UT3: Is Goooooooooooooooooold!

UT3 Goes Gold

The latest Necris invasion is on schedule.

by Ryan Geddes

October 31, 2007 - The PC edition of Unreal Tournament 3 has gone gold and is still on track to make its Nov. 19 in the U.S.

Developed by the team behind Gears of War, Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the tournament-style first-person shooter to the PC. Players engage in battles with other human players online or against Unreal artificial intelligence.

Over two dozen weapons and vehicles have been upgraded and enhanced for the latest version of the game. Game modes include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, an all-new Warfare mode and more

The PlayStation 3 version of UT3 "will follow soon," Epic said.

Happy Halloween!!

Some early morning nuts for you!

Anyhoo, I played a lot of HGL yesterday and neglected my manta whoring. But oh well not enough HGL if you ask me!

Must...be strong!

Unfortunately I have to work now. :( <-- Me.

But soon my precious! Soon!

I <3s it!

Hellgate London: Beta Jump Start!

ATTN Beta Players! UPDATED

Hey everyone. Sorry for the short notice, but in the next 15 minutes or so at 1:30PM PDT, you'll be able to hop into the game and start creating characters. At 5:00PM PDT, the game will open up to everyone else. This goes for both the US and EU servers. Get to it!

More updates to follow...

Posted by: Kaiser on Tue, 10/30/2007 - 19:52 Talk About This Story!

WOOT!

Let the games begin!

Perfect World: Moar Delays!

Per Devil, Lead Mod of PW-MY:

New postPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:34 pm

Dear Perfect World Community,

Today I would like to update you with information regarding Perfect World.

Perfect World English will be delayed awhile, this situation has occurred due to our developer discovering a major bug during their testing period. They are working on it to fix this major issue.

We will keep track of the progress , so there is NO ETA for the launching of Perfect World.

We appologize for any inconvenience caused.

Call of Duty 4: Official Banner

As our mission this month, we need to post this banner some place.

2000 points, you're mine biotch!

Crysis: Chicken vs Crabs

It's official! You can kill a chicken with a crab if you aim right!

GTFO Dirty Whores

I've been playing a lot of BF2 and UT3 lately, and while they're a rather different sort of game, I enjoy them both for their own reasons. When I feel like being part of team, I play me some BF and join a teamwork squad where I mainly play Medic, Support and Engineer kits. When I just want to waste some time (and some people) without thinking too much, I boot up UT where I prefer to load up on stinger shards/flak, sneak my way into the enemy base and steal (usually unsuccessfully) their flags.

Still, there are things that piss me the fuck off about them as well. (After all, bitching is what I do best!)

Sniper Only Bitches:

Now, in each game, there are people who enjoy playing sniper. A couple here and there all the time and the kit switch that's necessary to clear out some picky choke spots, I expect that. However...it sucks ass when everyone and their grandma is a fuckin' sniper and refuse to be anything but. I mean, yeah, you play the game to enjoy yourself but damn, quit sniping for 2 seconds and help me cap/steal the goddamn flag you dirty camping bitches.

Spawn Campers:

In BF2, some point whores have memorized spawn points and put claymores down in these spots to kill you as soon as you spawn. Lame. In BF2142, pieces of shit would park tanks/walkers in the uncappable and fuck you up. *hiss* And in UT, and this pisses me off the most, you dirty whores with the manta who just SIT in the enemy spawn are gay fuckin' fucks. Enjoy your points you dirty cock suckers.

Cowards:

I'm not sure why people are so afraid of dying in a game (especially UT type quick respawns) but holy crap, there are folks who you ask for back up and...they back up. As in tactical advance to the rear. I mean, hey, don't fuckin' run into a tiny hole with 2 tanks, an APC, and half the fuckin' PAC army. That's stupid. But when it's lets say, me vs. one other guy and I don't see him, warn me or shoot the guy. Sheesh.

People Who Hop/Ram in BF/COD:

Self explanatory. Learn to play.

Miscellany:

--Campers who call others out for camping.
--Vehicle Whores who call other vehicle whores whores.
--People who revive you IN FRONT OF THE GODDAMN ENEMY TANK. Or don't kill the enemy first.
--"I play WoW. It's hard/it's the first MMO/Night Elves are hot."
--"Tabula Rasa is an FPS."

GTFO cock suckers.

Things I'm Guilty Of:

--Raptor Whoring.
--Hover Tank Whoring.
--Being a "Voss Noob." I love that gun. But <3 Pilum the bestest.
--Whoring over all.

Hellgate London: Subscription Details

These seem to be the official subscription details for Hellgate: London and you bet your ass I'll be subscribing until AOC or TCOS comes out to entertain me. Nothing really new from the previous release regarding details with exception of various clarifications to some of the goodies you'll be receiving:

SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS

Ongoing Content

We’re always making TONS of new content for our subscribers that extends and changes the way Hellgate: London can be played.

This includes:

* New Levels to Explore
* New Monsters
* New Weapons
* New Skills and Spells
* New Quests and Storyline
* New Character Classes

Themed Events and Items

These are events, areas, monsters, quests, pets and rewards that are available for limited periods of time throughout the year. Some are recurring while others may only happen once, so keep a sharp watch for announcements on upcoming events!

Hardcore Mode

Characters have one life, and ONLY one life, to give for the cause. There is no resurrecting your downed hero in Hardcore mode, so different tactics, skills and items rule the day. For the gamer that wants the ultimate test, try playing an Elite Hardcore character!

Guild Creation and Management

By purchasing a Guild Herald, a character can form a new guild. Characters can only be part of one guild at a time and should a Guild leader decide to abandon their post, they can pass leadership of the Guild to another subscribing guild member.

Achievement Rewards

You’re earning big points for completing long-term goals and insane tasks. Along with the notoriety and sense of accomplishment, there are also rewards to spend those points on!

PvP Modes and Rewards

New ways to fight against other players, both alone and in teams. Your reputation in this arena of combat will also net you special commendations and rewards!

Larger Stash

Each character gets an extra 6x8 section in their storage locker, making the hording of all sorts of goodies that much easier. Pack rats rejoice!

Things to Do Whilst Waiting For Games to Come Out

This is what I watch when I'm waiting for HGL, COD4, Crysis and UT3:

You can watch the entire "Leprechaun In the Hood" movie on Fearnet.

Awesome! There are some of the classiest zombie hoes I've ever seen! Plus, the first 10 mins are gold.

Hellgate London: Last Push

Last Push

It's coming... Hellgate: London is but days away from retail. In preparation for the imminent launch, Flagship and Ping0 have disabled the official website login, forums, and beta servers. Such downtime is necessary to ensure a smooth, explosion free day one.

We know, we know... Downtime sucks. But what must be, simply must be. So, as we tinker to the last minute, tightening bolts and working to minimize sporadic employee electrocutions, you might be able to occupy yourself with various Hellgate previews and reviews.

Try checking out aggregate sites for the latest compiled details:

# Game Rankings.com – [LINK]
# Game Stats.com – [LINK]


The live servers will be up early next week in preparation for launch. Of course, when that happens the website and forums will once again be operable. Remember, if you're a beta player, you'll be able to login then and reserve your character names.

Cheers!

Must...reserve...crappy...names...!

Just two more days!

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem...the Trailer!

PREDALIEN = WIN!

Battlefield 2142 1.4 Final Candidate Beta Released

Battlefield 2142 1.4 Final Candidate Beta Released

Feedback from the community on the betas for Battlefield 2142 Update 1.4 has been invaluable in making sure it's fully up to standard . Since beta 2 we've been tuning the fixes and changes based on this feedback. But there's one more thing we want to make certain is solid, and that's server stability. To test this, we're releasing this beta file that is a candidate for the final 1.4 Update. If all goes well with this beta release this will be the version subsequently rolled out to Ranked Server Providers.

