http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/29/playstation-network-update...I'll Scream.
Saturday, 30 November 2013
MUST. PLAY. SAINTS ROW IV. | RE: Playstation Network Update
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/29/playstation-network-update...I'll Scream.
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
The Quest for the Ultimate FPS
A Long time ago, I set out on a search for a better alternative to Call of Duty's fast-paced, highly-customizable gameplay. I thought I found my answer in Unreal Tournament 3, an old-school shooter with guts and gore, vehicles, large maps, and a general gladiator feel to it. Unfortunately, the online servers were near empty last time I played it on PS3 and the fanboys, being the brain-damaged stubborn bastards that they are, refuse to acknowledge it's existence. So my quest continued...
Then I stumbled upon the hypetain for Battlefield 3. It sounded too good to be true; it was. Battlefield is a team-based shooter, that means if I don't play along with others, I won't get to enjoy driving around in tanks on the larger than life maps. The fact that EA marketed this game to the FPS kiddies that made the bulk of the COD fanbase, did not help. I was not a fan of dieing over and over again, nor was I a fan of being kicked out of games for no good reason, so I left for greener pastures.
Thankfully, a few months later, Gotham City Imposters arrived on the scene. It was a breath of fresh air. It ran on some of the principles COD had, but got rid of all the bullcrap. The weapons were all wacky, the customization was unlike anything I've played before, and it just had a fun vibe to it that a lot of games, especially shooters, didn't have. Why so serious, indeed? Still, at it's core, it's a multiplayer-only game. My search was not over.
Heading back to Boring Military Shooter Land, I had my sights set on Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The previous game, and reboot, was playable but it left a lot to be desired. I had hoped Warfighter would be to the rebooted Medal of Honor, what COD4 was to that franchise. Well, I was half right. It did nearly the exact same thing as Modern Warfare 2 did, minus the extra content. The story was as crap as it's gameplay; the multiplayer was the only thing that showed improvement. As the console generation was coming to an end, I found that, in my quest to find a game better than Call of Duty, I stopped playing one crappy game only to play more crappy games and at the end finally play another crappy game. I was going in one giant circle!
At that moment I was ready to give up on mainstream shooter games and end this quest. It's obvious these publishers and developers would rather ripoff gamers with half-assed campaigns and tacked-on multiplayer then create something in the league of Half-Life, Bioshock, FarCry and even Halo. At least THAT game can tell a good story, which is more than I can say for the these mountains of filth! Maybe it was to add insult to injury or maybe someone felt bad for me, but later down the road the greatest moment in my life happened..., I finally got Team Fortress 2 to work.
I can't believe this is what I had been missing out on all these years. A hilarious, mytho-filled, fast-paced, old-school shooter that's still popular to this day! I can see where Gotham City gets it's inspiration from. I was content to just play Gotham on my PS3 and TF2 on my PC and let these other losers play their generic crap. ...But then, I hear Crytek will not only be developing, but publishing the sequel to Homefront; another crappy shooter game but with a great story, atmosphere and characters. Also, I heard that Activision and Bungie are teaming up to create Destiny, a game that already looks like the perfect successor to Halo.
My quest maybe over, but there are still other FPS games out there that I want to play! The Adventure Continues... X)
Then I stumbled upon the hypetain for Battlefield 3. It sounded too good to be true; it was. Battlefield is a team-based shooter, that means if I don't play along with others, I won't get to enjoy driving around in tanks on the larger than life maps. The fact that EA marketed this game to the FPS kiddies that made the bulk of the COD fanbase, did not help. I was not a fan of dieing over and over again, nor was I a fan of being kicked out of games for no good reason, so I left for greener pastures.
Thankfully, a few months later, Gotham City Imposters arrived on the scene. It was a breath of fresh air. It ran on some of the principles COD had, but got rid of all the bullcrap. The weapons were all wacky, the customization was unlike anything I've played before, and it just had a fun vibe to it that a lot of games, especially shooters, didn't have. Why so serious, indeed? Still, at it's core, it's a multiplayer-only game. My search was not over.
