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Let me know how you like it! Uploaded the original wav file so its really godo quality, check it out and let me know what you think!

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:05:50 -0700 biggest_loser writes: Monsters University - Film Review http://www.gamespot.com/users/biggest_loser/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26030617 tumblr_inline_mokdjr3Fmv1qz4rgp.jpg

Reviewed on June 15th, 2013
Disney presents a film directed by Dan Scanlon 
Screenplay by Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson and Dan Scanlon
Starring: (voices of) Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Helen Mirren
Running Time: 110 minutes
Rating: G
Released: June 20th, 2013

One of the more understated strings in the bow of animation giant Pixar are the moral lessons that their films provide to audiences. In 2001 Monsters, Inc. introduced us to Mike and Sully, two monsters that were part of a corporation where monsters could travel through teleportation doors and into bedrooms of children to scare them so that their screams would power their operations. Children were also seen as dangerous outsiders until the business learnt that laughter is a more successful for increasing production. Overcoming our fears, risk taking and laughter are lessons that the animation studio itself taught us and embraced on its own.

Pixar have again upheld this optimistic, moral outlook because Monsters University is a celebration of diversity and learning your specialist skills. The film is a prequel to the 2001 film, with Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprising their roles as monsters Mike and Sully, who are not friends but college rivals learning the trade of scaring and hoping to be accepted into the Monsters, Inc.

The film will give parents an opportunity to talk to their children about the subject of college in a positive outlook. In American there has rarely been a more important time to have this conversation. The Huffington Post wrote in April that there had already been thirteen college shootings this year. In 2007 thirty-two people were shot dead at Virginia Tech. Though never short of funding, the American education system also still produces consistently subpar performances. Countering these pillars of fear and tension, Monsters University captures the emotions of college life and then gleefully subverts them.

The core of the film is the friendship of Mike and Sulley, who represent contrasting attitudes in college study life. Mike is hardworking, ambitious and by the book but also small, an outcast and a loner. He wants to be the sole leader. Sulley is unprepared, lazy and coasts off his family name as a Sullivan. He's bigger, more intimidating and popular than Mike and expects everything will come through his natural ability and that he doesn't need to study. After making a bet with Dean Hardscrabble (Helen Mirren), they're thrown together into a Scare Games contest, where they reluctantly band together, along with other loners, to complete a series of challenges to stay enrolled in the college.

Each game played against the other rival fraternity houses gives the film a story structure that is not dissimilar to The Internship. Unlike that film though, you actually care dearly about the characters. This is one of Pixar's greatest strengthens, not just as animators but as filmmakers. Each of the hilarious characters, including a middle-aged student and a two-headed dancer, helps to understand each other's strengths and how to use these in the tasks.

It could be viewed as a generic 'be yourself' message but in the context of a college setting its thematically sensible because college should be a place where people learn their own skills and can take unexpected detours and still succeed. For those assuming this is a derivative underdog story, there is a huge point of conflict in this film, coupled with Pixar's trademark lump in the throat moments, as the story shifts into its darker unexpected final act.

The director of the film was Dan Scanlon, who worked as a storyboard artist for Pixar on Cars. He graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and in his first Pixar film as director he has used these visual skills exceptionally. The film is hysterically funny, partly due to the wit but also the number of sight gags on display.

Monsters University itself resembles a proper college, with lecture rooms, dorms and orientation stalls, and uses this detail to reference old college films and campus stereotypes. I liked the variety in the monster designs, like how one of the students had a moustache shaped like a vampire bat or the gothic monster that had spikes coming out of the microphone she was holding. Dan Scanlon also controls the beats of the story so that there are breathing spaces between the challenges and that action sequences are brisk and never overlong.

Hollywood films now are bigger and louder, but with little to say. Monsters University is a rare blockbuster that could teach audiences something. The film is about learning to accept fear and failure, while remaining hopeful about change and growth through our different skills. Pixar's personal talent is that their films are still as simulating as they are funny and creative.   

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Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:52:01 -0700 InstantKlassick writes: One of the Best Racing Games Ever! http://www.gamespot.com/users/InstantKlassick/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26030441 250px-Mario_Kart_7_box_art.jpg

and my character of choice...

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What do you guys think about the game?

