Videogames, Movies and Silliness.

Work has been really stressful the past month, i’m working 5 days a week now but the money cheque i got on the first of this month, made it all worth it, with it i picked up Fifa world cup and Halo 2.I was planning to buy saint’s row but the price is a ripoff, it’s priced at nearly $95, i might pick it up next month though, i’m in for another hefty paycheck which will allow me to pay up all debts and have some spending away money available to me. Might settle for Lego starwars II instead this month then.
My friend moved in with me at the beginning of the month, it’s pretty cramped for us, one bedroom for us both, it is only temporary though, but at least now i have someone to play some coop with me. Too bad we are on opposide shifts, so he’s asleep or going to bed when i get home…that might change soon enough. I have been contemplating quiting my current job and get one at a local videogame store, it will allow me to be near the things that i love the most and of course who could forget the discount i would get.

- X

Yeah, i did it.

I bought the xbox360, and i couldn’t happier that i did. Picked up Dead rising to go with it. Somehow smashing zombie heads makes things a whole lot easier at work, it calms me down and vents my frustration. It is excellent game with fun gameplay and an interesting story. I also tested out lots of different demos, been playing Streetfighter II on xbox live arcade. Fun to relive the old days when i used to spend hours upon hours cursing at the TV and smashing my controller in the ground in the slow and incredibly irritating SNES version of the game =p

Other news would be that they have finally announced the launch date for Nintendo Wii, launching in November in USA and December in Europe. I will defiantly try to get together enough money to pick it up. Playing retro games on it will be such a blast, plus it’s about time i get into the nintendo’s fanclub again after all the countless hours of fun they have provided for me in my childhood.

- X

Sorry about the lack of update, but work has been hell the past couple of days, so by the time i get home I’m too tired to do anything except nothing at all.

I finished Hl2: Episode One, and as i suspect it did for many it left me hanging, wanting more. It was a great time while it lasted but it was far too short. But the next chapter shouldn’t be as disappointing, what with portal and Team Fortress along with it. It should hold out a little longer.

I am seriously thinking about picking up a xbox360, got the damn twitches again, i usually get them when i REALLY want something, but honestly can’t afford it. I won’t be susprised if i pick it up tomorrow though, heh. If i do end up getting it you can count on me getting xbl and at least one multiplayer, like lets say Saint’s Row.

Saw that there is a demo for the new F.E.A.R expansion out. I don’t want to play it until i have gotten my hands on the orginial, which i have been meaning to pick up for a while now.

I am getting close to finishing Ninja Gaiden, which is great because then i can start putting my focus on more current games. I started playing Oblivion again, i bought it a few months ago but got around to playing it extensively, so i am gonna make an honest attempt in the next month to do so.

I tested out the Multiplayer beta for Dark Messiah and it’s actually a lot of fun. It’s diffrent from the usual “gun” vs “tank”. Instead it’s “swords” vs “magic” and offers a nice variety of spells and upgrades you can receive for your victories in battle.

Gonna get going and finish Ninja Gaiden already now.

- X

It’s official the launch date for the PLAYSTATION 3 has been delayed until march 2007. I am so pissed right now because of Sony’s endless reign of empty promises, lies and bullshit.

The PS3 could easily fall flat on it’s ass because of how Sony has been advertising it and making hyped lies about what it is capable off and what comes with it. If that doesn’t kill it, blu-ray might. In all honesty i would like them to scrap blu-ray and use the HD-DVD instead. They would slice the cost of the PS3 by half and we wouldn’t be reminded of their obvious attempt at trying to use the PS3 to make their blu-ray format the dominate one, which has been causing all these delays and of course much of the bullshit they have been saying.

Not only has the European release been delayed but they will only be shipping 250.000 units to USA against the original 1 million units they promised.

They haven’t been telling the truth since PS3 was announced why don’t they realize that this is only hurting them, their reputation is shot, PS3 is in real danger of losing the race to be on top, while Nintendo’s confident publicity has been raising their stocks.

