TV:
Unfortunately you have to subscribe to Starz in January now. http://tv.ign.com/dor/objects/14294244/spartacus/videos/Sparta_trailer_green.html Wish 300 was a tv series? Yeah… me too.
MMOs:
The super-spy mmo “The Agency”, a game I was really, REALLY looking forward to, was supposed to come out in the winter and be a quality game. Now both of those things are gone with the firing of the Studio Director, Art Director, and Producer. I’m putting this on the doomed list until further notice.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Huxley Closed Beta starts tomorrow
MOVIES:
This week’s movie pick “Funny People”. It’s star studded: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill. And it’s been advertized to all hell. My feeling is that it’s going to be decent. Not ROFL funny like “The Hangover,” but interesting enough to keep you invested, with funny parts in it.
Watchmen, a lot more people like it than you think. It topped video sales this week, 36% of which were Blu-ray.
Also, keep your calendar open for Astro Boy (10/23). Looks kinda cool.
MMOs:
Look what I just found! http://www.gatesofandaron.com/ Looks like an MMO where you can command armies to fight over land control. Will check this out hopefully tonight.
CrimeCraft (8/25) Open Beta: http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/crimecraft/beta/
No reason not to try it.
Huxley Closed Beta starts tomorrow. Did you get your key like I told you?
This week’s movie pick “Funny People”. It’s star studded: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill. And it’s been advertized to all hell. My feeling is that it’s going to be decent. Not ROFL funny like “The Hangover,” but interesting enough to keep you invested, with funny parts in it.
Watchmen, a lot more people like it than you think. It topped video sales this week, 36% of which were Blu-ray.
Also, keep your calendar open for Astro Boy (10/23). Looks kinda cool.
MMOs:
Look what I just found! http://www.gatesofandaron.com/ Looks like an MMO where you can command armies to fight over land control. Will check this out hopefully tonight.
CrimeCraft (8/25) Open Beta: http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/crimecraft/beta/
No reason not to try it.
Huxley Closed Beta starts tomorrow. Did you get your key like I told you?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Huxley Beta Starting
80's Childhood:
Found my Halloween costume http://www.buycostumes.com/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Super-Deluxe-Adult-Costume/61103/ProductDetail.aspx
Movies:
The next Star Trek movie might be a two parter http://movies.ign.com/articles/100/1008240p1.html
Greatest film ever made, 12 Monkeys, is now for you on Blu-Ray http://www.amazon.com/12-Monkeys-Blu-ray-Brad-Pitt/dp/B0026FCNK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1248878474&sr=1-1
MMOs:
Huxley, a true open world FPS MMO, is finally in Beta. http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/huxley/beta/
A lot of us have been watching and waiting for this game. I’d call it a AA title since its graphics and financial support are not at the Blizzard/Bioware level, but certainly very respectable.
Mortal Online seems like a non-sucky Darkfall. Play it here https://account.mortalonline.com/
And… uh… there’s a… Twilight? …MMO coming…
Also, whispers on the wind tell me that there is a “World of Darkness” MMO in the works. WoD is the game world for the Vampire table top game. It includes Werewolf and Mage games as well. This would make an MMO quite interesting, as anyone who knows these games knows a Werewolf kicks the crap out of a single Vampire, and both of those are dead long before they even know a Mage is around. And if they make the PCs humans facing off against these things, that would certainly be the suck.
Found my Halloween costume http://www.buycostumes.com/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Super-Deluxe-Adult-Costume/61103/ProductDetail.aspx
Movies:
The next Star Trek movie might be a two parter http://movies.ign.com/articles/100/1008240p1.html
Greatest film ever made, 12 Monkeys, is now for you on Blu-Ray http://www.amazon.com/12-Monkeys-Blu-ray-Brad-Pitt/dp/B0026FCNK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1248878474&sr=1-1
MMOs:
Huxley, a true open world FPS MMO, is finally in Beta. http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/huxley/beta/
A lot of us have been watching and waiting for this game. I’d call it a AA title since its graphics and financial support are not at the Blizzard/Bioware level, but certainly very respectable.
