Those Tekko pics I took are kind of horrible.  I really should have taken more.  I will post them if my photobucket allows it.  The video is way too long for youtube, so I'll have to compress it and make it available for free somewhere.

Videogames have taken a back burner for a while, so I can get adjusted to something new:  I'm dating again.  Erin is a fun girl to be around, even though she's a bit quiet like me.  She's a gamer too, a casual one at that, and she has some experience with games I haven't played yet (mainly WoW TCG, which is actually something I look forward to).  She recently had her vacation in the USA, down in Danvers MA for some conference about photography.  She's a really good photographer.  She puts her nice work on Facebook but keeps her amazing stuff elsewhere.  She's definitely fun to game with, too, so I hope I can talk more about her in the future, while I review some games.  We're playing a fun party game right now, and I might post a review in the next month on it.

Quick review time for a couple games that are on the download for their respective consoles or handhelds:

- Magic: The Gathering has a game out on XBLA and PC, called Duel of the Planewalkers.  It's basically a massive tutorial, but doesn't give enough edit options for deck builds, outside the preset decks they give you.  The new rules for 2010 Core Set are used, so current players can get a grip of those while new players can learn the ins and outs of Magic.  Definitely worth the BUY, if you're a Magic fan or not, because the 200 Gamerscore isn't complicated to take a decent stab at.  Even has online.

- Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman: What Did I Do To Deserve This? is a quirky Japanese "ant-hill" defense game for the PSP, available only on PSN, where you are a master God of Destruction (you think), and you make minions based on nutrients in the ground, to try to protect an Overlord from being captured by Dragon Quest inspired warriors and magicians.  The funny catch is it abuses all known internet memes that flow with the game itself, like Omnoms as critters, and an almanac describing your monsters in the most hilarious of ways.  Aside from the humor, the basic game is hard, as you micro-manage your critters to spread resources and make more critters, more powerful critters, and then even demons and pixies who are hard-set on destroying the enemy heroes at all cost.  On the brightside, there's lots of resources on the internet to try and become a better player at the game.  It'll just take time.

There's a demo available as well, so check it out.  I say RENT or DEMO the game before you buy, as $20 US might seem like a stretch for a game like this, but I say it'll keep you busy for a while.