Grand Theft Auto IV Delayed To 2008

Just when there's good news, the bad news comes along right after the good sooner or later. Rockstar just announced that GTAIV to be delayed until the 2nd quarter of 2008!!!!! BOGUS! I'm sure I'll be entertained with the fall lineup enough to hold me off until 08, but delays are popping up left and right lately! As long as my child... Bioshock will be born on Aug 21st, I will be content.... for now. Another Delay is Lair (u play a dragon) for PS3. The Makers of Lair is saying, it's because they are fixing leaderboards, but I smell bullshiznit.

If you weren't home, or not up early enough to watch the first world series of videogames on CBS of all channels. I actually didn't get to watch it, and have been trying to find the footage so I can watch it. I watched a interview on how the WSVG on CBS was, and they said it was OK, but they paid more attention to the tricks people could do, for instance on Guitar Hero 2 guitar tricks, instead of playing the game competitively like it should be. The games that people where competing at were, Guitar Hero 2, Fight Night Round 3, W.O.W. and Quake 4. Here's a link for all the video game goodness on da Flipside.

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If you haven't seen the new Call of Duty 4, it's pretty damn sick looking and looks very intense! When they showed it at E3 they also announced that there will be a public beta for Call of Duty 4 very soon! But here's some bad news for people that don't live in America.... you lose.

In NON video game news, check out the first flying car! Finally the one thing I wanted to see before I die happen! These cars goes 50mph top speed and can fly up to high story buildings as well, and have special cars to save people from buildings. I couldn't add a video on my site so here's the link. The cars range from 90K, so start saving now!

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Here's a short little Machinima clip called, That was Dennis.




Back to some more game news. Electronic Arts are blaming the slow growth on PS3. EA boss John Riccitiello has said that while the company was all over the PS2, the lack of sales on the PS3 is hurting: " Point blank, this cycle is developing quite differently than the last cycle. The next-gen hardware build is going a little more slowly.

This time, there's been some unexpected strength with the Wii and the PS3 hasn't--yet--performed as well as we expected it to. That probably has a bigger impact than any other factor on our margins." Let the Blame games begin!

Alrighty then, I leave you with this last nugget of video clip. If you haven't heard about this Chocolate Rain video by Taz, then you live under a rock or don't have the interent or maybe your just to busy doin important shit? Anyway it's been a internet hit hype at the moment, and if you want to hear the orginal clip it's called Chocolate Rain by Taz Zonday. Ahh Fugg it, I'll post the orginal and this kewl video game mash up remix.

Original Chocolate Rain:

Chocolate Rain DDR Mashup


Well, tonight I'm goin to try and put some of my crap I don't need up on Ebay to make some extra cash. I have my whole dining room filled with stuff, so I really need to get on that. I could have a garage sale with all the stuff I have, but garage sales don't make shit compared to Ebay! That's my to-do list today. Ebay listings, Movie Time, and a lil bit of VG-action!

Roll ups and Appeals.... mmmm...mmm

I figured I'd write this up while I'm waiting for my dinner vietnamese rollups to be done, but some good news today for me and all the people who want to play manhunt 2! there is a chance! I actually preordered this game since it was spose to come out in July but sadly it received a AO rating (adults only), which the ESRB usually use the AO rating for games with boobies and snatches, but for a psy horror game? WTF? To get you people that don't know what's been going on, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony doesn't allow AO rated games, so Manhunt can't even be played! So Rockstar the company who makes GTA IV and Manhunt can either edit the game, and have puppies instead of chainsaws like the picture on the right, or appeal the AO rating, or be done with the game all together. Well good news today!

After nearly six weeks of silence since UK's Manhunt 2 ban, Rockstar has filed for a hearing with the Videogame Appeals Committee, an entity with the power to overturn the existing ruling by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification).

A date will be set for a hearing, in which the VAC panel will view demonstrations of the game while weighing each side's arguments. I really hope Rockstar can pull this one off and promise not to put any codes in like hot coffee or a code that shows your wiener. I'd like to play this on the Wii with all it's bloody horror glory, and say video games are a form of art.

