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.
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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.
[Image courtesy of Joystiq]
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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.
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Dear Fellow Nimrods:
If you peer closely enough at the image above, you’ll see that our site traffic is up 27,600%. Frankly, that’s awesome. Keep up the good work.
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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..?
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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.
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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?
[Read arstechnica]
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According to Major Nelson Halo 3 still reigns as King on the top of Xbox Live’s online charts (Week of December 15th). I’m interested in seeing the post-Christmas list, as I’m willing to bet that Halo 3 will come down from the top spot soon.
I know that we’ve spent a lot of time playing Gears of War 2 online recently. Horde makes any rainy day better! But aside from GoW, what are we playing? Is anyone stepping away from the console for some Wrath of the Lich King or maybe we’re digging up old favorites like Catan?
The Top 10 (12/15):
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 3
2 CoD: World at War
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Dash of Destruction
7 Left 4 Dead
8 Madden NFL 09
9 FIFA 09
10 Fable II
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I hope all of my favorite Nimrods enjoyed (endured?) another wonderful Christmas day. While I’m thoroughly satisfied with my visit from Santa, I’m wondering about all of you?
Did anyone join the throngs of close friends to return a game so despicable you dare not speak its name? If so, were you an early riser or will you just stop by your local retailer on your way home from work on Monday?
In addition to the questions above, I want to postulate on the act of a return. I believe certain retail items to be utterly returnable and I count video games among them. If I gifted a game to someone and they didn’t like it, I would not be the slightest bit offended if they exchanged it for something else. But I’m also known to be politically incorrect. So did Santa bring you what you wanted?
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It’s one day ’till Christmas and I just now wondered… What’s on everyone’s gaming list? This holiday season my gaming wants are simple: time to play. I’m sitting on a barely played copy of Mass Effect and will probably just start over. I’m also holding on to a barely played copy of Metal Gear Solid 4 and just recently got back into Final Fantasy XII, in which I must be close to the end.
Gears 2 is finally finished so far as the campaign goes. I still have some achievement whoring to do, which I’m sure I’ll have plenty of help doing. So aside from playing the stellar games that I have, I’m not really sure what else I want from the game developers. I’m definitely interested in Little Big Planet and Fable II but I really want to grind out these other dust collectors before I get lost in another fantastic world.
So that’s what I’m about. I really don’t know what else is floating around out there that hasn’t already been played to death by our clan. What are y’all hoping Santa will leave in the stocking?
