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24 January Lets have a contest --- SortaSince I got a SINGLE comment by Healthpak (thanks man), I've decided that I will CONTINUE the blog (and maybe expand to reviews and maybe videos about Xbox and Videogames).....BUT....Only if enough people actually want me to... One person is kinda like making a big pot-roast dinner for one....it just doesn't make sense....so lets see. If we can get 50 comments (I know that's a lot from ONE) ... I'll post a video review of Lost Planet...Or Rainbow Six...ORRRR Something else (a suprise maybe).... If we get less....then I'll have to think about it...since I'm pretty drunk at the moment...I'll be suprized if this doesn't have a million typos... See you on the flip side...and uhh .. WOOOO 23 January Probably Shutting Down The BlogLooks like no one even comes here anymore and I just don't care anymore (since no one comes)......so I'm done... If someone thinks of a reason for me to stay around...let me know.. P.S - My girlfriend broke up with me tonight....so I'm a little drunk and uhh...probably will be the next 3 weeks straight...so talk to you on Xbox live...or something. 04 January Still Kicking barelyWell I'm still around.....Update Time! First off - I did buy the HD DVD Drive for my Xbox 360 and WOW the picture looks amasing even on some of the other movies that have been re-mastered into HD - such as The Thing (1982) - It looks very clear and is a definate improvement over DVD.... My collection consists of: King Kong, The Thing, Contantine, Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick, Fear And Loathing in Los Vegas, Batman Begins, V for Vendetta, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (new version), Under Siege, The Italin Job, Slither, Jarhead, and Enter The Dragon... Whew - That's a lot of movies to list.... Other news - I've now had 1 interview for a very promising job as a manager of a retail store in Oakville....which would pay 35K - 45K a year! .. wow -- I have another interview tommorrow for Cogeco which would pay 31K a year and would be here in my home-town, not to far from where I currently live. - so with any luck I'll get one of those 2 jobs and then have cash to actually spend on things (lol).... Other Other news - Everything is going well between me and my girlfriend, the hardest part of the whole thing right now is finding time to spend together - and even harder is finding private time for ourselves....since we both live with people who don't really have jobs.. (lazy shits) (sorry bout the language)....Although if I get one of these 2 jobs I'll be moving into my own place...and then we will have all the private time we need to do all those lovely things we want to do.... That's about it today guys, I should have a little more of a update later on this week or next week in regards to the jobs and maybe by then I'll even have already moved into my new place...YOU NEVER KNOW! SEE YOU ALL ON THE FLIPSIDE! - lol 21 December Wa Wa We WaWell, Uhhh .. I'm in one of the best moods I have been in ever since I can remeber. All due to the fact that me and my girl have set a date for something "special" to happen, and it's soon.....And she did something else to me tonight that has caused a large smile to appear on my face, and it will remain there for a while.... Also - I finished my Christmas shopping and everyone's presents have been wrapped.... AND - My girl gave me a hint as to what she got me.....and all I know is it's something I can't unwrap in the presence of my family...so it must be something that will cause me to go WA WA WE WA!! In GAMING news, I finally sold my PS3 to some lady in Arizona, so YAY the big lump is finally leaving my house and I have money again! (maybe I'll buy the HD-DVD Drive for my 360).... I've now worked a total of 4 shifts for EB Games since it's my new job at the moment....and things are going well, The manager seems to like me and think I'm a good employee, which is always good. I even sold a PS3 today to some lady!! WOOO.... The one thing that has been bothering me is the fact that almost EVERY phone call we get is someone asking - "Do you have any Nintendo Wii's?" -- for the MILLIONTH TIME - NO WE DON'T AND WE ARN'T GETTING ANY BEFORE X-MAS! UGH! -- Anyway, you guys all have a good weekend, and if I don't post anytime before or during the weekend....it's just getting myself ready for my "special" time on Monday, which is apparently going to go on for 3 hours! (I'm gonna be dead Monday Night) TALK TO YOU ALL LATER AND MERRY CHRISTMAS! 