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:23:39 -0700 The_Last_Ride writes: Recent Reviews June Edition 2013 http://www.gamespot.com/users/The_Last_Ride/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26030198 I appreaciate any response if you thought it was informational, bad, good, what i could do better, etc. I really appreaciate if you take time to just read one.

Assassin's Creed 3

http://www.gamespot.com/assassins-creed-iii/user-reviews/811091/platform/xbox360/

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

http://www.gamespot.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2/user-reviews/811234/platform/ps3/

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

http://www.gamespot.com/transformers-fall-of-cybertron/user-reviews/811396/platform/xbox360/

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

http://www.gamespot.com/battlefield-bad-company-2/user-reviews/811537/platform/xbox360/

Walking Dead: Season 1

http://www.gamespot.com/the-walking-dead-a-telltale-games-series/user-reviews/812233/platform/ps3/

Medal of Honor

http://www.gamespot.com/medal-of-honor/user-reviews/812268/platform/xbox360/

Journey

http://www.gamespot.com/journey/user-reviews/812291/platform/ps3/

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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:45:55 -0700 Pixel-Perfect writes: Nintendo's E3 Direct 2013: Nintendo Announces The Waiting Game http://www.gamespot.com/users/Pixel-Perfect/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029939 For better or worse, Nintendo decided to handle E3 a little differently this year, and now it's easy to see why. Nintendo simply didn't have enough to show, unfortunately. At any rate, I decided to follow suit and do things a little differently this year myself. I spent most of Tuesday on Miiverse, sharing my thoughts as they came to me. Then I decided to wait until the end of E3 to do my traditional blog. Unfortunately Nintendo didn't take advantage of the extra time to announce anything else. A shame.

Show Pros: Direct and to the point - MEGA MAN! IT'S F- MEGA MAN!!

Show Cons: Nothing shown that wasn't announced before hand - No notable 3rd Party support announced - Wii Fit Trainer

Super Mario 3D World 

The mystery 3D Mario title has been announced to little fanfare. Which I think is actually a shame because it looks great to me. I loved the mix of 2D and 3D Mario conventions in the 3DS iteration, and I'm happy to see more. It also looks like it's going to be a great multiplayer game; being able to use four unique characters again will be a treat. The cat suit looks great too, and I love the clear pipes! 

Day one buy. 

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 

Retro's mystery project is finally revealed, and the results have proven to be pretty disappointing for many fans. I dunno, I'm not really upset that they're not doing another Metroid, however I would have been a lot more excited to see a new IP or a series revival. That said, while I feel it didn't actually have a lot to do with the original trilogy and that this looks to be more of the same, I enjoyed Donkey Kong Country Returns and I'm sure this'll be great as well. With Dave Wise back for the music, it'll at least sound more like classic DKC I'm sure, and it's nice to see Dixie Kong back again. 

Day one buy.

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Mario Kart 8

Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Wii combined and on steroids. Graphically the game was impressive of course and the anti gravity gimmick looks interesting. That said... I feel like the stages have been getting maybe a little too complicated lately and it looks like that's only more true here. Still, I'm definitely willing to give it a chance. 

Day one buy. 

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Monolith's "X" 

This is the prettiest game I think I've ever seen. That said nothing really new was shown, and since it looks like we're not even far enough in developement to have sorted out the title it looks like we're going to have a loooong wait. I'm sure it'll be worth it. 

Day one buy. 

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Bayonetta 2

This definitely looks cool and I was interested in the original... but I never played the original, 'cause I don't have any consoles that it was released on. So I'd definitely be more interested if they'd make it available on the eShop for me to enjoy. Until then, I'm not going to be first in line for this sequel.

Probably later. 

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Super Smash Bros. 

Honestly I was not blown away by their presentation. That is until the introduced Mega Man! I've wanted that forever, and Nintendo has decided to keep things classy by using the original Mega Man and not X. Graphically it looks like a slightly more vivid Brawl--nothing to get excited about, which is a shame because Brawl was certainly a visual stand out on Wii. Villager seems like a really (and surprisingly) awesome addition, and I just love what they did with him. Wii Fit Trainer gave me some nerd rage... The roster had better be damn impressive to not feel short changed with her taking up a spot. It's nothing that'll stop me from buying it though... I guess.

Day one buy. 

