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This totally made my day:

Diablo III To Hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 3

I'm a console gamer, but I'm a big Diablo fan from way back when. It was the first PC game, that wasn't educational, that I played heavily so it'll be great to get back into that universe. It'll be weird to play it without a mouse and keyboard and hopefully the port goes well, but from what I've been reading, the controls aren't bad. And with my gameplay style, which basically consists of running into a crowd and hacking and slashing everything to death, it really doesn't matter how great the controls are. Button mashing, all the way. ;-)

I think my love for tank characters stems from Diablo. I finished the game as a hack-everything-to-bits Warrior, not the kills-from-a-distance Rogue or the wimpy-in-the-health-department Sorcerer. I remember being disappointed that a Warrior wasn't allowed to hold a sword in either hand. Then along came Diablo II and the Barbarian and hello! Dual wield, baby! I went through most of that game just a whirlwind of swords. Makes me happy that the Barbarian is a class again in Diablo III and that you can choose your gender, too. I know what class I'm choosing when the game arrives.

All of the articles I've read about the port mention the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360 and even possibly the PlayStation 4, but nothing about the new Xbox One. Personally, I'd rather not have to buy another Xbox just to play a game, but at the same time, I know all of the newer games will be on the new console. If I want to keep up, I will have to buy an Xbox One at some point. We'll see.

Oh yeah, got my hands on a copy of Mass Effect 3! Not that I'm a chatterbox or anything, but I'm going to be really quiet for next few weeks. Oh man, good-bye productivity.

I should go.

I think the whole point of me buying an Xbox was so I could play on-line with my sister and her husband. We used to play Guild Wars together, but that was a few years ago. Of course, the only problem with playing a game on-line is you actually have to have a game with a co-op mode. As far as I'm concerned, there aren't a lot of options out here, not less you want your ass to be kicked by a ten year old. I've been told that can happen. :-)

But hurray for zombies! Left 4 Dead is all about the co-op. Work together or you're zombie meat. I played a little by myself but I doubt it's half as fun as with another person or a group. There's really no plot, but I guess that's not the point of the game. I can see how the game can get old fast if you're playing by yourself though.

Sadly, no bonuses for shooting the zombies right in the head, but you do get a nice splatter of blood all over you. I like the shotgun, it does more damage, but you can only get off ten shots before you have to reload. I dunno; maybe some of the other weapons are good, too. But when the zombie horde comes running at you, thinking about the right weapon is the last thing on your mind. You just keep shooting until all the zombies are bodies on the group. I'm not fond of the zombie hordes. The different kind of zombies are kind of cool. They're not all shambling, or in this case, marathon runners.

I wish the game had maps or indicators to tell you where to go. I hate randomly running around. And you can jump into any level of a campaign. You don't have to unlock first or anything. That's sort of weird, but helpful. You don't have to play through the level again if you die or whatever.

Ultimately, Left 4 Dead, not as addicting as Mass Effect, but still fun. Need to get my sister and her husband their copy so we can all enjoy blowing zombies away.

Thank goodness I'm not doing NaNoWriMo for real. I'm now a proud owner of a new Xbox 360. Wasn't really my plan to wake up today and go out and buy one, but the new flyers came today and I saw how cheap one was so I couldn't resist. I can justify buying this somehow, but nothing's coming at the moment. ;-)

But I totally see myself playing this thing non-stop once I get some games. I mean, how could I not? Who needs to go outside anyway? Winter's coming; everyone should stay inside where it's nice and warm.