Brymstone's Red Reticle

Large Hadron

2008-09-20T11:29:00.000-05:00

I saw Cloverfield tonight

2008-01-18T23:57:00.000-06:00

I saw Cloverfield tonight

I think a lot of you will not like this movie. So, my advice is to Stay away from the movie. I liked the movie a lot. This isn't to say I don't think it has flaws. I would have made a lot of edits that they didn't I.E.a lot of the running scenes. If you get motion sick Stay away from the movie.
If you think this is a regular monster movie Stay away from this movie. The closest comparison I can make to help you understand this movie is that it is shot like the Blair Witch Project. It is a better movie than the Blair Witch Project but if you didn't like the Blair Witch Project Stay away from this movie. The whole movie shot for shot is done on a camcorder. The monster is a little weak in terms of looks but you do get some good looks at it. The monster is weird looking. The movie has a bummer ending a lot of people in the theater were really disappointed.

So if none of that bothers you go see it. I think the acting is really good especially for being a cast of unknowns. The special effects are top notch you almost can't tell a lot of it is CG. The plot is sound if not a little on the edge of unbelievable, excluding the giant monster of course. The action is intense from the POV that you see it happening. All and all I really dug it and I think it will have a Niche following. I hope it does well enough to warrant a sequel and they decide to shoot a regular movie with that opportunity. I really did like to see that a whole film could be shot with a handy cam and I think this film suffers from the amount of action being a little over the capabilities of a handy cam.

Update General Hospital

2007-11-30T02:49:00.000-06:00

Just a quick update I go in for a second nerve block today. I’ll be toast all day and I wont be on the C+plus cast. There is still a possibility I could have a complication during the procedure. If it goes like the first shot I’ll scream like a little bitch each time they inject me. It hurts a lot to take a needle in the spine.

Beowulf Reveiw

2007-11-19T08:54:00.000-06:00

Saw Beowulf this weekend

I liked it a lot the writers Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman did a very good job with the screen play. The screen play does take some liberties with the story at times so look out purists. Considering there are some inconsistencies with the poem the writers do shore up loose ends and plot holes. They change things just enough to make the story flow better and make sense.

The acting is top notch and as a guy I have to say I really liked the parts with Angelina Jolie (Grendel's Mother). Anthony Hopkins (Hrothgar) is incredible the man could act in anything and I would like it. Ray Winstone (Beowulf) was someone I wasn't familiar with at first but, when I found out he is Mister French in The Departed, I was interested to see more of his work. John Malkovich (Unferth) as always plays his part with incredible finesse and skill. The standout for me was Brendan Gleeson (Wiglaf) I find myself more impressed with him in every movie I see.

Overall the movie was a great interpretation of an epic but old poem so it's not going to be for everyone. I want everyone to go see it but I can't recommend it to everyone though. There are some issues I saw with the CG that may affect you watching it. I'll point them out in the spoiler section. They haven't perfected the fully animated mo cap process but, I think it will be a stand out in the CG films genre for awhile.

WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD

If you don't already know a short synopsis of the poem

Beowulf the poem is about a monster that attacks a mead hall in Denmark. No one has been able to slay the beast until the Hero; Beowulf sails in from parts unknown. Beowulf is a boastful man claiming to have slain many monsters in the past. He and his small army of Thanes set to sleep in the cursed mead hall and are attacked by the monster Grendel. Defeating Grendel by severing his arm Beowulf then has to contend with the fearsome mother of Grendel after she takes revenge for the death of her son by killing the king of the mead hall's most trusted warrior. Beowulf and his men then go to the creature’s lair where Beowulf kills the mother. Beowulf later becomes king and a slave angers a dragon and Beowulf has a monster to fight once more this time when the battle is over Beowulf has been mortally wounded and dies.

Do not read this is if pointing a out flaw makes them stand out more to you and you want to see the movie.

The problems I had with the CG were a few but very hard for me not to have caught. One could have been the print of the movie and the other was just not taking their time to get it right. I'm just going to say this once more don't read this is if pointing out flaws makes them stand out more to you and you want to see the movie.There were a few occasions in the movie where the characters take to horses to move from place to place. I may be a bit nit picky here but, to me the horse’s rate of movement didn't match up to the way they were animated. It made them look more fake than the actors who were Mo Caped. Now if the horses were Mo Caped they should have just done them in straight CG because they looked like they were out of a PS one game.

The second problem I saw could have been the print of the movie and nothing more but, it irritated me to see in a movie. During the final battle with the dragon I saw the freaking frame rate drop. There is a part where the dragon is heading toward the remains of a land locked ship with Beowulf hanging off of it. The frame rate dropped out before the actual impact it was just disgusting to see that happen in a movie. It made my eyes hurt

Bone scan

2007-10-11T09:48:00.000-05:00

Getting ready to go in for a Full body bone scan this morning. This is going to suck I have to lay still for about two hours or more depending on if any tremors F up the scan. Wish me luck everyone!

Oh and thank you everyone for the comments and concerns I appreciate all the information.

Quick update for anyone who gives a damn.

2007-09-24T09:31:00.000-05:00

I just want to make this clear I am not telling you this for sympathy or to have anyone say poor baby. I need to get this off my chest and this forum has been good to me and I really feel like some of you deserve a bit of information as to where my head is, has been, and more than likely will be at for the time being.

