Loki's Planet invades Sacramento

As I looked over Team LoveHATE's last venture Decepti-Kon a few weeks back, I caught a group of green and blue shirts making there way around the convention. Wherever I went I would catch a glimpse of green out the corner of my eye. I chalked it up to fatigue and kept making my rounds.

The next morning I woke up and was hanging out with some Pirates when I saw the green shirts again. This time I knew that I wasn't tripping and introduced myself. I soon found out that these guys and girls were with Loki's Planet and that they invaded the meetup.com table. I cocked my head at the site because TLH knows all the meetup.com groups that were at our convention and... I didn't know these guys. As I shifted my gaze I caught Impartial Aaron from Drunk Animation beaming in the corner and I realized how Loki's peeps found their way into my vendor area. I looked back at them with an approving stare for they had brainwashed their first fan.

I decided then and there I needed to know more.

After a few days TLH met up with Jonathan and Jeff, the generals of the army, and discussed what the hell their plans for world domination were and how we could help them. So here we are a week later and here is dealeeoo peeps:
First on April 30th, THIS SATURDAY. Loki's Planet is putting on a Pre Tournament Art Show. 10AM to 5PM will be when all you artists can come out, paint, display your portfolio, and display your version of Loki's Planet while you "Watch it Come Alive" before your eyes. From 5PM to 8PM will be the judging. A paltry $5 bucks gets you in the door. They are STILL LOOKING for talent to come out so hurry up because spots are limited. For more information: Please check out Loki'sPlanet here for a direct link to the Art Show entry forms.

Second on their list for world domination is their wicked amazing Call of Duty: Black Ops Tournament held May 5th from 4PM to 8PM. This is something I believe Sacramento's gamers need. A pure, clean, competitive atmosphere that takes these gamers out of their houses and into one place where they can prove the mettle. When bragging rights take a back seat to official titles and winners are MADE. TLH are firm believers of making the masses think and riding the cusp of what's hot and what hasn't been done and that's why we are so hyped about this crew. This isn't your uncles LAN party of old. Loki's Planet promises a sleek venue where the gamers rule and PWNing is a daily fact of life. For some secluded gamers this will be a place to call home and show off their skills. LP will also be implementing to all the attendees a special wristband that will be able to track your score on many of the free games they have available to you. The person with the highest score at the end of the night will win a friggin' prize!!!  Located at #1067 K St in the Downtown Plaza, just a few doors way from the old Hard Rock Cafe and across from LIDS the spot is easy to access. Lightrail is a short walk away and parking isn't bad. Loki's Planet invasion starts HERE. Resistance is futile. So if you think you have what it takes to collect the cool $1000.00 prize or just want to enjoy the 7 foot Wii and velcro wall, come through. Admission is free.


Team LoveHATE will have some great entertainment on hand with the Sacramento Pirates milling around, Filipino Martial Arts Academy performing, and the LARPing Thor's Refuge trying to keep Loki's Planet at bay and the sound of DJ RSkee spinning throughout the tournament this will be the place to be Thursday night. For more information and the signup page for the tournament click here it's $50.00 per team of two which isn't much when your reputation is on the line.

The bottom line is TLH is down for the invasion AND we haven't even talked about Loki's Real World but that's another article.                    So stay tuned... Keep it cool... See you soon.

Felicia Day stars in Dragon Age: Redemption

We here at TLH are huge fans of The Guild staring Felicia Day. If you a gamer and haven’t seen this show yet we highly recommend you Netflix it or catch it somewhere on the internet. We love Felicia and the whole cast of The Guild. Well, Felicia is embarking on a new webisode series called, Dragon Age: Redemption based after BioWare’s hit with the same namesake. USAToday posted a very good in depth article on it and her and here’s the link.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2011-02-15-felicia15_ST_N.htm

- Posted by Jazel Gonzalez

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 DLC: Price and Release Date Confirmed

According to EuroGamer gamers will be able to download alternative costumes on March 1st, these will cost $5 on PSN and 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live.

