Just a thought, but how did Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm ever come to be? It frightens me to think that in the real world, there are people who have no homes or food to eat, or can't afford tuition to continue on to post secondary schooling if they wanted to, but yet someone got paid to hold a meeting and make the decision that CRAB FISHING would make for a viable video game theme. Money and time had to have been dedicated to this project, and aside from the experience that the programmers got from the process, the money spent on Deadliest Catch may as well have been flushed down the toilet.

It scares me to think that people will actually buy this steaming heap, not only because it will likely be one of the worst gaming experiences ever, but because a few sales will indicate to publishers that people are stupid enough to throw money at anything that they recognize from TV. The really funny thing about Deadliest Catch is that the same people that will buy this game will scoff at and insult anyone who would pick up a game like Cooking Mama, a game that is far from perfect, but one that understands the concepts of ORIGINALITY and CREATIVITY. I kinda miss the days of video games flying under the radar, the days where there were no Spike TV video game award shows (which are really just ads for new movies and a chance for "stars" to see themselves on TV), no celebrity voice-overs, no in-game ads (*shudder...*), and NO TV FRANCHISE BASED GAMES!

Oh well, while some of us wait for the re-release of Earthbound, and translations of the other MOTHER games, I guess we can tide ourselves over with the promise of a high calibur gaming experience in the form of a Big Brother, Flavour of Love, or Celebrity Rehab game?...

And put together a REPUBLICAN SPACE RANGERS game. NOW!

Republican Space Rangers

If you don't, you'll register on everyone's Insurgiscan in a big hurry, like EA does now!

Wow! Another rank change is going to happen for me within a day or so! What wondrous rank will be bestowed upon me next? I wonder what the hell a "Defias Brotherhood" is, anyway?

Wow, a new rank AND another DS Advance Wars title, and the drop of No More Heroes. This week might just be too much to take! I wonder if EB accepts popscicle sticks and bottle caps as a form of payment?

Hey!

For the two or three of you that look in this direction from time to time, I'd like to wish you all a safe and happy Christmas, and a very happy, successful, and healthy 2008 for you, your family and friends! I hope you get some down time from your busy schedules to spend time with your families and friends, or just to relax and rejuvenate. Take care, and we'll see you around!

TongLong!

When I log on to Gamespot to see what new ways game developers have concocted to part me from my nearly non-existent supply of money, I find a small wave of excitement washing over me when I see that I have either "messages" (Another caption contest! WHOOOOO-HOOO!), or "updates". In my simple mind, an "update" begins an uninhibited cascade of tangents of thought, almost always leading to something like "Ooh! There has to be a new SUPER DODGE BALL game coming out!", or "Hell yeah! AKI is making a next gen NES Pro Wrestling game for the Wii!", or some other entirely impossible, but highly desirable gaming fantasy. Unfortunately, more often than not, an "update" is nothing more than a monthly profit report that is somehow attached to a game that you've been tracking.

Last time I checked, this site was not the Financial Post's business and stock report site. The name "Gamespot" includes implications of, oh, I don't know, something zany like, maybe, videogames? I like the game tracking feature, I don't like seeing how much cash has been bled out of gamers desperate to collect EVERY blockbuster title there is (and this year has been a year of bounty for gamers on every system!). Will we ever get updates like "Hey you! You know that game you bought and sort of liked, but there were a few things that sucked about it? Well, we're removing the suckage, andadding 75% more win and awesome!" or, "Guess what!? Next year, we won't fleece you for $60.00 for the SAME GAME we release every year, but we'll make a ROSTER UPDATE available to you free of charge!", or even better "Street Fighter 4 will star SKULLOMANIA!". Wow! Short of online Super Dodge-Ball and/or Fire Pro Wrestling tournaments, those would be some pretty sweet updates!

So yeah, I don't know about anyone else, but I sure wouldn't miss the financial reports where my awesome GAMING RELATED updates belong.

CFL's (Canadian Football Leauge) 95th Grey Cup final champions

All Hail the SASKACHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS!

Not home for me specifically, but a good team that has been in the toilet for years, and my second favorite team in the leauge. When will a CFL game come out (with all nine of it's teams....)