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Pokemon X and Y

Obviously Pokemon is going to be amazing. This is fact. I guess we get a Fairy type now, which is pretty cool. Anything to balance out those dragons. Over the course of E3 a handfull of new Pokemon were revealed. The standouts for me were Noivern and Talonflame, but nothing shown was offensive so I'm liking the sixth gen Pokemon a lot so far. Aerial battles were showcased and seem interesting, as well as horde battles. It also looks like the game is going to make fantastic use of streetpass. Overall, very excited. But you already knew that. 

I will do anything it takes to get this at midnight. 

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Closing Comments

So that was the show. As far as what was shown, I'm very happy with it all. As far as what wasn't shown, I'm worried. The Wii U's third party support looks like it's going to be much worse than Wii's, and that's saying something. The only 3rd party game I'm actively anticipating is Sonic: Lost World. Nintendo sadly didn't have any surprises of its own, either. Nothing was shown that wasn't known about before hand, and most of what was is slated for a 2014 release, so I guess we'll have plenty of time to save up. It's also worth noting that no new 3DS games were announced--yes, I know that the system is doing relatively well, but I can't remember the DS going without any announcements at E3. I certainly wasn't impressed with Nintendo's showing, and it's looking more and more like I'll have to get a PS4 too. No Kingdom Hearts!? 

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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:29:55 -0700 SaudiFury writes: Next Gen For Me http://www.gamespot.com/users/SaudiFury/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029937 Next Gen for me:

 

Well its been a very long time since my last blog, and this will be a bit of a long one given its games centric.

 

Yesterday, I bought and built a gaming computer finally. My build is as follows:

1.      Logitech k260 wireless keyboard and mouse

2.      DVD player/burner

3.      1 terabyte Seagate 7200 rpm hard drive

4.      cooler master Trooper case

5.      cooler master heat sink 

6.      Sapphire HD Radeon 7950 Vapor-X (Graphics card)

7.      Kingston Hyperx 8 Gigs of Ram

8.      Sabertooth 990 FX R2.0 Motherboard

9.      Thermaltake 850W Gold certified power supply

10.   AMD FX 8350 Vishera 4.0 Ghz, 18 MB Total Cache

11.   Windows 7 Pro

12.   Wireless Adaptor put in

6 fans in all, can control it manually or automatically 
Option to add another 8 gigs of Kingston HyperX, another graphics card, hard drives, blu-ray drive

Still putting some games on it, see how it really fairs for me this summer. If my PC gaming experience just turns into a situation where Im constantly tinkering to get games to run on them then my backup is the PS4.

 

My job has me workin 10-12 hours a day. And then I got the weekend. So time is short for me, so in between working and life, I dont got a lot of time in my free time to be spending tinkering When i wanna play a game - I WANNA play a game.

Often during the week Im living on the rigs in the desert, and while I dont need to take my laptop, I do take with me 3 electronic devices in my backpack carryon. The Ipad Mini (books, a few movies, and lots of comics, and the odd game like Mass Effect : Infiltrator will get Deus Ex : The Fall), the Nintendo 3DS, and the Playstation Vita. I didnt think itd happen, but lately Im way more of a handheld gamer then I am a home-system gamer.

Anyways, gonna try to keep this short:

Watching E3 this year, I knew where my load was gonna lead me to play:

  1. PC/PS4 (at home)
  2. Vita/3DS (at night on the rigs at work)
  3. WiiU (for occasional old Nintendo nostalgia fun) + PS3 (Legacy console with 100+ games for it)

If PC works out best for me as I hope from my massive initial investment into it then Ill be going PC mostly. If not, then its PS4. Fairly simple.

Games I was most excited for per platform (colored very excited, bolded excited, normal looking forward to playing):

PS4:

  1. Metal Gear Solid V : Phantom Pain
  2. Infamous : Second Son
  3. Killzone : Shadow Fall (launch game Ill get)
  4. Destiny
  5. Final Fantasy 15 (wont get too excited, because how much longer is the wait)
  6. Kingdom Hearts 3  (same as FF15)

 

PC/PS4:

  1. Battlefield 4 (havent decided if I wanna get this on PS4 because I prefer the console space for FPS multiplayer)
  2. Batman : Arkham Origins
  3. Transistor
  4. Mirrors Edge 2
  5. Wolfenstein : New Order (never been a Wolfenstein fan, but this game has DEFINITELY got my attention)
  6. Watch_Dogs
  7. The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt
  8. Assassins Creed 4 : Black Flag
  9. The Witness
  10. Splinter Cell : BlackList
  11. Call of Duty : Ghosts (dem dogs man, nah.. Ill likely pick up just for its singleplayer because Ive loved every single one of their single player campaigns however short they are since COD4)