14 December Updated! Wow - I been busy...Ok guys, here's the deal and why things haven't been getting updated as often as I'd like. First up - I have undergone a little of a job layoff, so I was out of work for - oh I dunno - like a week? So that's been a little hectic for me, although I now be working @ EBGames and that's all good. Second up - I've been seeing a lot of my girlfriend latley since I was off work, so if I wasen't on Xbox or @ the movies or @ work....then I was with her... BTW things are going great so yay! Third up - I saw the Tenacious D movie twice now, and I have to say it's one of the best movies I've seen in a while (if you like the D then GO RIGHT THIS FREAKIN SECOND)....It had everything for me, comedy, music, wierd shit happening...lol Fourth up - My family is moviing within the next I think 6 - 9 months? - So I've also been busy tiding things up since my room is a freakin MESS of epic proportions....or at least it was (I have been cleaning for about 2 days now)... So that's kind of a update as to WHAT and WHERE I am....Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments as I do check my blog at least once every few days... :-) Thanks for reading! and I hope I have more updates quicker...and maybe even a post from my girlfriend.. :-) 21 November Monday Night Boring UpdateWell, it's official...... I'm bored, again.... Lets see, on the plus side I finally put my PS3 on Ebay for auction....but with so many of them on there I doubt anyone is going to buy mine, time will tell. Later this week Rainbow Six: Vegas comes out for the Xbox 360 and is looking to be a GREAT game judging by playing both the singleplayer demo and the new multiplayer demo. I was playing the Multi demo and I was in cover talking to my team-mates when I noticed that my characters mouth was moviing in the game whenever I was talking.....So I took advantage of this by making wierd noises like "ohahhayyyy" just to see my guys mouth move, meanwhile my team knew about the whole thing and I'm looking like a noob going "OMG MY GUYS MOUTH IS MOVIING!" lol.... If anyone is still looking to sign up for the Gears Of War tournament that's being held this Sat night @ 6pm EST you need to check out This Thread on the Xbox Canada forums and SIGN UP! One of the prizes is the X06 Limited Edition Faceplate that I took pics of recently! Keep in mind this tournament is open to Canadian Residents only....so - nah nah nah nah US! We finally get a contest to ourselves insted of you getting them all! Keep you eyes peeled for my Gamercard to show Rainbow Six, and then challenge me to a game...and I'll mop the floor with you. Talk to you all later! 20 November Casino Royale Review and My Setup!CASINO ROYALE
Ok I saw the movie this evening, and I have to say I was impressed with the new bond....Although it's only because I was going in with little expectations considering every other bond has been Brunette and well a little more clean looking.
The story was quite good with a few nice twists and turns, basically it's MI6 trying to take down the banker of all the worlds evil people. (best way to describe it). The movie did have some poor dialogue in certain areas and suffered slightly because of this.
The opening title sequence (usually a great staple of the bong series) was completly different from EVERY SINGLE OTHER BOND, which annoyed me since I was expecting some half-naked women to be dancing around during it. (a-la Goldeneye) There was a certain roughness that bond was ment to have since this was supposed to be kind-of a prequel to all the other bonds, this is when he first gets double-0 status. There was a few good laughs which I wish I could tell you about, but then it won't be as funny if and when you see it yourself.
To basically sum it up, it deviates from EVERY OTHER Bond film ever, there is no Q or R - so no crazy gadgets.....There is actually a major love story interwoven with the main plot and again this deviates from bond's usual One - Two night stand he's done in the past. Reccommended if you want to pretend like you have never seen another bond film - ever....because it's completly different.
MY SETUP!
Below you will find pics of my home setup that I use for Computer use, Xbox 360, and DVD watchin (basically my home theatre).
In the pics you will see -
50" Samsung DLP TV - Does 720P + 1080i.....Looks great for what it is, and the 360 looks amazing on it.
