http://www.Peon25.com random ramblings through life. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:39:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/11/03/champion-jockey-without-the-horse/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/11/03/champion-jockey-without-the-horse/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:19:25 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3813 Please, don’t try this at home. Or better yet – please do! Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey and Gallop Racer, one of the new games line up that’s came from Tecmo Koei for Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, will have everyone laughing. At you. We’ve used our new Kinect at home briefly, due to time constraints with [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/11/03/champion-jockey-without-the-horse/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/25/assassins-creed-2-9-revelations-trailer/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/25/assassins-creed-2-9-revelations-trailer/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:35:56 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2565 While I am becoming grudgingly tired of Ezio as a character (I much preferred Altair in Assassins Creed 1), I did thoroughly enjoy the game inprovements made between AC 1 & 2. The last title, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, is nothing more than a mere extension of AC 2, with multiplayer added in. I am hoping the 4th title, Revelations, [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/25/assassins-creed-2-9-revelations-trailer/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/23/its-time-to-kick-ass-and-chew-bubble-gum-and-im-all-out-of-gum/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/23/its-time-to-kick-ass-and-chew-bubble-gum-and-im-all-out-of-gum/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:09:19 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2534 I recall playing Duke Nukem 3D oh-so-many-years-ago. I’d dial-up and go at it with my best friend at the time, until wee hours of the morning. We had the cool game pad controllers, similar to those of a Sega Genesis, that plugged into the sound card. I typically won, he’d say that I cheated though. [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/23/its-time-to-kick-ass-and-chew-bubble-gum-and-im-all-out-of-gum/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/20/get-your-games-from-redbox/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/20/get-your-games-from-redbox/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:52:46 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2516 Gamers can now rent video games locally at all hours of the day and night. Redbox, the stand-alone kiosks at local retailers most known for their dollar-a-night movie rentals, now offer video games. Games cost $2 a day and can be reserved online for easy pickup at the nearest Redbox location. Top new releases are available for [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/20/get-your-games-from-redbox/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/01/call-of-duty-turns-into-pay-for-play/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/01/call-of-duty-turns-into-pay-for-play/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:48:48 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2480 Now here’s one more reason that I’m not a big Call of Duty fan. fun to watch, not big into playing. Now they want a monthly fee? On top of $60 for the game? Hah! Consumers are used to paying $60 each for videogames that run on consoles like the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/01/call-of-duty-turns-into-pay-for-play/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/04/28/some-random-guy-on-the-cover-of-madden-12/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/04/28/some-random-guy-on-the-cover-of-madden-12/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:53:01 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2277 So the rigged votes are in, and a Cleveland Browns player is the new face of the Madden NFL videogame franchise. Peyton Manning? No, it’s Peyton Hillis. The 4th-best runningback of the 2010 NFL season. On a team that went with 5 wins and 11 losses last season, losing as many games at home as [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/04/28/some-random-guy-on-the-cover-of-madden-12/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/03/08/adios-phone-numbers/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/03/08/adios-phone-numbers/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:01:22 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2199 Apparently we’re having yet another new telephone area code in the San Francisco bay area. Go figure, all of the new cell phone plans outweigh the downward trend of home phone lines and complete lack of pager numbers. Represent the 669…! I can only see numerous sexual innuendos coming out of this. The past four [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/03/08/adios-phone-numbers/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/02/24/attack-of-the-birds/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/02/24/attack-of-the-birds/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:16:48 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2173 I woke up. I went for a swim. I came to work, and made some taquitos. My day has been hell ever since. I make my round of call backs for customer issues that I have open, and after 2 phone calls, I actually end up with 3 more tickets than I had to begin [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/02/24/attack-of-the-birds/feed/ 0 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/02/09/what-is-this-world-coming-to/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/02/09/what-is-this-world-coming-to/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:42:51 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2077 So here I am, sitting in my silly Statistics class, a mathematics course that is substantially lower than any other I have taken in the past fifteen to twenty years. A friend of mine states that this will become more difficult in the end, as I roll my eyes and hope that it does. I [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/02/09/what-is-this-world-coming-to/feed/ 6 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/30/hands-free-is-a-hit/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/30/hands-free-is-a-hit/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:31:18 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1859 Microsoft has sold 10,000 Kinect units PER DAY in less than a month of this new gadget’s release. Can we call this “the thing” of Christmas this year? It has already outpaced Nintendo’s Wii in the first month of it’s debut. Microsoft is forecasting that it will sell 5 million units before the end of [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/30/hands-free-is-a-hit/feed/ 4 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/20/child-please/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/20/child-please/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:28:25 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1831 Chad Ochocinco has yet another iPhone app, in the form of a game called Mad Chad, where he attempts to save his pigeon that he tweeted about a month or so ago. Run, jump, slide, tap your way across the world to free Ocho’s Pigeon. Find the download link right here for just 99 cents. [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/20/child-please/feed/ 0 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/04/randy-moss-as-a-titan/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/04/randy-moss-as-a-titan/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:31:14 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1802 The Titans felt that Randy Moss was just too good to pass up twice. After skipping Moss in the 1998 draft, Tennessee claimed him off the waiver wire yesterday, in case you have not already heard. “Timing is everything,” coach Jeff Fisher told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. “I really think the quicker we get [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/11/04/randy-moss-as-a-titan/feed/ 0 