Mortal Online seems like a non-sucky Darkfall. Play it here https://account.mortalonline.com/
And… uh… there’s a… Twilight? …MMO coming…
Also, whispers on the wind tell me that there is a “World of Darkness” MMO in the works. WoD is the game world for the Vampire table top game. It includes Werewolf and Mage games as well. This would make an MMO quite interesting, as anyone who knows these games knows a Werewolf kicks the crap out of a single Vampire, and both of those are dead long before they even know a Mage is around. And if they make the PCs humans facing off against these things, that would certainly be the suck.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Geek Repore Goes Number Two
MOVIES:
Hanna Montana is Bat Girl? http://www.hollyscoop.com/movies/miley-cyrus/miley-cyrus-to-play-batgirl-in-dark-knight-sequel_1613.aspx
XBOX:
OK, who’s the jack ass that ordered the Draft Combine game? http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1008328p1.html
I quit the Splinter Cell series half way into the first game. Not because it’s not good, just did not have the time to be patient with it. But Splinter Cell: Conviction may make me forget my slavish conviction to continuity, and jump right in because it looks AWESOME! They turned the game play on it’s head from a Sneak game to an Infiltration game, and that means full out killing when the time is right. It’s fast paced. You get in fast and kill, while still avoiding the alarms. To be fair Metal Gear 4 was really the game that pioneered this revolution in the genre (hell, MG1 invented the genre) and this new philosophy of “fun now, no wait” is moving from just a trend in the game industry to a cliché. But this game looked like the shizz, unfortunately it’s been delayed to next year. Crap! http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/100/1008237p1.html
MMOs:
Want an MMO that levels you up while you’re not online? Alganon is for you. Sign up for Beta by posting here http://www.alganon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1608&hl=
Anyone who knows me, knows that I want to create my own society and then rule over it with an iron fist. That’s why I signed up for Beta for a game I found out about TODAY “Dawntide” http://dawntide.net/beta.php
Aion looks to have an EXTREMELY deep item system. http://aion.ign.com/
Champions Online Open Beta (8/5) at Fileplanet. 50,000 keys, be quick! http://pc.ign.com/articles/100/1008341p1.html
Check out Crime Craft (8/25), another third person twitch shooter MMO, but this one looks good and is in gang land. Gangs are obviously guilds here. One thing to note on this one, it’s not open world battle. You go into instanced battlegrounds. You character, gear, skills all that is persistant, and there is an open world area where people can be social, craft, use the auction, do guild stuff. So essentially, it’s taking “Counter Strike” as for toward the MMO without actually becoming an MMO.
Star Wars: The Old Republic, if you have not yet heard, is the fully voiced, Mass Effect-esque story driven MMO from BioWare, which is probably the best game company in the world. SW:TOR is also fabled to be the much prophesized “WOW Killer”. But unlike the 100 that have come before it, this might actually be the one. Probably will have to wait at least a year.