5 Yamaha speakers - setup below the TV as well as behind where I sit (you won't see the 2 behind in the pics)
Sony 10" Subwoofer - Connected via Monster Cable.
Sony Home Theatre Reciever - Does all my needs, can support up to 7.1, but I only ever use 5.1....DTS is the BOMB (literally shakes my house)
Samsung HDMI Upconverting DVD player - plays my DVD's for me in 720P and I couldn't be happier.
Xbox 360 - Currently connected via Monster Component Cables and Monster Optical Audio, Gears currenty in tray.
You will see a chunk of DVD's on the floor that I have collected over the years....if I had to guess how many, I'd say in the 400's.
Xbox Live Vision Camera - Up atop my TV, pointing where I sit. O la la.
That's about it for tonight everyone, so again keep checking for more updates....more frequently... :-) 17 November Playstation 3 LaunchOk, obviously you all have seen the news and the riots and shootings etc for this so-called Video-Game system.
I don't see what the big deal is...I mean - I have one sitting right here. *looks to his left* The only real thing tempting me into opening the box is the fact that I would get to watch Talladega Nights on Blu Ray before it's even out on DVD which I would love to do. Otherwise I see no point in this system, at least until better games come out (and even of announced games nothing is woooing me).
Someone do me a favor, pay me a crud load of cash and take this heavy (17Lbs roughly) PoS3 off my hands.
Oh in other news - the new James bond movie has opened and is getting GREAT reviews! I plan to see it this Sunday! More updates soon!
28 October Saw 3 Review and Random RantsSAW 3 - REVIEW
So I don't spoil the movie for people who have not seen it I'm going to give a small review.
Saw 3 looks like it should be the end of the SAW franchise (even thou I'd like more) as lots of story points from the other 2 Saw movies get tied up and infact it adds quite a bit to both part 1 and 2....so before seeing Number 3 - Watch the first two to truely "get" everything that is done and said in the third.
Yes, the traps are GRUESOME!....some worse than others and some just plain gross or insane.
If you have a weak stomach then do not go see this movie, it should have gotten a NC-17 Rating if you ask me, but myself personally I can't wait until it makes it's debut on a UNCUT DVD next year.
The other reviews were 100% Right - The first 15 min of this movie make BOTH others in the series seem like walks in the park. Again to not spoil anything I will NOT be telling you why, as that ruins all the fun of seeing it with your own sick eyes. (I admit there is something wrong with me, I just don't know what) By the end of the film, yer grossed out and yet you are stunned by the great and unexpected twists.
All in all, I would have to give it a 9 out of 10....probably the 2nd best in the Saw series...the first being the original Saw which got 10/10 from me due to the incredible shock value it gave me at the end. I literally fell out of my seat, and the others with me that night (they know who they are) would verify this.
Go see it, enjoy or puke...it's all in the mindset.
RANDOM RANTS
MARVEL: Ultimate Alliance
Well my biggest thing I want to talk about it the new game Marvel Ultimate Alliance for Xbox 360 (you can see I've been playing it on my Gamercard).
The game is really really fun, and I don't know why....I didn't like X-men Legends 1 or 2 that much.....or any superhero game as a matter of fact. Maybe I'm just a old school jerk, since one of the first things I did when I could was unlock Wolverines OLD SCHOOL Brown and Yellow costume.
I'd recommend it for a rent at LEAST due to the fact that I was skeptical about it, and yet here I am loving every minute I've been playing it!
WINEVERYHOUR.CA
Wow this crap seems rigged to me, last year I entered in so many god damned codes and won nothing at all.....
This year I've entered in a bunch and it seems everyone else is winning AGAIN! This damned contest has something against me for some reason or another.
CONTESTS IN GENERAL
I live in Canada, EH?
