I had a chance to watch all of the E3 press conferences this year. I think by far Microsoft was the clear winner, but overall I am really annoyed.

Nintendo is my favorite video game company and has been for my whole life. Call me a fanboy or whatever you will, but Nintendo will always hold a special place in this gamer's heart. I know that is slightly cheesy, but I do need to say a couple of things. For about a year now the Xbox 360 has been my favorite console. There are so many good games, I have a lot of fun playing on Xbox Live, and I love increasing my gamerscore. I think the Wii is a great console and I have had a lot of fun playing it, but I am not too pleased with Nintendo's current line-up of games. Animal Crossing is a sure buy for me, and I look forward to 1:1 control in Wii Sports Resort (more specifically the new games that will utilize the new Wii MotionPlus accessory), but that is all I was really impressed by in Nintendo's press conference. Sure, their sales numbers were impressive, but I want to hear about the games. I never thought I would say this, but for now Nintendo has seemed to abandon the hardcore gamers. This really makes me kind of sad. I know there will be other Zelda, Mario, Metroid, and Pikmin games, but where are the new IP's? We need something new, Nintendo. You have reinvented the market, you have reinvented control, you have reinvented games. But we need the next generation of Wii games for the harcore, not the casual crowd. I know Nintendo is absolutely banking on this casual crowd, and it makes sense for them to pursue this new crowd, but if they are not careful they are going to lose a whole lot of their most important crowd: the hardcore gamers that have stuck it out with Nintendo through the thick and thin. I am one of them. Please do not forget about us, Nintendo.

As for the rest of the press conference, Wii Music and Shaun White Snowboarding were pretty cool looking, but I am sure that I will not get those games. And although it is nice that the DS now has an exclusive GTA game, I have never liked GTA. Pokemon, Guitar Hero, and whatever else they mentioned I do not care about.

And I don't even need to say much about Sony. I was so bored for their press conference. Resistance 2 does look amazing, but with that lone exception, I was not impressed at all. Blah, blah, blah, "We are the best!" arrogant attitude all over again. Sony needs to get it together for real. The only game that I have been even playing in the half year that I have had my PS3 is Super Stardust HD, and I want something more. Admittedly, I have Metal Gear Solid 4 and have not had a chance to play it yet, but I have never been a huge fan of the series so I hope it's good.

Microsoft's press conference was well done, and focused on the games. Although, I am not too pleased with the new look of the Xbox Live experience, as they are calling it. Too much like Nintendo and Sony put together if you ask me. Microsoft, you have a good thing already, no need to screw it up with and overly clunky interface, and obviously Nintendo like avatars. This could quite honestly alienate many hardcore adult gamers. I have liked the adult look and feel of the Xbox since I have owned it, and there is no reason to make it feel any different. Nintendo has their market, and Microsoft has their own.

That aside, Gears 2, Fable 2, Fallout 3, RE5, and Banjo Kazooie all look awesome. But I think the biggest news is Final Fantasy XIII is coming to Xbox. This does not bode well for Sony at all. If they keep losing system exclusives, I don't see how they can come back this generation. Not that I personally want them to, but still. Anyway, you can count me in for getting XIII on 360. The future looks good for Microsoft. Let's see what they can pull off.

Lastly, I am really annoyed with Microsoft on this Bungie IP announcement cancellation , but I will post a separate blog on that altogether. Until then.

I have a goal to reach 14,000 gamerscore points by the end of the Fourth of July. I think this is entirely feasable considering how close I am, and how many games I have to play. Interestingly, my friend says she will give me "something special" if I reach that number by then. Um, now I don't expect anything drastic, so don't get any ideas. It's actually kind of a joke, but it sounds fun.

I hope to have it near 16,000 by the end of the summer and 20,000 isn't too far off.

I am an achievement junkie, and I love it!

I guess this is more like an extended review, but man, this game was a bore and a chore to play. I just recently reviewed it, so check out my review if you feel like it.

If they continue to make other Bourne games, I sure hope they improve this junk.

Although, most of the achievements were relatively easy to get just by playing through the game, so if you are in to that kind of thing, check it out. Just don't buy it.

I have seen some good movies so far this summer. Iron Man, Prince Caspian, and Indiana Jones to name the most prominent. I think out of them all, Iron Man was the best, but I enjoyed them all.

Iron Man may be the best comic book to movie film ever made. The story was good and had a more serious tone than many other comic book movies. The cinematography was well done and the CG was awesome. Robert Downy Jr. did a really good job which impressed me. Gwyneth Paltrow was hot, as always. Jeff Bridges did a good job as well. Can't wait until this one comes out on Blu-ray.

Prince Caspian was really good. I liked it as much as the first movie. I read the book when I was younger, but I hardly remembered a thing. I also remember thinking the book was boring, but I certainly did not think the movie was, and I am sure I would think differently of the book if I read it again. Good stuff. I would like to get this on Blu-ray, but I need The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was fun. I have heard a lot of people bash this movie, but I thought it was right line with the other Indiana Jones movies. Not necessarily the best Indy movie, but Indy nonetheless. It had some cheesy parts, but I enjoyed the story. I thought it was interesting and not so farfetched if you consider some of the theories that have been brought up about ancient history. Harrison Ford did a good job for his age. I look forward to adding this to my other Indiana Jones collection.

There are so many others coming out this summer that I am looking forward to. Wall-E, Batman, and Hulk to name just a few, but this summer could prove to be the biggest in movies ever. It is an awesome time to be living with all the great games and movies coming out right now.

Speaking of movies, I just started watching the Star Wars Clone Wars animated series last night. So far I am really impressed. I love Star Wars and it will be cool to fill in some other Star Wars canon. And it also makes sense to watch these considering the new Clone Wars animated movie coming out at the end of the summer. Regardless of the fact that I am working two jobs and am going to be super busy, this summer is going to be awesome.

I actually think it's quite ridiculous that it took me this long to achieve this. Of course, I have had many reasons why I haven't (physical and personal), but it is just weird. I kind of feel like I have arrived on my 360 now. I also have the luxury of saying beating Call of Duty 4 on veteran was the achievement that pushed my score over 10,000. I just hope to continue increasing my score. With all the games I own and and all the achievements I actually want (some of them are just too darn ridiculous), my score should be around 15,000. We shall see.

But then again, Smash Bros. comes out next week...

Life is over.

I recently just quit my full time job to go to school full-time. I had been working at a music store selling guitars and amps for six years. I really liked that job, but I just knew it wasn't my future. I decided to study engineering, which requires lots of math and science. I am really interested in all this now, but it sure is a lot of work. I have never worked so hard in all of my life.

Take Calculus II for example. I recently just took my first test, and I had to know about sixty formulas just for that test alone. Some of those formulas I already knew from Calc I, but we have already learned forty others in just one month. I studied for about 20 hours before the test and still felt unprepared going in. I also did my homework twice. I really thought I bombed the test but was super pleasantly surprised to find out I made an 88. Go figure. I guess all that study time really does amount to something.

Full-time school is a new way of life altogether. I don't have much time for anything alse at this point. I actually really enjoy it, and I like what I am learning. I am also tutoring Basic Math, Algebra, and Calculus for twenty hours a week. I have Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays off, but I have to use that as study time. It does not leave me much time for gaming, or anything else for that matter. But, believe it or not, I am having fun.

Life is over? Seems like it, but I think it has really just begun.