I have been thinking a lot about what is going on with me. As some of you know I have been stuck at home (or on house arrest) with an injury I suffered in January and unable to return to work. I have been to see several doctors over the last few months and have at times been in severe pain and really confused as to what is going on. It started out as just ankle pain and has since moved on to my whole left leg and now into my back.

After a terrible experience with a doctor about two months ago. I had been forced into a mind set I was uncomfortable with. The last doctor (not my current) I saw had said she thought it was all in my head. I have been made to understand that particular doctor has little to no experience or knowledge of RSD or CRPS but after the visit I was left doubting myself and my sanity as well as whether or not she could be right. This did not do me any good as it and the lack of pain killers were making me feel like I was losing my mind.

I went to see my new doctor Wednesday Sept 19th and he thinks I have RSD or CRPS. Of course we still have to do more tests and confirm as best as we can that it is RSD or CRPS but he is reasonably sure that is what is going on. RSD or CRPS is basically a nerve injury were the nerves think they are in pain when there is no bone or muscle damage that would cause such pain. If you are interested you can find out more at the AMA website.

The good news it is treatable with a lot of painful Physical Therapy and failing that some other methods. The bad news it can be a long hard road. The worse news now that it is affecting my back I am no longer just restricted to sit down work I am now temporarily totally disabled. This means even if I had to I can't go find another job right now it even effects my looking into going back to school.

Some of the members of my family are nudging me toward seeing a lawyer but I am apprehensive from previous experience with a car wreak and I am not interested in a big settlement as opposed to just getting better at least enough to drive comfortably that is my goal. The treatment could take as long as five years in the worst case scenario.

I doubt very much I will ever get to go back to a full time manual labor job. I miss my job, I miss going to work, I miss having a reason to get out of bed. I miss going out with my friends and hanging out. The best I get is when someone my mother or a really close friend is willing to deal with me suffering a car ride into see a movie and maybe get something to eat. I always pay dearly in pain the next day for the ride to and from not fun. Trips in to see the doctor or to Phyiscal Therapy are no joy ride either.

I have lost friends during this whole thing some of which I probably would have parted ways with anyway. Some of which I stayed out of contact with for reasons on top of not wanting to bog them down with my General Hospital but mainly because this experience is playing hell with me.

Surprisingly I feel I have stayed fairly positive and not become depressed by this whole situation. This is not to say I don't get angry or emotional about it just not going to let it rule me completely. I hope it makes me a stronger person in the end and that is all I can ask for. Like I said I not telling you this for any gain I just needed to get it out there. This is just for those who give a damn.

Well here is to me for being me right now.

To everyone for putting up with me when I am an Ass and when I don't make much sense.

This will also be posted in a few other places so don't be surprised if you see it again if you follow me around the net at all.

Doctor vist

2007-09-19T03:56:00.001-05:00

I go to the new doctor later today. I will update when I get home or wake up after the excursion. Hopefully this doctor knows what is going on and can get me better or get me on track for what ever comes out of this.

Still in a lot of pain and the trip to Edmond is likely to make it worse. It gets worse just going anywhere. Anyway just thought I'd throw an update out for those who give a damn.

Thom

Sony wobbling on price cut of the PS3

2007-07-06T06:52:00.000-05:00

Yes, No, Maybe, I don't know

Sony is denying a price cut for the PS3 once again. After months of speculation from industry analysts and earlier saying they had been looking in to adjusting the price of the console. Further fueling rumors of a massive price cut as much as $200.Sony did release a system with bundled Hot Shots Golf 5 which dropped the price in Japan, but no word on if that bundle or the adjusted price would make it any where else.

Ryoji Chubachi President of Sony Corporation and CEO of Sony’s Global Electronics Business told Reuters in an interview appearing on their website July 6th.

"At present we have no plans," to cut the PS3 price,

Circuit City meanwhile seems to be giving would be customers of the console a break on the 15th of July by lowering the price $100 effective through the 21st. There is also a deal From http://www.bluraysavings.com/ to get five free Blu-Ray movies, from a list of specific movies, with purchase of a Blu-Ray player / Game console (read PS3).

Speculation on my part is that is more than likely where the $100 off comes from. It's just to convenient for them to do a deal on the PS3 when there is a promotion for Blu-Ray coinciding.

This is just a rumor right now as the ad has yet to be released to the public. Where did the info come from a poster on dvdtalk.com’s forum that is apparently very reliable with these kind of postings.

The question of whether or not Sony needs to or should drop the price on the PS3 is a hard argued debate at this point. There is a chance they could announce a price drop at the upcoming E3. More than likely any price drop will be in line with Circuit City’s ad at around a $100. This would give them a little ground on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 brining the gap in price very close to the highest priced SKU of the Xbox 360 Elite coming in at $480. There is still a chance than Microsoft could drop the price on the 360 at E3 as well.

During the recent Ubidays event held by Ubisoft in Paris France GamesIndustry.biz spoke with Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot. In the article published June 20th 2007 GamesIndustry.biz asked Guillemot about a price drop for the ps3 and his responses were quite interesting.

GamesIndustry.biz: You hit the headlines recently for calling on Sony to cut the price of PS3...

Yves Guillemot: I was just saying that in the last generation, we had machines that were at a lower price and they were selling more. It's just something to consider for all the manufacturers, that the price of the machine has a huge impact on the number of machines sold.