 

Vita:

  1. Killzone : Mercenary
  2. TearAway
  3. Rayman : Legends
  4. Batman : Arkham Origins Blackgate
  5. Final Fantasy 10 HD (when the hell is it coming?)
  6. Dragons Crown

 

3DS:

  1. Mario and Luigi : Dream Tea
  2. Legend of Zelda : A Link Between Worlds

WiiU:

  1. Wonderful 101 (I will buy the WiiU when this comes out)
  2. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Thunder
  3. Super Mario 3D World 

 

For a full list of stuff Im looking forward to playing is on my wish list page on my profile, but those are the games Im most looking forward to.

I will not be getting rid of my PS3 and its 100+ games I got for it, I still go back and play the infamous, Uncharted, Journey, among many other games. The last game for my PS3 is likely to be Beyond : Two Souls, and Ill wait for GTA V to come on PC.

Aside from that, I started playing Last of Us, will be getting Remember Me on PC soon. Life is good, money is good, time is short for games . thats the irony.

 

Theres a lot I could say about Xbox One, I like Halo series, I thought Sunset Overdrive, Ryse : Son of Rome, and Killer Instinct look fantastic. But heres the thing, between the platforms I just said Im gonna play on PC/PS4/Vita/3DS/WiiU/PS3 there is no time for Xbox One, let alone adequate time for all the consoles I WANNA play on. Nevermind that I dont care for Kinect, nevermind that I dont watch TV or that that neat-o TV tech wont work over here in Saudi, nevermind that I dont support this restrictive/poorly explained DRM business they got going on.

Sonys had and got the exclusives that I love and appreciate, Nintendo wins the kid in me, and PC will finally be the muscle gaming machine that I can now afford to spend on.

 

Thats it for me, how about you guys and gals? Whats got you excited for next gen? 

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:04:00 -0700 AQWBlaZer91 writes: Tales Of Series Completion List http://www.gamespot.com/users/AQWBlaZer91/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029787 Tales Of Series Completion List

Tales LogoTales 15th

Tales Of Phantasia (SNES): Times Completed: 0
Normal: (In Progress)
Hard: (Not Started)


Tales Of Phantasia (PSOne): Times Completed: 3
Normal: Cress: Level 84, Chester: Level 83, Mint: Level 84, Claus: Level 83, Arche: Level 82, Suzu: Level 80
Hard: (Not Started)
Mania: Cress: Level 308, Chester: Level 304, Mint: Level 306, Claus: Level 301, Arche: Level 300, Suzu: Level 298
Unknown: (Not Started)
God: (In Progress)


Tales Of Phantasia (GBA): Times Completed: 2
Normal: Cress: Level 247, Mint: Level 246, Chester: Level 244, Arche: Level 245, Claus: Level 244, Suzu: Level 237
Hard: Cress: Level 501, Mint: Level 999, Chester: Level 496, Arche: Level 498, Claus: Level 497, Suzu: Level 496
Mania: (In Progress)


Tales Of Destiny (PSOne): Times Completed: 1
Stahn: Level 94 (Dymlos: Level 93), Rutee: Level 93 (Atwight: Level 93) Philia: Level 94 (Clemente: Level 94), Garr: 89 (Ignetos: Level 73), Leon: 43 (Chaliter: 43) Chalsea: Level 84, Bruiser: Level 86, Mary: Level 42, Karyl: Level 37
Lilith Course: (Not Completed)


Tales Of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon (GBC): Times Completed: 0
(Not Started)


Tales Of Eternia (PSOne): Times Completed: 0
Normal: (Not Started)
Hard: (Not Started)
Hardcore: (Not Started)


Tales Of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2: Times Completed: 0
(Not Started)


Tales Of the World: Summoner's Lineage: Times Completed: 0
(Not Started)