99% of Contests you see either in Print magazines or online are generally open to US residents only....Way to single out all the Canadians that may buy that product. For instance OXM (Official Xbox Magazine) has TONS of sweet contests in EVERY issue, but can I enter them in ANY shape or form? Nope....because I am Canadian.....Personally I find that as a form of racism, don't offer Canadians the Magazine unless yer willing to include us in all the same contests.....There isn't even a big deal over it, Ubisoft had a contest at E3 2005 for Rainbow Six Lockdown....Best team wins $500 (SWEET), I was on the best team so the $500 got split amung the 5 of us on that team.....Ubisoft sent me a form to fill out...I did and viola! I got a check for $100 USD!!! Musta been hard for em!
PLAYSTATION 3
Most overpriced paperwieght ever? Time will tell on this one, but I've got my pre-order down....not to play it (as nothing intrests me in terms of games) but to sell it closer to Christmas to make myself a quick buck, yea it sounds greedy and blah blah blah....
Heck EB almost refused my pre-order as they found out what my plan was and told me that's not allowed? LOL
In my own opinon, Sony is digging thier own grave with this one, they are TRYING to match Xbox 360's launch by launching it everywhere within a short time.....but oh wait - Europe - sorry we had to delay you....and oh North America - yer only getting 400,000 - good luck!
We will see the outcome on this one in the next month or so.....heck Pre-orders are already going for $1700 + and by Christmas I wouldn't be surprized if they were at $6000 or higher.
I've got to wrap this up as I should be getting sleep for work tommorrow, so anyway in closing....
I'm about to get back into City Of Heroes for at least 2 months (I got a 2mth card) and I think I'm on the Guardian Server under the alias G.Freeman (Obvious HL Reference) so if you play, say hi sometime.
See you all either on XBOX LIVE or On City Of Heroes! (or in hell, whichever comes first) 26 October Saw 3 in LESS than 24 hours!Well, I am updating more and more people!
Saw 3 comes out tommorrow (Oct 27th) and I highly recommend that EVERYONE go and see it....although if you didn't see or didn't like the first 2 then don't bother.
I rented Marvel Ultimate Alliance for my Xbox 360 tonight, so I'll be playing it tonight and if yer online send me a message and chat for a bit! Not actually much going on right now, I've been watchin the TV show Dexter on Showtime and It's a good show, but it's really wierd....I mean REALLY wierd... A cop who kills people who are serial killers that have beaten the system in some way or another is the easiest way to explain it. And in other other news, I watched the newest episode of South Park and I've decided that this halloween I'm going to attempt to summon someone back from the dead by saying that persons name 3 times while looking in a mirror (just like the South Park crew did with Biggie Smalls). Wow, my blog is kinda pathetic, I need more to chat about......EXPECT A SAW 3 REVIEW tommorrow night! I also wanted to jump in and talk about this great website I've been having fun with, just recently re-done as JournalPics.net a great place to waste a bit of time and browse some random animated gif's and icons from livejournal....I love browsing the animated gifs all the time, although be WARNED - some gif's posted are 18+ for nudty and sometimes just some really messed up stuff. SEE YOU ALL TOMMORROW! I am still alive, and I hate WoW...Ok people.
It's been a while since I did anything with this blog, so I've decided to rename it and UPDATE more often.
First thing - World Of Warcraft.....
Ever since that recent episode of South Park had it featured, 2 of my co-workers have become addicts. I find it sad....just very sad how people who used to have lives and used to do more with there time have become like the kids in the show. "Kyle, give Kenny your cloak of agility, he needs the agility boost"..... I just don't know what to do anymore. The world is falling apart and somehow the World (of warcraft) is becoming more powerful and has abducted 2 more good souls.
Anyway -
Second thing - Saw III
This Friday the 3rd movie in the Saw series comes out and it's looking to be the best and bloddiest of them all.
YES!! - I AM A SAW FAN (some would say FANATIC), The movies just grip me something fierce until they end.
