StarCraft II: It’s about time
Twelve years later, and over a decade in the making, it is finally here. StarCraft II (Wings of Liberty) releases tonight. I was excited about this game coming out 2-3 years ago, but that slowly faded as I “found other things to do”, and now I sadly cannot fathom purchasing this game and not having time to play it at home.
I remember racing home from school, running into my room, loading up the infamous Dial-Up internet, and connecting to the Battle.Net servers to play some StarCraft online with friends. I had a massive account, thousands of wins, and was a member of one of the top StarCraft websites (Shafe.com – now extinct) at the time. As such, this franchise holds a special place in my heart.
I had a chance to play the beta for awhile when visiting my sister and her boyfriend a few months back; it was fun, not as complicated as I figured it would have been, but I still had the Real-Time Strategy (RTS) skill, for sure! View the cinematic trailer here:
Silver/Chrome Xbox 360 Slim!
in Technology, Video Games
as Halo, Xbox 360
While I can’t say that I am *ducks behind his desk* crazy about *keeps hiding* Halo games, I am all of the sudden intrigued. As I have mentioned before, the new Xbox 360 slim is damn sexy.
And now comes, instead of the sleek black look, a shiny silver version! Limited edition consoles are sold in the Halo Reach bundle for $400, including the game and two controllers and a headset.It’s actually not too bad of a deal, $100 additional for a $60 game, a $40-ish controller, and a $10-20 headset, plus the sweet look of a redesigned new Xbox 360, still the 250gb size.
One of the most popular video games on any console is the Halo franchise. More people play Halo alone on the Xbox Live network than those that play all other games combined online on the PS3. With the massive number of fans and players for Halo titles, a new launch in the franchise is huge for Microsoft and the publisher of the game Bungie.
The console will have custom Halo: Reach wireless controllers. The console will be silver and have a Halo design theme. The bundle also included a standard edition copy of Halo: Reach, a token for the limited edition Halo: Reach Limited Edition Elite armor set, and a wires Halo: Reach headset.
There is another very cool feature to the Xbox 360 console included in the bundle other than the color and theme. The console will feature sound effects from the Halo universe. Inside the console are a 250GB HDD, 802.lln Wi-Fi, and all the features of the newly unveiled Xbox 360. The price for the bundle is $399.
Mr. Toadstool, that’s not very nice!
This is not an edited pic. This is from the actual 8-bit sprate of Super Mario Bros. when you zoom-in. That punk Toad!! He has been flipping us off for almost 25 years! I suppose he wasn’t so happy that you keep leaving him there for 7 levels, looking for his sister instead, eh?
Xbox brings families together
I’m pretty sure my sister and her boyfriend both have Xbox Live Gold accounts. I’m already on their AT&T family plan for my iPhone, I may as well pass them some more money to include me on this, too! While Netflix streaming is awesome for my large plasma TV at home, it wasn’t enough to [...]
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No more RROD with the new Xbox 360? Read on..
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Pac-Man chomps productivity
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Nintendo partnering with American Heart Association
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No more “Free Play” with used Madden and other EA games
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