So I’m a few days late in bringing this tidbit to the attention of my fellow Nimrods, but I only find it fair that I share my obscure fascination with this game.
I’m an old school Resident Evil fan… I hearken for the olden days of Umbrella Corporation when creepy ass dogs would jump through windows in the creepy ass mansion you’re inexplicably exploring. I have to admit that I’d fallen off the bandwagon after RE:2. Haven’t played any iteration since. Several versions looked cheesy, but only now has my interest been re-piqued.
I’ll be checking out this demo just as soon as I don’t have a paper to write or a test to take. For those who’ve already downloaded it, please share your impressions! This demo just might be enough to suck me back into wicked cool fold of Umbrella Corp.
Chalk up another unashamed victory for money grubbing lawyers and stupid teenagers. In 2007, 17-year old Daniel Petric shot both of his parents – killing his father – after they took away his copy of Halo 3. The good news is that the judge dismantled his insanity defense. The bad news is that the judge ruled there to be a serious mental defect of another nature:
And I firmly believe that Daniel Petric had no idea, at the time he hatched this plot, that if he killed his parents, they would be dead forever.
This author would like to make note that Microsoft has sold well over 8 Million copies of Halo 3. There’s no way to accurately measure the number of trade-ins and subsequent re-sales. Bottom line is that tens-of-millions of people have played (and continue to play) this game, myself included. A teenager acting out of gross negligence isn’t anything new, either.
While this story has a tragic ending, I’m dismayed to see our judicial system conclude its findings the way it has.
On January 16th 2009, electronics superstore Circuit City issued a press release gavelling another nail in the coffin of the current economy. Beginning Saturday January 17th, the company will begin liquidating its assets in order to pay its creditors and pass quietly into the footnotes of business history. The announcement does not come as any great suprise, However, it potentially signifies what may be the official beginning (and the first overt casualty) of the U.S. recession on a blue-collar level, a downturn that has been flagging the economy since early 2008.
Circuit City had hoped to use the Christmas Season, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, to reorganize itself sufficiently to stay in business, a feat that pudits hoped would buoy concerns about a consumer level recession. While Circuit City will not have been the first company affected, or even bankrupted, by the recession, its closing foreshadows the future of Economics and expectancy for 2009 and perhaps the next 3-7 years.
I wanted to take a moment to toot Team Nimrod’s horn. I know that Forza Motorsport doesn’t fit the bill for every Nimrod, but we do have one heck of a contingent. There’s a bit of buzz in our forums about resurrecting a weekly “Forza Night”, and I’m all for it – despite my complete lack of virtual driving competency. You’ll find a calendar entry (to the right) detailing this week’s race info, with a link to the forum thread for more information.
Back in July several of our drivers had the opportunity to take on Turn 10 (the game developer) head-to-head. Please continue reading for the excerpt direct from forzamotorsport.net’s weekly Pitpass Report.
Skeptics and fans agree that Sony has whiffed more than a few times with the PS3. This 2008, however, closed with a significant boost to the console’s profitability. A small part of this has been a very successful model of micro-transactions. Another has been a resurgence of interest in franchises that were mostly overlooked the first go around, when the user base was significantly smaller. Games like ‘Drake’s Fortune’ might have faded into obscurity, if not for the release of a trophy system on the PS3.
My, how I’d love to own a PSP. Castlevania Chronicles is a collection of three fantastic old-style Castlevania games, available now: Rondo of Blood, a 3D remake of Rondo of Blood, and Symphony of the Night. This title was previously released in 2001 for the original Playstation. At that time, Rondo had never been released in the United States despite being the prequel Symphony. To anyone reading who owns a PSP: buy this game trio. It’s $10 on Playstation Store. For those reading who don’t do the “Sony” thing or who never experienced the older Castlevania titles, keep your eyes peeled. If these games (particularly Symphony) cross your path, pick them up. They’re well worth your time. Now where did I put that PS1 disk..?
Just before the new year Sony decided it high time to roll out a “public beta” version of their long-in-wait service, Playstation Home. Having not played with Home for any extensive amount of time I’m hardly qualified to speak of its virtues, much less its purpose. However, Rastafunk Abe and I caught an article on arstechnica recently detailing just how popular “add-on” items are despite limited assortment and bugs common with any beta software.
Sony is driving the micro-transaction to new levels and their program (game?) hasn’t even officially started. Take for instance the creation of “groups”… I can best liken this to a clanship of sorts, though limited to 31 users. In beta form, groups cost $5.00. In their final stage (I was warned upon trying to create a group…) they will incur monthly service fees to maintain. I dared to believe that anyone would pay for a half-hearted “Friend’s List” so I ran a search. All groups… I can’t tell you how many popped up, but it was at least several hundred.
How I came across this Blog is a bit of a story itself. While I am still trying to wrap my head around the larger of the two, here’s a story that I found too moving not to share.
The following comes from guest-blogger, Old East Cross:
Ypsi’s last Shaw at Café Luwak
Café Luwak has on display, through the end of January, a collection of artifacts as significant to the subtext of the city’s history as anything you’ll find in the Historical Museum: the art and personal effects of Mike Shaw, the last Shaw in Ypsilanti.
Mike’s ancestors reached Ypsilanti in 1823, the same year the city was founded. They owned the land many our homes rest on, and Mike’s great-grandfather, a mason, laid the stone foundations for many of our homes.
Mike died this past August in his final Ypsi apartment, reportedly of heart-failure, and someone anonymous to me, rescued a portion of his art and belongings from the curb as his apartment was being cleared for the next tenant. What was salvaged is now on display at Café Luwak and includes Mike’s art, hand-stitched coat and journal.
Several days ago I found myself thinking about an article I’d read over at ars talking about how online news outlets are, for the first time, overcoming traditional media.
While the story wasn’t focused at gamer-centric content, it was provocative enough to dig deep into my childhood memories… I began to remember the good ‘ol days of GamePro and Nintendo Power, and then began to wonder whatever happened to them?
Come to think of it, I have been digesting my content – gamer or otherwise – online for a very, very long time. So I ask you, dear Nimrods, how long has it been since you’ve subscribed to a gaming magazine? Not the the free giveaway kind but an actual, intentional paid subscription? If you still subscribe then what benefit does print hold that maintains superiority over comparable web content?
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Mike’s ancestors reached Ypsilanti in 1823, the same year the city was founded. They owned the land many our homes rest on, and Mike’s great-grandfather, a mason, laid the stone foundations for many of our homes.