The latest coming in at being 1 hour and 40 minutes, and having been sent to the MPAA 7 times before it got a R insted of a NC-17.....I can't wait till they release the UNCUT version on DVD in about 1 years time when Saw 4 is coming to theatres.
If anyone who reads this horrible blog of mine likes the Saw series and is planning on going Friday night....post it up here, and if yer in the Burlington, Ontario area....let me know! You can come with me and my group of Saw Fans......
Keep in mind here people, Saw 3 is Rated R by the MPAA and 18A by Canadian Ratings....so don't be asking about it if yer 13...
Third thing - Splinter Cell: Double Agent
I've been playing quite a bit of Splinter Cell: Double Agent lately (as you can tell by my Xbox Live Gamercard), yet I still suck horribly at this game. The game itself is very fun and has some great graphics, but missions coming in at around 30 minutes in length has me playing MAYBE one mission a day because it gets boring, especially when the missions involve staying hidden from enemies when all I want to do is shoot the hell out of them all (I know Splinter Cell is about Stealth).
LAST THING - Gears of War
GoW is going to be Game of The Year, I say this with confidence after playing it last week at X06 in Toronto. From the moment I touched the controller and took cover for the first time against the locust horde to the moment I chainsawed my way through the guy sitting next to me in the 4 on 4 team deathmatch as I screamed "AHAHHAHAHAHAHH EAT IT!!!" I had a blast playing, the game controls well, looks amasing and from what I can tell, has a great story driven experience. Special thanks for the guys at Epic Games who came out to X06 in Toronto, Mark Rein and Jerry O Flaherty.......Jerry was really fun to chat with about the game he ended up chainsawing me and laughing like a insane drunkard. (lol)
Well, that's it for now.....
If you still follow this incredibly stupid blog.....keep your eyes peeled....Looks like I'm back and doing updates again....
SAW 3 BABY! 07 July Delays on VidSorry about all the delays on the Video being posted guys, I've been going crazy at work over the past week. I will have the video up as soon as I possibly can. P.S - I saw Pirates of the Caribbean 2 last night, and WOW!!!! It was amazing!!.....MAJOR cliffhanger ending thou!... SEEING IT AGAIN ON SUN!!! 29 June Dead Rising Video UpdateOK guys, I'm going to try my BEST to get the rest of the dead rising videos posted by this Sunday night.
So keep your eyes here, and on the Dead Rising forums - my post about My own words on Dead Rising SEE YOU ALL THEN! Until then have fun looking at me on the website Mayor Adam West.com 07 June I think I am unimportantYou know whats funny? I see things online and all over the place. I see the few comments I get and all sorts like that. Yet all I ever see if other people getting interviewed, and getting credit while I sit here and get passed over, again and again. Well then, I guess I'm going to go back to sitting here and watch as no one reads this post. And if someone ever does read this post, then MAYBE --- just MAYBE I'll have some more to say, like a Preview of Dead Rising -- or Review of Hitman or something else! Wow...no one likes me --- *falls back into his dark corner of a world* 13 May E3 Video Wrap UpI told you I'd probably be back one more time. I have some short video of the Gears of War Promo that was in the South Hall, you all have seen the pics of the huge chalk drawing on the floor, this is a video to go along with the pics. I have MORE gameplay from the new Mortal Kombat Armagedon game for Xbox and PS2, it's looking to be the best mortal kombat game since Mortal Kombat 2. I went to the Namco booth on the last day of E3 and found The Prince Of The Cosmos, but unfortunaly the Prince doesn't like Video Cameras! (see the video for what happened) I was doing a E3 tour all day but managed to stop by the Ubisoft booth right around the time that they were showing off Rainbow Six Vegas for a crowd. I waited in the 3 hour line at the nintendo booth, so I could get a chance to play with the Wii. I decided to get video of inside the Wii booth. I then walked back over to the Ubisoft booth, right around the time that Ubisoft was showing off Splinter Cell Double Agent. Since the video in total is over 10 min, I can't post it on Youtube. I did post it thou in Part #1 and Part #2, click part one then two for the whole thing. I was close the Namco at this point and heard the noise, so I went over and according to the Namco Girls This Trailer is a world exclusive trailer for Hellgate London. I'm done for now, I may be back with one or two more updates, and then thru-out the year...I'll be there at Launch of Wii and PS3... SEE YOU ALL SOON HOPEFULLY! 