Everybody has to remember that volumes are very dependent on price. I know the platform holders all know that, so now we have to wait for them to see when they want to achieve those numbers.

GamesIndustry.biz: Do you think cutting the price before Christmas would be a good idea?

Yves Guillemot: It depends on the volumes they want to achieve this year, on their policy. For publishers, we want as many machines sold as possible, so for us the lower the price the better.

[Sony has] sold a machine that is actually expensive to build at the right price for consumers. It's just that if we want more consumers, we'll have to have a price that will make more people come in.

So, reading this line of questioning, I for one am still questioning whether Blu-ray was really a good idea to be placed in the machine. It still seems to be the major reason that the cost to produce PS3s is so high. Yes Sony did put DVD in the PS2, but DVD had been around for a while longer than Blu-ray at that time, and wasn’t part of a format war like Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are. Don’t forget UMD movies failed as well as Beta Max tapes. Sony doesn’t have a great track record with their own formats.

We will definitely be watching this year’s E3 intently to see if they do drop the bomb during the Sony Press Conference Wednesday the 11th starting at 11:30am. Remember E3 is July 11 – 13, 2007.

Have fun and play to win -Brymstone

Update: After calling local Circuit City stores today I got no confirmation of the ad which I expected not to. However I did find out from one manager that Sony has to approve ANY price drop before it can be done. That would add to the speculation of a price drop announcement at E3 being before the date of the flier. One manager said they were aware of the Blu-ray movie deal but were not offering it with the PS3 just a standard player.

Waiting on new computer

2007-06-24T11:03:00.000-05:00

eSo a couple of days ago a transistor on my mother board burned out, and my albeit week main computer died a quick death. So I went about the tetious task of trying to find a "perfect" replacement. One that all I would have to do is spend the money for the board nothing else. I couldn't find one. So I start pricing a new motherboard, Ram, Processor, and the like. When I get done I'm looking at around $250 -$350 to get kinda what I want better than what I had but not to super.

Then I start thinking why am I going to spend this kind of money on a few components rather than a whole new computer. I check out a few websites and I don't see anything that excites me. I then go to the Dell wesite they have a new computer for $349 bucks right on the front page of the desktop page then I remembered they sell refurbs. So I start checking out the refurbs and found a great one I went ahead and called Dell and I got the thing approved for financing. I am currently waiting on my new machine.

It's a scratch and dent refurb so it's never been used for $379.

Dimension E521 Small Mini-Tower: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ (2.1 GHz) 2 Gigs of ram Windows Vista home premium.

I am supremely happy this will be the best computer I have ever owned. It will allow me to do a lot more than I could before like play newer PC games as well as do more in photoshop.

I also got My mother a refurb laptop and a digital camcorder so I can start to get to work on some of my projects. YEY I have something to be happy about and the total payment is so in my range. Now all I need is a 360 and I'll be happily current lol.

My opinion the PS3 in it's current state

2007-06-20T01:54:00.000-05:00

No...

Here is my opinion the PS3 is a first adopter piece of consumer electronics plain and simple. Until they drop the price on it, it is a waste of money as far as I have seen.

If they get the price down to (I know this is not going to happen) $400. Especially with albeit a RUMORED price drop for the 360 expected I might consider it, but even if they drop it a by $100 it's still not comparable to what I feel I would get out of a 360. There are all of 2-3 exclusive games for PS3 that I have become more interested in them but not the console. I haven’t seen anything for the console that makes it a good buy. There is only one game that I would be interested in playing so far that can only be played only on PS3 that anyone has given good recommendations It's Resistance.

However, none of the "features" does anything for me

Built in Wi-Fi Whoop de do I prefer a wired connection especially when it main use is gaming. I'm not too impressed with Wi-Fi it's self. Folding at home My DSL bogs down just trying to watch You Tube. I'm not clogging it with something I don’t care about paying $20 a month to do nothing. I know that may sound bad, but I’ve had some things happen around family members lately and a while ago that I really have little faith in medical research. I may change my mind down the road but suffice it to say no on Folding.

The controllers charge wire length bothers me I am a binge gamer. Yes, I could buy extensions or longer cables, but why should I especially considering the current price? Waggle controls the same opinion I have of the Wii it's gimmicky and not a selling point especially if they are crap in most games.

Blu-Ray, Up scaling, and games in 1080i or p don't excite me because it will be a long time before I can drop the money on a good HDTV.

Back Compat I just don’t care about I still play Parasite Eve on my PlayStation and when I get a 360 I will still be using my regular Xbox when I want to play something one reason is save games and the other is (under normal circumstances) all my systems are still hooked up Atari 2600 – Xbox. The only things I play in emulation on my modded Xbox are the games I have that don’t work or can find to buy at a reasonable price like FF3 on SNES.

Download stuff to a PSP. Umm that would up my price to $770 just for the consoles and NOT worth it for something I don’t think is worth the cost even after a price drop. Just to be fair I think the DS costs too much at a $130. A Hondo is the perfect price point on a handheld console IMO.