This beta will be running on a limited number of servers to make sure they're packed out at full capacity and being thoroughly tested. You can download the beta file here. Once again, thank you all for your beta feedback, we really appreciate it.

HOW MANY BETA VERSIONS DO YOU NEED!? Seriously.

Unreal Tournament 3: Single Player Trailer

What can I say? I love this game so far.

All it's missing is the Cole Train!!

...

Oh wait, wrong game. xp

According to the site, UT3 is being released:

November 19th, 2007!

Crysis: Another Surprise Incoming!?

Skim to the end for the teaser!

Crysis Day on October 26th – Community Note

Oct. 26, 2007

Greetings Community!

Due to the steady increasing rush on new information about the upcoming Crysis Singleplayer Demo we would like to give out a few additional details that might be interesting for you.

Crysis Singleplayer Demo

The demo is going to be released officially on Friday, October 26th at 1:00PM (GMT+1). It will be exclusively available for those who pre-ordered Crysis for about 24hours via the EA downloader. On Saturday, October 27th at 1:00PM the demo will be put online for download an all public sites, so keep tracking your favourite fan site.

Crysis pre-Demo Party!

Join us to the pre-demo party powered by InCrysis.com. It will occur at 1:00PM GMT (2PM CEST), Friday 26th of October on IRC. You'll need an IRC client or use a web-browser version. For those using a client, connect to "irc.gamesurge.net" and join #inCrysis.

In attendance will be Sebastian Spatzek (QA Manager), Eric Lagel (MP Dev. Manager), Michael Kolkau (Senior MP Level Designer), Chris Auty (Lead MP Game Designer) and Alex Marschal (Community Manager) from Crytek. During the party you'll have the opportunity to put your questions forward to the Crytek team. There will be some prizes up for grabs also!

This is a community event for all fan sites and their users. The more people in attendance, the better!

Another suprise!

The upcoming Singleplayer Demo including the Sandbox2 Editor is not the only surprise you can expect from us. Stay tuned for another news message sooner than you might think!

Cheers,
-alex

Stay tuned as we will have more exiting news prepared for you! For more information, visit www.nanosuit.com.

Oohh, maybe it'll be the Open MP Beta. *purr purr*

Crysis: Single Player Demo

Woot!

I just played through the demo and I must admit, I had a (literal) blast. The game comes with four modes, the biggest difference being the Koreans speak less and less Engrish. (Oh yeah, and the sighting gets more basic.)

But so far, I love the NK soldiers screaming, "I kill you for five!!" For five what biotch!? As I shoot him in the FACE!! THE FACE!!

The Delta Difficulty Setting:



Anyhoo, although you can obviously stealth and snipe, after awhile I got bored of it--okay, so I was tagging the NKs through my binocs on top of a mountain, fell down and forced them to call for backup--and then it got moar fun. I ended up stealing their jeep and just ran down folks and shot 'em with the mounted machine gun (meanwhile, Prophet's yelling, "Keep a low profile!")

Whoopsie!

So, yes I'll be playing this at launch (I already enjoy the multiplayer portions) and heck, I might even *gasp* play through the Predatoresque single player mode as well.

"Come on out you American Pig!"

MmMM! Good stuff!

TwelveSky: Some Pics & Thoughts From the Front

Everyone loves NINJAH so that's what we picked for our Realm/Clan. Character customization is on the Rappelz/Silkroad level and for some reason all the bitches have big bootays. But hey, you can always use a little cushion for the pushin'.

Some early images. (I have everything jacked the fuck up being that the game reqs are hella low--you cannot change the resolution as far as I know.)

Fighting:



Posing:



It's pretty much your average AZN grinder with the blood from 2Moons and a big emphasis on RvR. The community so far is like Barrens, ranging from stupid 12 year olds, stupid 28 year olds and dumb fucks that call everyone fucktards and then scream in caps, "Y U WONT PARTEE ME??!!1111111one." There was one helpful guy and the unfortunately the dumb fucks scared him off.

Crysis: Demo Delayed 24 Hours (YOU GO NOW!)

DAMN YOU EA!!

They have pushed the demo back by a day (ZOMGZ!!)

Check out the countdown below:

http://www.crysisdemo.com/

Crysis Demo will be public for other users tomorrow (October 27th) at 12:00 UTC/GMT

Tonight (October 25th 23:00 UTC/GMT) the demo has been released through EA Link (former EA Downloader) for users thats have preordered Crysis on EA Store
There is a 24 Hour Exclusive on the Single Player Demo for those users.

Back to TwelveSky it is!! It will bind me over until Hellgate next week. *purr*

The 2007 Golden Joystick Awards

Since this Friday's AOC Update is about those lucky fucks of Beta Testers and all the fun they're having without me, I will instead focus on the 2007 Golden Joystick Awards announced today!

Welcome to the 25th Annual Golden Joystick Awards - the world's favourite gaming ceremony.

It's amazing to think that its been twenty five years since the Golden Joysticks began and that this year marks the Silver Jubilee of the most prestigious awards in gaming. But while we take charge of running the awards and the show, we're only taking care of them and we never forget it's all down to you, the great gaming public who've voted time and time again to recognise and acclaim the very best of 25 years of interactive entertainment. These truly are the people's awards and for all your efforts over the past quarter of our century our huge huge thanks once again!

Last year, the 24th annual Golden Joysticks attracted a record number of votes with over 540,000 votes cast across 17 categories as gamers from all corners of the globe rushed to let the world know their favourite titles and technology and watch the ceremony itself which was broadcast live from London's swanky Park Lane Hilton for the very first time.

But now, during this Golden Joysticks Silver Jubilee year we'd like the to push the envelope even further and once again we're relying on you, the great gaming public to decide who's truly deserving of gaming's greatest accolade - the illustrious Golden Joystick.

Check out our Awards History link on the left to see who's won some of the coveted awards from Joysticks past and keep a close eye as we'll be updating it throughout the voting period with ongoing excerpts from the Joysticks archive, featuring great gaming historical classics as well as of the dodgiest haircuts from gaming's history.

But all that's a mere appetiser for the main event - because you've already voted in your tens of thousands to whittle down the long list nominations from a whole year of great gaming in categories as diverse as Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo games of the Year, the Innovation Joystick, the One to Watch and the most coveted award of all, the Golden Joystick Ultimate Game of the Year.

The short lists are now live, where the absolute crème de la crème prepare to do battle for the ultimate accolade, and the 10-15 elite games in each category await your ultimate decision on the very best from this year's gaming. So hit that Vote Now! link you can see on your left and decide the fate of many worthy contenders.

The Golden Joysticks are the only gaming awards that truly matter and it's you, the gamers, who make them so!

Anyhoo, some thoughts:

No surprise, Epic's "Gears of Wars" rocked a number of categories including 2007's "Game of the Year." It really is a fun game and who can refuse the sexiness that is the COLEEEEEEEEEEEE TRAIN.

But...for the #1 PC Game...LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE!? WTF!? This is like that one year where some fucktards voted "Dungeons and Dragons Online" as the best new MMO. (That was a sad year.) FUCK YOU NO SHOE WEARING FUCKIN' HOBBITS!! I DON'T CARE THAT YOUR FEET ARE EXTRA TOUGH!! *sigh*

Well, at least I'll have the Crysis Demo to pla....

Ahhh FUCK.

Twelve Sky: Moah Beta Blues

It's late. And we're bored. So we're going to give this thing a try. (Damn you Hellgate for shutting down!)

According to Wiki:

Twelve Sky is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game, with an oriental martial arts/ theme and intense combat experience. It was created by Gigassoft and published in North America by Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc. The theme of this game places players in the center of an epic faction conflict (Guanyin, Fujin, and Jinong) in ancient China. The game delves into character as you are faced off in the defense of your tribe in a complex player vs. player battle system.

