sports Game – NHL 10 from EA Sports Best Performance by a Human Male – Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins Best Cast – X-Men Origins: Wolverine Best Independent Game – Flower Best Individual Sports Game – UFC 2009 Undisputed Best Role Playing Game...
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PS3 firmware update to include support for playing...
The official European Playstation blog has confirmed that the PS3 will soon be able to play PSP Minis, which were launched back in September. The blog confirms a December 17th release date for EU territories but does not mention a US release date.
PSP Minis are bite-sized games similar to iPhone and iTouch games from the Apple App Store, with similar price-tags. For example, the massively...
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You want to curl up in this Street Fighter 4...
Unfortunately, we couldn’t find an online retailer to link to for you to purchase this sleeved blanket, but we know one thing for sure: it’s real. Your best bet is to try and find one at your local retailer or mall kiosk. Call us crazy, but we imagine it’s not the best selling Snuggie ever, and they just might have one sitting on a shelf all by its lonesome.
We probably...
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“Well, I see that the President has equipped his daughter with ballistics too!”
– Luis Sara - Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube, PS2, PC)
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Vote for your best of the 2000's
Adweek Media has created a website dedicated to polling the internet in 33 different categories to determine the winner of “best of the decade” awards.
Video games make a few notable appearances in the polls, especially in the “Best Commercial (non-Superbowl)” category, where both Sony and Microsoft are nominated. The “Mountain” PS2 commercial makes the list,...
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“Man, this is like trying to find a bride in a brothel.”
– Viktor Sullivan - Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3)
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PSA: I'm on the Distributed Failure podcast again
At the end of this week’s episode, the guys asked me if I’d be interested in being a more permanent member of their team, and I said yes!
Alright, so it’s not a marriage proposal or anything, but exciting nonetheless. FYGaming will continue to team up with Pixelated Sausage in any ways that can benefit independent gaming blogs like ours.
In other news, the FYGaming team is...
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“Sit your ass down in that chair and drink your goddamn TEA!”
– Cid Highwind - Final Fantasy VII (PSX, PSN, PC)
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“Would you kindly head to Ryan’s office and kill the son of a bitch?”
– Atlas - Bioshock (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
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Old Bits, New Beats
Imagine a fusion of Pong, the iconic paddle ball game, and Rez, the synesthesia-inducing rail shooter, and now you’re looking at Bit.Trip Beat. The game is the first in a series of six published by Aksys Games that uses basic Atari-esque graphics set to pulse-pounding tunes that progressively improve as the player performs better.
More important than Bit.Trip’s fusion of old and new is the...
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A new hero has joined our party!
Hey everyone, I’m Andrew and I’m the newest contributor to FYGaming.
I have been on the internet since I found a laptop with a connection, and am well versed in its ways. I have my own personal blog here and keep it mainly for myself. I am very big into graphic and web design, and I plan on going into that field when I get older. And of course, I love gaming.
I play all different...
November 2009
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Listen to me talk about video games on the...
This week I had the privilege of being a guest on the Distributed Failure podcast. A huge thank you to all the guys over at Pixelated Sausage for having me on the show - it was a blast!
Check out the show here, or just subscribe on iTunes.
Games we discussed include Tropico 3, the God of War Collection, Left 4 Dead 2, the new Borderlands Zombie Island DLC, Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles,...
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“Since you left home on your journey, things have changed around here. For...”
– Ness’ mom - Earthbound (SNES)
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Bioshock 2 chalk art
With the first-ever PAX East now less than a scant four months away, I’ve lately found myself spending a lot of time reminiscing over all of the incredible memories I gathered from PAX “Prime” 2009. Among my favorites are those made by the awesome presence that Bioshock 2 had at the convention.
Although the game was not playable at the show, 2K Games went all out, hiring a...
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MAG beta key giveaway
PSA: The official MAG blog is giving away a massive number of beta keys for their upcoming 256-player online shooter. The keys get you into the latest release of the beta (4.5).
I’ve been in the beta ever since I got back from the Penny Arcade Expo earlier this year, and although the epic battles featured might not be up everyone’s ally, if you’ve got a PS3 this is definitely...
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“Bound only by the paper-thin wrapper of mortality, a soul here lies, struggling...”
– Manuel Calavera - Grim Fandango (PC)
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Casual Game in the Running for PC Game of the Year
Just to show how the casual video game market is starting to slowly overtake those more mainstream AAA titles, Plants Vs. Zombies will be completing for PC Game of the Year at SpikeTVs annual VGAs. Although Plants Vs Zombies is certainly a worthy game in its own right, it’s going to have some stiff competition, as Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, and the Sims 3 are also up for the...
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Desert Bus for Hope
Everyone at FYGaming would like to extend our congratulations and gratefulness to the team over at www.DesertBus.org! If you’ve never heard of Desert Bus before, it’s simply a video game created for the (never released) Penn & Teller Sega CD game. The objective of the game is to drive a bus in real-time from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. The trip takes about 8 hours and you...
