Move Complete!

Yikes, no word from me since August, which is a shame because I've actually been playing games in those months and now am way behind in blogging about any of it. (But I can still rock the run on sentence apparently so that's nice.)

Anyhoo, I got an e-mail that MSN Spaces was moving over to Wordpress (and where was this when I needed it?) and they basically told me that my blog didn't have to go home but it can't stay there so I've been in a flurry to finish moving all of my MSN Space's posts over here. 3 years worth of posts and I'm all done! Excuse me while I pause to give myself a high five...

There, that's better.

So feel free to browse through and enjoy such timely posts such as me having our first child and playing Fable 2 while breastfeeding (hey, I had to get in the gaming where I could, yo). And hopefully I can get you all caught up on my crazy gaming days soon...

What Happens in San Antonio is Even Better Than Vegas

So last year RuFfNeCk went to Las Vegas for conference and as he was missing our anniversary, came home with an autograph and a pic from my beloved Tim Schafer:



So since he is missing our anniversary AGAIN this year for conference, he once again left with strict instructions that he was to get another autograph for me as penance. He wasn't sure who would be there this year but I didn't care, I just want my freakin' anniversary congratulatory autograph.

Well, leave it to RuFfNeCk to blow last year out of the water by having someone call and wish me a happy anniversary personally and that person was...

PETER MOLYNEUX!!!!!

Fable has been my go-to when gaming. It was the first game I played on the original Xbox and Fable II came out right after I had ICandee Jr so this franchise will forever hold a place in my heart.

So he gets on the phone and starts talking and all I could think of to say was, "Oh my God, I love Fable!!!!!" lol Oh well, I still got to talk to Peter Molyneux. :D

Today has been a good day...and my husband is awesome.

ICandee, You Rewind

Yeah, yeah I know. This blog has been virtually abandoned. But it's not my fault! I have been gaming...sort of...if you count watching "The Guild" as gaming. :/ To tell the truth, it's hard to blog about gaming when you're getting to do very little of it. My 360 has been caught in a world of Netflix and Last.fm lately and although I'm trying my best to get back into killing everything in sight (in game of course) it just has not happened yet. Again- :/

So what's a gaming blogger to do when she's lost all hope of blogging about games? She reposts of course! (Duh) This is a post I did in 2007 when ICandee, You Game was still over at MSN Spaces. (Ah, those were the days) It's a commercial starring the Overlord from well...Overlord. Enjoy!

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Stupid minions...If I say go and blow up the Halflings hole thing they spawn from, I mean go and blow up the Halflings hole thing they spawn from!!!

Whew...it's hard being an Overlord. *turn to camera* Oh hi there! I'm the Overlord. You may remember me from such games as Overlord for the Xbox 360. You know, it's not always easy being an Overlord. You never know whether you should kill the human you just rescued or take his head with your axe. Some old minion is always yelling in your ear and telling you what to do, tower construction takes so long it might as well be a second Death Star and those minions you hired thinking it would be great to have someone else do all your dirty work? Well, they don't tell you about all the paperwork you have to do when one of those morons dies and believe me, they die...a lot. The minion insurance rate is so high these days I'd be better off taking over the world by myself. *chuckle* Yeah, it's not always easy being an Overlord.

But what is easy is eating a delicious Subway sandwich! *Hold up sandwich* With only 6 grams of fat or less, these babies are delicious and nutritious! Letting minions do all your killing and pillaging can make for one fat Overlord but now that I've made Subway's yummy 6 inch chicken breast sandwich part of my daily diet, I can eat and command my way to a slimmer, healthier me! Subway, eat fresh! *take bite of sandwich and smile* Ummmm, mmmmmm...Subway!

Let's Get It On 2010!

A brand new year means brand new games! A new year to be filled with grenades, flame throwers and guns with many many bullets. Plus more katamari! More health potions! More braaaaaaains! And if there is truly a God, a sequel!



Yeah, yeah that's probably asking too much but it was better than Bloodrayne and that got a sequel so why not dream big?

Where was I?

Oh right, new year's stuff. Anyhoo, here's to 2010 and my hope that I can actually play some games this year!

Game on everyone!

ICandee's Top Five: Christmas Strikes Back

Any true gamer knows that it's not always just about the games. There's a whole gaming subculture just waiting to crawl inside your head, squeeze your brain and ooze out of your ear like a ceti eel. Sure you could get games and points cards for Christmas but where's the fun in that?

I think you know where I'm going with this...

That's right...It's time for another...

ICandee's Top Five: Gimme Gimme Gimme!

1. Master Chief cufflinks from CufflinkConnection



2. Ms Pac-Man and pellet rings from little pretties by Rachel Pfeffer



3. Super Mario/Duck Hunt clock from 8-Bit Memory



4. Heartless hat from Armada Anime



5. Pet Metroid Larve from Phenocryst Miniatures



See? I call this: "gaming while not gaming" and it is awesome. And yes, you may buy me one of each, you thoughtful thing you!

