New Years Eve Party Now live

Cellebrate the New Year with The Dumb Ass Gamer and Star Wars going live now join in the fun in chat and watch live at www.twitch.tv/gamestop692

Bring in the new year with The Dumb Ass Gamer.

Bring in the New Year with The Dumb Ass Gamer and Star Wars The Old Republic (12:00 i do a shot of Jager Bomb to bring in the new year) www.twitch.tv/gamestop692

Added Google + Button

Hi everyone site update I added a Google + Button at the bottom of the page for thedumbassgamer.info feel free to click on the + button and share. Also there is a Facebook Like button down there as well. :)

Live Cast 12/26/2011 Star Wars

Going live playing Star Wars The Old Republic Join in on the fun watch and chat live at www.twitch.tv/gamestop692

Marry Christmas

Wishing everyone a vary Marry Christmas.  I hope that you all have a wonderful time celebrating this time of the year with friends and loved one's.  I know i have not been posting as much dew to the holiday season but I will be posting more videos and much more in the coming weeks after New Years.  Thank you all for your support. :)

Empire Earth Gold Edition Free.

GOG.com will be giving out Empire Earth Gold Edition for free next week. This is a 48 hours only event, from Monday 12 December until Wednesday 14.

Empire Earth Gold Edition Free Via GOG.com

Diablo III Opening Cinematic

Coming Soon: Battle.net Balance

Battle.net Balance

Soon, we’ll be introducing a new feature called Battle.net Balance that will give players an alternate way to purchase Blizzard products and services directly through their Battle.net account. Players will be able to “charge up” their Battle.net Balance using a variety of payment methods, and then use their Battle.net Balance to buy services like World of Warcraft character transfers, digital products like pets and mounts, and more. Players will also be able to use their Battle.net Account Balance to buy items and store their earnings from Diablo III’s currency-based auction house once the game is released.  We’ll be rolling out the new Battle.net Balance feature in the weeks ahead -- but in the meantime, check out our Battle.net Balance FAQ to find out more about how it’s going to work.

Battle.net Balance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. What is Battle.net Balance?

Battle.net Balance is a new Battle.net feature that will allow players to store value in their Battle.net account, which can be used to buy Blizzard Entertainment products such as World of Warcraft game time, paid services, digital versions of games, and in-game pets and mounts.  With the upcoming launch of Diablo III, players in certain regions will also be able to use their Battle.net Balance to acquire items from the game's currency-based auction house. Diablo III players will also have the option to store earnings from items they sell on the auction house in their Battle.net Balance, to be used on future auction house purchases or to buy Blizzard products. For more information on the Diablo III auction house, read the auction house FAQ.

2. How will I add value to my Battle.net Balance?

When you log in to Battle.net Account Management, you will be able to add value to your Battle.net Balance through a variety of different payment methods, such as debit or credit cards or a variety of region-specific payment methods. Please note that depending on the payment method, it may take some time for the Battle.net Balance you purchase to become available to use.

3. Can I convert my Battle.net Balance into cash?

Once funds or Diablo III auction house earnings have been added to your Battle.net Balance, you are not able to convert that Balance into cash. Battle.net Balance can only be used to buy designated Blizzard Entertainment products or to acquire items from Diablo III's currency-based auction house. In certain regions, Diablo III players who wish to "cash out" the proceeds from the sale of an item from the currency-based auction house instead of storing it in a Battle.net Balance will be able to do so via PayPal for an additional fee. Players will need to determine which method they wish to use at the time they post their auction. For more information on the currency-based auction house, see the FAQ.

4. Will I need to use Battle.net Balance to make Diablo III auction-house purchases, or will other payment options be available?

Diablo III players will be able to make purchases on the currency-based auction house directly (without using Battle.net Balance) via several popular payment methods, such as major credit cards. A wider range of payment alternatives will be available for those who wish to use Battle.net Balance.

5. What currencies can I use to charge my Battle.net Balance?

In general, you will be able to add value to your Battle.net Balance using your local currency (in EU, for example, players will be able to use Euros, GBP, and RUB). In certain regions where game realms and servers are shared by players in multiple countries, you may also be able to use additional countries' currencies. However, please note that Battle.net Balances for different currencies are tracked separately and cannot be used interchangeably. For example, you cannot use Battle.net Balance purchased using U.S. dollars in a non-USD-based auction house, and you are not able to transfer Battle.net Balance purchased in one currency to or from Battle.net Balance purchased with a different currency. We'll have further details to share closer to release.