Heavenly Sword demo came out on PS3 last week and I've seen some gameplay and it looks like God of War time three. PS3 title Heavenly Sword wasn't always a PLAYSTATION 3 game. Back in 2003, a "concept trailer" for the game appeared, and the game was apparently destined for the Xbox. The game's developer, then known as Just Add Monsters, made one game for Microsoft and then went bust. By 2004, GameSpot reporting that the game was in development for "next-generation consoles," while the company said it was looking for publishers. A year later, the game was a PS3 exclusive.



Here's a couple of last minute nuggets of news for ya. Nirvana's album Nevermind will be available for Rock Band after the games release. A new patch for Shadowrun is available which makes the load times under a minute now and other fixes as well. I leave you with some New Army of Two gameplay, a tight new Co-op game coming out for 360.

Major Announcements!

Yes yes yes.... some great great news today today! If you haven't heard Bungie was having a lot of problems getting the Single player Co-op 4 player campaign mode to work online. I was thinking to myself, Gears of War seem do to it fine, but this must be pretty tough if even Bungie can't figure out how to get a 4 player Co-op to work. Bungie said if they can't get it done by the release, they would finish it later and make it available via download. Today is some great news though, as I inform you that Halo 3 will indeed be 4 player Co-op with the single player campaign.

Here's the details, the game will support four-player co-op via both Live and System Link with up to two player per a television on split-screen. To access the game you go into the lobby and set the mode as Campaign and then invite your friends. Unfortunately, you won't be able to drop into an active co-op game. Click the Flipside link for even more info!

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In other news, my parents own this house and the fucking tenants burned it down yesterday night. It's actually in the Local paper today in the Journal times on the front page. The cause of the fire? She poured the used charcoal after grilling out in the garbage. The tenant thought it was all out. Definition of a dumbass .

Ok, back to some gaming news.... for those peeps that are into driving games and don't want to spend a shitload of money on a steering wheel might want to get this little accessory for your 360. This little do-dad lets you just nudge the controller, making the cars more precise to control instead of crashing into the walls!
Here's a link for a review on it, it's fairly cheap as well, so if you like forza games and don't want to buy a steering wheel this might be for you. Speedfreak accessory review.

Also in more Video game racing news Nissan Brings 2007 Cars to Forza Motorsport 2. The first nuggets of downloadable content for Turn 10 Studios' Forza Motorsport 2 will be available to download just hours from now, scheduled to hit Xbox Live at 2 AM PDT late tonight/early tomorrow morning. The first pack is free and features three Nissan rides, the 2007 sentra SE-R, Altima, and 350Z. Slightly less attractive for Microsoft Point misers is the Peugeot 908 race car which one can download from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 50 MS points, about 63 cents. Pretty cheap download on xbox live... that's what I like! Keep em low! Hit the FlipSide for more info....

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Just to let everyone know I've changed the comments to anonymous so you don't have to register to comment on anything ( lazy bastids) , so feel free to comment whenever! or add your email to add yourself to the mailing list.

Also! one last nugget of news... if you want to get a xbox 360 just wait until August 12th! There will be a 50$ price drop it is confirmed! I've seen adds on the internet from Circuit city, toys r us. it's crazy how the internet gets everything leaked weeks before anyone knows... the Internet is crazy! here's a lil pic of the Circuit City ad.

Well, I'm off to tackle a little Scarface before I cash out. I want to try that new mario strikers game that came out today ( also 300, and Hot Fuzz came out today!) that's also online playable too. I'm not really into sports games, but this game looks fun and got pretty good reviews so far, but you can never trust reviews... play da game!

Get on those Achievement points too, while you can! Because when I get my xbox it's on mutafuckas!

Second Red Ring of Death Strike Upon Thee

Second red ring of death you say? Yes... This is because this has happened before. The first one lasted almost a year before it bricked on me. I bought it at Circuit City and didn't by their protection plan at first and the lady said I had 30 days to do so. I soon then changed my mind when I heard motorboat noises come out of the 360 when playing DeadRising.

