This blog post is dedicated to all DS gamers over age 12.

On my way home the other day I was taking some heat for my gaming choices. I will come out and say it right now. I am a DS gamer.  There, I feel better saying it. I enjoy handheld classics like Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, and other quality DS games. But just because there are a few kid games for the DS does not make it solely a kids' game system! With this marvelous piece of Black, Blue, White or Pink hardware, I can do so many things.  If I want a good sci fi game series, Shin Megami Tensai is a blast.  If I want a good role playing game, Pokemon is there.  And before you laugh, check out the customization of move-sets and the full-featured multiplayer capabilities on the DS for the latest entries in the Pokemon series.  Sometimes, I want a more violent game. In those cases, I whip out GTA Chinatown wars – a great example of the franchise. And if I want to go old school, Zelda's Spirit Tracks is my first choice.

So now, DS gamers, I say we rise up and put down this stereotype of DS's being kids-only systems, now and forever!  DS gamers unite!!

     Roxas-UrBoxas (a user of gDNA ) shared his story about how the game Catherine helped him to understand the women who had cheated on him as well as learn to accept them. The story was originally posted to How Games Saved My Life, a site where people share their testimonies of how games positively affected their lives. Later Roxas-UrBoxas posted his testimony on Catherine's gDNA page, this caught the eye of a few of us at the office and made me eager to share it with the rest of you.

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     Not long ago Bioware started a facebook contest to see which of the 6 lovely candidates would make it as the new default female Shepard. in the fist round the blonde adaptation of Shepard won by a considerable amount of votes, but in this reveal VIDEO hosted by Jennifer Hale (FemSheps voice actress) round two the redheaded Shepard won with a landslide victory, trumping all of the other contenders.

     This Shepard will be featured on the cover of the collectors edition box art as well as be included as the new default character model in Mass Effect 3. I'm glad to see fans share my opinion that this new Shepard is undoubtedly badass and thanks to their votes, I know who I am going to be playing as in Mass Effect 3.   

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-Christian "G+" Spring

We all have heard a story about how violence in video games is destroying our youth and corrupting the minds of people turning them into mindless violent war mongers with a thirst for human blood and a stomach for homosapian sweetbreads (we're on to you Umbrella Co.), but does that really happen? The obvious answer is no….duh, but some people seem to believe that this is true. I enjoy keeping up on current events, and that has caused me to see some pretty stupid "news."  Read More…

Random guy, “hey Colton, how do you like working at playxpert? I bet working on computers all day is boring as all heck!” Me, “well now random guy, it’s time I taught you a lesson in awesomeness.” Working at playxpert/metaxpert is literally the best job I have ever had, and I wish that I could have worked here sooner. To get an idea at the sheer supreme fun that is here, let me tell you about my average day.

First, I drive into town to go to my job and get to park at the beach that is maybe a block away, I then walk across a bridge that spans across a river that is parallel with our lake. Basically I have a beautiful walk on my way in. If I look behind me there is construction work going on for the new bypass, however it is not ugly and actually looks like a structure being built in Minecraft (seriously, there are lots of blocks made of dirt with grass on top). At this point I am about to walk into a very pretty looking building. Read More…

James Bond: Golden Eye, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Halo, Star Fox 64, Cave Story, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Super Mario 64, Perfect Dark, Pokemon Silver or Gold…what do all of these titles have in common? They have all been, or are being re-made into titles for current gen consoles. A lot of the time these remakes are just a polished re-cut gem. They were once priceless to you, but over time they grew less and less and eventually you just stopped playing them despite how much enjoyment they bring you. It's the job of the people who re-create games to spit shine it up, add some more content, and feed the nostalgic dragon lurking inside your dungeon of a heart. Now this actually isn't a bad thing, I personally love picking up old games and playing them (look at my daily game posts), it's just fun. Plain and simple. 

Now, since we have established my love for old games, and sat down and had a touching moment of remembrance together as our favorite games passed before our eyes in a string of fuzzy yet familiar memories and left us with a warm tingling happiness in our chest, let's think about some games that SHOULD be re-made.

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     They tirelessly wait on message boards for an opposing topic to surface like a zebra at a watering hole and once that zebra starts to sip its long awaited drink of water they pounce like a Nile crocodile, assaulting with all kinds of threats, insults, and open-ended points and arguments. When a response is made by the other party they plug their ears and chant endlessly "YOU ARE WRONG! YOU ARE WRONG!" until they're opposition submits to their ignorance and refuses to take the discussion any further.

–They are fanboys.

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