Here's the play movie:



Looks like it's time to grind grind grind! Too bad my friends won't play Perfect World JP with me :( *tear*

After watching the play vid, I'm going to have to go with the killer (literally) musician bitches as a tribute to Basara of "Macross 7" fame (?).

Halo MMO Gossip!

I'm a sucker for gossip because well...I'm stupid and speaking of gossip, according to Gaming Target:

EGM predicts FPS-MMO from Bungie?

The Rumor Mill page of EGM's December issue may have just revealed what Peter Jackson's Halo project is all about OR another seperate Halo FPS-MMO all together:

"Microsoft may start a war--word is they're making a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter for 360. Hmm, wonder what Bungie is up to?"

We know for a fact that Bungie isn't done with the Halo universe yet and that the newly independent developer is in on Peter Jackson's Halo project. Since his secret game's genre is still undefined, it's definitely possible that it could be an MMO title. Granted, Microsoft has gone out of its way to refer to Jackson's Halo project as "interactive entertainment" as opposed to a "video game," so this may be an entirely new adventure in the Halo universe. But, having an unlimited amount of Spartans fighting each other is what I would call interactive entertainment, too.

Furthermore, what better way is there to introduce the MMO genre to legions of console gamers than to have Halo spearhead the effort? Whether this MMO is part of Peter Jackson's project or is an all-new game, look for the Halo FPS-MMO in the future.

HmmmMMmmm. Hope it's not for the XBOX.

MmMmMM!! American Gangster

Don't forget to watch Denzel on the big screen, officially in theaters November 2nd, 2007. There is a DVD Screener going around somewhere though...*cough cough*

This movie looks dope! (Plus, my people will be in it as *surprise* drug lords, prostitutes and dirty nekkid bitches.)

Aion: Beta System Requirements

*snicker*

So according to the Korean Aion Play NC site:

Updated System Requirements as of 24/10/2007

Minimum:

* Pentium 4 2.8ghz, AMD Athlon 2800
* 512 mb RAM
* GeForce 5700, Radeon 9600


Recommended:

* Pentium 4 3.0ghz, AMD Athlon 64 3000
* 1 gb RAM
* GeForce 6600, Radeon x1550

This game is going to look fucking sick on my system. Hell, it would have looked sick on my old laptop.

Perfect World: Mini Update

Per Devil, the Lead Mod of PW-MY.

24th Oct update:
Thank you for your patience and continued support of the game. As Devil had posted, the game did not enter Open Beta on the 19th October because it was decided that the lag/disconnect issues faced by many international players needed to be addressed.

We expect the latest patch from China to arrive on Friday the 26th of October, it will be extensively tested on Monday the 29th of October and we hope to release the patch at the end of that day IF no major bugs are found and the patch is determined to be stable. Our target is to begin Open Beta before the end of the month.

The 29th of October is NOT the release date.

Last edited by Devil on Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:54 pm; edited 1 time in total

XFire Added

I've never had the use for XFire before, mainly because it was sad to see how many hours I wasted playing game (good thing it's not connected to my consoles as well) but since Hellgate: London will be using it, I installed it last week and activated this week.

It doesn't really fit any where swanky so I shoved it at the bottom. Feel free to look me up and laff at my inability to use a Manta. XD

I've gotta work on reinstalling my old games. But sorry Crapula Rasa, you will not be making a come back.

Rowling Says Dumbledore Is Gay

This is for you, you know who you are.

WAHAHAHA.

I told you so.

Rowling Says Dumbledore Is Gay

The Harry Potter author breaks big news in New York.

British writer J. K. Rowling signs copies of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' for 1,600 public schools children at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on Monday. Rowling is in the U.S. to promote the seventh and last Harry Potter book.

By Tara Weingarten and Peg Tyre | Newsweek Web Exclusive

Oct 16, 2007 | Updated: 2:19 p.m. ET Oct 16, 2007

Editor's Note: Story Updated at 9 p.m. ET, Oct. 19

J. K. Rowling, author of the worldwide best-selling Harry Potter series, met some of her American fans Friday night and provided some surprising revelations about the fictional characters who a generation of children have come to regard as close friends.

In front of a full house of hardcore Potter fans at Carnegie Hall in New York, Rowling, sitting on the stage on a red velvet and carved wood throne, read from her seventh and final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," then took questions. One fan asked whether Albus Dumbledore, the head of the famed Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, had ever loved anyone. Rowling smiled. "Dumbledore is gay, actually," replied Rowling as the audience erupted in surprise. She added that, in her mind, Dumbledore had an unrequited love affair with Gellert Grindelwald, Voldemort's predecessor who appears in the seventh book. After several minutes of prolonged shouting and clapping from astonished fans, Rowling added. "I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy."

In answer to the question "Did Hagrid marry?" Rowling replied that sadly, no. The half-giant had a flirtation with a giantess but she found him "a tad unsophisticated" and the relationship never went forward. In response to the audience's groans of dismay, Rowling said, jokingly, "OK, I'll write another book." And when the audience continued to express disapproval added, "at least I didn't kill him."

Other minor characters, according to Rowling, came to happier ends. Neville Longbottom, Harry's meek and hapless classmate, married Hannah Abbott, another classmate.

Original story follows:

It's been seven years and five insanely popular books since author J. K. Rowling last wowed American disciples with a live reading. That explains the Beatlemania-esque shrieks from 1,600 lucky Los Angeles teens and preteens who listened on Monday morning to Rowling read a bit of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," her seventh and final book in this best-selling series. Afterward she met with and signed copies of her book for each of the children, all of whom had competed in a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) essay competition to win a coveted seat at today's event at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

When Rowling stepped onto the Kodak Theater stage, famous as the venue for the annual Academy Awards, she was greeted with a lengthy chorus of soprano screams more normally lavished upon pubescent boy bands than book writers. The kids were selected from 40 schools in the LAUSD. Glammed up, Rowling looked more like a Hollywood screen star than a children's author. "She's so pretty," gushed one 13-year old girl. "I want to be just like her one day; pretty and a great author." It was the first stop on Rowling's three-city Open Book Tour, sponsored by her U.S. publisher, Scholastic. She will give a repeat performance this Thursday in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Auditorium in the Convention Center, and will end her U.S. engagement on Friday night at New York City's Carnegie Hall. Of the 1,600 children attending, 12 were singled out for their essays to ask questions of Rowling after the reading. "I wrote an essay about how Harry Potter changed the way I think about books," explained 11-year-old Ryan Garay from Edison Middle School, who showed up to the reading wearing a Harry Potter black cloak. "Harry Potter is more exciting than a video game. And I'd like to be a writer when I grow up and write books just like these." Rowling, whose latest book sold 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours, seemed eager to answer the children's questions. She sat atop a gilded and red velvet Romanesque throne with oversized Potter books all around. On whether or not she had an imagination as a child: "Yes, I was a great day dreamer. And it was an ambition to be a writer that came from childhood and never left me." On support from her family as a young writer. "No one in my family thought writing was a sensible idea. Ironic, really, as it turned out." On her inspiration: "I had a really great English teacher, so a good English teacher is gold. But my daughter Jessica actually was the true inspiration, the person who gave me a sense of self worth."

Rowling also spoke briefly with reporters, though she seemed to enjoy her interaction with the school children much more. She pondered why some religious groups protest the Potter series for its wizardry. "I believe passionately in freedom of expression and of speech," she said. "I've always taken the banning of my books as a compliment, if you look at which other authors are on that list. In a way it's great advertising." She told the press that she would not retire and would continue to write, though not just yet. "I will always write but I do feel as if I'm on vacation. For the first time in 10 years, I don't have a deadline," she said, explaining that she didn't know which genre she would choose next. "I'm spending time with my kids and I'm really enjoying that."

