We’re always on the hunt for new MMO’s that are worth poopsocking for a few months in. There isn’t a ton on the horizon that aren’t vaporware like DarkFall so far or have a cool idea that will most likely fail. But one of the upcoming titles I’ve been keeping an eye on is NCSoft’s Aion. A mixture of WoW and Final Fantasy with full open world PvP this actually looks like a decent attempt at an MMO, I especially like that instead of mounts you can just get wings and not only fly around but get in combat while flying. It’s currently in Beta so look for the beta to be more public and then a release around March. After the break you can see the official trailer and some gameplay vids to see if it’s something you’d want to waste your time on. Read more »
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Last week I helped you watch the movies up for Oscars. Now it’s time to watch my current top 5 rips.
RocknRolla 710mb
Guy Ritchie finally goes back to the streets of London and gets into what he is good at. Putting together a bunch of macho men and making them look silly and shoot the shit out of each other. Now RocknRolla isn’t as violent as his other endeavors but it definitely moves at a quick pace even through the slow start of the storytelling. While the cast is comprised of a lot of his regulars Gerard Butler of 300 fame stars and has Ludacris and Jeremy Piven with supporting roles. As always greed drives the story and it’s a good one and was worth waiting for this great DVD rip.
Repo: The Genetic Opera 711mb
If you check out the trailer you’d think this is one fucked up movie. And hopefully it is. I’ve been waiting to see this as I’m sick of comic book style movies that are so rated PG it’s like watching Walt Disney jerk off in your ear and hoped this one would break the mold. I haven’t watched it yet as I’ve been waiting to be in the right mood but it does have an interesting story, a futuristic setting and possibly a Paris Hilton sighting we all won’t have nightmares about.
Max Payne 701mb
Another I haven’t watched yet but I’m interested to see how Marky Mark takes on the brooding Max Payne. Wahlberg is known for his gruff manner and this could be a great fit. As with any video game based movie I do expect there to be some great action scenes with the stupidest story imaginable and from all accounts this one won’t disappoint in that regard. Things could of been worse, they could of gotten Vin Diesel instead.
Zack & Miri Make a Porno 700mb
I have to say I was a little bit disappointed with this comedy. I was expecting a lot I guess and Kevin Smith just does not hold up to an Apatow made movie, even when Smith is trying to emulate him as much as humanly possible. But it is a funny flick and there are some moments worthy of a chuckle. Much like Pineapple Express Seth Rogen builds upon his status as the most personable stoner in the business and helps keep this movie afloat.
The Wackness 701mb
This one came out a few months ago and tells the story of a New York petty drug dealer and his days in 1994. Ben Kingsley plays his psychiatrist/customer who also has a daughter the main character is interested in. This one was shot well and infuses some of the early hip hop scene into it which really helped set the time period to make it believable. The main guy is kind of depressing and a bit of a schmoe and I didn’t really feel like I cared if he made out in the end but maybe you will like him more than I did.
Some other new rips worth checking out:
Mirrors, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Saw 5, Eagle Eye, Bolt, Resident Evil Degeneration
I may no longer poopsock in my basement to World of Warcraft but I know funny when I see it.
Do you?
<[Ht]alright> if a girl were riding you reverse cowgirl and you were fisting her asshole at the same time do you think you could jerk yourself off at the same time through her colon?
<HNIC> if you pull her hair yes!
<[Ht]alright> inappropriate
Holy Demoman! It’s Dr Justice!!
I’ll be bringing it back old school soon with a bunch of other videos but in the meantime check this one out. A friend of mine linked me this video of a demoman named Justice just tearing shit apart. It is worth watching if you haven’t seen it yet, some real mighty nice piping going on in the video. Here is the video link in YouTube HD, it is also embedded inside the post. Sadly embedded does this video no justice, watch it in the nice HD format!
Hey guys! It’s been a while since I posted anything, so lets start out with something old. I dug up this video Keeg made a few years(?) ago, one of the best tower drops ever. I didn’t see it on youtube, so I went and uploaded it. Here is a direct link, video embedded after the jump.
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NERD RAGGGGEEEEEE!
Sony sent this Image to Joystiq this morning. I’m going to mostly ignore the Wii here in this write up comparing the current “next gen consoles”. Wow current next gen, does that make the next ones next next gen? The Wii is just not a high def gaming console and appeals to a different market than the PS3 and Xbox 360 do. While its certainly a game changing console and flying off the shelves (too soon be neglected and dust covered, SORRY HAD TO) I don’t feel like comparing it.