Sure enough not much longer the 360 starts freezing and then finally bricks on me with a red ring giving me the evil eye. So I sent it all back and they sent me a refund via gift card.

Not long after purchasing the 360 from C&C music factory, I get almost the same symptoms, freezing, then get a checkerboard like screen, and that's the 360's way of saying his last words before he dies. This box actually only lasted about 4 months before dying. This time though, it's actually free to repair by MS, but I seen the email says it takes 4-6 weeks to get it back... WTF? I surely hope not, because I might start a riot if I don't get to play BIOSHOCK the first day it come out! Shit I'll go loco if I don't get it before the demo comes out! Yes, the demo is coming very soon, and I'll let you know for sure when. If I don't get my xbox by then, please tell me how it is! Maybe you can record the gameplay while your playin it? Yeh I'm a little hyped about the release..... it's definitely my most awaited game of the year thus far.

I just got back from Madison and stayed up there for the weekend to hang out with my friends, and also for my friends B-day Katie. Only 24 years old... man I remember when I was that young, now I'm almost ready to get gag presents like fart pills and over the hill coffee cups. we got a barrel for the party and meat and corn on the grill and ice cream cones in the freezer, now that's what I call a fucking PARTY! I had a pretty good time when I wasn't working. I pretty much spent 75% of my 3 day weekend setting up Nicks new computer and new plasma 50 inch hdtv. getting all the software installed, the crap the added uninstalled, virus protectors, bookmarks,browsers, routers, all that fun stuff!

My friend Nick has always been outdated in the computer department.... you know, has a 56k modem and a shit pc that makes a high pitch noise that makes cats and babies throw up, when you turn it on. And also that piece of shit computer only would stay on for less than 5 min, before you got to hear the pleasant noise and it would just freeze up.

But finally he went all out; he got a new pc, a new plasma, and now is living the good life with a cable modem. So he has A LOT of catching up to do on the internet, and the whole family will be entertained for life! You don't realize how much you use the internet until your without it and need to know something. Just like my damn 360! Microsoft knows the 360 has a design flaw that makes some xbox's fugg up and brick, hence the new 3yr warranty. If they didn't have so many great games and those damn addictive achievement points I would just say fuck it and get a different console.

I find myself seeing a game that's on every console I own, but one has achievement points so I go for the 360 version. I own a Wii right now too, but I find myself playing the xbox 3x more than the wii. Right now at the moment it's because there's no games out right now, but that soon will change, but the 360 has such a great lineup this year that I will be definitely gamin it up hard the rest of this year! what a line up and what a treat what a treat!


While I'm awaiting for my 360 to be fixed, (and hopefully updated with the new heatsink placement away from the motherboard) I still have a handful of games that need my attention to beating, so that will definitely keep me busy like Bizzy B! Right now I'm in the middle of playing Scarface: The World is Yours for the wii. That game is pretty kewl, and has a ton of voice overs from celebrities we all know. Before checking it out, one gamesite game it a great score while the other one game it a lame score so I had to see for myself and me likes. Has a kinda GTA feel to it while enhanced scarface style, and looks like they put some effort into creating the game. So I have that and paper mario and shit, I still have to beat zelda as well! I also have God of War 2 i'm playing at the moment and Bully. That is until I found out that Bully will be ported to the Wii and 360 so, that game is on pause at the moment until I buy it for 360... so I get more achievement points ha ha! They'll be upping up the graphics as well too, so good for Rockstar that game is a good one.


Well peeps that own 360's, that gives you a chance to get a little ahead on some achievement points while I'm out for the count right now. The closest person closest to me is my bro, by the gamertag of FARTBURGER. he claims he will be doubling his points now that his is moved out of the parents house. We will see Jason..... We will see. I'm challenging you all to get more points and to try and get more than me. Congrats to Jason and Emily for getting a nice lil place to live and for Jason for getting the Fuck outta the danger zone we call my parents house. One day that will happen for me... again. On the news side, I'm going to be posting links on my site instead of mailing out stuff for the time being and see how it works out, just to test it out and see how it goes. I wrote a lil extra this time because I've been outta town.
Thanks for reading and see you on the flipside!