Below we have embedded an image showing off a couple of the alternative costumers, if you would like to see more check out the EuroGamer link above.



We can also confirm that Capcom will also roll out some free DLC on the same date, this will be called the Shadow Mobile pack and will allow players to fight against “custom-built computer opponents, modeled after famous players and specific themed teams”. Sadly at the time of this post no date has been set for when Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath will be downloadable, therefore we will have to keep you posted.

North Americans managed to get their hands on MVC3 today, therefore I am sure that gamers will be glad to hear that DLC is on its way, but will you spend $5.00 on more costumes?

Thanks EuroGamer and product reviews for the info.

- Posted by Jazel Gonzalez

Final Fantasy XIII 2 simultaneous release?

I used to think that Final Fantasy XIII-2 was a bad idea, however it is now confirmed that the game has now been officially announced by Square Enix and is coming to both PS3 and Xbox 360.





At the moment details are pretty scarce, according to JoySiq the game will launch in Japan in 2011,but from what we can see, an English version will launch “next Winter”.

As you would have probably already guessed Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a direct sequel to FFXIII, which recieved a great reception when it was released back in December, 2009, therefore it is unsuprising to hear that Motomu Toriyama is also directing the sequel, it is just a shame that English gamers will have to wait almost two years to play it.
You may remember a few months ago they revealed that no FFXIII DLC would be released for the game, I wonder how much of the content originally planned for the add-on has gone into FFXIII-2.



Were you impressed enough by Final Fantasy XIII to buy the sequel? You tell me.

- Posted by Jazel Gonzalez

Gears of War HD pics and how to Get the beta

We have a treat for Gears of War fans now, as Epic has just released some previously unseen screenshots for the highly anticipated third title in the long running and successful franchise.

There are nine new images to view in total, and you’ll be able to view them in high quality over at HookedGamers. If you aren’t aware yet, Gears of War 3 has been scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 sometime during fall, after the initial planned release in April was delayed.

Unlike Gears of War 2, the new game will introduce three female characters into the game and you can see what one of them looks like in the image below, dressed up in typical Gears of War attire.



Don’t forget that there will also be a multiplayer beta for the game, which will start in April. If you want to take part, you’ll have to purchase a copy of Bulletstorm – another first person shooter from Epic Games due out on February 22nd.



Take a look at all of the screenshots over at HookedGamers and let us know your thoughts on them. Will you buy Bulletstorm just to play the GoW3 beta?


- Posted by Jazel Gonzalez

Marvel Vs Capcom 3: New Characters and Twitter Leaks

We have some pretty exciting details for Marvel Vs Capcom fans now, as rumors have gone into overload over the last week or so, with regards to the remaining character reveals and also other juicy information yet to be officially announced by Capcom.

As reported from Shoryuken, a few leakers thought to be very close to Capcom and Marvel have been revealing information on social networking website Twitter, information which Capcom are intending to reveal soon.

One of the leakers in question, ‘Klennox22′ has already had his/her Twitter account removed, but not before all the relevant information was copied. Afterwards, a second MvC3 leaker entered the scene, and is also revealing solid information on the game.

If we were to believe what has been leaked, then the remaining characters for the game include the likes of Akuma (Capcom), Taskmaster (Marvel), Hsien-Ko (Capcom), Haggar (Capcom), Sentinel (Marvel) and Phoenix (Marvel). Furthermore, we’re also hearing reports that Galactus is the final boss in the game, but he won’t be a playable character.

There is also information with regards to Venom, Blade and Gambit being left off the roster list – it’s all pretty interesting. Head to Shoryuken to read all of the information for yourself – don’t forget that none of this is official yet, but it looks very promising you have to agree.

After you have read all of the leaked information, let us know your thoughts on the leaked characters. Do you think the information is true or not – are you disappointed with the remaining characters?


