If you own an XBOX 360 and you don’t own the greatest game ever created you need to move to France, you cheese eating surrender monkey! 
The game I’m talking about is Gears of War. Holy crap is that a sweet, sweet game. You need to make sure you have a high def TV to really enjoy it in sweet, sweet 1080i.
It’s also one of the ultimate party games. With the advent of affordable LCD TV’s (my 37” is only about 60lbs) we can get several to a location and let the chainsawing, grenade sticking, torque bow, boomshotting commence! Sure, playing on XBOX Live is pretty easy and fun too, but there is something to be said about getting 6 of your buddies in a room, throw back some beers and down some chips and have a good ‘ole time. (Besides who wants to get pwned by some 12 year old kid online?)
Halo 2 is still pretty dang fun to play, and the upside of that is you can play 4 to a TV (Gears only allows 2 per TV) so you can get more dudes in the game.
So yeah, Gears rules. Video games just ain’t a bunch of anti-social dudes sitting alone in a dark basement. (Though I have done that too. Haha)
So, I guess the Playstation 3 comes out Thursday at midnight. (I guess it is really 12:01AM Friday) Anyway, they are in big demand. Here in Waverly at the new Super Walmart they were supposed to get 10 in stock. They only got 4. (They will give rainchecks for the other 6)
Anyway, my Buddy Dave and Jake decided to get in line to buy one. We are all XBox guys, however, and the reason they are getting them so they can turn around and sell them on EBay. They are going for around $2000 so far, not bad for a $600 investment.
So, I just happen to be at Walmart at 6ish tonight when they show up. Walmart had a pretty sweet setup, they had 10 lounge type lawn chairs setup back in layaway and a TV/DVD combo setup. So they were going to have a pretty sweet 30 hour wait. (As sweet as a 30 hour wait could be.)
However, a few hours later I got a call from Dave saying that they were booted out of Walmart and now they must wait outside for the next 28 hours!! I laughed my a$$ off. They were not prepared to be outside so I had to bring up some warmer clothes…
It will be a long night and next day…
Name this Atari 2600 classic!! (Gorman, you will probably get it right away)
Louisiana joins battle over violent video games
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the Entertainment Merchants Association on Friday filed suit in the Federal District Court of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to overturn the new law, saying similar laws have been struck down by six courts in five years.
Seriously…. think of all this money that got wasted spending time passing this stupid bill, now all the money in court and lawyer costs to get it overturned… What a waste. You suck Governor Blanco, but everybody already knew that anyway.
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. I will never vote for anybody who votes for a ban on this stuff.. never.
Video games do not take a normal kid and turn them into a violent killing freak… The kid has something wrong to begin with and it is lack of parenting that it does not get recognized. Howabout a law to ban dumb parents!!
Video Games Can Save Your Life
The U.S. Army has discovered a remote control gun turret that works, and cannot get enough of them. The army wants over 9,000 CROWS (common remotely operated weapon stations), but is only getting 15 a month. There should be about a thousand CROWS in service by the end of the year. . . .
But there’s another reason, not often talked about, for the success of CROWS. The guys operating these systems grew up playing video games. They developed skills in operating systems (video games) very similar to the CROWS controls. This was important, because viewing the world around the vehicle via a vidcam is not as enlightening (although a lot safer) than having your head and chest exposed to the elements, and any firepower the enemy sends your way. But experienced video gamers are skilled at whipping that screen view around, and picking up any signs of danger.
 I am a Gauntlet Adventurer.
I strive to improve my living conditions by hoarding gold, food, and sometimes keys and potions. I love adventure, fighting, and particularly winning – especially when there’s a prize at stake. I occasionally get lost inside buildings and can’t find the exit. I need food badly. What Video Game Character Are You? |