Tales Of Symphonia (GC): Times Completed: 9
Normal: (1/2 EXP Used) Lloyd: Level 39, Colette: Level 38, Genis: Level 39, Raine: Level 39, Sheena: Level 38, Presea: Level 38, Regal: Level 39, Kratos: Level 26
Hard: (Double EXP used and played as Kratos.) Kratos: Level 108, Lloyd: Level 106, Colette: Level 105, Genis: Level 104, Raine: Level 104, Sheena: Level 104, Presea: Level 105, Regal: Level 105 Zelos: Level 87
Mania: (10x EXP Used and played as Kratos.) Kratos: Level 250, Lloyd: Level 250, Colette: Level 250, Genis: Level 250, Raine: Level 250, Sheena: Level 250, Presea: Level 250, Regal: Level 250


Tales Of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3: Times Completed: 0
(Not Started)


Tales Of the Tempest (Nintendo DS): Times Completed: 0
Easy: (Not Started)
Normal: (Not Started)
Hard: (In Progress)


Tales Of the Abyss (Nintendo 3DS): Times Completed: 1
Normal: (Normal EXP) Luke: Level 186, Tear: Level 183, Guy: Level 181, Jade: Level 181, Anise: Level 178, Natalia: Level 181
Hard: (In Progress)
Very Hard: (Not Started)
Unknown: (Not Started)


Tales Of Innocence (Nintendo DS): Times Completed: 0
Normal: (Not Started)
Hard: (Not Started)
Mania: (Not Started)


Tales Of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Nintendo Wii): Times Completed: 3
Normal: Emil: Level 102, Marta: Level 102
Hard: Emil: Level 200, Marta: Level 200 (Didn't complete Gladsheim Side Dungeon)
Mania: (In Progress)
Unknown: (Not Completed)


Tales Of Vesperia (XBox 360): Times Completed: 1
Easy: (In Progress)
Normal: (Normal EXP) Yuri: Level 78, Estelle: Level 76, Repede: Level 76, Karol: Level 75, Rita: Level 77, Raven: Level 77, Judith: Level 76 (Main Story and Fell Arms Sidequest Completed)
Hard: (Not Started)
Mania: (Not Started)
Unknown: (Not Started)


Tales Of Hearts (Nintendo DS): Times Completed: 0
Normal: (Not Started)
Hard: (Not Started)
Mania: (Not Started)
Unknown: (Not Started)

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Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:29:46 -0700 seanmcloughlin writes: So..... Man of Steel is pretty mediocre then? http://www.gamespot.com/users/seanmcloughlin/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029621 Like a lot of people out there I was anticipating this movie greatly and I always kind of knew it was gonna suck but really hoped against it. It would appear my fears have come true and the movie is getting pretty mixed to low reviews. If we just look at Metacritic it has a rating of 55 after 26 reviews and Rotten Tometoes has it at 62% after 78 reviews.

Seems like it's not all it was cracked up to be and Henry Cavill is apparently a terribly dull and lifeless Superman. I knew I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up for greatness. That being said I'll likely see it and enjoy it for all the over the top action and because I love superhero movies

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Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:46:39 -0700 psn8214 writes: I subscribed to the Adobe Creative Cloud! http://www.gamespot.com/users/psn8214/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029368 Student pricing is very modest ($20 a month versus $50 a month for non-students). I literally have so many things I can do now that I've been wanting to experiment with since I first had the pleasure of using Adobe software. I've been lusting after it since Photoshop CS3 and now for only twenty dollars a month I have the whole damn suite. Set aside enough money to pay for the whole year just to be sure too. My creative side is going wild.

A lot of people have complained about the subscription model but honestly it's the only reason I can afford all this software in the first place, so kudos to Adobe for that. 

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:01:29 -0700 EricShadow366 writes: Xbox One: My Opinion http://www.gamespot.com/users/EricShadow366/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029173 Well...well....welll. What have we here? Microsoft, That's What we have.

So, the 7th generation is about to be pushed aside for the next generation. No, not Star Trek sadly. This is the 8th Generation. And it's time to see what we have in store.

In this corner, the system that is full of used game fees, until they said that it's up to the publishers {Even though you created the matrix around it anyway} The allways online connectivity, with the only response it could conjuer up is 'Deal with It'. And a price tag that is 499 U.S. Dollars. That's right...It's the Xbox One.

So what do I think of it?

Well...The Xbox One is probably....the most hilarious thing ever. The reveal for it? I was laughing my ass off. It's was funny, like PS3 reveal funny. Everything that they did in the reveal, they got wrong! Except for the controller, that looked pretty cool. But everything was stupid. Who cares about TV? Who cares about Kinect 2? Who cares about football? I don't. What i want to see is games, and gaming features. Instead we got stupid. Everything seemed like a big marketing gag. 