I really feel Sony decided to jump the gun and lump a bunch of non-standardized, new and untested tech into the PS3. They charge a premium for it, then go out and state their system as the king of all systems. When it didn't fair as well as they were hoping, because some of us are smart enough consumers to sit back and look at the big picture of the PS3, and say wait I'm not spending that kind of money on a system that frankly isn't worth the extra expense for what it offers in the short term. I'll wait until they can back up the claims and do what they say they can. You know by the time they have a game out on the system that will use the systems abilities to their full potential it will be time to go through all this BS again with the new consoles in four to five years. Yeah I know "but the PS2 and PS3 are ten year systems" if you think that will stop them from putting out a new one when MS and Nintendo are ready with theirs your stupid.

How many people that have a PS3 are still playing it? How many are still playing it often and what game(s) are you playing that you can’t get on Xbox 360? How many are still playing them often? How many have it hooked up to a HDTV?

My question is which you play more the 360 or the PS3?

Here is what I came up with for total current cost to get and use a PS3 to get the full experience

And a similar experience on 360

Best Buy is where I would purchase the system and extras. I went with trusted brands or Sony/Microsoft when available. *I had to go to Game Stop for a price as Best Buy dose not have a 360 wireless adapter listed online. Not including games, these are how the two stack up.

HDTV Samsung - SlimFit 30" Widescreen HDTV $600

Sub Total $600

PS3 Sony - PlayStation 3 60GB System $600

Extra controller Sony - SIXAXIS Wireless Controller for PlayStation 3 $50

USB Extension NYKO - HDMI Cable for PlayStation 3 $10

HDMI cable NYKO - HDMI Cable for PlayStation 3 $60

Remote Sony - Blu-ray Remote for PlayStation 3 $25

Headset Datel - Communicator Headset for PlayStation 3 $15

Wireless router Belkin - N1 Wireless-N Wireless Router $130
Sub Total $ 890

Sub Sub Total $1490

PSP Sony - PSP $170

Battery charger Sony - PSP Battery Charger $35

SD memory card SanDisk - 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Gaming Memory Card - Blue $ 60

Sub Total $ 265

Sub Sub Total $ 1755

Now the 360

HDTV Samsung - SlimFit 30" Widescreen HDTV $600

Sub Total $600

360 Microsoft - Xbox 360 Elite Console - Black $480

Extra controller Microsoft - Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - Black $50

Play and charge kit Microsoft - Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit - Black $23

HDMI cable comes wit console $0

Headset Included with console $0

Sub Total $ 553

Sub Sub Total $1153

Additional add-ons needed to make fully comparable to PS3

HD DVD Microsoft - HD DVD Player for Xbox 360 $200

Remote Microsoft - Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote $22

Xbox Live Gold $50

*Wireless Adapter Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter* $ 100

Wireless router Belkin - N1 Wireless-N Wireless Router $130

Sub Total $ 502

Sub Sub Total $1655

The reason I separated the wireless router from the 360, and not the PS3 is that the PS3 has built in Wi-Fi. So, you need a Wi-Fi router to use it if you don’t already have one and the newer the better.

There is not much difference in overall price of either system after adding everything. If you want everything, the systems offer in their top of the line models without the system-to-system interaction. You could drop the PSP from the totals then, and you would save $165 off the total of the ps3 over the cost of a 360.

Now if I were to buy one over the other I would have to go with the 360 premium at $400. I wouldn’t buy the HD DVD drive or the remote. I wouldn’t buy the wireless for it because I don’t like using Wi-Fi. So over the cost of the PS3 I would save $237 excluding the Wi-Fi router and the PSP from the PS3, as I wouldn’t buy them myself.

If Hi-Def movies are something you care about now then the PS3 looks like the overall better value for the totals in terms of money.

Now it comes straight down to the games for most of us. We all know the PS3 is going to have great third party support, but will it be enough exclusive stuff to make it a buy right now or even at a Hondo, less I think not.

After reading Duff's review on the Gamer Cast Network forum. of the system I am really not interested at this time no one has shown me any reason to be invested.

Canceling my Xbox Live account

2007-06-11T20:00:00.000-05:00

canceling my Xbox Live account

7:40pm I make the call and go through the automated system ( I hate these things)
7:42pm Currently on hold to cancel my Xbox live trial.
7:46pm The support tech answers
7:48pm asks why I want to cancel doesn't get pushy but makes the required alternative suggestions
7:52pm account canceled

Wow that was painless and I still get to play until the end of the trial
Unfortunately my gamer tag will never be accessible again according to the tech knew I should have used one I didn't care about.

So I guess I'll be playing again tonight if any want to play some Halo2 let me know. Guess I'll be on until midnight or the account goes dark.

So I had a bad day yesterday

2007-06-11T05:49:00.000-05:00

So I had a bad day yesterday

Ok so I went to Guitar Center today that was a mistake.

The people there were nice helpful and didn't talk down to me [Damn it they buttered me up] I went to the keyboard section because I need to replace my ancient MIDI keyboard it's so old I have to have a game port to use it. The power supply and I have issues the A/C adapter doesn’t fit correctly in to the now deformed female receptacle grrr.

I use Fruity Loops to "fart around" making music some people like it some don't mostly every one says it sounds like video game music which Eh not usually what I was going for but the samples I use are the standard and I am not fully instructed on how to use the program. I play with it learn things as I go by trying stuff out.