Happy shopping (and gaming!)

Oh Snap, Where Are the Presents?

So today is my birthday and all I want to do is get some gaming in at some point. I've been relegated to playing either ICandee Jr-friendly games or not gaming at all since she arrived and while I'm more than happy to put gaming aside in favor of raising my child...it's time to blow something up.

So I've got my copy of Brutal Legend, still in the plastic just waiting for me to wail on it and RuFfNeCk is picking up Borderlands today. I also feel the need to throw some zombies into a car compactor in Zombie Apocalypse. So I guess we'll see what happens, my vote is for RuFfNeCk to take ICandee Jr out of hearing range so I can get my grenading-naughty-bad-gaming-cussing-blowing-up goodness on.

Huzzah!

P.S.-Finally caught "Fanboys" last night. Not bad, very cute.

What Happens In Vegas...Is Awesome.

So RuFfNeCk was going to guest post about his trip to Vegas but he hasn't done it yet and I'm impatient so...here's some pics!

A trip to In-N-Out Burger (order from the secret menu of course):



A lucky dollar in the slot machine:



The first time he accosted Tim Schafer (under my strict instructions):



And the second time (this time successfully getting his autograph for me...what a sweet husband I have!):



All in all, he had a great time at the conference and I got Tim Schafer's autograph so it was an awesome trip for the both of us...

Me Too!

In The Meantime...

I may not be able to play bloody fun video games in front of ICandee Jr at the moment but there's nothing stopping me from reading them...sort of? (2009 Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition and Fushigi Yugi The Mysterious Play by Yuu Watase recently purchased.)

But they say that the best things in life are free (those people never tried to use that line to get The Beatles Rock Band, now have they?), which was RuFfNeCk's philosophy when he approached me with a link to what he called, "Creepy Manga". I'm always suspicous when he calls something creepy because he's into all the horror movies, games and what not and for anyone that has read this blog with any sort of regularity you know that I am not a fan of such things so if he says it's creepy, it's usually creepy. (I do like to blow things up, I just don't want it chasing me down a hallway thank you very much.)

Anyhoo, I start to read this "creepy manga" and was like, "Uh...what's so creepy, this isn't a big deal!" to which RuFfNeCk replied, "Just keep reading..." So I did and I had trouble sleeping for the next few days. What a loving husband I have...

Please to enjoy, Creepy Manga.

I'd love to know your thoughts on this! Is it really creepy or have I once again fallen prey to my own wussiness???

You Stay Classy USA!

Instead of losing a finger or an uncle this year, how about some Boom Boom Rocket on the Xbox 360 Live Arcade?

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Pick Up and Play...For About Five Minutes

Ever since ICandee Jr came on the scene, I've had little (if any) time for gaming. When I do have time, I've been gravitating to puzzle games (or the old standby-Katamari) because it's a way to get some sort of gaming in and at the same time it's something I can drop quickly should the need arise (i.e.-ICandee Jr deciding that 10 minutes of sleep is more than enough for one day).

When company comes over, if we're lucky enough to talk them into playing something, it's usually Rock Band, Scene It or Mario Party. Which those are fun, don't get me wrong but anyone that has read this blog for any amount of time knows me well enough to figure my need to blow something up is getting hard to repress at this point.

I tried to distract myself by trying out Yosumin! for the Xbox Live Arcade but...I don't know...not enough blow torches for me. Sometimes I do miss the days of staying up until God knows when playing G.R.A.W. or Burnout Revenge and taking out my friends (and yes, more than once-myself).

Oh well, new chapter and all that I suppose. One day ICandee Jr will be old enough for me to tell her to go play outside while Mommy shoots things. Let's see...she's 8 months old now so I should be able to do that when? In another month or so, right?

The Most Boring Post Ever

So once again, game playing has been slow around here. Yesterday I tried out Prototype or as I like to call it: "inFAMOUS Crackdown". And that's been pretty much it...*sigh*...so sad...

In funner news, the mucho talented Phin from the Frag Dolls community made me the slick new banner you see before you. I'm very in love with it., all bow before the banner!

If anyone reading this blog is playing games, please tell me your tales so that I may live vicariously through you...

That is all.

I Heart The Big Lebowski...and Japan

So I've either been too busy or too bored to play anything lately...Bah! At least Sean80 and his "F#$@%ing Lady Friend" are coming in to see us this weekend so hopefully some gaming will ensue then.

In the meantime, the Japanese have a much better sense of humor than we do (and You Tube will let me make the player pink now!) so here's an oldie but goodie:



This just in: I found out that I won of copy of the PC version of Final Fantasy XI from Text Adventure! Oh snap! Gaming is go!

Famous Couples Have New Competition

I have so many famous couples I call my favorite:

Peanut Butter and Jelly
Romeo and Juliet
Six and Baltar
Chocolate and Anything
Katamari and the 360

And now this just moved to the top of my list:



...oh baby!