Hanna Montana is Bat Girl? http://www.hollyscoop.com/movies/miley-cyrus/miley-cyrus-to-play-batgirl-in-dark-knight-sequel_1613.aspx
XBOX:
OK, who’s the jack ass that ordered the Draft Combine game? http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1008328p1.html
I quit the Splinter Cell series half way into the first game. Not because it’s not good, just did not have the time to be patient with it. But Splinter Cell: Conviction may make me forget my slavish conviction to continuity, and jump right in because it looks AWESOME! They turned the game play on it’s head from a Sneak game to an Infiltration game, and that means full out killing when the time is right. It’s fast paced. You get in fast and kill, while still avoiding the alarms. To be fair Metal Gear 4 was really the game that pioneered this revolution in the genre (hell, MG1 invented the genre) and this new philosophy of “fun now, no wait” is moving from just a trend in the game industry to a cliché. But this game looked like the shizz, unfortunately it’s been delayed to next year. Crap! http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/100/1008237p1.html
MMOs:
Want an MMO that levels you up while you’re not online? Alganon is for you. Sign up for Beta by posting here http://www.alganon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1608&hl=
Anyone who knows me, knows that I want to create my own society and then rule over it with an iron fist. That’s why I signed up for Beta for a game I found out about TODAY “Dawntide” http://dawntide.net/beta.php
Aion looks to have an EXTREMELY deep item system. http://aion.ign.com/
Champions Online Open Beta (8/5) at Fileplanet. 50,000 keys, be quick! http://pc.ign.com/articles/100/1008341p1.html
Check out Crime Craft (8/25), another third person twitch shooter MMO, but this one looks good and is in gang land. Gangs are obviously guilds here. One thing to note on this one, it’s not open world battle. You go into instanced battlegrounds. You character, gear, skills all that is persistant, and there is an open world area where people can be social, craft, use the auction, do guild stuff. So essentially, it’s taking “Counter Strike” as for toward the MMO without actually becoming an MMO.
Star Wars: The Old Republic, if you have not yet heard, is the fully voiced, Mass Effect-esque story driven MMO from BioWare, which is probably the best game company in the world. SW:TOR is also fabled to be the much prophesized “WOW Killer”. But unlike the 100 that have come before it, this might actually be the one. Probably will have to wait at least a year.
Monday, July 27, 2009
The Geek Repore
Have you ever been bored around me? And then, have I ever said to you “Guess what,” and then I patiently waited until you said “What”? And then, did I spout to you one of the, recently released to the public, factiods about of the overwhelmingly popular, yet somehow still derogatory, Geek Culture? In an attempt to consolidate those efforts I present, The Geek Repore.
80’s Childhood: Lets just say, my undying love for that cartoon era is keeping me hopeful that this will rock… http://www.movieline.com/2009/07/movieilne-presents-the-never-before-seen-concept-art-for-warner-bros-thundercats.php Also holding out high hopes for GI Joe. But after getting Bayed in the ass… well you know what they saw “Fool me once… Ya fooled ya can’t get fooled again”
Conventions: E3 kicked ass. Why does Comic Con 09 seem to suck. I am very disappointed at the low level of cool news coming out of it. Iron Man 2 is going to rock? Yeah we knew that. Scarlett Johansen is hot in leather? Could have guessed but now we know for sure. I guess I didn’t know Sam Rockwell has a major part. Megan Fox is her own pimp, see Jonah Hex (That’s a cowboy comic book turned movie). They’re making Batman 3? No shit. Hey the Hobbit is coming, welcome to 5 years ago. It was nice to see some of Tim Burton being very Tim Burtony and his Alice in Wonderland. He’s giving the whole thing a decent story arc, he says, which I’m actually pretty happy about. Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter has not yet impressed me but we were shown very little and I have faith in him. Kevin smith doing a movie called “A Couple of Dicks” giggle giggle giggle. Sam Rami doing Warcraft movie… yeah I’ll see it. Zombieland looks like a must see. More True Blood seasons on the way is always welcome news. And apparently, James Cameron’s “Avatar” is the shizznit, that’s what they say.
TV: I watched 9 hours of Dexter Season 1 yesturday, finishing what I started for 3 hours Saturday. If you have not seen this show, you have to. If you don’t know about this show, it’s a Showtime tent pole series, it’s about a serial killer, and it’s seriously awesome. Showtime currently has the first 3 seasons on demand, call your cable company and see if you can’t get it bundled with HBO for like 10 bucks a month. It is worth the investment.