My mother decided to check out the keyboard "pianos". She found one she likes in good working order, and on mark down to a more than generous price. So we decide we are going to blow a little money on ourselves and buy the keyboards and some books. I’ve spent the last few minutes going over the stuff I want to do in terms of audio creation with the Guy behind the counter and we have found a reasonably price USB keyboard for me not decked out but all I want is a keyboard again so I am happy a book on fruity loops and a condenser mic so I can start to record some vocal stuff I’ve been wanting to do. Mom’s "piano" and a book on chords so she can re learn what she has forgotten total about $400 between us. Mom is going to put it on her credit card because the available balance is there cool all set.

While she goes off to find her card the guy and I start talking shop on computer setup and some of the problems I have running Fruity Loops stuff like hanging when too many samples and FX are running simultaneously. He asks me if I've looked into getting a Mac and I say I've thought about it but I really just don't like them. He asks why I state my reasons I don't like OS X I'm mentally old and set in my Windows based PC ways like right clicking mice. Second I hate most Mac owners elitist snobby types (yes I know not all of them are but out of my friends the ones that use Macs are elitist and we don't get along well) Third I hate those goddamned commercials they are so full of shit for the most part [Side note I hate those commercials so much when I found out Justin Long was in the new Die Hard movie I came really close to writing it off as garbage]

back to the story and my biggest thing against Macs is what the guy and every fucking Mac owner always fucking says "but it just works!' he said this and I came really really close to just walking out without buying anything. I liked the guy though so I let it go. Any way I look him right in the eye and say name one thing that works on a Mac that doesn’t work on a Windows based PC. His response was everything. I FUCKING HATE MAC PEOPLE! I size him up big smile and all and say if you can't give me a real basis of argument as to how a Mac works better it makes me want a Dell more than ever. He said well you know all those companies out there doing Multimedia, Music and Visual Art FX they use Macs. This is where I got him good because of the DreamWorks thread I say oh really well did you know… he looked shocked and amazed. Then I pulled out the big ticket Item. Games he comes back with Mac pool he spend hours playing nine ball. This is a selling point? Anyway we get down to brass tacks talking about how the most creation apps run better on a Mac and I have no real basis to argue this. However I am fairly sure that equivalent systems running the same program are probably really close in a comparison. Maybe the biggest thing for me though is I can fix my machine when it messes up or something happens with a Mac you send it in to them to fix it I don’t like that. They are also bloody well expensive for no real value in my opinion.

Personally if I did ever buy a Mac I would run Windows on it and ignore OSX except maybe to screw around with Garage Band.

Any ways after the Mac discussion was up I turned to see that my mother was back with her credit card. We go to check out then the worst part of my day happens. Her card was declined it turns out that her credit card had expired just recently and was refuted for renewal. Needless to say we are both massively upset about this considering that aside from our mortgage on the house her credit card is the most expensive bill we have out here. Many a time we have had to eat ramen to be able make the payments, and keep this line of credit open. Being that the card was almost at its limit and we have over the last few months started to get it paid down granted it’s kind of silly to put more on it after working hard to get it paid down. Now the card is void, and the available credit gone. It’s like we’ve been wasting our time not just letting it go in to default which sounds bad, but the circumstances here are not always conducive to making that payment.

So now that the card is useless we couldn’t treat ourselves to some items we had been looking forward to getting. I am a little depressed, but that’s life don’t know exactly what will happen with the card right now. I’m hoping we can get it straightened out during the week.

Is Capcom not planning on a Wii port of Killer 7

2007-05-30T11:19:00.000-05:00

Capcom - Killer 7 NOT planned for Wii at this time

Sorry guys I know there are some people looking forward to this after news surfaced over the weekend but it looks like it's not going to happen. Maybe it will in the future based on how much buzz gets going. So if this is something you want to happen start campaigning!

Article Date: 30.05.07 Yes, we messed up the listing on the website. Sorry!

Sharp-eyed browsers of the website may have noticed that the Killer 7 gamesheet was showing a Wii symbol yesterday. We are sorry to disappoint Killer 7 fans who thought this meant a Wii version might be on the horizon, but we can confirm that there are currently no plans for a Killer 7 version for the Wii platform.
The Wii symbol was due to testing on our test realm somehow making its way across to the actual site; the Killer 7 gamesheet is one of the 'sandbox' ones we use to test new things such as, for instance, ensuring that the Wii symbol looks the right size next to the ones we use for PS2, Gamecube etc before we put it live.
The interest this seems to have generated on the internet is quite gratifying, but we're going to have to disappoint you this time. The innovative control system of the Wii would seem like a good match for the innovative gameplay of Killer 7 and we cannot completely rule out the idea of a Killer 7 Wii at some point in the future. However we can confirm that there are no plans at the present time to make such a game and there is certainly not one in the pipeline that we are not telling you about.
Sorry for the confusion.

Halo 3 Pricing

2007-03-16T17:30:00.000-05:00

Originally posted to GamerCast Network Forums

Check it out

So I just Got Woke Up by Game Stop when they called to tell me that Microsoft has released the Sale price for the legendary edition at $130 Looking it up on Gamespot

I find out its right. There are three options Regular Just the game limited the game and a Bonus disc the legendary the one I have on order.

Holy shiz nit I’m not sure I want it now. $100 for the cool little helmet I can deal with that and some bonus discs. But another thirty bucks for a game for a system I don’t even own yet damn.

Now I realize that most of the video game show crew doesn’t like halo and could probably careless about this but it’s kind of a big deal to me. Because halo is the first fps I could sink my teeth in to. I never really appreciated the genre before it and after twenty some years it’s the game that got my mother back into gaming.