6. Will there be a limit to how much I can store in my Battle.net Balance?

Yes, there will be limits on how much can be stored in your Battle.net Balance. We'll have more information closer to release.

7. Can I transfer my Battle.net Balance to another Battle.net account, or give Battle.net Balance as gift?

Your Battle.net Balance is non-transferrable. At launch, there will not be a way to give Battle.net Balance as a gift to another Battle.net account holder; however, we're looking into the possibility of adding that feature in the future.

8. How long will my Battle.net Balance remain in my account? Will it ever expire?

Depending on local laws and regulations, we may be required to remove the Battle.net Balance from any Battle.net account that hasn't been accessed in over 3 years.

9. Will I be able to track purchases made with my Battle.net Balance?

Yes, you'll be able to track your purchases through Battle.net Account Management.

10. Can I use my Battle.net Balance as the automatic payment method for my recurring World of Warcraft subscription?

No, though you are able to pre-purchase World of Warcraft game time using your Battle.net Balance.

11. What payment methods are available to charge my Battle.net Balance?

All of the payment methods we currently support through Battle.net will be available to charge your Battle.net Balance, with a few exceptions. We'll have more details to share closer to launch.

12. Can I use Battle.net Balance in combination with other payments to make a purchase?

You will be able to use Battle.net Balance in combination with another payment type to make certain purchases through Battle.net Account Management, such as World of Warcraft paid services. However, you will not be able to combine payment types to make Diablo III auction house purchases.

13. Are there any fees associated with using Battle.net Balance?

Blizzard Entertainment does not charge additional fees to add to your Battle.net Balance or to use it to buy Blizzard Entertainment products. However, there are listing and transaction fees associated with the Diablo III currency-based auction house, regardless of the payment type.

14. Where can I see my Battle.net Balance?

Your Battle.net Balance will be visible in Battle.net Account Management, as well as in-game in Diablo III.

15. Is Battle.net Balance available in the Diablo III beta test?

In the Diablo III beta test, we are currently testing the in-game functionality of Battle.net Balance. Players are given a limited number of "beta bucks" to use on currency-based auction house purchases. These "beta bucks" reflect how Battle.net Balance might be displayed and/or used when Diablo III is ultimately released, though as with all things in the beta, this is subject to change. Please note that any "beta bucks" earned in the beta test will not be retained when Battle.net Balance is released.

by Blizzard Entertainment (link back.)
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&tag=balancefaq&rhtml=true

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4067071/Coming_Soon_Battlenet_Balance-12_9_2011

Star Wars The Old Republic Part 6

Skyrim Creation Engine

Bethesda have just announced that the Skyrim mod tools, the Creation Kit, will let players upload their mods to Steam’s Workshop service.

Players will be able to choose the mods they want on the Steam Workshops website, even via mobile devices, and they’ll be downloaded and installed automatically the next time you play. More details and the release date below.

The Creation Kit will be out in January, and will apparently be even more versatile than Oblivion’s tools, letting players mess with Radiant Story. 

From  Bethesda Blog-

As of today, it’s been three weeks since we released Skyrim worldwide. We’re simply blown away by the response, from new and old fans, and amazed by the sheer number of people playing the game. It’s been absolutely fantastic hearing your stories, seeing early mods, and watching fan videos (more live music ones please, we love those).

We want to thank everyone reading this for playing our game and supporting all it tries to do. We wouldn’t have this success without you, and we want you to know we’re committed to making your Skyrim experience even better. And not just in the short term, but over the life of the game. Here’s a quick peek at what we’re working on right now:

Creation Kit  — Beginning in January, PC players will be able to download for free the same development tools we used at Bethesda Game Studios to create Skyrim. In tandem with the Creation Kit’s release, we will roll out a new Wiki and videos to help you get started. It also features something we think you’re going to love…

Steam Workshop – We’re excited to share news that we’ve been working closely with Valve to integrate Steam Workshop into the Creation Kit. Using the Workshop, you’ll have free user content with the push of a button. The Creation Kit will bundle your mod and upload it to the Workshop, where everyone can browse, rate, and flag mods for download. You’ll be able to do this from any web device, including your smartphone. Like a live Netflix queue, when you fire up Skyrim, mods you flagged will be automatically downloaded and installed. Everyone here is really excited about the opportunities and possibilities this opens up for our entire community.