Heading back to Boring Military Shooter Land, I had my sights set on Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The previous game, and reboot, was playable but it left a lot to be desired. I had hoped Warfighter would be to the rebooted Medal of Honor, what COD4 was to that franchise. Well, I was half right. It did nearly the exact same thing as Modern Warfare 2 did, minus the extra content. The story was as crap as it's gameplay; the multiplayer was the only thing that showed improvement. As the console generation was coming to an end, I found that, in my quest to find a game better than Call of Duty, I stopped playing one crappy game only to play more crappy games and at the end finally play another crappy game. I was going in one giant circle!
At that moment I was ready to give up on mainstream shooter games and end this quest. It's obvious these publishers and developers would rather ripoff gamers with half-assed campaigns and tacked-on multiplayer then create something in the league of Half-Life, Bioshock, FarCry and even Halo. At least THAT game can tell a good story, which is more than I can say for the these mountains of filth! Maybe it was to add insult to injury or maybe someone felt bad for me, but later down the road the greatest moment in my life happened..., I finally got Team Fortress 2 to work.
I can't believe this is what I had been missing out on all these years. A hilarious, mytho-filled, fast-paced, old-school shooter that's still popular to this day! I can see where Gotham City gets it's inspiration from. I was content to just play Gotham on my PS3 and TF2 on my PC and let these other losers play their generic crap. ...But then, I hear Crytek will not only be developing, but publishing the sequel to Homefront; another crappy shooter game but with a great story, atmosphere and characters. Also, I heard that Activision and Bungie are teaming up to create Destiny, a game that already looks like the perfect successor to Halo.
My quest maybe over, but there are still other FPS games out there that I want to play! The Adventure Continues... X)
Monday, 25 November 2013
If Toonami aired on weeknights...
It's not rocket science. If Toonami aired on weeknights, it would air for at least 3 hours max starting at 9pm. The lineup would consist of shows like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, and Inuyasha; long-running shows that could air on strip repeats for weeks and weeks and weeks. In that sense the Midnight Run would consist of the short-run shows, such as Sword Art Online.
A quick idea that popped into my head after this one idiot from Crunchyroll got the fricktarded suggestion to shut down adult swim. ...Anime fanboys are such retards... -_-
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@Jah666 Oh look, the minority is talking -_-
A quick idea that popped into my head after this one idiot from Crunchyroll got the fricktarded suggestion to shut down adult swim. ...Anime fanboys are such retards... -_-
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@Jah666 Oh look, the minority is talking -_-
From an Outsider's perspective: Nickelodeon's Dumbest Decisions
Nickelodeon. Dear god. It's not your new logo I have a problem with. It's EVERYTHING ELSE!
NickMom on Nick Jr. - Forget about the idea of a preschool network airing adult programing for a second. It's bad enough that American networks are willing to butcher themselves in the never ending pursuit of ratings over quality or purpose. But to do that to a frickin' preschool network? This is why I'm grateful for Canadian television license restrictions; you won't see this crap on Treehouse any time soon!
Nick Studio 10. A programming block, where the programs are suddenly interrupted by a random short skit that last for about 5 seconds. Sounds good on paper, not so much in practice. Then again if I was watching a Spongebob marathon only for it to be interrupted by "fart-in-a-jar..." ...Speaking of bad jokes...
Lucas Cruikshank on Nick. - I was expecting Marvin Marvin to be much, Much, MUCH, MUCH better received than Fred: The Show. But no, it was horrible. Horrible. That was the worst sitcom I've ever watched. Yes, worse than Austin & Ally and even worse than Dads.
Lucas should have just sticked to being a YouTube sellout. I'd rather watch Wendell & Vinnie. Actually no, that's only slightly better. I'd rather watch Korra, Power Rangers, and more Spongebob Squarepants reruns. Which brings me to...
Too. Much. Spongebob. - I'll never understand why americans networks think mini-marathons are a good idea. I'm a HUGE Spongebob fan and even I think that airing multiple blocks of the show is a horrible idea. If I'm not mistaken, hasn't Fairly Odd Parents been on the air just a long as Spongebob has? How come we're not seeing mini-marathons of that show? What the hell happened to the rest of Nick's programming? Oh, that's right. They've migrated to NickToons and Teen Nick which, aside from airing House of Anubis and Degrassi, is nothing more than archive channel for Nick's old teen programming...and older Nicktoons?
