Kill Kast 06: Collector’s Editions
Posted by Spawn Kill on February 1st, 2010
We’re serving up Episode 06, the Kill Kast Collector’s Edition. And you didn’t even have to pre-order! This week you’ll be joining Tigresa (Stephanie) alongside a gaggle of tavern he-wenches K-Tuck (Kevin), Snarkasaur (Dave), and The Herp (aka Eric aka Sports). We dish a little on what we’ve been playing (recorded Thursday, 1/28) and our varied opinion on what’s really “collectable” in Collector’s Editions of several upcoming and past games, and what’s just there to trick you into doling out an addition $10-$40 for unrecycled plastic.
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If you are a hardcore gamer, sometimes it can be difficult to get the insight on what’s good in the neighborhood of casual games because we tend to cross them off our list for our own holiday lists. But we all have friends and family we’d love to get into gaming, or those who simply enjoy it on a casual level. Tigresa and Cuatro Chihuahuas bring you the best of both worlds, without Miley Cyrus unfortunately, and have put together a great guide of gifts to nab for those casual gamers in your life.
Modern Warfare 2 not doing it for you? We understand. Single-player may have been a blast, but are you fizzling out on the multiplayer aspects? Or are you happily putting in several hours a night? Personally I’d rather stick to Call of Duty 4, but to each his own! No matter your opinion on the matter, any gamer can appreciate the original Call of Duty that made a splash in the gaming world only a few short years ago. We’re giving one lucky reader a chance to nab a code ready to redeem on Xbox Live to download the groundbreaking FPS and to relive those many merry memories!
If you’re anything like the hardworking staff at Spawn Kill (or at least three of them), you’ve probably got a bone to pick with Modern Warfare 2 and its status as potential game of the year material. Spawn Kill owners Molotov Cupcake and Tigresa, along with staff writer The Herp bring you a bountiful, informative, and snarky cavalcade of discussion involving their reasoning behind nullifying Modern Warfare 2’s candidacy for game of the year (single-player finesse aside), Black Friday shenanigans, and inappropriate crushes on anime characters whose names rhyme with “fajita.”
Releasing just prior to the peak of the ‘Zombie wave,’ Left 4 Dead became a staple on Xbox LIVE, almost consistently landing in Major Nelson’s weekly “Top 10 Games on LIVE” since its release in November of 2008. This comes as no surprise to many PC gaming veterans, who have reaped the fruits of Valve’s labor since Half-Life stormed the scene over ten years ago. Subsequently, the developer has introduced an incredibly rare level of quality, as well as a large amount of unique games and unprecedented community involvement.
Not only does the staff of Spawn Kill keep readers up-to-date with news and reviews from all facets of video games, we also partake in our fair share of private gaming goodness. While we may not be writing about it, many of us are knee-deep in games both old and new. Now Playing at Spawn Kill is but a glimpse into the staff’s present indulgences.
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not much of a fighting game fan, but when I heard about BlazBlue, I couldn’t help but be intrigued. From its style, to supposedly balanced play, I had heard so many great things about it. So, after some thought and a sudden impulse, I bought the game and decided to try it out. So, what did I think of it?
Now for some reason every time a new music game comes out it seems to be a priority to reinvent the instruments for the next game. Going back from Guitar Hero to Rock Band, they both seem to upgrade and enhance the instruments in some noticeable ways and some that just seem to be out to reel in your money. It seems to be the latter with the new Guitar Hero 5 drum set. Well at least just from the visual aspect the new drums seem to have a slight upgrade, they look sleeker and slightly realistic (despite still looking sort of Lego-ish.) From the pictures released by Activision, the drums even look polished. The one thing I can hope for is that the bass pedal is a little sturdier, and reinforced with much stronger materials. Just like with the Guitar Hero guitars there have been no significant upgrades upon the past few models, just the weight and the shape have been altered to make the game feel fresh. As of now, there seems to be no significant reason to purchase the game with all the workings (mic, guitar, drums.) That is, unless you need one of those which it always seems cheaper to buy them in a bundle than separate.
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