Hellgate London: TTTT Trailer!! RAMPAGE!!

One of newest official trailers I think:

Gotta get pumped up! Must get sexy Zombot and Cocomoko action going on Halloween!

Tabula Rasa: Beat the Shit out of Richard Garriott

This is probably the best marketing this game could ever do. After all, after playing that POS beta for so long and watching the game go from fun to...retarded ass, who wouldn't want to beat the shit out of him. For free! Hope he doesn't ban you foos for trying. xp

Join us for one final peek of Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®!

In anticipation of next week’s launch of Tabula Rasa we would like to invite you to join us in our end of beta event. The Tabula Rasa team will be playing and challenging you to take on General British himself on Friday, October 26, 2007 from 10:00 PM to 11:59 PM Central Time. If you haven’t had the opportunity to play the beta, sign up with FilePlanet now!

There will be other surprises, so make sure to log-in during our last week in Beta. Beta keys are available through FilePlanet.

The old article:

One of the most famous characteristics of Lord British is that he is supposed to be indestructible. In every Ultima game that he has appeared in, he is designed to be unkillable by the player character. However, there are ways for a player “thinking outside the box” to assassinate him.

Lord British was killed during an in-game appearance on Ultima Online‘s beta test on August 8, 1997. A royal visit was conducted as a part of server population stress test. A player character known as Rainz cast a spell called “fire field” on Lord British that, surprisingly, killed him. According to Starr Long, the whole thing was just a human error: Lord British’s character, like others, had been made invulnerable, but by design the invulnerability did not persist over several game sessions. Shortly before the incident, the server had crashed, and Richard Garriott had forgotten to set his invulnerability flag on when logging on again. Shortly afterwards, Rainz’s account was banned from the beta test for previously exploiting bugs rather than reporting them (infamously used by his character Aquaman to kill many player characters, a purported griefing incident). According to Origin, he was not banned for the assassination but rather for previous complaints against his account that were brought to light as a result of this attention. The massive amount of lag, caused by the stress test, was a factor in Lord British’s death, as well as the guards being deactivated in the area, which allowed Rainz to steal, avoiding immediate death. 99% of the players were at Lord British’s castle. Only the few at Lord Blackthorn’s castle were the lucky witnesses to this historic event. Those known to have been present besides Lords British and Blackthorn were their jesters Chuckles and Heckles and the following players; Rainz, Dr.Pepper, Mental, DemonSoth, Helios, Phobos, Gildoreal, Wind Lord and Kylan.

Silkroad Online: ZOMGZ!!! Ostrich Ride!!! WTF!? (Overseas Expansion Goodies)

I played Silkroad Online a little while ago when I got bored of DDO and to be very honest, it's not bad for a free grinder game. The only problem (other than the dumb ass bots was lag)...oh, and the Grind. It's nowhere as good as Perfect World of course for customization and...fun I guess.

Anyhoo, the first thing that drew me to Silkroad were the camel ride pictures, but maybe I'll go check out the new Ostrich rides coming out for the newest expansion coming out today, 10/23/07 (in Japan.)

In addition to the ostrich ride, there will be a white elephant ride, 4 new pets, 45 new skills for Chinese characters and 71 for European ones.

And it's free if you don't mind the grind!!

Unreal Tournament 3: Necris Vehicles

So, the UT3 site was broked for me so I went looking around other places and decided to check the Wiki.

* Scavenger [14]

A Necris ground vehicle with the ability to roll into a ball and travel through levels at high speed. The Gamespot website recently stated "It looked like a big, rolling hamster ball, except it had whip chains it could lash about. We don't know what it's called--just that it hurts." [15] An IGN article adds, "This energy orb with three long tendrils attached runs along using the tentacles a bit like a spider. The arms can be pulled in to start rolling and then whipped out to attack. It may not be the most effective ride, but it looks quite swanky." [16]

MmMM!! Hamster Ball of Death! I must have you! Will you replace the Manta fun/cheese factor?

Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern = Just Makes Me Hungry

I was watching this show called "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" on the Travel Channel and I have to say, FUCK YOU ASSHOLE.

Somewhere along the line, octopus (and tripe) become bizarre, and if so, a pox on you!

Takoyaki (wheat balls with octopus) = heaven:



Try it won't you?

Here are his top 10 bizarre foods:

--Durian is an extremely odoriferous fruit with custard-like flesh.
--Klia is a mystery meat that is salted, dried and preserved in its own fat.
--Mangrove Worms live off of dead wood pulp – they are eaten raw.
--Callos is a casserole made with blood sausage and tripe.
--Coconut Grubs is larvae that live in dead palm trees.
--Menudo is soup made with tripe and beef hearts.
--Goose Intestines on Bean Sprouts is essentially Goose guts.
--Nutria in Sauce Piquant is a large semi-aquatic rodent.
--Soup No. 5 is a soup made from the back and testicles of a bull.
--Haggis is sheep heart, lungs, liver mixed with oatmeal and stuffed in the sheep's stomach bag.

I saw a commercial of him wretching over stinky tofu or something so I'm sure that'll replace something on the list later.

Somehow these are all "bizarre" compared to half the shit we eat in the States. Like, fuckin' Leopard Twinkies or whatever the hell they're called. Oh, that's not fucked up at all? (They're the twinkies with chocolate chips in them.)

I'm afraid of worms though so no larva for me. I'll let that Bear guy from the Discovery Channel eat them instead.

Battlefield: A Wittle BF3 Gossip

It's a bit old, but since I reinstalled I figured I'd start keeping up again. I think I enjoy BF2142 more, but then again, I have to get back into BF2. (I stopped playing before "Road to Jahalabad" so it's been a logn time.) Anyhoo, 2 just plays so different than the games out right now--I got yelled at for bunny hopping accidentally because durrh, I had just finished a round in UT3 before playing BF2. *sad face*

The biggest system shock? The too many class trees in 2. I definitely prefer the compact trees in 2142. I was getting crushed by a tank so I got into Engineer kit and was utterly confused--WHERE'S MY GODDAMN PILUM!?--and ended up dead in a 1/4 of a second flat. Arrgghhh, the vehicle maps in 2 are just out of control! Ah well, maybe BF3 will be more refined if...IF...the following information is true:

Breaking: Battlefield 3 Leaked Info

October 9, 2007

A tipster sent us PDF document which looked like an outline of features for Battlefield 3. The three page document is apparently prepared for investors which should get it by December of this year. It details basic features of BF3, and are as listed:

* Release in late 2008
* Powered by “Frostbite DX”
* Set in year modern day (just like BF2, ed.)
* Will ship with 8 maps, each supporting up to 40-players per team
* Two playable factions, NATO and MEC (Middle Eastern Coalition)
* Same “ticket-based” gameplay style as before
* Maps are mostly urban, based in Middle East
* Squads and Commanders are present, introduced are “Battalions” which consist of three to four squads.
* Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support
* Will feature 48 different vehicles (24 for each faction)
* Will feature 34 different weapons (17 for each faction) and another 22 unlocks (for both factions), in total 56 different weapons.
* Other unlocks include different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories.
* Possible public beta in “Summer 2008″
* Online stats tracking, awards and “real world ranks”
* “Soldier” feature, looks like MMO-styled characters and avatars
* Ranked servers will be available for resellers weeks before the game ships (for testing, apparently, ed.)
* In-game replay and recording feature
* VoIP, friends list, in-game IM-client and “extensive clan support”
* Built-in auto software updater (no more patches!, ed.)
* Widows Vista and OS X (no XP?!, ed.)
* Announcement and teaser trailer in January 2008.