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/16/frankly-we-should-just-gore-the-raiders/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/16/frankly-we-should-just-gore-the-raiders/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:00:51 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1732 Don’t completely hate Alex Smith. If there is one productivity workhorse that is not following through, look at the guy who has only one 100+ yard rushing game out of the first five weeks of the season. The 49ers NEED to get Frank Gore more involved in the offense, or to spit out better yard-per-carry [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/16/frankly-we-should-just-gore-the-raiders/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/15/battle-of-the-bay-2010/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/15/battle-of-the-bay-2010/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:00:12 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1721 The Oakland Raiders head to Candlestick this weekend to take on the San Francisco 49ers. Here are two recent videos I did of pick-6 plays against quarterback Bruce Gradkowski — Shawntae Spencer and Parys Haralson both grab pretty easy interceptions and run them back for a score. Enjoy these two 10 o’clock Touchdowns! Follow @Peon25]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/15/battle-of-the-bay-2010/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/11/its-on-with-desean/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/11/its-on-with-desean/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:00:16 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1703 This is the first time I bring you a 3-part 10 o’clock Touchdown Madden 11 replay. One game, one player, three different return touchdowns. I decided to upgrade my return-man from Ted Ginn to DeSean Jackson, who on any given Sunday is the fastest guy out on the field, and likely the entire stadium. He [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/11/its-on-with-desean/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/10/the-inconvenient-truth-frank-gore/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/10/the-inconvenient-truth-frank-gore/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:00:06 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1693 I haven’t seen a big Frank Gore run in awhile, so I decided to post one as tonight’s 10 o’clock Touchdown. See a flashback as I take on the Saints during MNF in week 2 of my 49ers Franchise. Frank bursts through the line for a huge 65-yard touchdown, Gore scores!]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/10/the-inconvenient-truth-frank-gore/feed/ 0 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/09/ted-ginn-turns-on-the-burn/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/09/ted-ginn-turns-on-the-burn/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:00:19 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1621 Ted Ginn has speed on kick and punt returns that can almost rival that of Eagles star receiver DeSean Jackson. This 10 o’clock Touchdown of 92 yards styles the same pink paraphernalia as yesterday’s video, as they were both the same game I played earlier in the week. Can the 49ers claim their first win of the [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/09/ted-ginn-turns-on-the-burn/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/08/can-the-49ers-claim-their-first-win/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/08/can-the-49ers-claim-their-first-win/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 05:00:09 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1615 Tonight’s 10 o’clock Touchdown is brought to you by the color ‘pink’, and the number ’52′. In celebration of a presumably winnable game against the Eagles this weekend, Patrick Willis picks off a pass from Kevin Kolb, and then struts his stuff into the endzone for a score. Notice the pink accessories players are wearing? [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/08/can-the-49ers-claim-their-first-win/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/07/my-first-madden-pro-bowl/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/07/my-first-madden-pro-bowl/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:00:41 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1604 Just a fun little Pro-Bowl run I had with DeAngelo Williams in the Pro Bowl game of my first Madden Franchise season. Watch as he sheds those tackles for a huge gain to the endzone! Enjoy yet another 10 o’clock Touchdown! Follow @Peon25]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/07/my-first-madden-pro-bowl/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/06/the-art-of-vick/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/06/the-art-of-vick/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:33:38 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1600 So I took it upon myself to bring Michael Vick in to replace Alex Smith. Not a bad job, if I say so myself. Watch as he shreds the Philly and Dallas defenses on huge runs for a touchdown. Hint hint, Jed York? Vick’s contract with the Eagles ends next year. Vick to Crabtree, I [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/10/06/the-art-of-vick/feed/ 3 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/29/madden-11-highlights-the-art-of-returning-punts/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/29/madden-11-highlights-the-art-of-returning-punts/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:33:01 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1539 Today’s video is a two-parter. My custom (49ers moved to Vegas, baby!) team “The Rollers” taking on the Seattle Seahawks twice, and the same player returns a punt in both games. Emanuelle Steele, whom you’ve never heard of because he is a generated rookie player, is one of the worst wide-receivers I have ever seen, [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/29/madden-11-highlights-the-art-of-returning-punts/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/27/rodgers-to-driver-all-season-long/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/27/rodgers-to-driver-all-season-long/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:06:46 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1520 So in my first year of Madden 11 franchise, I took the Green Bay Packers to the superbowl. At 3rd and 7 in the 4th quarter, Aaron Rodgers throws a 52 yard TD pass to Donald Driver which makes the New England Patriots defense look silly. Go Pack Go! Follow @Peon25]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/27/rodgers-to-driver-all-season-long/feed/ 0 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/10/3-broken-tackles-and-88-yards-later/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/10/3-broken-tackles-and-88-yards-later/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:43:41 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1496 And this is why we picked him up from the Miami Dolphins. Hopefully he gets to do a few of these 88-yard punt returns this year. View the video, my first Madden 11 punt return against the St Louis Rams. ;) Follow @Peon25]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/10/3-broken-tackles-and-88-yards-later/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/09/madden-11-highlight-video-part-1-vernon-davis-89yard-td/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/09/madden-11-highlight-video-part-1-vernon-davis-89yard-td/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:52 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1483 Here’s a little video of one of my first Madden 11 franchise games for the 2010 season, 49ers versus the Bucs. Huge pass from Alex Smith to Vernon Davis, endzone to endzone. It wasn’t the pass, but the yards after the catch that were crucial.   Kinda neat how I can save highlights, upload them [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/09/09/madden-11-highlight-video-part-1-vernon-davis-89yard-td/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2010/07/26/starcraft-ii-its-about-time/ http://www.Peon25.com/2010/07/26/starcraft-ii-its-about-time/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:42:08 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=1133 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 [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2010/07/26/starcraft-ii-its-about-time/feed/ 0