The Fantasy Continues
This may not be news to most, but Final Fantasy XIII is out. Yes peeps, the latest version of the Final Fantasy series is no longer a fantasy (Boo! Major cheese. Oh well). I am out of the loop on the latest release, so no further details from me. I am getting my copy tomorrow.
Attention! Here is a shopping tip. Walmart is selling Final Fantasy XIII for $59.96 with a Bonus $10.00 eGift Card. Has anyone seen the Final Fantasy XIII Super Elite 250GB Bundle? It is hot and sells for $399.00. See you fools online!
Holding Back
I am not going to announce any details, but do want to give readers a hint. I am planning to post original content for our "niche" readers. If you have been reading the blog for a while then you know what I am referring to.
Do not believe it? Our friend Ninja got a preview of the content earlier today. The content needs to be edited, so it's web-ready. Ideally, everything will come together over the next couple days or week. Stay tuned.
Late Fees Are Back!
If you haven't heard the news, here it is. Blockbuster, yes they are still around, is bringing back late fees! I guess the company is getting its ass kicked big time, because it has closed down hundreds of stores and reported losses of over $400M. Kapow!
I trust the company is looking at ways to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and expand its current offerings instead of relying on late fees to pull them out of the grave. What's next? Raising rental fees? Mandatory memberships? Shorter rental periods? Fail!
Legal Warfare 2
It's on mofos! West and Zampella filed a lawsuit against Activision. I knew there was more to the story. So what are the former Infinity Ward eggheads claiming in the lawsuit? Check out the 16-page complaint on Kotaku.
The filing described Activision as demonstrating "astonishing arrogance and unbridled greed," and accuses the company of terminating the pair in order to avoid paying them "substantial" royalties from last year's Modern Warfare 2 release, heralded as the biggest launch in entertainment history.
Unbridled greed? I believe that shit, no need to convince me. Terminating the pair to avoid paying royalties? If that is true, Activision needs to be smacked down. Are people so DAMN greedy that they would terminate someone instead of paying them what they are due?
The answer is YES. Let's see if this is what Activision pulled out of their ass to avoid paying the royalties. Here is my motto, "I would rather have a percent of something than 100% of nothing". Greedy mofos!
Milkman At Activision
What the hell? I just read that Activision has fired Jason West and Vince Zampella of Infinity Ward. Who the hell are these mofos and why should we care? Infinity Ward is the publisher of the hottest selling shooter of all time, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.
West and Zampella were the top two eggheads at Infinity Ward. The details of the firing are vague, but Activision cites "insubordination" and "breach of contract" as reasons for their termination. Hmm, let me think about this for a second. Okay, done.
I am going out on a limb here, but my guess is the Milkman at Activision wanted to milk the shit out of the Call of Duty series and Infinity Ward told them to pound sand. Sounds more like "creative differences" to me, which led up to the "insubordination".
Well, I am out of here. I am going to poke around and see if I can dig up some more dirt. It is going to be interesting to see what the future holds for the Call of Duty franchise. I hope the series does not turn to shit with yearly, crappy, half-baked releases.
Hold That Truck
Have you ever missed a shipment or found one of those dreaded "missed you" slips on the door or mailbox? I hate that crap! Well, you can kiss that shit goodbye soon. Walgreens has introduced the PickupZone service, so you can ship to and pickup packages at Walgreens.
Why would I want to ship to Walgreens? Hmm, I am going to pretend that I did not read that dumb question. Anyway, ship your stuff to Walgreens. The store will sign for and store your package. Walgreens sends you an email and you pickup package. Pretty simple.
No more missed packages. The Walgreens PickupZone service is available only in Manhattan, Boston, and Chicago areas. More locations to follow. Restrictions do apply and this is not a free service. Check the Walgreens website for more information. End PSA.
Text Message Recall
Have you ever sent a text message that you wanted to recall and delete from all in-boxes? I have sent my fair share and wished I had a recall feature, oh well. All is not lost, check this out. One can now send self destructing text messages.
Before you get too happy, I should note that this is available only on the iPhone. There is a new iPhone application on the block, which is appropriately named "TigerText". Users can "send texts that don't live forever."
Bullshit TV
Yup, you got it. I am referring to the Golden Boy's Health Care Summit. These bozos cannot agree to disagree and Obama has a HUGE ego. You can hear the arrogance in his comments and see it in his actions.
What do you expect? ObamaCare is "his" agenda and that of the Democratic Party. Oh, did you catch all of the "personal" anecdotes from the bozos? Sure, use the air time to recite rehearsed lines and further agendas. I am out, because they all disgust me!
Hummer for Sale Again!
Yawn! Hummer is on the market again. If you recall, GM sold the Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong of China. Well, the deal fell through and GM plans to shut down the line. If you ever dreamed of owning your own automotive brand, contact General Motors now.
The original deal with Sichuan Tengzhong was valued at 150 million, but think you can score a nice deal. I am not holding my breath for GM to find another buyer. I think it's the end of another car line. I wonder how that Hybrid Hummer is coming along.
Detour Ahead
Watch your step! I planned on publishing another post, but I just noticed that we are going to hit another milestone with this post. What milestone Wassup Jose? 1,000 published posts, kapow! Thanks to all the contributing authors for their posts!