A map is mentioned by name, called “Baghdad Burning”, and appears to be a massive urban map, similar to BF2’s very popular “Strike at Karkand”. The game is powered by “Frostbite DX”, currently the Frostbite engine is used in Battlefield: Bad Company on PS3 and Xbox 360. The “DX” could refer to DirectX (10?), a PC version of the Frostbite engine.

Please note that none of this is confirmed, we’ve emailed a few people from EA and DICE (Battlefield developers) and will update the article as soon as we know more. Also note that we cannot, for obvious (legal) reasons, release the PDF document. Stay tuned for more info.

[Update 1] A few wanted to know if the document mentions in-game advertising, it does not, but wouldn’t be surprising, considering BF2142 had in-game advertising.

[Update 2] EA responded to the rumor with a “no comment” statement. Still waiting for a reply from DICE (which will probably be the same).

[Update 3] For clarification, the document doesn’t say that XP is not supported, it only lists Vista and OS X.

[Update 4] Further investigation reveals that EA DICE owns the domain “battlefield3.com” (not so important, since it was registered in 2004, so was battlefield4.com etc.). Still no reply from DICE. Stay tuned for further updates.
[Update 5] EA and DICE have responded to the rumor.

The site loads up really slow for some reason, so a little patience is needed to read the actual page which reads:

EA And DICE Respond To BF3 Rumors

October 11, 2007

EA and Battlefield developer DICE (Digital Illusions CE) have responded to the Battlefield 3 rumors we posted yesterday. As expected, we (and many other sites) got the usual no reply comment from EA, while a representative from DICE’s Swedish office said something similar:

“We don’t comment on rumors or speculation. Currently announced titles from DICE are Battlefield Bad Company and Mirror’s Edge, you’ll hear from us officially as soon as we have anything further to announce. For any future announcements regarding Battlefield keep an eye on battlefield.com”

Usually companies tend to just deny any rumors regarding future projects, but “No comment” replies usually indicate some concern at the the company. We’re further investigating the rumor and will post updates as soon as we have anything new.

I for one wouldn't mind seeing a Vista version of BF though now that I've been spoiled by the gorgeousness of Crysis.

I'll keep my fingers crossed in the meanwhile.

Battlefield 2: I'm Back!

Having lost faith in BF2142, I reinstalled BF2. Let the fun begin! I haven't played for a long ass time...so I hope I still remember which button lets me do the pew pew.

But first, I gotta remember my stupid ass login....

UPDATE: Woot, Purple Heart be mine!

Beautiful Katamari: MmMmm!! "Danketsu"' Song!

My fave song so far because it's so terribly stereotypical:

Wii: Super Smash Brothers Brawl Game Play Videos

Damn you weak bitches. Fight Zelda, fight! I hate how bitches get weak around their men (if you can count Kirby as a man.)

I'll definitely be checking this shit out February 10th, 2008. MmMMmm. Gotta kick me some Kirby ass!

Hellgate London: Beta Review

As you can probably tell from my copious entries about the game, I've been enjoying Beta for a few months now, I like the game and I definitely plan on subscribing. But that's not to say it's perfect and here's why:

--Story. The cut scenes and class story lines were not in the Beta. But to be honest, I didn't miss it too much with all the shooting and looting. I will be reading it in the full game however.

Also, I'm not going to lie that I wasn't slightly disappointed at first that I was in "Army of Darkness" when I was promised "Jericho"--if you watch the cinematic and visit beta--not the demo--you'll see what I'm talking about--but then again, it makes little sense to test a fuckin' cut scene/or unveil EVERYTHING during the Beta.

--Graphics. Hot! It was a good looking game in DX9 (I upgraded during the Beta) but is gorgeous in DX10. I think some of the effects are place holder effects however so I thought they were a bit chintzy. Plus my super lightning cloud didn't zap anyone. Boo!

--Customization. In the Beta I felt the customization was lacking for the bitches (not so much the guys) but I still managed to be ultra-sexy (or monkey like if you ask my bastard guildies). I wouldn't mind more faces and hairstyles for sure. And I also wish I could make a fat ass, but I couldn't. Thre's a good amount of armour selections, and I also love the colouring scheme where each piece of armour you have has a certain "colour" and you can pick which of them you want your scheme to be.



--Loot. EXCELLENT! And you even get loot by getting loot! (That is, playing a mini-game where you kill a certain type of monster with a certain effect or pick up certain loots.) And if you like one particular loots a lot, you can make it even better by using the Nanoforge to up its damage/shields/armour or add an effect using the Augmentor.

--Gameplay. Unless you're playing a Templar, you can go freely between 1st/3rd person mode. For Cabalist though (my preferred class), I use 3rd person so I can run around better unobstructed and/or keep an eye out for my pets (who like to hump walls sometimes). Carrying two weapons though clutters your screen in Beta so I only went into 1st person to shoot flying enemies or if I was using a 2-handed weapon.

--Instancing. The dungeons are supposed to be random, but play the game enough and they start to look/feel the same. Just like in City of Villains, there's just so much "random" that can be had. I would love to see more.

--Partying. A lot of bitches complained about the lack of partying, but I welcome that you have a CHOICE about whether you want to or not. If my guildies aren't on, I play solo, but when they or something else I know come online, we group FOR MOAR LOOTSZ. There is an Auto-party function in Beta where you hit "P" and bamn, if there's a party going in need of folks you're added automatically. I've done it on mistake so it works. ;)

All in all, it's a fun little action-RPG, and while I don't know for sure if "as-if" it'll have enough to keep me playing for years, worse case, I stop subscribing and re-open my subscription when new content comes out (you can still play on-line for free--you just don't have the subscriber perks). Hurray!

See y'all in game!

Hellgate London: NDA Lifted & Subscription Goodies Revealed

HURRAY!

All you haters can say what you want, but I for one can't wait to pick up my CE from GameStop and activate CocoMoko. *purr* I'll also be subscribing for the following features:

*Subscriber Features*

Elite Mode

This is for those players that always feel a game is too easy. The demons are tougher, deal out more damage, move faster, travel in larger groups, and have more champions at the ready. Numerous tweaks to the overall balance and progression of the game make this an extremely challenging mode.

Hardcore

Hardcore mode takes away the various resurrection options. For the gamer that wants the ultimate test, try playing an Elite Hardcore character!

Themed Events and Items

Halloween (October 31 – November 4)

*Zombot - A special pet just for All Hallows’, this amalgam of meat and metal is sure to frighten and delight those players that are willing to put in the time to find all the necessary pieces in order to construct him.

*All Hallow’s Visage - A Unique Helm that has not only very special properties, but as well a look unlike any other helm in the game. Ghost Rider would be jealous!

*All Hallow’s Treats - Delicious and devious, these different candies do everything from temporarily boosting stats to temporarily altering the appearance of the devourer.

*All Hallows’ Quests - There is a pair of special quests available, including one that is repeatable for continuous fun.

*Nemo ~ Master of Festivities - This special NPC can first be found in Covent Garden Station to greet players and send them on their way with quests specifically crafted for the season.

Guild Creation

By purchasing a Guild Herald, a character can form a new guild. Characters can only be part of one guild at a time and should a Guild leader decide to abandon their post, they can pass leadership of the Guild to another subscribing guild member.

Achievements

These are long-term goals for players. The player starts with a few new goals in an Achievement Log. These can be as simple as slaying a certain amount of specific demons to something as difficult as completing quests without the benefit of armor! Players uncover new goals as they start to meet the requirements of that achievement. For example, after 50 zombies have been slain, an “Achievement Unlocked” message displays on the screen. Checking the Achievement Log shows how many zombies must be eradicated to complete the achievement. Rewards for completing achievements can be anything from reputation to tags on the player to special particle effects to items to special skills to – well, anything is possible!