I moved back in with her to help when my step father was dieing. She would come back from the hospital completely depressed. The only thing that seamed to help was handing her a controller and letting her run around and beat the hell out of the grunts as they ran away screaming. To be honest I'm buying halo3 and an Xbox 360 to play it on for her more than myself don’t get me wrong I want one but she and I really got a chance to re-bond after some difficult times over things because of Halo.

Now back to the issue is the legendary pack worth $130? I don’t know but I’m still going to buy it and Microsoft knows there are others who will. I think they are fleecing the customers with this news.

Well that my two cents what do you guys think?

People's Daily Online -- Lab work to identify 2,800-year-old mummy of shaman: scientists

2006-12-24T11:45:00.000-06:00

People's Daily Online -- Lab work to identify 2,800-year-old mummy of shaman: scientists

Info all gamers should know Console bible

2006-12-24T10:15:00.000-06:00

PC World - A Brief History of Game Consoles, as Seen in Old TV Ads
PC World - A Brief History of Game Consoles, as Seen in Old TV Ads

Marvel Secret Wars Re-Enactment Society » SpikedHumor.com

2006-12-21T15:23:00.000-06:00

Marvel Secret Wars Re-Enactment Society » SpikedHumor.com

sick and wrong

Male Restroom Etiquette

2006-12-19T08:55:00.000-06:00

Male Restroom Etiquette: "Male Restroom Etiquette"

Techdirt: Dead Musicians Write No Songs... But They Sure Can Sign Petitions Protecting Copyright Extension

2006-12-10T07:51:00.000-06:00

Techdirt: Dead Musicians Write No Songs... But They Sure Can Sign Petitions Protecting Copyright Extension

Disgruntled Dell customer finds crafty path to lawsuit settlement - Engadget

2006-12-10T07:50:00.000-06:00

Disgruntled Dell customer finds crafty path to lawsuit settlement - Engadget

Tunes Inside out

2006-12-07T05:40:00.000-06:00

ARARIO GALLERY

The Immigration Debate

2006-06-04T02:01:00.000-05:00

The Immigration Debate

Funny

Cool Shit: Snakes On A Mother Fuckin Plane!

2006-04-07T05:33:00.000-05:00

Get your copy of the player here

Wako Jako News: Jack Thompson Threatens Take-Two

2006-01-18T07:50:00.000-06:00

You have until five o'clock p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2006, to announce a recall from all retailers of all of the aforementioned three game titles The Warriors, Manhunt, and all versions of the Grand Theft Auto games or I and others shall proceed to secure appropriate remedies against your company in these regards.

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Education News: Stupid in America

2006-01-17T07:24:00.000-06:00

How Lack of Choice Cheats Our Kids Out of a Good Education

Jan. 13, 2006 — "Stupid in America" is a nasty title for a program about public education, but some nasty things are going on in America's public schools and it's about time we face up to it.

Kids at New York's Abraham Lincoln High School told me their teachers are so dull students fall asleep in class. One student said, "You see kids all the time walking in the school smoking weed, you know. It's a normal thing here."

You should read this article.

Netsurfer Ergonomic Computer Chair

2006-01-17T05:10:00.000-06:00

Swedish design company Snowcrash is responsible for this ergonomic masterpeice which it has dubbed the Netsurfer. The semi-reclined seating position has the neck, arms and legs all supported in such a way that it is comfortable for extended periods of internet, game or computer usage. Read More
Now if it only had a big hole in the seat and could be hooked to the sewer system. You'd never have to get off your fat lazy ass. Just position in arms reach of a coffie maker, refridgerator, and microwave.

Sci News: DNA Tests May Signal Shift in Death Penalty Debate

2006-01-17T00:28:00.000-06:00

As Jim McCloskey drove last week from Virginia back to the New Jersey charity he founded two decades ago to help free wrongfully convicted inmates, his mind was on the murderer and rapist who fooled him with false claims of innocence.

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Political News: Gore Wants Special Counsel to Investigate Bush Spy Power

2006-01-16T23:20:00.000-06:00

Former Vice President Al Gore, charging that President Bush's record on civil liberties posed a "grave danger" to America's constitutional freedoms, urged the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Bush's authorization of warrantless domestic surveillance by the National Security Agency.

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Dumb Shit: WeHateTech spammers are changing their own wikipedia?

2006-01-11T06:35:00.000-06:00

This is the Biggest Bunch of Bull shit I've ever laid eyes on Fuck wikipedia

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Dumb Shit: Digg Hometown Founded.

2006-01-11T05:37:00.000-06:00

after searching long and hard finaly all the people you participate in flame wars find a home where they can be accepted for who they really are.

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Gaming News: Take-Two exec talks ads, 360, PS3

2006-01-11T04:50:00.000-06:00

EVP Cindi Buckwalter predicts product placement via minigames, says the 360 shortage is limiting game sales and the PS3 will also face shortages.

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Dumb Shit: MWSF: Levi's offers iPod jeans

2006-01-11T03:30:00.000-06:00

Hey I've got a great idea lets add another pocket to a pair of jeans slap an eighty dollar sales tag on it and get people to buy it based on their affinity to the Ipod! This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen they will probably sell like wild fire.