The funniest part was when they were showing what they can do with the NEW generation of graphics. You know what talking about, where the fish move out the way when you get close to them....ROFLMFAO!! Seriously, fish moving out of the way when you get close? Well, you're a little bit behind then, because Super Mario 64 did that, i'm serious. It's pathetic.

But what really made me angry was 3 Things. The system needs to be online all the time, the used game fee, and the obvious use of DRM! These 3 topics have been picked on, and cussed at since before Xbox One was even revealed. It's already been brought up by many many many angry gamers....and I'm one of them.

Since then, the used games fee thing will be all up to the publishers of whatever. But the Allways On thing...cONfirmed. DRM...you bet it was.

In case you don't know, I hate DRM. I think it's the worst business practice in gaming. {Yes, this is worst than Disk-Locked Content} And the fact they you use the disk once, mandatory install, and you can't even use again on another console, or bring it to a friends house. Making the game-disk a f**king drink coaster. And let's not forget about having to be Online...allways online. I'm sorry, but what if my internet goes down? Wait? Whats that? Deal with it. Well...Make Me!

As for games...well..umm..aside from Forza 5, and *sigh* ANOTHER Call of Duty. Not much was shown at the reveal event. Now the E3 Press conference, games were shown.

Halo trailer...ok what else! Killer instinct a possiblity? Nice! umm..Deadrising 3...not intrested...Umm..Xbox One releasing in Novemeber? Ok, how much? $500, ok, not an arm and a leg, but not really a price that I would be willing to pay right out of the gate. Launch title from Rareware. Cool, what is it. Kinect Sports 3! Not cool. Minecraft: XB One Edition?.......ok, moving on. 

Overall...The Xbox One seems like more a hassle than a console. Now listen, just because I'm hating on the Xbox One. Doesn't mean I hate Xbox. Hell, one of my first videogame consoles i've owned was the original Xbox. And the X360 was a good succesor. And i can list a lot of reasons why I like about those 2 consoles....but the Xbox One? Not a damn thing.

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:28:56 -0700 daconehead writes: Ubisoft's Conference http://www.gamespot.com/users/daconehead/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029121 I was actually very impressed with Ubisoft's conference, as yes it was plagued with party games such as Just Dance and a rhythm game in the form of Rocksmith 2014, they did reveal a new IP in "Tom Clancy's The Division" which was a high point in looking fantastic despite the story being kind of iffy for me. Assassins Creed 4 trailer was eh, while Watch Dogs had a very awesome trailer toward it. The Stick of Truth looked humorous despite a short trailer, and the new IP "The Crew" looks like it will take a much needed, different direction on driving games all together. As for Rayman Legends, it still looks promising and the trailer looked good. Finally, The Mighty Quest for Epic loot, a free game in beta looked interesting and had a pretty great trailer. Overall, I say that Ubisoft had a better showing than Microsoft and EA despite some low points and a lack of gameplay. Overall, I say a B is a fair score.

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:57:45 -0700 gbrading writes: E3 Doesn't Stand a Chance http://www.gamespot.com/users/gbrading/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029052 It's June, it's E3 2013! Possibly the most important E3 of the last few years. Now that the PS4 and the XONE have been announced, we are awaiting more news on the details of these consoles and the bevvy of initial games we can expect on the systems. Naturally, a lot of these are expected to straddle the current generation and next-generation consoles, but word has it that there are an awful lot of new titles waiting to be unleashed. It's guaranteed to be an exciting week for video games. All of the DRM discussion regarding the XONE has been very unfortunate, especially considering the rise of always-on DRM on PC games. However, PC gamers like me have been living in a non-used game world for almost the last decade, so the entire problem blowing up now as a result of these new consoles is rather crazy. Still, it was bound to blow up eventually. Anyway, be sure to check out everything GameSpot is planning over the show including the usual stage show, interviews and the like, alongside our sister site Giant Bomb who will no-doubt be doing blow-out podcasts every evening and other nonsense. Also shout out to m'colleagues c_rake and edubuccaneer who are live in Los Angeles covering E3 for Entertainium.org (to which I've contributed a review or two including Fez and Poker Night 2), so be sure to check out all their content to.