Extra Character Slots

While everyone gets 3 character slots, subscribers can have a maximum of 24 characters.

Larger Stash

Each character’s storage locker is doubled in size with an extra 6x8 section, making the hoarding of all sorts of goodies that much easier. Packrats rejoice!

Founder’s Perks

Name Color
Forum Icon

More to come… (this will be an on-going area, as well)

For the full article, check out Hellgate's Official News Page.

Achievements? Win Button. I love 'em and I look forward to killing 300 zombies or whatever the hell it is you have to do to get a spiffy title. (So much sexy!)

And now, my mini review....

Beautiful Katamari...The Story So Far

The King and Queen of the Cosmos were playing Tennis with the Prince one day. Everything was going swimmingly until the King, who as we know is not only super duperly gorgeous but strong as well, serves up a powerful serve that goes wild and ends up opening a gaping Black Hole in the Universe which sucks up all the planets (even the fake planet Pluto). Now it's up to YOU, playing as the Prince of one of his cousins, to recreate the Solar System by rolling up as much shit as you possibly can.

That being said, despite me being a big Katamari fan, I have to admit that some of the fun of the series got sucked out along with the planets. I mean, there's still rolling up lots of shit to make the biggest katamari (or the fastest), only this time the King wants a certain category of your collection to be at the top to add to the spice. There's also still the silly sounds of folks saying, "Occupied," when you roll up a port-o-potty and random nekkid people running away from your Katamari. But the biggest fun sucker is...there's just ONE BIG STAGE with indoor and outdoor sections. There's nothing new. After completing the game (and it goes by fast) all you have is the same setting.

Anyhoo, a couple other things that peeve me:

1) Rolling seems harder to master (maybe because of the non-parallel placement of the sticks), and it actually took me a couple times to complete some of the touchier objectives (I accidentally rolled up a bunch of penguins in the 10,000 F challenge). I prefer the PS set up.

2) Lack of stages. You get normal and time attack (there's no reward for time attack--just a place on the Leader Boards) and the normal is the same ole' same ole' every time. In "We Love Katamari" some stages had up to 3 variants to test you.

3) You will be paying extra for stages coming out...NEXT WEEK. Sure the game was on the cheap side, but it was billed as a complete game. On 10/25/2007 we get to spend $10 more to download moar stages. And of course, all the stages I wanted to play, like the money collecting ones or the food eating ones, are supposedly packaged to download. *hiss hiss*

4) Online mode...is gay? It crashed like 80% of the time I tried it out.

5) NO SAVE THE PANDAS!?

6) All the music sounds the same. Although I do like the "Danketsu" parody song which a lot of anime fanbois/grrls will appreciate.

*sigh*

The verdict: Most likely, I will be paying for the extra stages after which I'll be going back to playing "We Love Katamari." :( Well, until rumours of a Wii/PS3 version come to fruition. *purr*

AoC Friday Update: The Bitches of Conan

Friday Update: The Women of Hyboria

- Oct 19, 2007
The women of Hyboria have long been a lively debated topic among the Age of Conan community, even to the extent where many of you doubted their very existence in the game.



Suffice to say Hyboria will be FILLED with women of all kinds, from the “to be expected” female prostitutes to the extremely able female fighters.

As some of you may have picked up during our development, we have chosen a somewhat updated view on women compared to the works of Robert E. Howard. The world circa-2007 is very different, in most places, than the 1930’s in which the original Conan stories came around. Early on in our development, we therefore made a very clear and conscious choice: Namely that any female player in Hyboria should be just as strong and able as any man! The strong, fierce and independent female is perfectly in line with the lore of Howard, however, we have expanded it to include ALL the female players. And seriously guys, you wouldn’t want anything else, now would you? (let the discussions start!)

To this extent, we have put an amazing amount of work into the female characters in the game, ranging from capturing some 2500 “female-only” animations to sets of special emotes to an incredible array of female clothing and armor. We haven’t just re-skinned male armor, but gone about to create something unique, something strong, something sexy, but at the same time avoiding making it tacky. Should you wish, you can naturally also wear nature’s own armor (but you cannot be completely naked inside the game). And, to underline the point stated above again; our goal has been to make any female player in Hyboria just as strong and able as any man!

In addition to a large selection of clothes, armor and whatnot we are also delivering a character creation tool which allows for a stunning variety in looks and appearance. Some of you have seen how flexible and strong our character creation system truly is, and once you can get your hands on it come March, we are sure many of you will spend hours on the various sliders and options in the menu (some sliders might be of more interest to the male players than the female players to be honest ;) ). With more than thirty different “base heads” in the female character creation part you can also go from the cutest of cute to the ugliest of ugly. The choice is completely up to you!

As a side-effect of the incredible work, and wanting it to look “good enough” we have also waited (and waited) prior to showing them in action. The first real glimpse you got of our better halves, besides the NPC’s, was at our community event during Dragon*Con. To let you know what you missed out on there we today therefore follow up with some screenshots, so you can get a sense of what you missed. We have taken the screens this week, but the build stems from August. As with everything in Age of Conan things are constantly being improved and reshaped so things naturally look even better now.

We hope you like this small little peek into some of the female armors you can expect to wear in the game. We have for the sake of demonstration picked a female stygian model. As you enter the game yourself, you will naturally get a much broader selection, but if nothing else, this should give you a small peak in the direction we are going in.

And, once again, and to answer some of the discussions which have been had on the forum; to Funcom it has been, and continues to be, very important to empower the women in our game. To us, ANY female player in Hyboria WILL and SHOULD be just as strong and able as any man (unless he or she role-plays differently that is ;) ).

Have a great weekend!

You can check out those screenshots here.

I've read RE Howard's works in the past and I have to say, he was way ahead of his time in regards to vision. I would go as far to say that without knowing when the books were published before hand, you probably wouldn't guess 80 years ago, not with the sorry ass heroines that we have today. So once again, definitely check 'em out if you're a Conan fan/hopeful player, fantasy lover or just a person in search of some really lush writing, the likes of which we haven't seen in a LONG time. (Trust me, even if the game sucks, Howard's writing does not.)

Perfect World International: Open Beta Update

Per Devil, the Lead Mod:

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Perfect World Community,

Attention, I would like to leak some information regarding the status of the Open Beta Release. The information I obtained was that we might face a delay with the Open Beta Launch. This is because the servers of Perfect World are in the process of being switched to a New IDC, this New IDC will help foreign and local players enjoy a smoother running game, hopefully without any unexpected problems.

Perfect World Open Beta

Release Date: N/A

Release Time: N/A

Hellgate London: Demo Out Early

So if you want to try the demo, check it out below:

Here

But here works as well:

Here

La lee la.

And for those idiots who don't know what a demo is, it's NOT THE FUCKIN' WHOLE GAME SO DON'T FUCKIN' FLIP OUT YOU DUMB FUCKIN' FUCKS. IT'S A DEMO.

Seriously.

CoD 4: Pre-Order Goodies (?)

http://charlieoscardelta.com/sitrep.php?uid=44983&b_id=MTE4MQ==&req=view

2007-10-16 | Written By: Charlie Oscar Delta Staff


With the Beta concluded, the PC Demo released, and just three weeks to go before launch, there's no better time to consider your options for reserving a copy of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Here's a lowdown on the offers you'll find at U.S. retailers:

Best Buy

Preorder COD4:MW at Best Buy with a $5 deposit and receive an exclusive poster and $5-off coupon for COD2 or COD3.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat132500050022

Available at launch only at Best Buy, COD4:MW on Xbox 360 will also be bundled with a DVD of the film "Behind Enemy Lines," starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. This offer will only be available for a limited time, or while supplies last.

