http://levelup.today.com Blueprint for being a better gamer Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:15:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you missed EVO, then you mist out, plain and simple. I got my roomate and my girlfriend to sit in on the action with me, and while watching the Soul Calibur 4 finals, a game that NONE of us really like, the three of us got hype. And if ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/07/20/the-evolution-championship-series-has-leveled-up/ Today, I ask, how long until the fighting game genre is placed into the limelight of the mainstream? This year has seen the release of some heavy hitters thus far, Street Fighter IV and Blazblue hit consoles, the return of Garou: Mark of the Wolves, ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/07/13/its-time-to-get-hyped/ Man...what is it with people on online games these days. Either they dont want to hear out your advice, or just don't want to work as a team in a team based game in general. For example, for the last couple weeks, I've taken up Grand Chase, probably the first MMO ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/07/06/theres-most-certainly-a-me-in-team/ So I've decided to change things up a bit. Sunday Review is getting a promotion. This way, I can splash in reviews whenever I feel, and if I post an article on a sunday, it doesn't necessarily have to be a game review. With a sequel on the horizon, I ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/06/30/the-exp-boost-mass-effect/ More importantly of course, Metal Gear. My goodness. After delay after delay, after issue after freakin issue I'm back. For real this time. And quite a LOT has happened, with E3 going on in my abscence, so I have quite a lot to catch up on and cover. I figure a good ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/06/26/return-of-level-up-and-metal-gear/ Today's post may sound a bit preachy. Even a bit parenty, but some of us gamers still need to hear this out. There are just some things that you should do as a gamer, no matter what your attitude or competitive level is. Etiquette is a rather important thing when ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/06/23/levelling-up-etiquette/ I haven't forgotten about you readers, I'm just out of internet due to moving. Level Up! should be back in full form starting this Friday, when my much better, faster internet gets installed at my new humble abode. In the meantime, feel free to fill my email with things that ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/05/30/facepalm/ Earlier this week we fighting game junkies recieved some wonderful news. It's been confirmed that Tatsunoko vs Capcom will be coming to our shores. Obviously fan demand is a VERY powerful thing, and developers should definitely keep this in mind, as it is CLEAR that Capcom takes care of their fanboys/fangirls. ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/05/21/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-makes-it-to-the-us/ No, I have NOT run out of extra lives. Sorry about dropping off the face of the planet for a few days, just had a crazy weekend away from the usual daily banter, and I return to a spot of computer trouble. I probably won't be able to update as often, ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/05/19/i-swear-im-alive/ Hideo Kojima is generating some buzz. This makes me excited. A Kotaku post piqued my interests today when I was browsing the page, and some E3 hype is getting generated. There's been a print ad in Famitsu that reveals...nothing. No reveal date, no game name, just a picture of a ... http://levelup.today.com/2009/05/14/metal-gear-e3-hype/