Prefer to use existing modding sites? Not a problem. You’ll still be able to upload/share/access Skyrim mods on fan-created mod sites.

Continued Game Updates – This week we released update 1.2 across all platforms, and we’ll be releasing an incremental update next week. We anticipate it will be up on PC first, and then hit PS3 and Xbox 360 later in the week. Among other things, the update will fix issues like magic resistance not calculating properly and the rare, amazing backwards flying dragon. Once the update is released, we’ll share the full release notes.

After the holidays, we’ll continue to release regular updates for the game — through full title updates, as well as incremental “gameplay updates” to fix whatever issues come up along with rebalancing portions of the game for difficulty or exploits. We plan on having a lot of these, not just a few. Overall, you should expect updates to be hitting the PC and Steam earlier and more often, as that’s a process we control. Console updates will follow, as they must be certified and processed by those manufacturers.

We all know this is a huge game, and everyone has a different experience. We’ll continue to do everything we can to make the game better and better for as many people as possible every day. We’ve also realized that with the millions upon millions of people playing Skyrim, we need to treat our updates with greater care. If we get too aggressive trying to fix a minor issue, we run a risk of breaking something larger in a game like this. To be safe, we are prioritizing code side fixes right now over data fixes. Quest and balance issues are usually data, and those will start rolling in a large way with the January updates.

Thanks again for your continued support and patience. We truly have the best fans in the world, and we couldn’t do it without you.

http://www.bethblog.com/2011/12/01/skyrim-what-were-working-on/

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 5

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 4

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 3

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 2

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 1

Diablo 3 Part 4

Diablo 3 Part 3

Diablo 3 Part 2 Wizard Playthrough

No overtime pay for IT professionals?

No overtime pay for IT professionals? This better bomb in Congress 


Oct 20, 2011 - Introduced in Senate. This is the original text of the bill as it was written by its sponsor and submitted to the Senate for consideration. This is the latest version of the bill currently available on GovTrack.


S 1747 IS
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1747


To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to modify provisions relating to the exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 20, 2011


Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. ENZI, and Mr. BENNET) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL


To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to modify provisions relating to the exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Computer Professionals Update Act’ or the ‘CPU Act’.


SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.
Section 13(a)(17) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(17)) is amended to read as follows:


‘(17) any employee working in a computer or information technology occupation (including, but not limited to, work related to computers, information systems, components, networks, software, hardware, databases, security, internet, intranet, or websites) as an analyst, programmer, engineer, designer, developer, administrator, or other similarly skilled worker, whose primary duty is--


‘(A) the application of systems, network or database analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine or modify hardware, software, network, database, or system functional specifications;


‘(B) the design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing, securing, configuration, integration, debugging, modification of computer or information technology, or enabling continuity of systems and applications;


‘(C) directing the work of individuals performing duties described in subparagraph (A) or (B), including training such individuals or leading teams performing such duties; or


‘(D) a combination of duties described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the performance of which requires the same level of skill;
who is compensated at an hourly rate of not less than $27.63 an hour or who is paid on a salary basis at a salary level as set forth by the Department of Labor in part 541 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations. An employee described in this paragraph shall be considered an employee in a professional capacity pursuant to paragraph 


http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-1747

Diablo 3 Beta Part 1 Wizard playthough.

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 5

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 4

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 3

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part 2

Star Wars The Old Republic Beta Part1

Michigan 3 Day For The Cure

Hi everyone cancer effects us all ether we know someone who has survived cancer or we know someone who has lost a love one or friend to cancer.  I am asking you to pleas support my mother A 10 year Breast Cancer survivor who will be celebrating her 54th birthday. She will be doing a three day 60 mile walk to raise money for Breast Cancer please donate if you can.
Go to http://www.the3day.org/site/PageServer
Click on the Donate to a participant.
Then do a search for.
Felecia Paladino

Thank you all for your support and god bless

The Dumb Ass Gamer
Jason Paladino

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone I hope that everyone has a great turkey day I will not be streaming untill Friday evening unless i get home earley Thursday.  Wednesday I am leaving town to spend the Turkey Eating season with some family.  Thank you all for all your support and see you after we all have stuffed our faces full of food :).

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Part 14

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim part 13

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim part 12

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim part 11

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim part 10

Skyrim Part 9

Skyrim Part 8

Skyrim part 7

Skyrim part 6 City life

Movember !!!

