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Saturday Video Round Up: August 16 – 22

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The following post was submitted by Gamer Crash. See more trailers and news at GamerCrash.com!

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With a less than packed week last time, the Round Up this week has returned to form. As the fall rush of games quickly approaches, so to has the amount of trailers and videos for fans to enjoy. I’ve managed to capture the best ones from the week that was and here’s a small taste of what awaits you below.

Gears of War Ultimate Edition hits store shelves and the Xbox Live Marketplace next week and to celebrate, The Coalition released a pretty snazzy launch trailer. Considering the Ultimate Edition is a remastered version of the first game, what better way to pay homage then to remaster the epic Mad World classic trailer? Come take a look at the new visuals and relive the nostalgia you didn’t know you had!

Year One Destiny fans finally got a look at the VIP rewards Bungie has been promoting since E3. Want to see the shader, sparrow bike, and emotes you’ll be getting on September 15? The trailer is waiting for you below.

I’ve also got new videos for Mad Max, Tales from the Borderlands, Splatoon and so much more after the break, so come check out this week’s batch of trailers!

The full list of videos await you after the jump…

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Gamer's Life

I am Not a Walking Walkthrough

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Image by Flickr user Nicolas Fuentes(CC)
Image by Flickr user Nicolas Fuentes (CC)

A few months ago, I completed Batman: Arkham Origins to much internal fanfare. With the exception of the game’s reliance on QuickTime events, I found the experience to be among the most rousing I had had yet with a Batman game, and I was equally as happy to call the game “completed.”

A few weeks ago, my husband started up Batman: Arkham Origins for the first time. His playthrough was going quite well until he got stuck. I bore witness to the trouble he had with a particular level, and I felt quite sympathetic to his plight having gotten stuck in the same spot myself. Try as he did, he couldn’t see the way out. And frankly, neither could I in the moment. That’s why when he turned to ask me for help, the only words that arose were “…I can’t remember!”

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The Trials of Gameplay Recording

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For the longest time, I have wished to record my gameplay, but it always seemed like too complex a process, and years passed without any progress being made in the matter.  No, I thought, I shan’t ever get to record my gaming prowess because I’m just not fancy enough to set up all that technical mumbo jumbo.  Nevertheless, there were times I would defeat a boss with 1 unit of health left or complete a challenge with less than a second to spare, and I would think to myself, I really need to record this kind of stuff and share it with the world.  So many missed moments, where I basked in the glory of a seemingly impossible victory.  With no one to share it with.

And then, not too long ago, Hatm0nster told me about a simple device one could use to record gameplay.  It’s the Avermedia Live Gamer Portable, and after doing quite a bit of research into the thing, I decided to give it a go.  It was about $150 on Amazon, and while I worried I wouldn’t be able to figure it out, I decided now wasn’t the time to chicken out when I had come so close to fulfilling a longtime dream.  Fast forward a few weeks, and I finally understand how this device works, and I want to explain the details for anyone else wishing to try their hand at gameplay recording. Continue reading The Trials of Gameplay Recording →

The Duck Plays: Fragile Dreams, United Videos

Youtube Time: The Duck Plays: Fragile Dreams-Part 1

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Hello there!  We’ve decided, now that we have our very own Youtube channel, it’s simply not good enough to leave those lovely videos only on Youtube.  They need to be shared!  And so, for the next, well, however many Mondays, I’m going to share one video a week of my gameplay of Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon.  For those of you not familiar with the game, this is a Wii exclusive that takes place after the end of the world.  You play as a boy named Seto, one of the last people left, who sets out on a quest to find a mysterious silver-haired girl. Continue reading Youtube Time: The Duck Plays: Fragile Dreams-Part 1 →

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Engaging the Enemy Isn’t Required (But it’s Highly Encouraged)

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It’s not easy being a ghost. Your continued existence hinges on not being seen, and the only time you can deal with people is when you catch them completely unawares. Otherwise they’ll not only be unfazed by your efforts to remove them, but will also be able to easily overpower you with their superior weapons and legion of friends. Indeed it’s hard not to feel a twinge of jealousy towards the other guy who just charged on in and took on the whole room with their flashy abilities and deadly assortment of cool gadgets. It looks like they’re having a grand ol’ time, leaving you wondering what could ever possessed you to think that being a ghost would be good for you.

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Collaborations and Projects, Console, News, Previews and Trailers

Saturday Video Round Up: August 9 – 15

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The following post was submitted by Gamer Crash. See more trailers and news at GamerCrash.com!

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With GamesCom now at an end and the giant trailer explosion a thing of last week, the industry has settled a bit. Unfortunately for us here at the Round Up, that means significantly less videos to give to you, dear reader. Still, lets make the best of it shall we? Here are the best videos from the past week, which are conveniently tucked away after the break below. For now, here’s just a brief taste.

The big trailer for me this week comes from Nintendo. With Super Mario Maker on the horizon, Nintendo has dropped a mega-sized 7 minute trailer showing off more of the game and all the new features that you didn’t already know about before hand. Seriously, there’s a lot of stuff this one is bringing to the table and I cannot wait.

The surprise hit of 2015 currently rests in the hands of Dying Light and developer Techland is bringing a whole new chapter to fans with The Following. Featuring a new and expansive area for player to kill zombies in, the biggest surprise may be the inclusion of a dune buggy than can also be upgraded. Come get a first look below.

I’ve also got new videos for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Rainbow Six Siege, Mega Man Legacy Collection and so much more after the break, so come check out this week’s batch of trailers!

The full list of videos await you after the jump…

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Food For Thought, General Commentary

The Two Made One? Windows 10 and the Xbox One.

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Although I enjoy watching press conferences from various multimedia and gaming events such as E3 and GDC, I usually take any announcements made at them with more than a few grains of salt. Though I understand the need to keep people interested and playing, many of us can probably recall at least a few instances where the initial hype surrounding a hallowed gaming proclamation fizzled into nothing or became little more than a long-running tease. So when I decided to invest my time into watching the Gamescom 2015 press conferences of Microsoft, EA, and Blizzard, I was ready to be interested but, like any cautious optimist, also skeptical and underwhelmed. Though those facets held out for most of what I heard, I perked up  at Microsoft’s announcement that Windows 10 would be coming to the Xbox One this fall. Hmm…

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