I mean lets take a step back for a minute and ignore the fact that Xbox 360 Pro bundles with hard drive and game bundles can be had for $250 at plenty of places including Dell.com. Lets Ignore the fact that Blu-Ray players are now cheap and that one of the major selling points of the PS3 is much weaker than it was on release. Lets even ignore the fact that Sony does not list the most important part of my Xbox 360’s day to day use: Video entertainment.
See you can stream HD Movies to your Xbox 360 either through
- a) Netflix the most popular pay instant movie watching service in NA
- b) Xvid rips which are easily obtained through any bittorrent tracker
- c) Xbox Media Extender bundled with many version of the most common operating system in the world.
- d) Purchasing Movie rentals through the Xbox Live Marketplace
We do not need to bring physical removable media into the movie watching experience anymore, get with the times. Oh and streaming custom music, not only from my Ipod but right from my media library. Wheres that on the list? We can “ignore” that too.
Lets fucking IGNORE all that. Moving onto Wifi. Hardcore gamers care about latency and bandwidth when it comes to Ethernet which are hindered by WiFi. Hardcore gamers run cat5. 100Mbit/s or 54Mbit/s, is it really a decision? A true 100$ price difference for the hardcore gamer? No. For your average frugal consumer? I – Think – Not.
Lets continue to ignore that Sony has listed its Online gaming Service as “Free” rather than limited. Which it easily is limited when compared to the tons of shit available through Xbox Live and its MarketPlace. I ask all Xbox 360 owners, when you first show the MarketPlace to anyone who has never seen a 360 before, are they not usually awestruck?
I mean cmon’ Sony if you are going to try to bash the 360 you have to go after the Red Ring Syndrome plain and simple. Because that is all the PS3 has going for it over the 360 to the average consumer until you slash prices. I personally avoid HDMI because I want my Audio split from Video. Sending audio through my TV or sending video through my receiver? No fucking thank you. Okay Sony, you can count SixAxis as something in your corner. Which has not been useful in any game I’ve played except for one where shaking the controller reloaded for you. I will admit, that was cool, and useful. I think that was Mercs 2. However in that same game attempting to fly a hanglider made me want to throw the controller. I’ll also point out I’ve had my Xbox console since early release and my Red Ring count is still zero. Even with its horrible failure rate odds are, like it or not, most early adopters are actually in my boat and RROD count is 0.
Now let us take a gander at the latest game attach rates. Xbox 360 console owners own more games than the other consoles. Those graphs are adjusted for the consoles first 23 months on the market for a comparable period of time post release. Well the Xbox has outsold the PS3 easily this holiday season and and its RUMORED that its attach rate has grown over 65%. These figures are not including games purchased on Xbox Live which would surely push the Xbox 360 into game attach record books and leave all others boasting useless records.
I think it is pretty clear after the holiday season that despite the Xbox 360’s horrible launch regarding the Red Ring syndrome it is the victor in this round of console wars. Yes, the Wii has sold more than the 360 and PS3 but really when was the last time you heard someone talking about that really competitive game session of Wii they had over the weekend? Its not the same type of gaming platform that the hardcores swarm to. Its Nintendo for fucks sake.
I think a major key to this victory is because the Xbox is made by Microsoft, who’s Operating System is already in almost every household in NA and that’s just going to lead to more integration for home entertainment than Sony will ever be able to rival. Another key could be the fact that it is rumored Microsoft used Sony’s own R+D money against them for some of the internal architecture by leveraging a partnership with IBM. Sony delayed its launch even further with reported problems producing Blu-Ray drives but I’ve yet to see an in depth opinion on if that may have helped or hurt their overall sales. Who can honestly predict what would have happened had the PS3 shipped early without a Blu-Ray drive?
I think something may also need to be said about Achievements/Gamerscore as well for its impact on the next round of consoles. Its a great addition to any game to unlock achievements and it will carry over to the next gen of Microsoft console. I know plenty of Gamers who are proud of their Gamerscore and may now be loyal Microsoft console fanboys for life by reluctance to part with it!
Microsoft has made me a fucking fanboy, but they earned it. Thats not to say I won’t be swayed to the other side next console war.