Shipwreck Beach

In other news a lot of things have been happening which I haven't been telling you about because I've been neglecting this blog again. First off I've started infrequently streaming games on Twitch.tv. Already I've streamed some Curse of Monkey Island, FTL, Start Trek Online (in 3 broken parts) and Half-Life 2. Hope to continue to stream whenever I find the time convenient and I have a game that doesn't crash everything. For example I was experimenting with trying to stream XCOM and immediately my computer when to BSoD so I'm not trying that again in a hurry. Tune in some time soon (will announce on Twitter) when I hope to play through all of Portal (original) whilst discussing E3 developments we may learn this evening. Also feel free to suggest any PC games you'd like to see highlighted. Apologies for the background hissing on all the videos but this is just my bad quality mic and until I invest in a better one it isnt going away. In other news I've naturally been playing an innumerable host of video games, the major one being Tomb Raider (2013). I was pleasantly surprised by how downright great Tomb Raider was. Truth be told it isn't a Tomb Raider game anymore really, since the gameplay more closely approximates Uncharted rather than what you got in the old-style Tomb Raiders. Nonetheless, the rebooted Tomb Raider is an all-round great game to play, being a proficient third-person shooter with an interesting plot and great gameplay. Its internal progression of gradually giving Lara more and more equipment reminded me heavily of Arkham Asylum, as is its linear, hub-and-spoke approach to level design. Lara is a great character and although she very suddenly transitions from na ve archaeologist to bloodthirsty sole survivor, I had no problem with accepting it given all the downright horrible things that happen to her throughout the game.

I have more to say, but I haven't time since Microsoft Conference is about to begin! Hold onto your hats.

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:52:20 -0700 JodyR writes: Happy E3 Day Zero! http://www.gamespot.com/users/JodyR/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26029038 Hello my lovelies! I watched the E3 TV Preview and noticed a couple of games I haven't been following! Is there any other games you're looking forward to this year? I'm keeping an eye on the gems and plan to follow the game page to get updates about them.

Things have been doing pretty good with the new gig. It sometimes doesn't feel like work because it is that much fun. Our game will be at the NVIDIA booth so if you're attending be sure to drop by to check out the tech destruction demo, currently not in the open beta. Oh, I guess the secret is out if you follow my Twitter (HWKJody. The game is HAWKEN.

Lastly, I can't believe my last blog reached over 200 comments. Thanks again for everyone's kind words. I only saw one rage quit from  the site, and even he wished me well. Also, if you don't already have me on Steam (xpcaligirl) or Raptr (CaliGirl), feel free to add me! 

And.. have a Happy E3 week full of exciting news and hype! I'll have to make sure I take a peek in System Wars this week to see what you all think about the hardware and games. <3

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:18:12 -0700 harry_james_pot writes: Expectations for E3 http://www.gamespot.com/users/harry_james_pot/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26028798 I'm really excited as usual, because E3 has always been my favorite 4 days of the year.

This time will be the best one in years, because we'll finally see how game will look on the new consoles. Of course I'm a PC gamer and I don't really care about consoles, but them having ancient hardware has limited what the developers can do with games in general for a long time. And not just graphically, but also in how big levels are, and things like that. So it'll be really great to see how this new hardware is gonna change things. And also since they're using an x86 architecture, it's gonna be much easier to port games this time around.

So first of all, the Xbox One. Sure, we all had a good time making fun of Microsoft and their disastrous reveal of the new Xbox, the ridiculous DRM, and how they focused on TV and not games.. But do you really think that in E3 they'll just continue talking about sports and not games? What If they showed like.. fantastic, amazing exclusives during their conference. Will that be enough to make gamers ignore or forget that whole DRM and used games deal? It'll be really interesting to see what happens there.


Enough console talk and let's get to the important part.. the games! I'm really looking forward to see more of The Witcher 3, Watch_Dogs, and Batman Arkham Origins. And speaking of that last one, I'm kind of worried about the fact that Rocksteady is not the one developing it.. But we'll just have to wait and see.
We all know some of the games being shown there, but what will be really exciting is the announcements! What I really want to see getting announced is Rollercoaster Tycoon 4, Mirror's Edge 2, a new Monkey Island game, Just Cause 3, and maybe a new NOLF game? That would be really cool. There's probably a lot more, but those are all I can remember at the moment.


