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My GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 REVIEW…of the special editon
It finally arrived to my place on Thursday
Being the obsessive special edition freak that I am, I had to do a review on the Grand Theft Auto 4 Special Edition that Rockstar was awesome enough to put together.
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Jermaine :: May.03.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Misc, Bite Size Reviews :: No Comments »
I’m addicted to Collector’s Editions
Hi. My name is Jermaine Pulliam and I’m addicted to collector’s editions. More specifically, I’m addicted to limited editions of anything. I’m not sure exactly when my addiction started nor do I see an end coming to this horrible problem in the foreseeable future. I can’t explain why I’m addicted to collector’s editions but I can share my experiences so that you know that you’re not alone.
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Jermaine :: Apr.22.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Games, Fun :: 2 Comments »
Iron Man Demo
Iron Man Demo Preview from Kryptinite on Vimeo.
Jermaine :: Apr.20.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Games, Bite Size Reviews :: No Comments »
Metal Gear Solid Beta: The beginning
Metal Gear Online Beta! Exclusive Trailer from Kryptinite on Vimeo.
So unlike a few unlucky people in the world, I was fortunate enough to have a beta code that actually works. Being overly excited and pumped for the beta, I decided to mess around and see what I could do early. My video above displays what I was able to do. In addition to the 1.01 update that takes years to download, you also have to sign up at Konami for a Konami ID. Once you do this, which I still haven’t been able to at this moment, you will also get a Game ID for MGO itself.
I know, I was thinking the same thing, “Did Nintendo buy Sony?”. No they didn’t, the way it works is this (to my understanding): Konami has it’s own system in place to monitor it’s online games and it’s being used for the first time in the US for MGO. You can find all of that information here. So now the wait begins and I don’t know if I can wait. The trailer did a great job of getting me excited. How about you? Are you excited? Granted, most of us will be playing right up until the 29 of April and we all know what happens on that day. That’s right, it’s International Dance Day.
These dolphins are dancing for April 29th
Jermaine :: Apr.17.2008 :: LotM News, Playstation 3, Fun, Bite Size Reviews :: 1 Comment »
And the gamers who play them: Survival Horror
Maybe this coincides with the fact that I hate horror movies, but I cannot play through survival horror games. I’ve played the demo of Condemned, Fear for the PS3, Code Veronica, Fatal Frame, and even Resident Evil 4; I’ve beaten a total of 0 of these games.
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Jermaine :: Mar.31.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Games :: 2 Comments »
Best Buy + HD-DVD + Impatience = 50 bucks?
I still love you little drive
It looks like Best Buy is jumping on the bandwagon of stores who are offering their customers some type of “we’re sorry you’re a dumbass” consolation prize for the early adopters of HD-DVD. Today it was announced here that if you purchased a qualifying HD DVD player from Best Buy before February 23, 2008, you will be receiving a complimentary $50 Best Buy gift card. I know you’re probably asking yourself, “why would they do such a thing” and the answer is quite obvious and easy: Publicity is great and they aren’t really losing any money on this fiasco. Back in 2006, Best Buy reported a $43 million gain from used gift cards. That’s 43 million dollars of people who just didn’t use their gift cards: WTF?? You can be pretty certain that none of those people were gamers because we would use them the instance we received them, or at least put them towards a pre-order.
free money is good money
Although the format war is over, I’m still happy with my purchase simply for the fact that I can pick up HD movies for the cheap. Granted I’ll eventually run out of options with the HD-DVD format, but I have roughly 558 movies to buy on the cheap. For instance: I can either purchase American Gangster for $14.99 on regular DVD or spend 3 more bucks and have the HD version that’s plays on any drive. For someone who collects movies, it’s pretty much a win-win for me.
So what did you do during the “great” format war? Did you wait on the sideline until one had risen victorious? Or did you just become a tech whore and buy them both like I did? Also, for those who did buy the add-on or a HD DVD player, are you keeping it?
Jermaine :: Mar.19.2008 :: LotM News, Movies, Xbox 360, Misc :: 3 Comments »
From here on out, videogame is one word!
How many times have you typed videogames only to be told by FireFox or Word that you’re an idiot? I’m sure plenty; it sucks and it’s changing today. Will this catch on? Probably later than sooner. Will you look like a d-bag for typing videogames as one word and not two? Possibly for the foreseeable future. But in order for change to happen, you might have to look like a d-bag for a while. Imagine how many times the first genius who decided to milk a cow got flamed. I’m sure people made fun of him until he died because you can’t let something like that just slide. That would be like if I thought soy made you gay….Seriously though, why in the world would you just decide to milk a cow? What in hell was that guy thinking? On second thought, I don’t want to know.
Today will no longer be known as February 25th, but as the day the world declared in one voice: “We will not go quietly into the night!” We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!
Jermaine :: Feb.26.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Misc, Fun :: No Comments »
My first video review, now with game footage!
This is my first attempt to do a review with the inclusion of game footage from the game I’m covering. I have an awesome title screen, which a close friend Jason created for me, but I didn’t include it in this video yet. There’s a lot of stuff wrong with the video, including my monotone voice, but the more of these I do, the better they will get I hope. So let me know, what do you want to see in a video review? What points would you like me to touch on? If you are a video guru, Jason, what format should I edit in, upload in, all that fun stuff in?
The game I reviewed, quickly, goes by the name of Conan. It’s really a great game if you can find it on the cheap. And remember: THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS!
Jermaine :: Feb.25.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Games, Bite Size Reviews :: 5 Comments »
How I fell in love with Rez
I know I’m late to the party but it’s still going on right? I never got the chance to play Rez
on the PS2, so when it was released on Xbox Live I thought I’d give the demo a try. At first
I didn’t see what all the hype was about so I searched the Interwebs for guidance. Instantly I was told to go into the Option menu and switch on vibrate because for
some reason it is off by default. So I go do this and continue to play the demo, still not
understanding what I’m missing. The vibration does add to the game, but it still didn’t make
it as special as everyone was saying; so I let it go.
Another week goes by and I keep hearing how good the game is so I decided to go ahead
and buy it on a whim, hoping the be enlightened as I play more of the game. I made it to
Area 4 without any problems and started to enjoy myself but didn’t have my “OMG”
moment.
Then as I reached the boss for this area, it happened:
When I fell in love with Rez HD from Kryptinite on Vimeo.
I don’t know if it was the boss, the way the music and controller vibrated as I surged
forward through the tunnel, or maybe it was all the intense colors that were being thrown
my way but I fell in love. The way the music vibes with the enemy’s I’m shooting, the
feeling of weightlessness, and the since of freedom in this game is what I think makes it
amazing. I’m becoming a believer of games that aren’t 8 hours longs because this was an
experience I think everyone should have.
As you can see I got owned but that’s not the point. My point is that certain games take
awhile to stick and when they do, you all of a sudden have a new understanding and
appreciation for the game. I’ve heard that Area 5 is mind-blowing and I need to see it to
believe it.
Jermaine :: Feb.14.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Games :: 1 Comment »