It’s Moustache Season and I’m growing a fine moustache for Movember! Please support my growing efforts and the 33,000 men who will die of prostate cancer and the nearly 8,300 men who will be diagnosed with testicular cancer this year. Thank you http://mobro.co/JasonPaladino

Skyrim Part 5

Skyrim Screen Shots

Skyrim Part 4

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PC Review

The Dumb Ass gamer Skyrim Short Review.

So what do i think of Skyrim for the PC? From the open nature of do what ever you want to do to the openness of character creation.  

You have total freedom to do what you want and how you want to do it. 

Your character is what ever you want it to be gone are the traditional classes that we are all used too and in comes natural advancement on how you play and what you use. 

You can still specialize when you level pick to increase your mania, health, or stamina then pick from one of the many skill trees to add points into.

Speaking of leveling up put just one point into a specialization you use and you will notice it.

Content wow 13 hours in and i am just now starting the main quest there is so much to see and do in this game (you will get side tracked easy especially if you go exploring around). 

I so far have visited a vary small part of the game world and have over 20 quest to do ranging from a little boy in grief from his mothers death and being send to a orphanage (no spoilers you will have to do the quest yourself) to simply overhearing people in the game talk and getting a quest to stumbling upon a abandon prion and finding a note and you guessed it another quest.

Graphics I would have to say are not OMG but they are vary vary well done for such a open game world, there are truly some amazing sights to be seen from weather effects to the breathtaking view from a mountain top. 

There are some bugs some low textures are used but it is understandable with a game this large also you get things like flying goats where I kill one of them and it flew a good 100 feet away but those are rare.

Mod support No idea but if past games (talking to you Oblivion) are any indication the mod support should be quiet good.

Is the game hard well... there are several different difficulty levels and you can change it in game to make it easier if need be. 

If you decide to get it get the pc version if you can run it as it is much better just be aware for now a xbox 360 pad works best that's not to say a mouse and keyboard wont work and i am sure either they will patch in better key binding or the mod community will fix it Farley fast. 

With that said if you like open world type games and rpg games then you will love this game as it lets you play the type of character you want to play and lets you do what ever you really want to do you can choose between 3ed person as well as the default 1st person view outside of The Witcher 2 I would say this is one of the best rpg's i have played in quiet some time.

So in closing is Skyrim is it worth buying ? Hell yes it is.

Skyrim part 3 the ongoing adventures...

Skyrim part 2

Skyrim part 1

SKYRIM EPIC RAP (by Dan Bull)

Coffee Art.

The continuing saga of The Dumb @ss Gamer Batman....

Batman Arkham Asylum part 3 I am fake Batman fear my paper batarangs....

Batman Arkham Asylum part 2I am fake Batman fear my paper batarangs....

Batman Arkham Asylum part 1 I am fake Batman fear my paper batarangs....

Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger PARODY! Key of Awesome #46

Battlefield 3 It's time to get my Butt handed to me epic fail time.part 2

Battlefield 3 It's time to get my Butt handed to me epic fail time. part 1

Grand Theft Auto V Trailer

Classic Halloween Candy's

Halloween is almost upon us, and that means one thing: CANDY. But not all that newfangled nonsense with the 3-D chocolate and edible glitter and biologically engineered flavor bursts. We're talking about classic candy—the kind of stuff that's been around since your grandparents were trick-or-treating. The kind of stuff that you can't find in too many places these days.

1. Rocky Road Bars: Rocky Roads are basically oversized marshmallows coated in chocolate, but gussied up with crushed cashews a "secret ingredient" (malted milk crisps) to give the outer layer an extra crunch. They've been around since the 1950s, and if they're good enough for the Russians, they're good enough for you.

2. Mallo Cups: They're like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but with marshmallow creme instead of PB, and coconut mixed into the chocolate shell. Mallo Cups are also notable for placing cardboard "coins" inside of the packaging, which can be collected and redeemed for manufacturerBoyer Brothers prizes, like...more candy! Also, the Lemonheads wrote asong about them (sort of.)

3. Jaw Busters: Don't let the name fool you: Jaw Busters are actually the very same Jawbreakers that Ferrara Pan has been making for generations. Each Jaw Buster takes 14-19 days to make, starting with a single grain of sugar that's whirled with melted sugar until it grows to the right size, which can range from a tiny sprinkle to a baseball-sized orb (as immortalized in the camp-tastic film of the same name).