MMOs: Anyone who knows me, knows I’m seriously into MMOs, when I can find the time. I’ll be talking a lot about them so let’s just start with a primer. Pre-order Aion (9/22) and play beta weekends. Prettiest, game, ever. Also pre-order Champions Online (9/1) so you can get a special travel power. I may still only play this on the console, but I’ll at least mess around with the insane character creator at launch. Get into Fallen Earth (9/9) beta, it’s not hard. Post apocalyptic MMO with twitch based shooting, low tech graphics, AWESOME skill and development system. Not a AAA title but maybe a time killer on your laptop. And finally Age of Conan has extended their re-evaluation offer. If you were already a subscriber in the past, you get 14 days free no commitment. They are confident the game will bring you back and rightfully so. Every major and even medium problem has been resolved and there are TONs of more stuff to do especially at the end game. The game was always very graphically impressive and the adult Conan world is appealing. This game has finally become the game it was supposed to be. If you haven’t bought it, buy it. If you bought it, come back and get your 14 days. I’m passed my 14 days and I can safely say, I’m back for a while.
If you have any questions about anything, just let me know and I’ll get back to you, or even address it in the next blog.
80’s Childhood: Lets just say, my undying love for that cartoon era is keeping me hopeful that this will rock… http://www.movieline.com/2009/07/movieilne-presents-the-never-before-seen-concept-art-for-warner-bros-thundercats.php Also holding out high hopes for GI Joe. But after getting Bayed in the ass… well you know what they saw “Fool me once… Ya fooled ya can’t get fooled again”
Conventions: E3 kicked ass. Why does Comic Con 09 seem to suck. I am very disappointed at the low level of cool news coming out of it. Iron Man 2 is going to rock? Yeah we knew that. Scarlett Johansen is hot in leather? Could have guessed but now we know for sure. I guess I didn’t know Sam Rockwell has a major part. Megan Fox is her own pimp, see Jonah Hex (That’s a cowboy comic book turned movie). They’re making Batman 3? No shit. Hey the Hobbit is coming, welcome to 5 years ago. It was nice to see some of Tim Burton being very Tim Burtony and his Alice in Wonderland. He’s giving the whole thing a decent story arc, he says, which I’m actually pretty happy about. Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter has not yet impressed me but we were shown very little and I have faith in him. Kevin smith doing a movie called “A Couple of Dicks” giggle giggle giggle. Sam Rami doing Warcraft movie… yeah I’ll see it. Zombieland looks like a must see. More True Blood seasons on the way is always welcome news. And apparently, James Cameron’s “Avatar” is the shizznit, that’s what they say.
TV: I watched 9 hours of Dexter Season 1 yesturday, finishing what I started for 3 hours Saturday. If you have not seen this show, you have to. If you don’t know about this show, it’s a Showtime tent pole series, it’s about a serial killer, and it’s seriously awesome. Showtime currently has the first 3 seasons on demand, call your cable company and see if you can’t get it bundled with HBO for like 10 bucks a month. It is worth the investment.
MMOs: Anyone who knows me, knows I’m seriously into MMOs, when I can find the time. I’ll be talking a lot about them so let’s just start with a primer. Pre-order Aion (9/22) and play beta weekends. Prettiest, game, ever. Also pre-order Champions Online (9/1) so you can get a special travel power. I may still only play this on the console, but I’ll at least mess around with the insane character creator at launch. Get into Fallen Earth (9/9) beta, it’s not hard. Post apocalyptic MMO with twitch based shooting, low tech graphics, AWESOME skill and development system. Not a AAA title but maybe a time killer on your laptop. And finally Age of Conan has extended their re-evaluation offer. If you were already a subscriber in the past, you get 14 days free no commitment. They are confident the game will bring you back and rightfully so. Every major and even medium problem has been resolved and there are TONs of more stuff to do especially at the end game. The game was always very graphically impressive and the adult Conan world is appealing. This game has finally become the game it was supposed to be. If you haven’t bought it, buy it. If you bought it, come back and get your 14 days. I’m passed my 14 days and I can safely say, I’m back for a while.
If you have any questions about anything, just let me know and I’ll get back to you, or even address it in the next blog.
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