Classic game characters invade New York

Check out the video below. This is why I spend so much time on video games. When the invasion comes, I'll be prepared.

PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.

Halo Movie Trailer...

...Bollywood style.

The Great Hype of Modern Warfare 2

I had some time over the past week to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The first Modern Warfare has excellent gameplay and online experience and many people had high hopes for the sequel. Unfortunately, Modern Warefare 2 offers neither.

The single player story mode felt short and took me me roughly 6-8 hours to complete. The missions are not intense and I can "run" through most of them without engaging the enemy. I can just run forward, find cover, and your wingman will move up and lay waste to anyone before you. One of the memorable moments in the first Modern Warfare was the sniper mission. It made my heart race while I tried to avoid detection and make my way to the extraction point. The sequel has 2 sniper missions and neither invoked the same emotions.

The online experience isn't at par with the first Modern Warfare but it's decent. Infinity Ward increased assault rifle damage and this translates to you dieing by a few shots. It's comparable to Hardcore Deathmatch in the first Modern Warfare. Unfortunately, this promotes camping.

What happened to night vision? Is it something I need to unlock? Was it replaced by the new heartbeat sensor?

Infinity Ward removed the ability to use party chat for certain online game modes. This makes no sense. You either remove it completely or leave it alone.

I can understand why Infinity Ward did not release a playable demo before launch day. If they did, the game wouldn't sell as well.

Free60 Project

I love my original Xbox. Beside providing us with wonderful games, other apps such as Xbox Media Center and MAME extended the life of that console till this day. If the Free60 Project succeeds at bringing homebrew to the Xbox 360, I can finally retire my original Xbox.

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Gears!

After a very long wait, I finally got all the add-on maps to Gears of War 2. The deal maker was the new single player level, "Road to Ruin". It only gave 10 minutes of extra gameplay, but the other multi-player maps aren't bad. Next step, convince my friends to return to Gears.