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After November, once all the AAA titles have been released, news gets a little slow. Not necessarily a terrible thing, considering I had to go without power for almost two days last week -- even longer without Internet.

If you don't watch the news, then you're probably not away the greater Los Angeles was wracked by high winds strong enough to take down massive trees and power lines (though not power poles). Side note: Firefox apparently considers "Los Angeles" a typo.


Fortunately, power appears more or less stable in this area now, as does the cable. I know not everyone is so lucky; many parts are still without power, and it's been almost a week. Imagine all the food going to waste! Local hotels must be pretty happy though (and we have a lot). I've heard they're completely booked, as the days go on and more folks find themselves in need of goddamn electricity and hot water. Groc
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So we're hitting the end of November, and these last couple months have been overloaded with blockbuster titles. Most of them are pretty damn good, and although I haven't played it yet, I assume Batman: Arkham City is one of those "damn good" games. Many friends have already told me as much, including Heath (kik36), who reviewed the game for us (read it here).

So why the hell haven't I played this game yet? I mean, I loved Arkham Asylum to death, and I consider myself a long-time Batman fan. I grew up on the old animated series and Michael Keaton movies, and some of my favorite comics star ol' Bats, including Grant Morrison's Batman R.I.P. Yeah, you should read that too, by the way.

Back on the subject. I've been thinking long and hard, trying to figure out how Arkham City wound up at the bottom of my "to play" list. I know it's a good game, so why is it sitting below everything e
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I'm just going to stop apologizing for being an inconsistent blogger, especially when Neoseeker already eats up most of my time! If you follow our reviews, then you've already noticed how busy we've been. Yeah, blame the game industry for putting out big releases ON THE SAME DAY. The exception is Skyrim, but that still came out within a week of Assassin's Creed Revelations, Saints Row: The Third, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, and so forth.

I've actually reviewed three of those games and somehow published them all on time. Someone give me a medal. While reviewing, some of my friends on Xbox LIVE asked if I ever wish I could play games at my own pace, without having to rush them for a review. The answer is obviously "yes," more so when the game is an RPG or sandbox, because those tend to be so crammed with content I feel I can't adequately reflect their merits without days upon da
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Looking back, I can't say I regret any of the posts I made on this blog. Sure, I've deviated from more personal matters between now and when the blogs first launched on Neoseeker, but now I'm wondering something: should I delete the old stuff?

That question mostly comes from the fact that I am using the blog for gaming related content now, which means work and such will be filtering through more and more. A greater overlap, if you will. Basically, not everything may warrant a news article or feature, but some of that may wind up here, on the blog. As such, I'm wondering if I shouldn't delete the older, drama-inducing posts to keep them away from industry eyes that might happen to wander here as a result of future content.

Hmmm. Also, no image to go with the post today. Some Assassin's Creed Revelations stuff on the front page already, with more Assassin's Creed related news going u
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I realized that I haven't updated this blog in a while. Yes, I tell myself to constantly, but it never works out that way. So what exactly have I been up to at Neoseeker here with my fellow editorial? Stuff.

Today is September 20, and for many of us, that's synonymous with "Gears of War 3 Day." That's right, Gears of War 3 is out today, and in celebration, I shall repost our review of the game here, which actually went up last week on September 15, in the wee hours of the morning when few of you were actually awake to appreciate it.

LINK: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Games/Reviews/gears_of_war_3/

Honorary mentions include the Fallout: New Vegas Lonesome Road DLC and phase one of the Diablo III beta. Congrats to anyone who got into that, by the way.

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Additionally, we're still seeing about updating our front page layout, though there is no ETA on that yet, with everything
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Sometimes, I wake up and log onto Neoseeker, and I realize I have this blog that I hardly update. Then again, I did start this thing with a warning about my terrible blogging skills. For anyone who really wants to keep up with my shit, my Twitter account gets way more love. No, I'm not going to link it directly here, but I will point you toward the Twitter Neo Directory tekmosis dropped in Loungin'. If you have a Twitter account, do consider adding it to the list. Or better yet, don't bother considering and just do it.

LINK: http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/18/t1639876-twitter-neo-directory/

Rest assured I am still quite alive and dealing with my long-term thyroid disorder (as brought up in a previous post). Lately, I've contributed less in terms of frontpage content because of a virus. No, can't get much more specific than that; my doctor isn't sure if it's a really bad cold or a mi
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If you frequent out frontpage for daily goodies, then you'll notice a significant lack in the news feed. There are two reasons for this:

1. Interesting news is scant lately.
2. More importantly, I am in the stages of recovery from a genetic disorder.

Not that I'm looking for pity. I did think, however, that I should explain the situation to you all here, as a member of the Neoseeker staff. I feel rather guilty about abandoning the news to my fellow writers, Sean (chautemoc) or Dany (Reenee), but I have to listen to my body before my personal feelings on the matter.

The disorder isn't inherently fatal, but unless my lifestyle undergoes an overhaul, it may worsen in a way I'd rather avoid. So, for these few weeks, you'll see only sporadic news posts with the name "Lydia Sung" attached, while I work on a backlog and upcoming reviews from the comforts of my bed.

Take care.
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This is my first update in a while, but I think E3 warrants a blog post. Day 0 (zero) begins June 14, so in a few hours when the sun is up and everyone's awake.

I'll be starting with EA's opening events, while Gabe a.k.a. VeGiTAX2 tackles Microsoft. I believe he was at a Natal event tonight, though the thing's been renamed "Kinect." Eugh.

Sean/chautemoc is coming down to help with the coverage, so that's awesome. We're a team of three but totally badass. Those big boys have nothing on us! Support us, Neo-nites, by getting your E3 coverage here.

Now if we don't have what you're looking for, then we'll forgive you for checking other sites. But still, we'll be updating as quickly as three people (some with netbooks) can, wherever there be Internet access. The main page will be updated regularly during the day, while interviews and the like may come toward the end of the week as Neo
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Oh ho, what's this? A photo of an advert. You know those little cards you find in your video game cases now? The Dragon Age: Origins expansion Awakening came with one as well, with just the game's blood dragon and a date:


Could it be the sequel-prequel-we-don't-know-what? Dun, dun dun...

You want more random gaming goodness? Yes you do. Too tired to sound excited or anything like that, so you guys just get links. Yes, links. Links you can click to go somewhere else.

Probably the most anticipated review/game is God of War III for PS3, though XBLA's Scrap Metal is also up there. The first, you already know, and the second is a lovely little vehicular combat game by Slick, the people who made N+.

• God of War III (PS3) Review
• Scrap Metal (XBLA) Review

Also note that our Blur multiplayer beta key giveaway is actually still active, even thou
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Yes, I had previously said this baby would be on our front page by Friday night. I lied. Whoops.

Well, it's Saturday night/Sunday morning, and you will find our Greed Corp review up there now. As well as in the forums. But you know, the front page deserves love, so give it some. Hey, I'm awesome though, so I'll give you the link right here!

If you haven't a clue, Greed Corp is the first game to be based in W!Games' Mistbound world. It's a strategy game with a puzzle twist. It's rather difficult to explain everything, especially with how complex the game is. Just read about it here.

LINK: Greed Corp (XBLA) Review

I included the launch trailer in the article, so be sure to click on that. Hilariously cute stuff. And if you dig the default image above, I uploaded the game's concept art to its profile just this week.

LINK: Greed Corp Concept Art

The game will be hitting PC in the coming
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