...I'm beginning to see how Disney Channel, of all networks, broke the network's 17-years ratings dominance. The "first network for kids" is now being run by kids. Stupid kids. Stupid, moronic, fricktarded kids. It's official, Cartoon Network and The Hub are the only kid's networks that have common sense.
(TBC)
NickMom on Nick Jr. - Forget about the idea of a preschool network airing adult programing for a second. It's bad enough that American networks are willing to butcher themselves in the never ending pursuit of ratings over quality or purpose. But to do that to a frickin' preschool network? This is why I'm grateful for Canadian television license restrictions; you won't see this crap on Treehouse any time soon!
Nick Studio 10. A programming block, where the programs are suddenly interrupted by a random short skit that last for about 5 seconds. Sounds good on paper, not so much in practice. Then again if I was watching a Spongebob marathon only for it to be interrupted by "fart-in-a-jar..." ...Speaking of bad jokes...
Lucas Cruikshank on Nick. - I was expecting Marvin Marvin to be much, Much, MUCH, MUCH better received than Fred: The Show. But no, it was horrible. Horrible. That was the worst sitcom I've ever watched. Yes, worse than Austin & Ally and even worse than Dads.
Lucas should have just sticked to being a YouTube sellout. I'd rather watch Wendell & Vinnie. Actually no, that's only slightly better. I'd rather watch Korra, Power Rangers, and more Spongebob Squarepants reruns. Which brings me to...
Too. Much. Spongebob. - I'll never understand why americans networks think mini-marathons are a good idea. I'm a HUGE Spongebob fan and even I think that airing multiple blocks of the show is a horrible idea. If I'm not mistaken, hasn't Fairly Odd Parents been on the air just a long as Spongebob has? How come we're not seeing mini-marathons of that show? What the hell happened to the rest of Nick's programming? Oh, that's right. They've migrated to NickToons and Teen Nick which, aside from airing House of Anubis and Degrassi, is nothing more than archive channel for Nick's old teen programming...and older Nicktoons?
...I'm beginning to see how Disney Channel, of all networks, broke the network's 17-years ratings dominance. The "first network for kids" is now being run by kids. Stupid kids. Stupid, moronic, fricktarded kids. It's official, Cartoon Network and The Hub are the only kid's networks that have common sense.
(TBC)
Decoding Spike's VGX.
http://www.spike.com/vgx/about
From the outside looking in, Spike renaming it's so-called Video Game Awards show to VGX might just be the greatest idea a Viacom-owned network has had since MTV dropped the "Music Television" tagline from it's name. What? If NickMom, Nick Studio 10 and, hell, ANYTHING a Nickelodeon-branded network has done in-general was anything to go by, "Viacom guys" normally have the worst ideas ever put on paper. I would have brought up the whole "Viacom vs YouTube" fiasco, but my humor is needed elsewhere.
Jeff Green and Jason Schreier both summed up why the VGA's are so infamous better than the gaming community has. In short, the shows cater more towards Spike's male demographic than the ACTUAL gaming community. Says Schreier, "It’s not hard to find the root of the problem here: You think we’re dumb. You think your audience is so stupid that they’ll be amused by YouTube rants and health potion gags. You think we get our jollies out of watching girls bite cupcakes off conveyor belts. You think videogame references make a good substitute for humor." Gamers? Dumb? Noooooo, really? -_-
In all seriousness, and in the network's defense, Spike is a network for men. According to Spike, men don't only care about gaming, they care about fixing failing bars, full-combat sports, tattoos, Americana & historical artifacts, and pro-wrestling...and girls. So, aside from covering a few events, Spike doesn't care all too much about gaming. G4 was supposed to be the go-to network for gaming, but you all know that story. So now, Spike is the USA's only network that actually gives a crap about gaming, maybe even North America since G4 Canada is in the same state as the americian version was before they canceled X-Play and Attack of the Show; it's time for a change.
So, what's so special about VGX? This year, they're going to focus more on the games and not about the other crap gamers don't care about. Instead of a shameless award show, it's going to be an all-day gaming event that will be streamed nearly everywhere except the Nintendo platforms and the PS4. Maybe this was Angry Joe's doing but, the nominees were chosen by a brand-new VGX council made of respected game journalists, including Jeff Gerstmann from Giant Bomb. The show will focus more on the world-premiere trailers as well as, demos, game culture, and well, the kind of stuff you'd expect to see during E3 coverage.