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Intelligent Design News: California high school sued over 'intelligent design' class

2006-01-11T03:11:00.000-06:00

FRESNO, Calif. - A rural high school teaching a religion-based alternative to evolution was sued by a group of parents who said the class should be stopped because it violates the U.S. Constitution.

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Crap News: Episode III Is People's Choice?

2006-01-11T02:55:00.000-06:00

This just goes to show the vast majority of the movie going public has no taste.

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SciFi News: Stewart: Too Old For More Trek?

2006-01-11T02:53:00.000-06:00

Patrick Stewart told the WENN Web site that Paramount may want him to reprise his Star Trek role of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, but that he may be too old should a new Next Generation movie get off the ground.

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Gaming/tech NEWS: Moore: Blu-ray Xbox 360 add-on possible

2006-01-10T15:59:00.000-06:00

Xbox marketing chief says Microsoft could release peripheral for the Sony-backed disc if HD-DVD loses format war.

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Gaming NEWS: Gates: Halo 3 not countering PS3 launch

2006-01-10T15:17:00.000-06:00

"Microsoft chairman says "super great" shooter won't release until Bungie's say-so, Sony will have own supply woes for PS3 launch."

Damn that would have been funny!

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SONY NEWS: Judge Gives Nod To Sony BMG Copy-Protection Deal

2006-01-10T05:29:00.000-06:00

A federal judge Friday gave preliminary approval to a deal that would settle several lawsuits filed against Sony BMG Music over flawed copy-protection programs.

Can you say BOYCOT!

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Tin Hat News: Google is more foe than friend

2006-01-10T05:24:00.000-06:00

On the flight home from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I sat next to a woman who was excited about the possibility of charging people 5 cents to watch one of her home videos of her toddler.

Google=skynet

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Web NEWS: Florida spammer hit with $11.2B judgment

2006-01-10T05:14:00.000-06:00

this is @#$%ing awesome

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Sci NEWS: Milky Way and Neighbor Seen to Merge

2006-01-10T05:07:00.000-06:00

A previously unrecognized galaxy appears to be merging with the Milky Way, bringing hundreds of thousands of stars into our home galaxy that no one has noticed until now, astronomers said Monday.

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Sci NEWS: Increasingly, Wired for Sound

2006-01-10T04:43:00.000-06:00

New Technology, Guidelines Extend Reach of the 'Bionic Solution' to Hearing Loss: Cochlear Implants

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Tech NEWS: Hybrid-technology vehicles take centre stage

2006-01-10T04:34:00.000-06:00

We want cars that are less harmful to the environment. We just don't want to pay extra for them.With that mixed message — and the backdrop of rapidly rising oil prices — auto makers are forging a future that includes more hybrids, ethanol-, biodiesel- and hydrogen- and even solar-fuelled cars.

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Gaming/Business NEWS: Record year for game sales...in UK

2006-01-10T04:14:00.000-06:00

Sony NEWS: NYC politico demands Sony pay $20k for PSP ads

2006-01-10T04:05:00.000-06:00

When a series of bizarre graffiti pieces incorporating drawings of the PSP began showing up in cities across the country, most gamers immediately smelled a(nother) viral marketing campaign. Those suspicions were confirmed a few weeks ago, when television ads featuring similar art began running.

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Tin Hat/NWO NEWS: $4,416.68 fine for failing to register for National ID Card

2006-01-09T07:17:00.000-06:00

Town hall bureaucrats are to be given sweeping new powers to investigate
homes for identity card evasion and to impose heavy fines on occupants
found without one. When the Biometric ID card comes to the USA you can bet that this is what will happen to Americans. Unless YOU decide to stop it.

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Public Service Announcement: Every one wants your money

2006-01-09T02:50:00.000-06:00

I wrote this and posted in comments threads in response to all the whining I've been reading on the web (mainly Digg) about problems with the xbox360 and to the issues they raise.

No company gives a shit a about any of they're customers they just want your money. Take Sony and T-mobile for instance both are companies I've personally gone rounds with over the phone.
The trick to getting what you want, on the phone, is persistence if they hang up on you call back and always ask for the person above who your speaking to.
The people you call 95% of the time don't even work for the company you have the problem with they work in a generic call center that handles two to five different accounts like Microsoft. I used to work in that field it sucked it's all farmed out to the lowest bidder for the job.

I have the solution let’s just nuke china where the products are being made and then no one gets one and can't bitch about it! Ok I’m J/k about nuking china not like anyone would do that because they buy stuff and well we want they're money to.

Tech/business NEWS: GM gambles that bigger is always better

2006-01-09T02:33:00.000-06:00

The vehicles that General Motors Corp. hopes will restore its lustre -- not to mention turn around its financial fortunes -- made their debut yesterday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

- Whoevers in charge there is stupid. If you work for GM in anyway start looking for work now.

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Tech/Business NEWS: Next-generation DVD format war frustrates retailers

2006-01-09T02:23:00.000-06:00

Consumers, confused over the brewing battle between next-generation DVD technologies, are not alone: top U.S. electronics retailers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas called the war "nightmarishly unfriendly" and "stupid."

This is going to be ugly and expensive.

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Business NEWS: Verizon Completes MCI Purchase After Winning Approval

2006-01-09T02:19:00.000-06:00

Verizon Communications Inc., completed its $8.44 billion purchase of long-distance provider MCI Inc., creating a stronger competitor to AT&T Inc.

The world is getting smaller by the minute.