12 May End of E3 2006E3 2006 is over. I'd like to thank Microsoft for the use of the Xbox Blogger Bus (which was a GREAT place to cool off relax and blog) I'd also like to thank everyone I met at the community events, (you all know who you are!) I'd also like to thank all the people who viewed my blog during E3, and I might keep the blog going all the way until next years E3, and then hopefully Microsoft will have the Blogger Bus back, and maybe some improvements (maybe more space - lol). I may still do one more update tommorrow, otherwise I'll see you all later (or on Xbox Live)! P.S - I do plan on keeping the blog going with more news as the year goes on.... More Videos from the showI didn't get much of a chance to use the blogger bus, and in turn didn't get any time to post videos. So, here are the videos for the day. I have some footage of NHL2K7 from 2K Sports. A failed Parachute drop from Splinter Cell : Double Agent. I have a video of the ENTIRE presentation that EA had in thier booth, it was playing on the 360 degree theatre they have set up. I got footage from Enchant Arms of a full battle sequence against some dragon looking thing. If you love to tune cars and drift around every possible corner and -- oh yes "smoking peeps" then you will love the video trailer for Fast and The Furious The Game Trailer. I walked by the Webzen booth and took some footage of the trailer they had playing and some gameplay from the tournament. An employee from Ubisoft played some Splinter Cell: Double Agent for me, and it's looking really nice. I have a small video of the new Accessories for Xbox 360, such as the wireless Racing Wheel, and the new headset. As well I have the Quake Wars Trailer from the Activision Booth, although it looks a lot like battlefield quake-ified. I have an amasing 8 minutes of Superman Returns for Xbox 360, shown off by one of the developers! Last and least for this evening is the Trailer for Tekken Dark Ressurection for Playstation Portable. You may not see updates from me much tommorrow during the day, because I plan on doing a entire filmed walk through of the E3 Show floor, which will take me a long while. But expect updates tommorrow night and Sat, so I'll see you all then! 11 May ADAM WE!!!!!Today at E3 between 2 - 4 PM PST, in the 2K Games Booth....the master of destorying the Noid, and one of the BEST BATMAN'S EVER -- ADAM WEST was there for autograph signing and photos! PICTURE #1 (High Res Photo) AND PICTURE #2 (High Res - That is me getting my Zombie Survival Guide Signed by the great one) And PICTURE #3 (High Res - That is the final signed book. (It's made out to me - to Steve....then signed by adam west.) More videos will be up later, more gameplay - Including Superman Returns, EA's Booth, and more! FIRST TEN MINUTES OF DEAD RISINGOk folks, I finally finished editing the loading screens out and
linking the whole thing together. WATCH THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DEAD RISING FOR XBOX 360! More updates tommorrow, althou coverage might slow abit because I'll be waiting in line to meet Adam West...... I will also be playing Splinter Cell : Double Agent myself and getting a friend to film me playing, any other requests are welcome. See you all tommorrow. WORLD OF WARCRAFT SEMI-EXCLUSIVE!Ok people, I have a copy of the Blizzard Press Disc that was given to
press at E3 2006, It includes Screenshots and
videos. BOTH VIDEOS ARE WORKING FINE NOW! PRESS VIDEO #1 IS RIGHT HERE and PRESS VIDEO #2 IS RIGHT HERE PRESS PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE HERE! Stay tuned for another update shortly, with the COMPLETE opening for Dead Rising. See you then! |
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