GameStop

Reserve your copy of COD4:MW at GameStop with a $5 deposit and receive an exclusive Multiplayer Map Poster for free.

http://www.gamestop.com/productmerch.asp?groupid=777

Also, on Wednesday this week, GameStop is holding exclusive "Hands-On Single Player" events at ten cities across the country. Visit the link below to learn more about your chance to play the game and win cool prizes!

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/cod4ftp/default.asp

Gee, crappy poster, an Owen Wilson movie and...a crappy poster? ...THAT'S IT!?

I want a tank. :(

Meanwhile...why the hell do XBOX owners get a movie? And a decent movie too. Not only was their CE better, but now Owen Wilson on their side!? I call shenanigans!!

Hellgate London: HGL Gone Gold, Demo Coming!

HGL Gone Gold, Demo Coming!

This is a not a test of the emergency broadcasting system - Hellgate: London has officially gone gold! Plus, we've got a single-player demo coming this Friday! Check the full press release below for all the details.

A HUGE thanks to everyone here at Flagship and Ping0 for all their hard work over the years. The quality of their work has only been matched by their dedication to the game, and there simply couldn't be a better group of guys to work with.

***

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HELLGATE™: LONDON GOES GOLD, DEMO COMING THIS WEEK

The creators of Diablo are cracking open the Hellgate before Halloween

San Francisco, CA (October 16, 2007) – Demons of London beware! Your reign of terror is officially coming to an end! Electronic Arts, Namco Bandai Games, and Flagship Studios are excited to announce that Hellgate™: London has gone to gold master and will be available exclusively for the PC on October 31st in North America.

"This has been an amazing journey for us and we couldn't be more proud of what we've accomplished," said Flagship Studios CEO, Bill Roper. "We're anxious to get Hellgate: London into gamers' hands and we can't wait to play right along with them."

And for gamers who can't wait until Halloween to get their Demon-slaying on, Flagship Studios is releasing a singleplayer demo this Friday, October 19th.

The singleplayer demo represents just a small taste of the Hellgate: London experience. Gamers can choose from two of the game's six character classes: the Blademaster, a master of swordplay and action-packed melee combat, or the Marksman, a cool, calculating, long-range specialist.

In the demo, these heroes are able to battle through a small handful of storyline and side quests as they adventure through the streets and tunnels around London's Holborn Station.

Hellgate: London combines the depth of role-playing games and the action of first-person shooter titles, while offering infinite playability with dynamically generated levels, items, enemies, and events. Whether online or off, a player creates a heroic character, completes quests, and battles through innumerable hordes of demons to advance through experience levels and branching skill paths. A robust, flexible skill and spell system, highly customizable appearances, and a massive variety of randomly generated equipment allow players to create their own unique hero.

Hellgate Halloween is fast approaching! Stay tuned for more news at: www.hellgatelondon.com.


About Flagship Studios

Flagship Studios is a creator of innovative entertainment software, designing games that focus on ease of play, replayability, and fun. The studio was formed in 2003 by former executives and developers from Blizzard North® and represents the creators of the worldwide, best-selling Diablo® franchise. With members that are renowned within the gaming industry, Flagship Studios and Flagship Seattle embody a team that has worked together for over a decade and have numerous #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards to their credit. For more information about Flagship Studios visit: www.flagshipstudios.com

The demo'll be released through AOL for the first day then everywhere else after that.

Street Fighter IV: Teaser Trailer

Ooh?

Ryu is so so sexy!!

I haven't played fighters in a long ass time (Tekken!) but I will certainly be checking out the new SF. (Because I'm stupid.)

<3 Manta

The Manta is my brand new friend.

Though I tend not to use vehicles that much as I prefer the hover board, if I could whore a vehicle all round, it would be the Manta because it hops, it bops and pancakes people so nicely. Shame on you dick heads that take the Manta and camp the spawns though. That is gay.

So many games to get!!

Wii Fitness: Weight Limit Revealed

So being an idiot, I actually want to get one of these Wii Fitness Boards. Why? Because I was Queen of the Sega Activator is why.



Anyhoo, according to Wii Fit, the board only hold ups to 136 kilos (~300 lbs). OH NOES! (Just kiddin'.)

According to the literature, it's coming out December 1st, 2007 in Japan and will be Y8,800 which is about $75 based on today's exchange rate. It will also be able to compute your BMI and check your Balance Age. (I can see me throwing the board out the window after a terrible reading though.)

Just an observation though...

On the Wii Fit site, their little favicon is Mario. But based on the stats, that fat fuck wouldn't be able to use it because he's pretty tubby eating all those mushrooms. Poor Mario. Your own company hates you.

*sniffles*

Hellgate London: DX10 Screenies

I haven't upgraded to Vista yet so I'm not getting the full benefits of my sexah card so right now I have no choice but to live vicariously instead (it's still gorgeous though).

You can check 'em out below too at Voodoo Extreme:

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/34846/Hellgate-London-DX10-Money-Shots

Yup, there's absolutely no way I can go back now that I've seen the light of a worthwhile card.

Age of Armor: Open Beta Stars 10/20/2007

For those of you craving mecha and lots of grinding, it's back according to its suuper duper Official AOA News Page:

Age of Armor Starts Its Open Beta Test on October 20, 2007

Age of Armor had a successfully end of its Close Beta Test, and everyone are expecting the Open Beta Test, to cure their eager, we decide to open the Open Beta test than we have planned. The Open Beta test will start on October 20, 2007.

Age of Armor, Future War, comes now!

YEAH!!

...

Okay, maybe not for me. I guess that makes me old-fashioned.

Most Haunted Live: The Winchester Mystery House 10/19/07 @ 9PM EST

This show has fake fake fake written all over it. There's terrible "acting" and terrible manly man machismo conveniently following by hilarious "latching onto the person closest to you and screaming like little girls" action.

It's so bad, it's good! And I love it!

Last year they went to Eastern State Penitentiary where Kyle and Stu (the "macho" guys) tried to shove each other over the railing for massive laffs, so I can't wait to see how they'll top that. Maybe they'll try to throw each other from the top of the Mystery House? HILARITY!

Anyhoo, here is the Travel Channel's official info:

After their successful investigation at Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary, the 'Most Haunted Live' team returns to the United States to investigate the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, Calif. on Oct. 19.

Join head investigator, Yvette Fielding, spiritual medium, David Wells, and the rest of the 'Most Haunted Live' team conduct their 7-hour investigation. Armed with night-vision cameras, thermal-imaging devices and other ghost hunting tools, the team will investigate the mansion and attempt to communicate with the paranormal.

Their investigation will lead them into the basement, through secret passageways, and to the mysterious séance room. Sarah Winchester sought help from spirits in the séance room. They helped guide her vision to build what is now a 161-room estate. The architecture of the house - doors that lead to steep drop-offs; stairs that lead to ceilings; and a skylight built inside the house – will add an element of surprise during the live investigation.

TV viewers and users will get the full 'Most Haunted Live' experience with multiple Webcams streaming live images from selected areas within the mansion. Users will actively participate in the broadcast. They will post paranormal sightings, well wishes for the team, and suggestions on rooms to investigate.

Users will also have an opportunity to send their predictions and premonitions via message boards, text messaging, and faxing in their psychic art. Selected user-submitted content will be presented during the interactive segments of the event, as well as scrolled across the bottom of the screen during the live investigation.

Join the 'Most Haunted Live' team on Friday, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. ET. as they seek out paranormal activity and communicate with the spirits that still roam the halls of Winchester Mystery House - the house that fear built.

French & Saunder's version:



And don't forget to check out Bad Psychics for more fun!

I love October!

30 Days of Night: Movie Trailer

It's coming this Friday, 10/19/07!

And if you haven't read the original comics written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Ben Templesmith you should check it out because it's actually very well done, artsy and well written.