If you've posted here on the forums during E3 before, you know it gets really slow and glitchy. (yes, more than usual. ) And 2 years ago the forum went down during one of the conferences for like half an hour. This time though, it's already breaking down. Since yesterday, I've seen thread pages suddenly becoming empty, and posts disappearing. And with how heavy the traffic will get on the site starting tomorrow, it'll probably get even worse. I know the technical staff is busy with the E3 stuff right now, but hopefully they can do something about this.


Anyways. There's now about 20 hours until the first conference. Will you be watching live? And what game are you looking forward to seeing the most?

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Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:49:08 -0700 Toph_Girl250 writes: Ask Me Anything http://www.gamespot.com/users/Toph_Girl250/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26028454 Boring day, rainy, feels like its time for something fun for you and me, so anyone who is willing to comment in my blog and ask me questions, feel free to do so. I will answer your questions (unless of course, said questions I find to be too personal.) Another thing is if you've given me questions and I've answered them, you are also free to come in here and comment again, asking me even more questions. I think this is a great opportunity for youz to get to know me morez. So, yeah, anyone with some curiosity, fire away.

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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:25:02 -0700 brucewayne69 writes: F*cking Dave pisses me off http://www.gamespot.com/users/brucewayne69/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26027955

F*CKING TROLL

I F*CKING HATE THIS PLACE. I JUST RIPPED OUT A CHUNK OF HAIR

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Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:17:06 -0700 FojMohsin writes: My gaming history and consoles http://www.gamespot.com/users/FojMohsin/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-26026884 Yo! Howz ya all??

I've been really busy lately and tired as well. Man university is getting tough again and the heat is so annoying. It's getting so hot here . Howz it going at your place?

So I was bored and I thought it was time to give a blog again so I will be giving a blog about my gaming history how I started it all and which consoles I've owned through out time.

1. Sega Mega Drive 2

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Man I miss playing this... what cool days were they. I remember when I was 5 years old when my parents gave me this and told me they were keeping this until I grew up a little to play it. I've played many games on this and learned true gaming through this. I still have this and it works fine.

2. Celeron PC

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After that I got my first desktop PC in 2001 and I was so happy to be finally able to play some great games and believe me I really had some awesome time with my PC for 3 whole years.

3. PS2

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First of all *Salute* to this friend. I got this in early 2004 and I can't tell ya how many happy days I've had with PS2. I got about 80 games in my collection for PS2 which pretty much is lost and collecting dust somewhere. Though my PS2 is still fine as ever and I've kept it safe.

 

4. GBA

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I got this soon after PS2 and I've had a lot of fun playing this as well. Though it passed away soon after an year and half.

 

5. Xbox

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I got this in early 2005 just for one damn game... Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets and Halo 2. I found Halo 2 but couldn't find HP anywhere . Though I had many other great games for this. Though it passed away in 2008.

 

6. Xbox 360

 

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So I got this early in 2008 when my Original Xbox passed away. I got the 20 GB and believe me I loved it as it was the first next gen console I got though it got red ring of death the second day I got it lol and three red lights. Though nothing really happened to my Xbox even though I got it many times again after that though later in 2011 it passed away after all those years of great service.

 

7. PS3 Slim

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I got this the second day of release. The first PS3 slim 120 GB. I'm still enjoying my time with this baby.

 

8. PSP 2000

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I had this same PSP 2000 that I got early in 2010 and I had so much fun this baby. it got stolen after an year and I really miss playing it.

 

9. Wii

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I wanted to get Wii earlier but I got Xbox 360 back then so didn't get it but then I got it early in 2011 and have great time playing many great games on it. People who complain about Wii's graphics aren't true gamers in my eyes as Wii has gotten many great games. I still play Wii when my cousins come to my place mostly.

 

10. Xbox 360 Slim

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After the passing of my old Xbox 360, I wanted a new one desperatly so I got this earlier last year. I got 250 Gb slim and I'm having a lot of fun playing it these days.

 

11. Nintendo 3DS

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Got this last year in December I think. It's been fun playing it. I'm usually playing DS games on it.

 

12. PS Vita

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Honestly I expected much more after getting it but it's not getting any good games that I want to play. Only a few games that I want to play on VIta are available and few are going to come later this year. Though I bought some PSP games a few days ago from PSN store and have been having fun playing them. I got this in Feburary or March I think.

 

Well that's it folk! Tell me what you think of my collection and which conesoles you have owned.

Talk to you all laterz.

Byez.....

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