Hey everybody! I know I haven't been on for a while, and this news was a terrible "welcome back!" gift. I've been usimg GS since 2004, and have come to know the Gamespot family. Of course, it was a sad parting to watch Rich go, but atleast we had notice! Why in the world would Jeff be getting "canned"? He's really been the back-bone at Gamespot, and to see him leave like this really sucks. It's like watching M*A*S*H when Colonel Henry Blake dies, it's heart-breaking. Gamespot certainly won't be the same, not for me atleast. So here's to Jeff........"Good knowin ya".

I recently finnished playing this game today, For those of you that don't know, it's a turn-based RPG for the N64. It had been really great, until the ending. Appearently. the way you play the game affects the ending, and there are several different ones. This game ended with my men kicking me out of the army, and since I wasn't there to lead, the enemy takes over, burns down the cities, and kills all the people. I spent 45 hours for absolutely nothing. 45 hours! Be really careful if you play this game.

E3 was great this year a number of great games and some really interesting Hard-Ware. First off, Super Mario Galaxy looks great, and probably plays great. So that's definately on my wish list. Bio Shock was very impressive, as was MGS4 and Call of Duty 4. Of course Halo 3 looked great, but I think everybody's beginning to get a little sick of watching, and want some more playtime. Now aside from games, there were the big hardware announcements. The wii zapper looks nice, and should probably play well with most FPS's. Also there was the Wii Wheel. This seemed kind of bland, but when you add Mario Kart for the wii in the mix, it definately gets more interesting. The Wii Fit board was probably the most intuitive. This really gives developers the chance to make more interesting games like Snow-Boarding or Surfing. Even boxing, with the board detecting your motions as you dodge punches from left to right. And of course there was the PSP update. There didn't seem to be much of a difference, but according to the editors, it was considerably lighter, and you now have the option to play on your TV. I'm definately looking to evrything I mentioned and alot I didn't mention. And I hope E3 comes back next year with the same format.

Every 4th of July I have usually do the same thing. I go watch the parade, eat a pizza, and I later go to my family's annual 4th of July Celebration. Now the people on my dad's side of the family are kind of old fashioned, and beileve in playing outside and playing sports opposed to playing Video Games. So you can see why I would be surprised to see Everyone gathered around the TV instead of playing Basket Ball or Horse shoes. As I walked closer, I saw that everyone was admiring mu cousin's brand new Wii. Everyone was amazed at what it was capable of. So I ran back to my house and grabbed an extra wiimote and nunchuck and showed everyone what how to play multiplayer in Wii Sports. Now I've seen the picturess and read the stories of the wii bringing people together, young and old, but I never had seen it myself. When my older relatives are fighting over the wii, I knew that this system was truly a Revolution.

I was just now looking at the news for ManHunt 2, being banned in the UK and getting an AO rating here in the US. So I went to look at the game, maby see some pics., watch the new trailer, when I saw the craziest thing. On the main page for ManHunt 2 there are several different sections such as news about the game, it's rating, and of course similar games. In the similar games section, one of the games listed was Carnival for the wii. Carnival is a "kiddie" game coming out that gives you the experience of a real life carnival. I just though it was really crazy to see.

You know, I've really been looking forward to this game for some time, but I wasn't sure how Gamespot would rate it. Judging by the ridiculous ammount of attention the game's been getting, it should get atleast a 9, if not better. So come Monday, I'm definately getting this game. The amazing part is that they're releasing it at the beginning of my Spring Break! I definately can't wait.