I think this year, Spike is actually going to be giving gamers the respect that theythink they deserve instead of shilling to their own demographic, who probably care more about the Scream and Guy's Choice awards.
If they can pull it off, gaming television might have a future without G4.
From the outside looking in, Spike renaming it's so-called Video Game Awards show to VGX might just be the greatest idea a Viacom-owned network has had since MTV dropped the "Music Television" tagline from it's name. What? If NickMom, Nick Studio 10 and, hell, ANYTHING a Nickelodeon-branded network has done in-general was anything to go by, "Viacom guys" normally have the worst ideas ever put on paper. I would have brought up the whole "Viacom vs YouTube" fiasco, but my humor is needed elsewhere.
Jeff Green and Jason Schreier both summed up why the VGA's are so infamous better than the gaming community has. In short, the shows cater more towards Spike's male demographic than the ACTUAL gaming community. Says Schreier, "It’s not hard to find the root of the problem here: You think we’re dumb. You think your audience is so stupid that they’ll be amused by YouTube rants and health potion gags. You think we get our jollies out of watching girls bite cupcakes off conveyor belts. You think videogame references make a good substitute for humor." Gamers? Dumb? Noooooo, really? -_-
In all seriousness, and in the network's defense, Spike is a network for men. According to Spike, men don't only care about gaming, they care about fixing failing bars, full-combat sports, tattoos, Americana & historical artifacts, and pro-wrestling...and girls. So, aside from covering a few events, Spike doesn't care all too much about gaming. G4 was supposed to be the go-to network for gaming, but you all know that story. So now, Spike is the USA's only network that actually gives a crap about gaming, maybe even North America since G4 Canada is in the same state as the americian version was before they canceled X-Play and Attack of the Show; it's time for a change.
So, what's so special about VGX? This year, they're going to focus more on the games and not about the other crap gamers don't care about. Instead of a shameless award show, it's going to be an all-day gaming event that will be streamed nearly everywhere except the Nintendo platforms and the PS4. Maybe this was Angry Joe's doing but, the nominees were chosen by a brand-new VGX council made of respected game journalists, including Jeff Gerstmann from Giant Bomb. The show will focus more on the world-premiere trailers as well as, demos, game culture, and well, the kind of stuff you'd expect to see during E3 coverage.
I think this year, Spike is actually going to be giving gamers the respect that they
If they can pull it off, gaming television might have a future without G4.
Thursday, 21 November 2013
New Video Group: Who are these guys?
So I heard that a video game based on Saint Seiya was going to be released this week. Saint Seiya aka Knights of the Zodiac. I haven't heard that name in a LONG time. Sadly, the original english dub was made at a time when you didn't need to be 4Kids to butcher a Japanese property and the superior ADV dub was left incomplete. So, I decided, rather than read subtitles all day, I'd read the comic.
As I was, I looked up the current status of the show and found out that New Video Group was going to release the entire first story arc on DVD in 2014.
This is the third time I've seen a major re-release being backed by this company. First time I took notice was when they re-released the first Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters anime - you know, the one dubbed by 4Kids, good times! XD Then I heard they're re-releasing the ENTIRE 5 seasons on Digimon. Yes, they already released the first 4 seasons, now they're releasing Data Squad as well!
I don't know who these guys are but they are starting to win some fans!
As I was, I looked up the current status of the show and found out that New Video Group was going to release the entire first story arc on DVD in 2014.
This is the third time I've seen a major re-release being backed by this company. First time I took notice was when they re-released the first Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters anime - you know, the one dubbed by 4Kids, good times! XD Then I heard they're re-releasing the ENTIRE 5 seasons on Digimon. Yes, they already released the first 4 seasons, now they're releasing Data Squad as well!
I don't know who these guys are but they are starting to win some fans!
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Bulletins
If the XBO can replace my cable box then I'd gladly vouch for it. But, I
think I'd rather enjoy watching Microsoft get the bashing it deserves.
No offense to 360 gamers, but it was about time people saw through all
the smoke and mirrors. P.S Fuck XBGold
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Keep a lock on myspace for bulletins.
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Keep a lock on myspace for bulletins.
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