I haven’t much other gaming stuff to report right now, still just fighting my way through some older games.

I saw a interesting article about a new kind of videocard, that has been rumoured because of the AMD,ATI merger that they are gonna make a CNGPU videocard. In short it would be a videocard that has a GPU and a CPU in one chip. That way it could be possible to make much cheaper computers because you wouldn’t have to buy the cpu and videocard as separate components. It won’t crank out a lot of performance for gamers but it will be nice for those people not looking for gaming performance.

- X

I made a new avatar for use with forums.

It staples me as a UT fanboy, but hey that isn’t such a bad thing, plus it’s true. :p

Here is the big version http://www.ga-servers.com/images/avatarXbig.jpg

It depicts each generation of UT, and the X is my nickname’s “logo”.

….i know it sucks, but hey as an avatar(small) no one will see it’s suckyness.

The reason i wanted to make it is because i’ve already started waiting impatiently for UT2007 now. I know it is still months away, but i still want it…

Hmm, it seems that Sony are at it again, causing misery and making empty promises.

They have been saying from the start that the ps3 will be able to output video in 1080p, but now it’s apparent that even the pricier version isn’t shipping with a HDMI cable which is needed to output at 1080p.

This means that you will have to pay $600 for the ps3 and then an extra $40 for the cable. Of course for the people that do own a 1080p capable TV this isn’t such a big deal, since they would seem to have a lot of money anyways.

But for us poor people this is a slap in the face, people are saving up for the ps3 and then they suddenly decide to add extra costs to an already overly expensive console. I for one can’t afford anything right now and it’s killing me to be not able to get a xbox360 and as things are at the moment i won’t be able to get the ps3 either anytime soon. *sniff*

- X

Just got an email from my webspace provider. Due too some new hardware they have installed they have increased my total webspace to 110gb!

Gotta say i really like this provider, they seem to be going out of their way to keep their customers happy.

I have considered using the extra space under hosting videos and/or music from videogames for streaming or download, we shall see, or maybe porn..? :p

I tried out the new demo for the next Warhammer 40k: Dawn of war expansion called Dark Crusade. It has got me drooling all over. 2 new races and a total of 7 races to choose from, this is ending up to be one of the better RTS ever made.
- X

I have to learn to make a schedule for when i update on the site.

Just the usual stuff to report, i tested a few new demos and i finally got into the bf2142 beta.

All i can say about the beta that it has potential.

I tested out the demo for El Matador. Looks very nice graphically and seems to be a solid game but i gotta say it wasn’t all that great. The game is a 3rd person shooter so aiming in it isn’t the best. Overall i suppose many would enjoy it but it didn’t get me impress me much.

I am currently playing the new Broken Sword demo. It seems like it might turn out to be yet another quality game from the series. They have implanted the old point and click style of gaming using an 3d engine. It is a bit annoying in some situation but you can also like in broken sword 3 control George with the keyboard.

I have mostly been spending my time up late catching up on older games, still wrestling with Ninja Gaiden(hard game..). I also got a trial account for World of warcraft after nearly 6 months without playing it. I think I’m gonna spend some time with it, been craving for some up late. Resident evil 4 is on the shelf and waiting to be picked up and finished. Haven’t had much time for it, although it seems like a lot of fun. Mainly I’ve been playing Half life 2:Episode 1 which is a lot of fun which was to be expected, i am very excited for episode 2 and portal.
ooh and i defiantly need to go play my old playstation games now that i have a ps2, there are a few games i just need to finish again, it’s hard to have so many games you want to finish yet you want to finish them all at the same time, makes it hard.

- X

I haven’t updated in here for awhile.

It has mostly been because of work, only two more days to go before a break, which i am looking forward too.

I am currently waiting on getting a beta key for the new Battlefield 2142 beta and i have been absolutely anxious to get my chance to play it. I got the email 6 days ago that my registration had been accepted, yet still no beta key..why does god hate me.
The beta has a Non disclosure agreement, meaning i can’t write or talk about it in any detail what the beta has to offer. If i want to make a full review of the beta i am gonna have to wait until they lift the NDA.

