But as an adult, well, there aren't really any major game releases. My favorite sports aren't going on. I don't have three months of vacation. Also, I don't live on a beach with half naked women parading around me constantly. Even if I did, the sensation would be kind of like going to a buffet without being allowed to grab any of the food. As a married man, all I would be able to do is look and salivate.
Thank god though that we have the continued degeneration and devolution of the Republican right into complete and utter insanity. From "Death Panels", "Tea Party succession talk", "You Lie" to "Birthers" to "Deathers", it has been a non-stop, awe-inspiring summer of "can you top this?" among the Republicans in this country for nuttiness. It's been entertaining, if more than a little depressing. But then, I think Newt Gingrich just won the gold medal today.
Straight from the "you can't make this **** up" archive...
Former Republican Majority Leader Newt Gingrich has awarded Allison Vivas of pron studio "Visual Pink" his "Entrepreneur of the Year" award.
Link to article
Link to Actual Letter
Er...."Money Quote"
| Allison Vivas wrote: |
| "I'm honored, and more than a little surprised, to receive this prestigious award. Rest assured, I'll take the opportunity to inform Mr. Gingrich of some of the major challenges facing the adult entertainment industry in the current market ... from obscenity prosecutions to content piracy. I'll make sure he walks away from that dinner educated about the realities of the online porn market." |
I think my favorite part of the letter itself is the part where it invites her to an "intimate event" with Newt!
Obviously a case where Gingrich's 527 group got a little too eager to sucker in potential big money donors by giving out awards and didn't do enough research, but still funny as all hell.
So I stopped by the local Barnes and Noble today, and picked up a pictoral history of World War II, which I couldn't put down until the last page. As I was reading about the various battles, I kept having flashbacks to my gaming experiences in "Call of Duty 2" and "CoD: World at War." It may sound silly to suggest this, but I think my understanding of history was enhanced by those video games.
I remembered laying prostrate in the snows of Stalingrad, dodging enemy snipers. Or repeatedly attempting to storm the defenses at the Parliament building in Berlin, only to fall time and time again. Of course, they're video games, so the so-called "hardships" I endured were only virtual in nature. Nevertheless, they gave me a glimpse, an experiential reference from a first-person perspective, of how challenging it must have been to survive in those circumstances.
In turn, reading about World War II battles gave me greater appreciation for the "Call of Duty" games themselves. The fact that images of World War II could evoke memories of my experiences in a video game made me realize how much care and effort must have gone into bringing those battles to life in a convincing way. It goes to show, I think, that video games are not necessarily all ***** and giggles all the time, that they don't have to glorify violence for violence's sake, that games can have some educational value on a visual and emotional level.
Have you ever played a game that taught you something or made you appreciate something more, from an educational perspective?
It's your old pal Monco here with a quick little nugget of information worth it's weight in gold. Or, since an internet article doesn't weigh much, worth considerably more.
As avid gamers, we've all seen our fair share of ignorant hate and bigotry aimed towards our beloved pastime. It seems like not a day goes by when someone isn't advocating banning video games or comparing them to Satan's splooge. Most of us try to rise above it, hoping to show the world that no, we are not all cannibalistic serial killers. Yet still, there is no shortage of condemnation and ridicule towards us and our sick little fantasy worlds.
So the next time you get in an argument with someone advocating the ban of video games, direct them to this delightful article I stumbled upon over at Destructoid.
Though by no means scientific, I found it to be not only entertaining and amusing but a very solid defense against all these encroaching nasties armed with their almighty ban-hammers.
Fortunately, we can always find additional solace in the knowledge that gaming is receiving such negative attention only because it is the new kid on the block in this city of entertainment we call Terra Firma (you do call it that, right?). Just like rock music, movies, porn and countless other forms of (by now well established) entertainment before, video games too shall one day be accepted and celebrated. In fact, we are nearing that day slowly even at this very moment and by the time today's gamers enter tomorrow's positions of government and religion, all this shall be naught but an unpleasant footnote in the grand history of gaming.
Sorry to sound so pompous, but I just loves my vidjamagames.
Perhaps you've heard of a little game that has come out recently that goes by the name of... oh, what was it again? Ah yes, Spore. I was expecting the game to be pretty good stuff, but I must admit I wasn't as excited for it to come as I was in the past for games such as Mario Galaxy.
However, I was blown away. The scale of the game is immense and coming across the other user created content is really nice. I am in the process of writing up my review for it, but I do think that an online multiplayer mode with your buddies would have been a good addition. I look forward to what the inevitable expansion packs bring.
Telltale have made games for Bone, CSI, Sam & Max, Homestar Runner (they are awesome, by the way!) and now... Wallace & Gromit! Incase you don't know, Wallace & Gromit are stop motion clay animations made by British dude Nick Park, whose man and dog combo have been on both TV and the cinema.
Following Telltale Games' past games, this will be a point-and-click adventure in which you can control both the characters along their wacky adventures. Screenshots and a trailer are on the site, and I can't wait to find out more about this!
Well I have a few things sorted, generally I feel better about allot of stuff now and I think choosing a different bunch of courses in college this year will help, something new.
Im still trying to get used to the way how GS works now, Im liking the new layout despite having some difficulty. The place just looks good with a change thats all, although I'd like to be able to see more blogs, of all things.
Maybe I don't comment much back sometimes but I'd rather just not spam a comment that Im, well, honestly just not backing with real faith or intrest towards the blog subject, like somebody may blog about a bird they saw, a rare bird only seen every 5 years, Im not intrested in bird watching so I just hate saying "Wow Awesome lol" when I really don't mean it 
And sometimes I miss out on blogs with so many updates or just forget lol
As for whats been happening recently...
Is it just me, or is everyone's connection to xbox live, turned to ****? Applying to UK users mainly, because I have very slow internet on live now, even with no PC or anything connected to the line. Means I can't hit people in Rainbow Six without pretending to be a TF2 Heavy, by using the most rapid firing LMG I can get in the game.
And other than that news, I've reached rank 25 in BF Bad Company, and become a Commander Grade 3 in Halo 3 lol, sucks because for 5 months I've been a commander grade 2.
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And if you don't wanna read on about Soul Calibur, then its "Seeya around GS" for now lol.
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Yeah, I got the game, on the day and special tin case that the UK got and I love the game lol, apart from the tower of lost souls and Kilik.
So far Im using everyone but mostly Lizardman and second mostly, Cervantes. Lol pirates ftw.
Can't help but post some pics, Lizardman is so awesome 
And here is Tira getting served.
Yeah I hate her. Creepy personality, creepy weapon, annoying to hit.
And here's Cervantes as he appears in Soul Calibur 4.
I have all characters apart from Darth Vader who will 90% most likely fill the spot between Yoda and the Apprentice who both suck cheaply when I use them lol.
I pretty much done all the game apart from the tower of lost souls.
And I guess thats about it lol, just playing the game, pwning noobs and getting raped by spammers who NEED to win and get to level 20 online just for 20 gamerscore...god I hate achievement *****s....
But yeah, until next time, Seeya, and I am back on GS now, and damn am I looking forward to Fable2 and Fallout 3
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