PixlBit

    In my dream, Pixlbit had a store in the real world that was part internet cafe, arcade, toy store, water park, and hotel. Here's what happened.

    So what about July. We're a week into it already. I had thought there was nothing special this month to interest me, but after looking over the release schedule on allgame.com and Metacritic, I found several games I'm excited about. It goes to show, that sometimes games just appear out of the ether last minute like this.

     I almost completed Valiant Hearts: The Great War this weekend. I came up two achievements short of it. I’m down to two collectibles left for the all collectibles achievement, and I need the one for the rhythm game. The rhythm one will be the toughest, but not that tough compared to others I’ve done. It’s pretty short and I should get it after a few tries, but that’ll have to wait ‘til next weekend.

     No gaming for me today. You would think I would have something else to do, but I really don’t. I could go hiking (tired from work – nah), read a book (did that already), see a movie (may still do that. I heard How to Train Your Dragon 2 is good but Transformers is on IMAX 3D. I may do that instead), play some music (don’t want to be cooped up doing that unless I had someone to jam with, and I don’t, band mate moved to Maine), play Tearaway on my Vita (somehow I want something more meaty to do), or hang out with friends (my only friend right now is my gaming buddy Mark and he’s busy with his girlfriend – BAH!). So I’m doing the only other thing I do on a lonely day, type this stuff at my favorite coffee shop,  get wired on coffee, and try to think about gaming – or writing – or anything really.

     In the land of Gem Stones, you are an adventurer looking for the magical gems that will make your dreams come true. Battle each of the gem holders for possession of all twelve.

   Starting tomorrow is the Too Many Games Convention at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Phoenixville, PA, which is not in the city but in the suburbs. This convention is like practically in my back yard, and it's gotten bigger and bigger every year, but I haven't planned for it again, and so won't be going. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!!! Let's look at what I'm going to be missing and then maybe I'll buy tickets for next year.

     It’s 1979. Space Invaders, Asteroids and Lunar Lander rule the arcades, but what’s this tucked away in the corner? Lunar Rescue? What’s that? It looks like all those games mashed up into one game. Oh yea, this is awesome!

    You are one of the four members of the Ranger Corps. Poachers are killing animals to the point of extinction. What will you do? Punch and kick and give them a taste of your rocket launcher of course - SHBROOM! And get some help from your animal friends too!