Black Ops Pre-Order
If you plan to pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops, keep reading. You can pre-order Black Ops at GameStop.com for $59.99 (Xbox 360 version) plus tax and shipping OR you can save a few bucks and pre-order the game at Walmart.com.
Walmart.com is selling Black Ops for $59.00 plus tax with free shipping. The order includes a bonus $20.00 eGift Card. I do not know about you, but this is a no brainer. You can use the eGift Card toward the purchase of another game, nice!
Super Mario Crossover 1.1
Have you played Super Mario Bros. Crossover? No? Please go to the back of the line. Well, a new version was released on Friday. The latest version fixes many bugs, adds new features, and adds Ryu Hayabusa as a character. Check out the latest version, nice.
Shedding The Pounds
Has anyone seen the new Xbox 360 Slim console? It is available now and retails for $299. The new console includes a 250GB drive, built-in wireless (it is about damn time!), and will work with the Kinect motion controller. Nice console, but I will wait to upgrade.
E3 Expo 2010
Game lovers, E3 is just a couple days away. I usually catch E3 coverage on cable TV and the web. This year, IGN has teamed up with YouTube to offer live streaming of E3 from Monday through Thursday. Nice. Catch it on the E3 channel @ http://www.youtube.com/e3.
I might get a peek in here and there, but will have to rely on the E3 site for updates. If you are one of the lucky ones to attend in person, bring me back some goodies. Ha, I still have some E3 goodies from 2005!
Pac-Man Forever
Google's playable Pac-Man logo is gone, but that does not mean you cannot get your Pac-Man on. Also, I wanted to post this for all of the "whiners" (you know exactly who you are) that bitched about Google's logo. Wacka, wacka, wacka.
Playable Doodle
This is NOT news, because I am sure millions are aware that Google has a kewl playable logo on their main page. Yup, I said playable as in capable of being played like a game. The game is in celebration of Pac-Man's 30th anniversary (released on May 22, 1980).
I stumbled on the playable logo early this morning (my home page is set to Google). I saw it, but did not think much about it until I heard the classic music. Wacka, wacka, wacka. I got my play on, but I am all thumbs. Below is my best score out of 3 games. Boo!
MW2 Stimulus Package
Just read that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package is priced at $15.00 USD; WTF. Map packs have traditionally sold for $10.00, does Activision think gamers are going to pay 50% more for this crap? Gamers do NOT buy the maps until the price is reduced.
For those that do not know what I am talking about. The MW2 Stimulus Package is the first downloadable map pack for Modern Warfare 2. It will be available this Tuesday, March 30th and includes five maps. I am waiting until the price drops, later.
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!
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.
