Nintendo confirmed the release date for Sonic Lost World during its latest Nintendo Direct stream.
Lost World, exclusive to the Wii U and 3DS, will launch on October 22 for North America, October 28 for Europe.
While DanO and I sit here on this beautiful summer evening, him watching the History Channel and the educational programming thereof, me feeling the stabs, jabs and pokes of Nugget, it feels like a good setting for some candor:
I paid way too much for something in order to feel good about myself.
No, not that.
Or that.
Better.
I made Raspberry jam.
I know, I know, so pathetically Suzie Homemaker of me. Especially when you know that, well, it wasn t any cheaper than buying it ready made. DanO did the math really quick with the grocery bill, and this was definitely not the economical way to do things. Like  I said though, I did this to feel good about myself, and who am I to put a price tag on that? The best part: it totally worked.
Hi, I make homemade jam. Nice to meet you.
See what I mean?
It may not be a jewel on my eternal crown, but it still gives me warm fuzzies to look at those Kerr jars all lined up on my counter announcing Allison rocks at all things domestic! . Now they just need circles of adorable fabric covering the lid and held in place by tied raffia.
I m sorry, I know I m about to lose some of you because of the gag reflex stimulation I m dishing out, so I ll stop.
Really, my point here is this: it wasn t cheap, but it was really, REALLY easy. So easy that now that I ve made it and know just how simple it is, I ought to feel less accomplished less proud of myself. It wasn t actually money saving and it was ridiculously easy. There is nothing to be happy about here.
Hello. Yes, I spent my afternoon canning jams made from scratch.
Nope, that still feels pretty dang good.
There are 5 steps to being able to make that self-promoting statement. A really easy 5 steps.
1. Smash 6 to 7 cups of raspberries with a potato masher, pastry blender (shown here) or food processor, making approx. 3 cups of raspberry goo.
2. Mix in 7 1/4 cups of granulated sugar to create a sweet, sticky raspberry goo (taste some).
3. In a small sauce pan, bring 3/4 cup water and 1 pkg. (1 3/4 oz) SureJell fruit pectin to a boil, stirring constantly. Continue to stir constantly while it boils for 1 minute. Whatever you do, don t put down the spatula in order to take a picture for your blog. It says stir constantly for heaven s sake.
4. Pour pectin over berry goo and mix together for 3 minutes. Mental note: metal mixing bowl reflections do not do good things for cankles. Yikes.
5. Immediately spoon into jars, leaving 1/2 inch of air at the top. Let them sit for 24 hours before freezing.
See how easily the illusion of domestic goddess-hood can be achieved?
Here s the abbreviated version, in case it wasn t clear just how easy this is: smoosh, sweeten (taste), simmer, stir, store.
Get it? Got it? Good.
I got just over 4 pints of jam out of this recipe, enough to freeze and use well into the winter. Hopefully the warm fuzzies I get from looking at these jars last me that long as well.
Here, try this jam I made last summer.
Yep. Totally worth it.
Compile Heart has been designing Fairy Fencer F and transformed Neptunia character artist Tsunako's drawings into 3D models. Here's a look at Fang, Harlot, and Tiara.
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Fairy Fencer F is slated for release on September 19 in Japan.
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Fans of casual hidden object games might have heard of Difference Games' Haunted House, as the casual game has been available for play on the developer's website for some time. Now, the company has released an Android version of Haunted House, bringing the same hidden object scenes to the mobile space.
You're the one person on Earth who could find a needle in a haystack. You can spot invisible ink on a page even after it has dried. You purposefully hide things in your house that you know you'll need months later just to see whether you can find them. But don't worry, hidden object game super fan, there won't be anymore need for that with the 10 best hidden object games on Games.com ... and you don't even need to find them.
Little Shop of Treasures 2This seek and find romp is one of the most colorful this editor has ever seen. If you're not one for story and just want to get to searching, then look no further than this vibrant sequel to Little Shop of Treasures.
Mortimer Beckett and the Lost KingNow if you like a little more adventure among the hidden object for you to uncover, this chapter in the Mortimer Beckett series is a fine place to start. That is, of course, provided you like beautifully illustrated scenes, which you totally should.
Hidden Objects - Deep SearchOne of the few and proud hidden object games on Games.com set under the sea, as Sebastian would say, this gem too ditches the story in lieu of simple quality. Now, where is that crab, anyway?
Mysteryville 2Only the best hidden object games surround a mystery, right? No, wait--that's: "Only every hidden object game surrounds a mystery." But, oh, what mystery you'll find here amid the pseudo-realistic scenes. After all, it's in the dang title.
Hidden Objects - Noah's ArkThere's nothing like a hidden object game of biblical proportions. Don't worry, you'll have to find more than just every animal in existence. But we're sure there will be plenty of that, too.
Golden Trails 2: The Lost LegacyAvast! This is the globetrotting, hidden-object-finding adventure you've been waiting for. Follow a band a travelers across the seven seas in search of--what else?--treasure buried in scenes with mute color palettes.
Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of AthenaWhen the storied Samantha Swift is involved, you know you won't be idle for long. This journey sees players seeking an ancient artifact the only way they know, which we'll let you guess.
Farmington TalesLook, you're about to get the best of both worlds: managing farmland and finding hidden objects. It's up to you, of course, to run the family farm by planting and harvesting crops, but to also indulge yourself in finding hidden objects treasures.
Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe ConspiracyOnly a hidden object game would empower you to find the famed author Edgar Allan Poe's murderer. The catch? You'll have to search for the answer--via hidden objects, of course--within Poe's various tales of macabre.
Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald TearFinally, follow Rupert and Emma on an adventure to find an ancient Egyptian artifact through, what else? Match-3 puzzles, that's what. Sure, you saw that one coming from a mile away, but that doesn't make it any less awesome.
We don't have a game that tries to talk about why games are great. The closest we have is the newly-released Evoland. It's not as overt as McCloud's book in that at no point is an author directly addressing the audience, but it's absolutely a game about games that (to an extent) could already teach people a lot about history and design techniques and feature-creep.
As part of the (apparently) final release in the Indian cooking event in ChefVille, players can now upgrade their Curry n Spice Stoves to the expert level, while also upgrading their Spice Cabinet to offer more spices for these advanced recipes. There are three quests available in the Spice Cabinet upgrade series called "Appetite for India," and we're here with a guide to helping you finish them, thanks to Zynga. Let's get started!