- Posted by Jazel Gonzalez

New Mortal Kombat Characters Revealed

I LOVE me some Mortal Kombat so you can bet I’m covering this game till release. I started playing MK when it first came out. I totally rocked with Raiden and my brother killed it with Johnny Cage (MKII). We religiously anchored ourselves at the local 7 Eleven’s MKII machine with towels covering our hands so people couldn’t see the moves as groups of kids lined to stack their quarters to play us. Implementing the “pity 2nd round rule” just to help the nice kids save face and evoking “flawless victories” on the cocky ones Mortal Kombat II was to me the best of the series.



Well, MK is back if you didn’t know and there’s been reports online that God of War’s Kratos will be added (available only of you get the PS3 version) to the growing character roster to the upcoming Mortal Kombat game, we now have a lengthy list of new, but rumored characters whom will be joining them.

According to this report from RealmofGaming, several audio files were discovered on the official Mortal Kombat website, and these files contained intro voiceovers and theme music for a collection of unannounced Mortal Kombat characters.

The files have since been removed, but not before RealmofGaming had a chance to get the juicy information. The characters that were listed on the official website include Ermac, Goro, Kabal, Noob Saibot, Quan Chi, Shang Tsung, Sindel, Smoke and Stryker.



Interestingly, there was also a listing for a human version of Sektor, the robot who has already been confirmed in the game. Aside from the character leaks, there were also audio files for ‘Test your Might’ and ‘Brutalities’ – which should please those of you who enjoyed them in Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Don’t forget, this hasn’t been confirmed by NetherRealm Studios yet, so perhaps we shouldn’t get our hopes up too much. Hey, Raiden and Cage are there so you can bet I will be too.

Keep an eye out for more info as it comes. Enjoy! Oh and thanks PRnews for the info.

- Posted by Jazel Gonzalez

COD Black Ops Refund: Petition From PS3

 Okay, I bitched about this damn game before and I ran across this article today so if you own the PlayStation 3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops you may feel a little burned, this is because not only do Xbox 360 gamers get DLC first, but there is also no online split-screen mode and experts also suggest that Xbox 360 version has superior graphics.

Some PS3 gamers are extremely upset with Treyarch, to the point that they have signed an online petition demanding a full refund, if you are one of these annoyed gamers you can sign the petition here.

To be honest with you the annoyed gamers do have a point, previous PS3 releases have shown the full potential of the hardware, therefore Black Ops’ below par graphics are inexcusable, also you would think that a multi-platform release should bring the same features to all consoles. 

Below we have included an extract from the petition, have a read through it and feel free to share your opinions in the comments section. 

Is it fair to charge Playstation 3 owners the same price for an inferior product, when the previous version (Modern Warfare 2) was equal on both systems but the updated version (BO) is not? Is it fair to charge Playstation 3 owners the same price for an inferior product, when the previous version (Modern Warfare 2 on PS3) looked visually better than BO looks now on PS3?

Source: CVG, 

Black Ops - Should it be called Black Oops???

Before COD: Black Ops came out snooty reviewers complained about the graphics and we didn’t listen. Now if you are like me and you’re a fan of the COD franchise, you probably ran out and bought the game.  I decided to wait. Now that hundreds of thousands of people have bought the game player reviews are coming in all over the net I'm glad I did.  Many people are complaining that the graphics are washed out and some say that WaW looks better as well as the sound being sub par to previous COD’s, very garbled and unrefined. Do you think it’s a game breaker? Let us know what you think!  

Jazel Gonzalez

Fallout New Vegas Companions

Good morning people. If you don't already know, we here at TLH are huge gamers. Sometimes we lock ourselves up in our homes just to play our favorite game. Sometimes, its online with each other like Halo: Reach and sometimes it's solo with Fallout New Vegas. For those of you who love the game, here's an article about the companions you can acquire throughout the game.