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Tech NEWS: Auto industry goes alternative

2006-01-09T02:15:00.000-06:00

The auto industry is heading irrevocably to alternative-fuel-powered vehicles because of continuing questions about the supply of oil, says Ford Motor Co. chief executive officer Bill Ford.

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Political NEWS: Alito supports strip searching children

2006-01-09T00:40:00.000-06:00

Confirmation hearings start tomorrow for Samuel Alito, a man who not only supports strip searching children, but also believes government officials are above the law: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10586849/

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This guy sure is a piece of work we should all call out senators and tell them what we think they should vote on his conformation

If you don't know how go to this web site http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Gaming/tech NEWS: Gamers could influence next DVD format

2006-01-09T00:33:00.000-06:00

"For the last three years, consumer electronics makers, computer companies and Hollywood studios have been choosing sides in the battle over the dominant format for the coming high-definition DVDs--Blu-ray vs. HD DVD."

This should be very interesting for my money I'll stick with current gen.

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Intelligent Design NEWS: California high school class pits evolution against religion

2006-01-07T05:08:00.000-06:00

A rural California high school jumped into the national debate over teaching an alternative to evolution this week, offering the religion-based theory of "intelligent design" in a philosophy course.

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EDIT* the link is bad sorry heres the good one for now.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20060106-1753-ca-evolutiondebate.html

sorry must have been on their front page and I didnt realize.

Sci NEWS: Skepticism greets claim of possible alien microbes

2006-01-07T04:49:00.000-06:00

A paper to appear in a scientific journal claims a strange red rain might have dumped microbes from space onto Earth four years ago.

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Political/Gaming NEWS: Indiana, Maryland politicians cook up legislation to limit sales of games

2006-01-05T04:41:00.000-06:00

Gamepolitics.com is reporting that officials from Indiana and Maryland have thrown their hats into the ring and have drafted up bills that would put restrictions on the sale of games with violent or mature content. The proposals are largely based on similar bills that failed to pass in California, Illinois, and Michigan courts last year.

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Political NEWS: Anon blogger unmasked as GOP political operative

2006-01-05T04:28:00.000-06:00

Tech NEWS: The video format wars are on!

2006-01-05T04:24:00.000-06:00

"HD DVD is now playing," said Yoshiihide Fujii, CEO of the Digital Media Network Co. of Toshiba. "HD DVD delivers a quantum leap in how consumers view video."

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Television NEWS: NBC affiliate to pre-empt premiere of The Book of Daniel

2006-01-05T04:19:00.000-06:00

"Stations have been flooded with e-mails and calls from viewers objecting to the series, at the AFA's urging. NBC has said it stands by the series."

Let’s all get together to e-mail and call our NBC affiliates and tell them we want to see it before we make a decision on how indecent it is!

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EDIT* I just finished watching this and I love it check it out and then make an informed decision.

God Damn Spam

2005-10-03T05:38:00.000-05:00

I don't Want any Fucking Spam Canned or other wise!
Don't leave coments unless you acually have somthing to say or
Spywhare Man will come and kill you while you sleep!

The Brymstone Controller Scale

2005-09-21T06:15:00.000-05:00

I'm a very opinionated person I also happen to be a Gamer.
Some might say not a good combination in a person who likes to throw things. So I've come up with a rating system based on how I play games.

The Brymstone Controller Scale.

Simply put the scale works like this: I ask myself these three questions
1. How many times did I throw my controller?
2. How hard did I throw my controller?
IE* Did I have to buy a new one or just fix it?
If I had to buy a new one +5
If I just fixed it -5
3. Did I take a hammer to the game or the system itself?
If No 0
If it was the game +10
If it was the system +Infinity
This lets me gage my frustration with the game and express it to you.
Then I score it based on the answers to those questions and add one point to the final score just to be fair.

So an Example
Playing Halo 2 on legendary by myself
1.27
2.Yes I had to fix it 5 times Good old Xbox controllers
3.No
So I threw my controller 27 times but fixed it 5 times and didn't have to buy a new one.
5x5=25
Take that then add or subtract as applies.
27-25=2
Then because I didn't kill the game disc or the system no adjustment
Final Tally being 2
and add 1 to be fair and we get?
Final Score a 3 on The Brymstone Controller Scale.

2005-09-06T08:30:00.000-05:00

Is it just me or does it look like he trying the Gary Busey look?

Former Vice President Al Gore, center, looks on
Former Vice President Al Gore, center, looks on near an off-ramp to a chartered mercy flight that brought evacuees from hurricane- ravaged New Orleans to McGhee Tyson Airport on Saturday.
Former Vice President Al Gore arranged the flight and was on board, but he declined to take credit for the airlift, fearing it would be "politicized."..

http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=0
Brymstone

2005-09-04T12:33:00.000-05:00

This is ME I am RASPUTIN!
Brymstone

So This is My first blog

2005-08-27T18:43:00.000-05:00

My Mother suggested a start a blog to start spewing my twisted point of view out among the masses on the internet.

A few tips for reading my blog

1. Never give me shit for my grammar I don't believe in it for the most part.

2. Never take me to seriously I give a 9 out of 10 guaranty that I'm not sorry for what I say.

3. I'm Always right and everybody else's is wrong if you agree with me your still wrong.

keep these in mind and you should enjoy my blog if you don't like it LEAVE!