Crimson Map Pack DLC

If you've been playing Halo 4 as much as I have then you know about the Crimson Map Pack that came out last month. If you don’t, or if want a quick analysis on the maps, then I’m here to help you out and talk about the maps in this DLC!

Steambox, Steam Holiday Sale, Recalled Zombies and Other News

The Big Picture will be remembered as being simply the first step towards Valve's inevitable and unstoppable conquest of all media everywhere. 

As many of our readers already know, Valve's previously rumored "Steambox" was confirmed for a Q1 2013  release just last week. Though details still remain few and far between, gamers everywhere are rejoicing and/or groaning at this announcement for various reasons. While we here at GC happen to love Valve and Steam, I at least am both excited for and dreading this release. With almost 300 games in my Steam library I can't wait to see this "console" released; on the other hand, I have 300 games in my Steam library, so I have little money to afford such a release. With the highly anticipated Ouya console coming out in April, the Wii U out currently, and other next gen consoles looming on the horizon, I can tell that my wallet is going to be taking severe and regular beatings through most, in not all, of 2013.

More news after the jump, and even more coming over the weekend!

Halo 4 Double XP Giveaway!

Do you play Halo 4? Do you want two games of Double XP?  Then enter our Halo 4 Double XP Giveaway! All you have to do is go to our Facebook page, like it if you haven't, then like our trivia question post. Then all you have to do is answer the trivia question, and share the post on your own page!  Easy as pie!  We will pick a winner on Thursday at 12:00 pm Mountain Standard Time.

Until next time, keep on gamin' on!

Gears of War Judgement Story Trailer

Are you excited for Gears of War Judgement next year? I know I am. As a huge fan of the entire Gears of War trilogy, I'm completely psyched out of my mind for Judgement, and it's brand new multiplayer additions,

Every North American Super Nintendo Game Ever Made for Sale!

Just like the old song states, "if you've got the money honey, he's got the
entire SNES library to sell you." Something like that anyway.  

A few hours ago a well known collector who goes by "Byuu" posted a series of pictures showing every Super Nintendo (SNES) game ever made to Reddit, and listed them all as being for sale. Consisting of "all 721 retail SNES games released in the US, Mexico and Canada; boxes for every single game; and 85% of all manuals...", this collection is reasonably priced at $20,000, and just in time for the holiday season as well! So if you've got the money, and you know a gamer that just has to have every North American SNES release ever, you now know where to find it.

Links to pictures of the entire collection, the original post, and a few more pics of the massive set after the jump.

Halo 4 2v2 Map - Forge Competition: Details Coming Soon

Do you love to forge maps in Halo 4? Do you think that your maps have a high enough quality to be a featured map in Gaming Cuisine's competitive league? Then this is the competition for you. While we do have many of the details to be worked out for this competition, we thought we'd give you the heads up so you could begin creating a map suitable for just about any two versus two game mode. All of the current details are on our "Cook Off's" page. Expect a mid January due date. In the mean time, if you have any questions about it, shoot us an e-mail at gamingcuisine@gmail.com!

Until next time, keep on gamin' on!

What Am I playing?

A lot of people I meet at midnight launches and tournaments ask me what game I am playing. Well I think the question should be what games am I playing. Currently I am juggling Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4, Hitman Absolution, and the amazing Mass Effect 3.

Each of these games are super unique, and I must say they are some of the most entertaining games I have had the chance to play. Not only are all of these games on several "Game of the Year Award" lists, but they are currently on my personal favorites list.

The Holidays, Gaming and You: Again

Super Mario Tree, while similar sounding in name to its NES brother,
was not nearly as popular as Super Mario 3. Source

First off, I'd like to say it's good to be back to posting here, as I had to take most of November off due to circumstances. For those that caught my false start, I apologize, but hey zombies make up for that don't they? Am I right, or am I right? Anyway, I'm happy to say Mike and I are looking forward to some big things coming up with Gaming Cuisine, and that we will continue to improve and update the site. Furthermore  we both want to throw out a big holiday welcome to all our new readers, as well as our new staff. We've been through a lot through the last year and a half, and we couldn't have done it without you.

As some of you may recall I wrote a small holiday buying and receiving guide last year, geared toward gamers and non-gamers alike. While I don't have much to add on to last years article, except to maybe update the named titles, I want to say that in the spirit of the holiday season I hope you're all doing well, and again thank you for your patronage of our site. While today's post is short, we'll have more tomorrow, or tonight as the case may now be, and we have a few announcements coming up this month that we think will be exciting for everybody involved. So keep your eyes peeled, and continue to expect greatness from us here at Gaming Cuisine, because if there is one way we're like Santa, it's that we aim to deliver.

Until next time, Keep on Gaming.