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Aug
30 th
2010

We appreciate everyone who was apart of our highly successful Prince of Persia/Assassin’s Creed marathon for the Gulf Restoration Network. Whether it was donating, promoting or sitting back and enjoying the show, you guys make what we do unbelievable.  Although we did not quiet reach our goal,  the over $10,500 is nothing to scoff at. That is over $3,000 more than what we raised last year at this same time.  Our community continues to grow at a rapid pace. Its awesome getting to chat with all of you guys during what seems like gaming festivals about every other month.

Next up is the Castlevania series over Halloween weekend. We are going to be teaming up with another charity, RockingHRanch to  raise money for a great cause.  I’m going to wait for the exact details before I spill the beans, so keep checking back for more details.  For those of you that don’t know, the Rocking Ranch is where we gamed for our last marathon.  We want to thank the Hoover family for letting us use their property. We all had a great time.

Getting back to our speed gaming roots is a request that we hear ever so often. It is tough for us to master each game series we do when we are constantly playing new franchises and having to juggle work, school and family life. Within the events a lot of the runs shine but are sometimes washed out by games that, for example, a runner had to drop out of playing and we needed a last minute replacement. We’ve had huge feats such as catching all of the Pokemon in 72 hours (which some thought was impossible) and too many runs to name that were stellar.  It would be too easy for us to pick out world class runners that have offered up their services , but we want to stay within our community and most importantly within the core TSG team. We know that the fans and community of TSG don’t want to see the same series’s over and over, so its a tough balance. Repeat the same series’s year after year and have high quality runs, or sacrifice the quality of the runs with more diversity of the games we play. I think in 2011 you will see many series that we will impress you with and a lot of familiar faces. The same goes for our next series, Castlevania.  Expect a lot of quality runs.


Filed: Featured, Marathon News
Sep
2 nd
2010

Trials HD is known for being an extremely punishing Motorcycle obstacle course game where you have to get from one side to the other. Rally Racers looks to have taken on a lot of similar mechanics, however it will have a cartoon art style and feature Rally Cars instead of Motor-bikes. It will have a 100 level story mode with actual characters, a daily competition mode, level creation, and a local multi-player party mode. There is a screenshot after the jump.

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Filed: Gaming News
Sep
2 nd
2010

Yakuza 4 has been confirmed for a US release this spring. There is no real news of whether or not the more intrinsically Japanese elements such as the Host and Hostess clubs will make their way over as well. Yakuza has had an interesting history in America. The first game got an incredible Localization including voices from known actors. When that game didn’t sell the localizations have seen a wane in quality and for a long time there was no reason to believe that 3 was ever going to get localized. At least we know we are still getting more of the games.

Check out the announcement trailer after the jump.

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Filed: Gaming News
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Sep
2 nd
2010

With the video game market slipping further and further from Japanese developer’s grasps, one has to ask what must these developers do to get a foothold in the market again. Many of them are beginning to dip their toes into one of the most, if not the most, popular genre in the west: the shooter. Titles like Square-Enix’s Mindjack and Tecmo-Koei’s Quantum Theory are evidence of this. But instead of just saying “it’s a shooter,” each title seems to be getting its own unique twist to differentiate itself from the flood of other shooters. Platinum Game’s third person shooter, Vanquish, adds its own twist to the genre giving players an advanced armored suit equipped with thrusters for some high-speed action.

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Filed: Originals
Aug
31 st
2010

In these trying economic times, it’s hard to be a gamer.  The big PS3 title “Shooty Shooty Bang Bang Gunfight 2″ is tantalizingly out of financial reach, but you still want to play great games.

That’s what I’m here for.  Join me today as I take a look at two great titles, Pikmin for the Nintendo consoles, and Silent Hill 2, a multi-console release.

With all these savings, you can probably conserve your cash for the really important things in life.  Like aglets and silly bands, or whatever crazy things kids buy these days.

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Filed: Originals
Aug
25 th
2010

I’ve been asked many times for the Fresh Prince of Persia video to be uploaded, and it’s finally here.

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Many thanks go to Luigi110 for quickly writing up some lyrics and recording his vocals for me to put video to. It was fun making the video, and I’m glad so many people enjoyed watching it.


Filed: Featured, Originals, TSG Videos
Aug
24 th
2010

It’s hard to be a gamer in these trying economic times.  While the prospect of playing “Hack and Slash RPG 10, Let’s Gather Turnips” is high on your list of priorities, shelling out $60 for it, and another $20 for the “Wii Sword” isn’t.

That’s what I’m here for!  Join me after the jump as I highlight two great games for discount prices!  The first being a crazy racing game, the second a classic tactical RPG.

With all these savings, you can buy the important things in life.  Food, electricity, internet bills and of course that awesome spring title “Weed Whacker 12, Revenge of the Moles”.

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Filed: Originals, TSG Game Review
Aug
24 th
2010

As you may or may not have known, TheSpeedGamers have had a Wiki on some free site for quite a while. Well, we now finally have one to call our own, a long time in the making. Check it out to see info about past TSG events, and where some of the oldest jokes came from.

TheSpeedGamers’ Wiki

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Filed: Featured, Originals, TSG News, Website News
Aug
23 rd
2010

Wut U Talkin Bout is a quick look at overlooked titles in gaming history, or an overlooked entry in a franchise.

No, not Final Fantasy XIII. XIII, a 2003 first person shooter published by Ubisoft. The title has a Bourne Identity style plotline about a former special agent who gets amnesia after a failed mission. Despite being a mature title, XIII uses a cel-shaded art style which was very different when compared to the more common realistic first person shooters. Through this, Ubisoft made a comic book style shooter that, even seven years later, still remains an interesting and unique experience.

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Filed: Originals
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