Too bad I'll be watching Most Haunted Live at the time so I'll miss premiere night! Wahahah.

Speaking of which...

Unreal Tournament 3: Fave Weapons So Far...?

So, lately I've been having me a taste of some UT3 thanks to the dericious demo. It's been so long since I played the original that I had to prod myself into bunny hopping (else I'd be slaughtered by the evil rocket splash) the first few practice rounds, but once the jump fest began and I started to hear, "MULTI-KILL" I was in happy happy frag land.

Anyhoo, mah fave weapons so far.

At #3, the Rocket Launcher:



Oh noes! In 3rd Place? What am I retarded? No, I'm not. I love seeing my opponents body parts splashed all over the oh so chinky pagodas of Shangri-la but something about all the hopping and bopping just doesn't give me the physical satisfaction of the kill.

#2:



The Minigun! WHIRrrRRRRrrrr. Body pizarts everywhere! I love that sound!

And finally, coming in at #1 (for me at least!)



The plain jane Enforcer!

So vanilla! So blah! So not cool! And yet, killing someone with one is such sweetness. And for double killing fun, just add another one! It's MMmMmm good!

Anyhoo, like I said before, just give it a go. It's FREEEeeeeeeeeEEEe. (Oh, and the bots are still fun to take on too.)

The specs:

Minimum System Requirements

• Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
• 2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
• 512 Mbytes of System RAM
• NVIDIA 6200+ or ATI Radeon 9600+ Video Card
• 8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space

Recommended System Requirements

• 2.4+ GHZ Dual Core Processor
• 1 GBytes of System RAM
• NVIDIA 7800GTX+ or ATI x1300+ Video Card
• 8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space

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Poppin' the Cherry: My Very First...

Game System.

As I prepare to get older (and my grubby hands all over "Beautiful Katamari" Monday) I can't help but admire my command centre and flashback to way back when and my very first game system.

I can't say that I was that interested in video games at first (I'm not going to lie and pretend that PONG RULEZ ALL or ATARI IS TEH WIN.) I was young and naive and uncorrupted back then. YOu see, we lived in England for the first few years of my life, and while I was there, my friends and I rode our pretend ponies, watched the boys play football and did a lot of jump rope and had those Polly Prissypants tea parties in the garden. All seem rosy, and my mother was pleased that her daughter was growing up as intended.

But then my family moved to Japan, and all hope of me ever being a normal bitch was gone. You see, a brand new "gaming system," had just been released there that was all the rage. You might have heard of it? Yes, it was little game system called the "Nintendo Family Computer."

I think it came with some of the lamest games ever--Popeye and Donkey Kong Jr (not the one in "the King of Kong," which was a great video game movie by the way)--but that didn't stop me playing them. Popeye had you fighting Brutus for stupid ass whiny Olive Oyl so I didn't particularly care for it while in DK Jr you played an ape in diapers who had to save your daddy from an evil Mario looking like asshole while red and blue jumper cables tried to chomp your ass down.

Ahhh. So much time wasted and potential lost. Before I knew it, my pig tails had been lopped off into a way too sexy "Diana Cut" (hey, it was all the rage back then!) and I stopped wearing skirts and dresses all together and starting hanging out with boys...to talk about games!

Thank goodness that our school made sure we all had to be in after school clubs or that we participated in mandatory sports else I'd be one major fat ass even then. (Wahahaha, no schools to force me into mountain hikes now!)



Now, while the cartridge games definitely got better in those first couple years (I must have wasted a good year using the fabled Mario/Tennis secret world trick) gaming in the whole got even moar betterer with the release of the Family Computer Disk System and along with it, "The Legend of Zelda." (That's right your highnekus--more time wasted on killing Octorocks and Dodongos.)

Anyhoo, I don't think the Disk System ever made it over here, but it really was an awesome ass system/concept. Basically, you buy a craptastic game on disk like "Baseball" or something for Y2,500 (if I remember correctly.) BUT, since that game sucked such pimply ass, you would simply take it to the store, visit the game counter and ask the guy behind it for a "kakigae." That is, a "rewrite." That's right, for Y500, the price of two and a half Weekly Jumps or a copy of Family Computer Magazine and a Weekly Jump, you'd copy over "Baseball" for something like, "Parutena no Kagami" or "Metroid." Finish those up and don't want to replay 'em? Pay the rewrite fee and just get your disk rewritten. So much awesomeness.

I played ghost games, Sims, RPGs, detective games, action, sports, puzzle and boards games (Jinsei Game & Momotetsu forevah.) And my girl friends played them too (which rocked.) We had sleep overs of course and talked about boys and ate oranges, but it was Castlevania that made us stay up aaaalllll night.

I remember my one friend had the coveted "combination" cartridge and disk Famicom (she was super rich) and so those of us that were "stackers" drooled over its sleek design.

Stacking:



But it's okay because I had more games, biotch! Wahahaha. Though seriously, between my guy and girl friends, we pretty much owned everything so we all kept game journals in our cubbies with a list of all our games to facilitate easier game trading. Fuck, we even had 2 week due dates to return 'em.

And the thing is, we weren't considered obsessed or over the top. That's just how things were. Regardless of gender, you watch anime, you play games, you do your after school sports and there's nothing more normal. And I had a fuckin' blast.

I only found out that I was actually "not normal" when I moved to the States years later...but that is another story of moar game systems for another time!

p.s. I still have all my games and a Famicom and Disk System (they're kinda' yello though) from back then. I just couldn't bring myself to get rid of them. Unfortunately my Famicom's dead and went through one unsuccessful defrib already so if anyone knows how to fix it.... :(

Unreal Tournament 3: SICK!!

Ahhh.

Just as I remember it. Just prettier. The demo is Death Match onry and comes can be gotted below:

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Download it (it's only about 750M) for some Fragglicious Rawk!

And while you're downloading, make sure to read the game specs (game desc is for the full game supposedly coming out sometime in November 2007):

Description:

Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the industry’s premiere first-person shooter utilizing the completely new Unreal Engine 3 technology taking the graphics, playability and challenge to a new level.

Players assume the role of a futuristic warrior engaged in contests of intense shooting battles against skilled opponents, controlled either by human contestants online or by A.I. These contests are fought with the most powerful sci-fi weapons and vehicles. It’s FPS action at it’s best!

Minimum System Requirements

* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
* 2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
* 512 Mbytes of System RAM
* NVIDIA 6200+ or ATI Radeon 9600+ Video Card
* 8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space

Recommended System Requirements

* 2.4+ GHZ Dual Core Processor
* 1 GBytes of System RAM
* NVIDIA 7800GTX+ or ATI x1300+ Video Card
* 8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space

Features :

* Unparalleled graphical and physical realism from the latest Unreal Engine 3 technology delivers the most compelling First Person Shooter Experience to-date...online and offline!
* Vast arsenal of weapons. The weaponry is bigger and badder than ever. Destroy your opponent from a distance with the ever popular Link Gun or blast away at close range with the Bio Rifle. There are a ton of weapons to choose from and many have been upgraded for maximum performance and killing sprees.
* Single player mode rivals the online experience! Battle against lightening fast A.I. in the deeper and richer single player tournament mode.
* Onslaught vehicle combat, taken to a new level. Expanded Onslaught game type features two complete sets of high-tech vehicles, including the massive Leviathan, the terrifying Darkwalker, and a completely new way to get into the action…the Hoverboard.
* New and favorite characters. Fight side-by-side with or compete against new and returning characters from the UT franchise, all with enhanced abilities, extremely detailed looks and distinct personalities.
* Enhanced popular game types, including: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and Instagib CTF and more.
* Online innovations. Unreal Tournament 2007 provides seamless loading on servers in addition to improved matchmaking for more evenly matched competitors.

Even though they're plain jane, I love the dual enforcers. <3