Been trying out some of the more recent demo’s that have been coming out. Tried out Sudden Strike 3 which i wasn’t at all impressed with. Seemed to be slow and unresponsive, which isn’t good for a RTS game. My interest was peaked however with Joint Task Force and Paraworld which turned out a lot of fun.

JTF is a modern war RTS game. What sets it apart from many other is that you don’t start off with building a base, you start with your own squad of trained marines commanded Major O’connel and all start with different abilities depending on what they specialize, as you progress through the game you can promote members in your squad so they will get more efficient. It has also something i don’t remember ever seeing in other RTS games, the squad members can take control of virtually any vehicle you come across, so you can drive around killing people with a forklift if that is what you want to do. So far i have only tried the first mission, but i plan to finish the demo and i might end up buying this game.

ParaWorld is pretty fun although different from JTF. It is set in fantasy based RTS with swords etc. Pretty standard RTS most of the time but i had fun with it, i would recommend you check it out.

Lately i have been spending my time finishing Half life 2 and i finally did, three days ago, the ending was so sudden and i was still hungry for more so i went ahead and bought episode 1 the day after. I have never played a better singleplayer FPS game and i don’t know if i ever will.

A new trailer has been released for Unreal Tournament 2007, i got the HD version which by the way is SO worth it. It looked very nice, i am however trying to keep my hopes down because i got so terribly disappointed when UT2003 was released, being a UT99 player for years now i am hoping UT2007 will be good because i want another excellent game made from the series, UT2004 is fine but i will never love it as much as i love the original.

- Xtrife

Fear Combat is going live in less then 24 hours.
I have never played F.E.A.R but getting a free multiplayer based on it, well that is just so very very neat.

I tested the demo for Maelstorm yesterday and i didn’t like it very much. Was very bugged and didn’t look all that good, i have been hoping for another good RTS i could get my hands on before Supreme Commander hits the shelf but not seen any worthy of mentioning.

Just saw a pretty interesting article about the possible release time of the Wii. Apparently according to leaked info that Nintendo is putting up “countdown to launch” clocks in several stores. Of course this could also just be Nintendo playing with the gaming community to get more publicity. Even though the clocks are up doesn’t mean that it will launch yet, although i certainly hope it is.

- Xtrife

I tried out the demo for Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. If you liked games like Oblivion you shouldn’t let this one get passed you. It has nice graphics and since it uses the source engine the psychics are very good. While it isn’t a match for Oblivion in this genre it pulls of the formula pretty well. Especially when it comes to fights.

You are allowed to dual wield weapons such as daggers which so you can fight with great speed and versatility. In this game it also isn’t enough to just hack at your opponent, sometimes if the one you are fighting is wearing armor you need to hold down the attack button to make a more powerful strike at him, if you get lucky you can decapitate him with a shift blow to the head. They also introduce a adrenaline bar which fills up as you fight and once it’s full it will allow you to perform more powerful and faster moves and some special onces like magics spells and some deadly attack with a weapon.

Unlike most First person games you see the body of yourself in the game when you look down or are picked up my orcs and thrown away when you fall on the ground, makes it a lot more immersive then most other games.

My only real problem with the demo was how short it was. Compared with it being a 1.4gb download it didn’t even reach an hour of gameplay, but it is still a nice preview of how the game will be like when it gets shipped.

- Xtrife

I just saw a news post on Gamespot about who is directing the Halo movie which is rumored to come out in 2008
The director Neill Blomkamp is best known for his works on several sci-fi series such as Smallville,Stargate SG-1 and Dark angel.
Even though this is not a famous director, I am glad that it is not someone like Uwe Boll who is only known for his desecration of video game movies.

- Xtrife

Yes, i decided to change the website, the old one was bugged and didn’t feel right.
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