Red 3DS Coming Soon

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New Flame Red 3DS set to be released September 9, 2011.Potential 3DS owners have gotten some great news lately.  Come tomorrow August 12, 2011 the Nintendo 3DS will drop $80 from $249 to $169.  Want to buy a 3DS but don't like the two available colors?  (I'm looking at you ZeldaQueen).  Fear not.  Come September 9, 2011 Nintendo will realese a new Nintendo 3DS called Flame Red.  So all of you future 3DS owners can pick up this stylish red 3DS just in time for Star Fox 64 3D.  It's a great time to be a Nintendo fan.

Metroid Anniversary

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First Mario, then Zelda, now it is Metroid's turn for their 25th anniversary. To start the celebration Nintendo is going to give away Metroid Fusion to curent owners of Nintendo 3DS systems. You have until 8/11 at 11:59 PM to get your game from the eShop, so no dawdeling.

EDIT: Change that, you have to sign into the eShop by 08/11 so you can be an ambassador and get the game for free when it become available.

GameFly Does PC Games?

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GameFly is a great source for renting console games.  You spend about $15.95 a month and get one game out at a time, play your fill, then send it back and get a new one.  Sure you may have to wait for the more popular games, but it can be cheaper then buying every game.  Well now they plan to add on from consoles to both PC and Macintosh.  This holiday GameFly is setting up a new application that looks to include unlimited PC/Mac video game play as long as you subscribe.  This could quite potentially take a bite out of the OnLive market if they have more games available combined with the console game rentals then with the OnLive Play Pass has to offer.  If you are interested in trying it out you can sign up for the beta at http://www.gamefly.com/download-games/beta/.

 

Angry Birds - Why it all really started

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Angry Birds, it is a story of Birds versus the Pigs that stole their eggs.  But is there more to it?  Is there a deeper connection than one minute the eggs are in the nest the in the next they are gone?  NO!  But the kidnapping was done in a much more evil fashion.  Below you will find a motion comic created to show the true beginning of the hatred the birds hold.

 

Zelda 25th Anniversary News

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Many of you may know the fact that Nintendo is playing up the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda. Well Nintendo has recently announced new online activities for this event.  You can go to the official 25th anniversary website at http://www.zelda.com/25th.  This site has a number of activities including an interactive history of The Legend of Zelda, the video of the orchestra from their E3 press conference playing music from series, and a contest to make a Zelda Flipnote using a DSi or DSi XL.  These along with paper flipnotes that are submitted by September 9th will be reviewed by the people that have worked on the Zelda series, including Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi. After they have reviewed the notes, fans will be able to enjoy the posted flip notes on the anniversary site, on the Wii via the Nintendo Channel, and on DSi and DSi XL system with Flipnote Hatena.

But they don't stop there.  The Legend of Zelda Anniversary concert has 2 stops so far (Los Angeles and London).  Keeping my fingers crossed they make a stop at or near Denver, but with our history I am not holding my breath.  Then to top the cake, starting in September, owners of a DSi, DSi XL, or 3DS will be able to download The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords for free.  This is on top of the new Wii Zelda game coming out this year.  This all proves it is a great time to be a Zelda fan.

Conversations with IrishPride Episode 4

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So I said to myself...
 
Hello and welcome to Conversations with IrishPride Episode 4.  Huzzah, I made it further this go around then the last time I started CwIP many moons ago, score!  Today I'm going to talk to you about why it is okay to talk to yourself.
 
When walking around town or anywhere in public, you may find it strange, weird even, if you catch someone talking to them self.  Your first thought may be, look at this weirdo?  I better not make eye contact with this individual because who knows what will happen.
 
Well, I'm here to tell you that you shouldn't think like that!  When you talk to yourself, you're showing everyone that you are never lonely!  You always have someone to talk to.  In fact, some people may become jealous because you are sitting there by yourself enjoying a nice beverage having a full scale conversation.  While this other poor sap is sitting by himself drinking a beverage and is silent like a door.  He becomes more sad and depressed when he sees you laughing and having a good conversation with yourself.
 
Another reason why it's okay to talk to yourself is that you can control the direction of the conversation.  Don't like what's being said, just change it!  Besides, you're the one talking to yourself.  Might as well talk to yourself about sunshine, rainbows and lollipops!It's all good!
 
So next time you see someone talking to themselves', look at them in awe and tell them good show!  Besides, when you talk to yourself, you're showing the world that you have a best friend!
 
Well, that will do if for episode 4 of Conversations with IrishPride.  I'll see you next time, or should a say "we'll" see you next time.  Until then, strike up a conversation with yourself, who knows what you'll find out!
 
~IrishPride

Portal 2 - Price Drop

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Image courtesy of Steam screenshotsIf you are in the same boat Proteus and I find ourselves in concerning Portal 2, as in you don't own one of the best games of the year yet, then we're all in luck.  Portal 2 has recently seen a price drop of $20 bucks making the game now $29.99 through Steam.  We meant to do the whole pre-order thing but kinda forgot and same thing happened during Steam's Summer Sale when it was nearly 50% off, but now we can make up for it any time with this recent price drop.  We're having to be gamers on a budget here with that whole pesky home ownership stuff, but it's a worthy trade off.  For your convenience here's a handy link to Portal 2 on Steam if you are interested in purchasing it. 

Making a living through Diablo (Probably Not)

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Diablo III; you can't wait for it, I can't wait for it, pretty much anyone who plays games can't wait for it.  Blizzard is now showing that not only are they making a game with the devil in the details, but that they may be the devil themselves, if not just as evil.  Diablo III is going to have a real money auction house.  Players can find objects in the game and sell them to other players for real cash.  Why have they done this and why is it evil? I'll get to that in just a moment.

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