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Yes it is true! I am returning to doing video blogs here full time and I might as well start by returning to the one and only Darro's Dominion. After a near 2 year hiatus, it has fully returned and will be doing them every so often as long as I have things to talk about and to show. These are going to be mainly for people who have followed me and stuck with me through the good times and the bad and for that I thank each and every one of you.

In this comeback episode I talk about the reasons of my return to Gamespot and what games I've been playing recently etc. So sit back, grab the popcorn and enjoy. Until next time people, this is Darro signing out. Toodles

But what is it? Find out tomorrow! :)

Wow, 3 blogs in a space of a week. Seems like its 2006 all over again. Anyway, I would first like to thank everyone who gave their time to watch my recent video remembering what I call the "good old days" of Gamespot and how I would like to play games and chat with some of my online friends again. Everyone who gave their opinion on the situation I appreciate and pretty much was the same opinion nonetheless, which I kind of expected.

Since the videos, I have played some Super Street Fighter IV with Mike (EightBitWarrior) & Michael (LordofUltima) and was good fun although I ain't really great at the game. Had a few matches also with people over at a place called FrugalGaming and that will be happening every Tuesday night, which is pretty cool. Really like playing that game despite me being pretty mediocre at it.

Another game I have been playing is Picross 3D, which is my very first Picross game. Man, it is so addicting to play. I tend to play it during my break time in work but it is definitely one of those games you can pick up and play for several minutes at a time or play for a few hours and try to 3-star every puzzle in the game. I have to get the other Picross game now due to loving this one a lot. It's in the running for my DS game of the year thus far. Also, working my way through a 5-year old game known as Half Life 2. I am in the Nova Prospekt chapter (Chapter 10) meaning I only have another 3 chapters to do and it's in the bag. I ain't going to do the episodes afterwards since a big game is coming out next week and will be dedicating my time to it in single-player and multi-player. That game is of course Red Dead Redemption.

I really hope this doesn't give me the same disappointment as GTA IV did but its a western open world game that is bound to be good since I enjoyed GUN for what it is and this should be 10 times better. If you guys are up for some MP action, hit me up and we can raid gangs and camps and cause chaos. :)

As you can see, I have been doing reviews recently also. I am in the process of my Nier review at the moment, which should be finished during the weekend but will be over at GamerEuphoria.com for a exclusive period of time before I put them over here so if you want to read them first, go over there. Rocket Knight is one I plan to do soon as well and boy that game brought back fond memories of my childhood.

Anyway, just want to say thanks to all of you who have stuck with me these past 4 years and let's look forward to the future with great games and great times. Peace!

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As I said yesterday in my blog, this video is really for the people that have known me for a while and played with and talked to from 2006 on here and elsewhere since it would be them that would get more out of it than someone who has just come across it. I hope that some of the guys that I became friends with will appreciate what I was trying to do here to a certain extent and if that occurs, then I feel I've done my job.

Anyway, this is for all my old GS friends. Keep on gaming and ROCK ON! :)

Its been a few months since I have actually done any activity on this blog. Now, I just done a video there that for people who have known me for a long time on here and elsewhere will likely appreciate since its about remembering back to the good old days, as I like to call them.

I hope it would have an effect on some of the friends I have made here on Gamespot since I joined back in 2006 if they plan to watch it but I will probably spread it about elsewhere to get the message across. The video will be up tomorrow as I do not have the time now to upload it, as I am heading to work soon. Until then, Darro is signing out!

Toodles!

Well, I am now apart of something millions and millions of other people are and that is a little something called Twitter. I didn't really see myself ever going over there and being apart of it but its kind of cool I guess but it ain't something I will become obsessed with like some other people are. Anyway if you want to follow me on it: the name is DarroM85. Darro and DarroM were already taken, which is surprising to say the least.

Oh and about the whole deletion of my GOTY Nom videos. Let's just say that Windows Movie Maker is stupid and is a brain-dead program that wouldn't let me save movies. Also, no one was watching so couldn't be bothered then. I will have a new vblog tomorrow just going over the month of January and talk about Bayonetta a good bit. Also, will talk about my GOTY noms and what my GOTY is anyway.

Getting Ys: The Ark of Naphitism in the mail for rental tomorrow hopefully. Looks good and I want to finish more games this year and thus going to rent most games instead of buying them. Plan to complete at least 50. Done 4 thus far so if I focus my time on one or two games, I could easily do it no problem and complete at least 4 or 5 games a month. Wish me luck.

Anyway, expect a vblog like I said tomorrow and take care. Toodles!

I have done this over the past couple of years now where I give you guys a list of the games I went on to complete in 2009. Due to several things, including work and buying way too many games and not focusing on some of them enough, the list is smaller than the previous two years but I hope to change that in 2010. These are in no particular order now.

1. Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty.
2. Dead Space
3. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
4. Chrono Trigger DS
5. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
6. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
7. Tales of Vesperia
8. Batman: Arkham Asylum
9. Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
11. Call of Duty: World at War (Co-Op Only)
12. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
13. Dragonball Advanced Adventure
14. Rhythm Heaven
15. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
16. Brutal Legend
17. Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood
18. The Beatles: Rock Band
19. Resident Evil 5
20. Killzone 2
21. Klonoa Wii
22. Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince
23. The Lord of The Rings Conquest (Both Campaigns)
24. Alien Hominid HD
25. Dash of Destruction (this one shouldn't count really since its like 10 mins long or something) :P
26. Fallout 3 DLC Mothership Zeta and Operation Anchorage (again, probably shouldn't be counted since I haven't actually finished the main questline)
27. Left 4 Dead
28. Rocky & Bullwinkle (Completed all shows)

To tell you the truth, I am surprised at how much I actually did complete this year looking back since I assumed it would be around 20 or less. Some of the games on the list were well worth the journey through whiles others were not (I'm looking at you LOTR Conquest with your near-broken gameplay etc). My GOTY nominations will be coming up this week and if not this week, will be definitely the week after since I am off work thus will have plenty of time to do the videos.

Anyway, take care guys and have a happy 2010! Toodles.

ts been a few weeks since I done a blog of any kind whatsoever and what a way to return by doing what I do best and that is bored the hell out of you guys with my ramblings equalling up to a 30 mins blog spilt into 3 parts of course. I just talk about my recent purchases and ramble on on a few of them. Some will watch and endure while others will not. :p Enjoy nonetheless and see you guys soon hopefully.

Click here for part 1, here for part 2 and here for part 3.

It is me again after a several week hiatus pretty much. A few weeks ago I did a video where I unboxed a mystery item, which of course turned out to be a NES wit 44 games and accessories completely boxed. Once again, I acquire another package but not as epic as the previous one. It is for a game that has been released recently and I am going to love it since the demo was kickass.

Anyway, enjoy the video and see you guys around.

Mystery Unpackaging 2.

Last week, I teased you guys about something that was coming my way and that it would be somewhat an unpackaging of epic proportions. Well, today I received said package but not with everything unfortunately. But I found out why that was and its in the video itself if you want to know why. Anyway, if you want to find out what I got, then check the video and leave your comments (no stupid ones now like don't care or something along those lines).

Toodles.

Click here for part 1.

Click here for part 2.