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“I’ll live to see peace on Earth once more if I have to rip these animals...”
– Bill - Left 4 Dead (PC, Xbox 360)
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“Some people are born to use a chainsaw, others have chainsaws thrust upon them.”
– Ash - Evil Dead: A Fist Full of Boomstick (Xbox, PS2)
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Gone but not forgotten: The Virtual Boy
In the late summer of 1995, Nintendo gave the world the Virtual Boy; a not-so-portable gaming system with a lackluster lineup of games. Nintendo, trying to do what it usually does best - innovate the gaming industry - was ahead of its time. Nintendo hyped the Virtual Boy to extraordinary expectations, but the resulting device didn’t live up to promises and resulted in poor sales for the company.
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“I am Pecker! Yes, yes, I know, my mother, she was… very vindictive.”
– Pecker - Jak II (PS2)
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IGF Spotlight: Attack of the 50ft Robot!
It’s amazing what those kids at the DigiPen Institute of Technology can cook up on their newfangled computers these days. An entry into the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival, Attack of the 50ft Robot! was created by a team of students over the course of 15 months, and utilizes Nvidia’s PhysX technology for ultimate robot-on-building destruction.
The game is set in a...
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“The Earth was created in six days; so too shall it be destroyed; and on the...”
– Shao Kahn - Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997 movie)
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Upcoming video game movies that might not suck
Big name game-to-film adaptations being unleashed to cineplexes are finished for this year, so it’s time to take a look at some video game movies in the works for 2010. While you may or may not be looking forward to seeing your favorite games get the big screen treatment, only time will tell if these films will be one of the rare few that breaks the mold and is actually good.
1. Prince of...
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“Plants need to have water poured on them because they have no hands to hold...”
– G-Man - Psychonauts (Xbox, PS2, PC)
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Super Blog Writer II Turbo Alpha Hyper Fighting...
Hi, my name is Samuel, and I’m the newest writer in this neck of the woods.
My video game obsession started in 1992. Even though I had played a few games on a neighbor’s NES before then (Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, and Top Gun), 1992 is when I first had video games of my own. That Christmas I got a Sega Genesis, with the pack-in Sonic the Hedgehog. (My sister got a copy of The Little...
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“What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk, have at you!”
– Vlad Tepes Dracula - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)
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Here Comes a New Challenger!
What’s up world, this is Coty Smith, one of the new additions to FYG.
I am very passionate when it comes to video games. As a gamer from the age of 1, I have had a long and loving history with games. So when it comes to not only writing about them, but working with a group of guys that share the same amount of enthusiasm as I do, then this isn’t anything short of a dream come true.
I...
October 2009
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"This one's for you!"
Racing games are often marginalized in the gaming industry simply because they do not appeal to as many gamers as other genres might. However, some games combine the mass appeal of cultural icons with the racing genre to huge success. Most notably, Mario Kart branched out to a wider audience and even created its own fan base. But if ever there was a Mario Kart-killer out there, it was Diddy Kong...
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“Great. Power’s out, and a girl’s trapped. I swear to God, if...”
– Nathan Drake - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
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Zombie games that don't need gore to be...
Here at FYGaming, we love zombies. But what we love even more than zombies are games about zombies. Not just video games, but all different types of games. Although board games and other analog games may not be everyone’s cup of BRAINS!!! (sorry, we couldn’t help it), you should consider giving them a stab if you’re looking for something undead to bide your time while waiting to get your zombie...
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When lesbian gamer geeks get married
…it brings tears to our eyes. I mean, just look at how pretty that cake is. Oh, and the service was beautiful, too. From the companion-cube cake to the DS Lite ring-pillow, this was one geeky wedding.
Anli and Laura were married September 5th in Australia, and wanted their wedding to be themed around the video game Portal and the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena. While keeping many elements...
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“I’m proud to live in a country where anyone, regardless of species, can...”
– Earthworm Jim - Earthworm Jim (multiplatform)
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“You know, I could stand to kill a few more hobos.”
– Gabe - Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode 1 (PC, Mac, Linux, XBLA, PSN)
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“It’s time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I’m all out of gum.”
– Duke Nukem - Duke Nukem 3D (PC, PS1, Saturn, N64, XBLA)
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“Every war is the result of a difference of opinion. Maybe the biggest questions...”
– JC Denton - Deus Ex (PC, PS2)
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Site Update
Sorry to bother you with the mundane, but we thought we should make a quick note to inform everyone of some recent exciting improvements to the site!
First of all, we’ve now got our very own shiny new URL. From now on, we’ll be located at fygaming.com. Please bookmark us or add us to your RSS readers at fygaming.com/rss. Thanks! Here’s a quick run-down of some other changes and...
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“You know what they say: ‘To save the world, you have to push a few old...”
– Bernard - Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (PC)