4. Abba-Zabas: The tagline "Long-Lasting Fun!" certainly does not lie, because these babies will rip your teeth straight out if you attack too quickly. Abba-Zabas are a thin bar of incredibly chewy taffy with a peanut butter center, and it'll take you a solid two hours to get through the whole thing. They've been around since 1922, mainly on the West Coast, but it wasn't until the late 1970s that the label was changed to the taxi-checkers you see today.

5. Zero Bars: They're made by Hershey's now, but Zero bars were first invented by Hollywood Brands in the 1920s and called, slightly ironically, "Double Zeros." They're similar to a modern-day Three Musketeers—the inside has a calorie-count-flaunting mixture of caramel, peanut and almond nougat —but the outside is coated in white fudge, making this bar a real looker.

6. Cherry Mash: Cherry Mash it's a nugget of neon-pink cherry fondant covered in a hulking blob of peanuts and chocolate, and if you can get past the artificial smell, it's actually quite enjoyable, with a marzipan-y filling and an extra-crunchy shell. According to manufacturer Chase Candy, it's the best-selling cherry candy bar in the US.

7. Necco Wafers: The 150-year-old company bowed to customer demands and put artificial ingredients back in after an ill-fated attempt to go "natural," so it's safe to stock up on the neon-colored rolls. The indestructible little discs were shipped to soldiers during World War II, so you're practically a patriot just for eating the things today.

Cthulhu saves the world epic style

Battlefield 3 MP time to get owned

Dead Space Pc Part 2

Dead Space Pc Part 1

Battlefield 3 MP 2

Battlefield 3 MP

Updates

Hi everyone just wanted to send out a update I know i have not been casting as much as i normal do this is dew to the fact that i broke a tooth and have been in alot of pain so kind of hard to concertrate on being able to cast and talk lol. I am still going to try to cast however.  As they say the show must go on lol.  Also on a side note i fanley got my YouTube account fixed and now can load longer playing videos I am loading up some new content that is HD 720p in the near future as well as will be updating a few of the web sites videos namley the Blip.tv videos that are up will be replaced with the Youtube HD videos.  Thank you all for the understanding and keep watching upcoming this next month is Skyrim, L.A. Noire Complete edition PC, and more Battlefield 3 single player and Multiplayer.

Battlefield 3 MP first impressions and game play

Battlefield 3 First Impressions and gameplay

Grand Theft Auto V

Rockstar Games has officially announced Grand Theft Auto V is in development.

The debut trailer for the game will be released on November 2.

Skyrim System Requirements

Minimum PC Specification:

• Operating System: Win XP/7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
• CPU: Dual Core 2GB
• Memory: 2GB RAM
• Video Card: DirectX9c video card w/ 512MB RAM

Recommended PC specification:

• Operating System: Win XP/7
• CPU: Quad-Core Intel/AMD CPU
• Memory: 4GB RAM, 6GB Hard Drive Space
• Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
• Video Card: DirectX9 video card with 1GB memory. GTX 260/Radeon 4890 or higher

Witcher 2 Play Through part 18 (end game)

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Witcher 2 Play Through part 17

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Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator - Teaser Trailer - The Gadget Show

The Witcher 2 part 15

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The Witcher 2 part 14

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The Witcher 2 part 13

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Battlefield 3 - TV Launch Trailer (Official)

NerdFu.....

NerdFu for the Epic win...that is all.

Mother of All Hot Wheels Tracks - Part 1

Dungeon Defenders part 3

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Dungeon Defenders part 2

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Dungeon Defenders part 1

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Battlefield 3 Meets Mass Effect 3

STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ - "Signs of War"

This past weekend was the annual New York Comic Con, which is basically the East Coast version of the giant San Diego Comic Con. The Old Republic had a huge presence there. In addition to announcing that the December 20th release date is now for both North America and Europe (Australia doesn’t exist on BioWare’s globe), they released a really awesome new trailer for the game.

The new trailer isn’t CG like some of the previous ones, and instead uses the in-game engine (except for one space scene, which is CG).

PlayStation Vita Release Date.

Sony has made the official announcement that their new portable gaming platform, the PlayStation Vita, will be available in the United States on February 22, 2012. The announcement was made by SCEA President and CEO Jack Tretton at the Web 2.0 Summit 2011 held in San Francisco, California. The successor to Sony's PSP platform will be sold at two price points: $249 for the Wi-Fi only model, and $299 for the Wi-Fi + 3G model.

In Japan, the PS Vita will be available on December 17, 2011.