Superbowl $$$

Adfreak.com made this informative picture, comparing the cost of one Superbowl commercial to a lot of other things. Seeing this reminded me of this YTMND about what you can get with $599 US dollars that's not a PS3.

Alright that first paragraph was a trick! This is a rant! Not about a hatred for sports, but a hatred for the people that assume I'm stupid. I get this all the time, because I don't regularly watch sports. People have assumed I don't know the rules to sports, and start to teach me what is going on. I have to stop these people and tell them I know the rules to football. They think I must know nothing about the sport, because I'm always locked in my room playing video games.

These people are dead wrong, in fact I might possibly know more than they do. This is where video games come in. Not every gamer plays sports titles, but I'm the type of gamer that likes to get their hands on every title that exists. This includes sports titles from hockey to soccer, and even football. I explain to people that I have actually played the game, with all the rules intact and understand what is going on. Some people don't believe me, because video games can't possibly teach you anything... right?

DON'T ACT SURPRISE WHEN I KNOW SOMETHING!!!!!

To all the gamers out there that have to explain, "I don't watch sports regularly, but I understand what's going on." This blog post is dedicated to you.

PsiBands - Relief For Video Game Motion Sickness

Like many these days, I'm a frequent sufferer of the newly emerging illness, video game motion sickness. When I play first-person shooters for extended periods of time, my eyes send the signals to my brain that i'm moving, but my brain fires back that i'm not, and it gives me extreme nausea and a woozy feeling in my head. I purchased a product off of Amazon called PsiBands yesterday, which were endorsed by Oprah herself. These wrist-bands need no electricity or bells or whistles, they just apply pressure to a particular nerve on the inside of your wrist that relieves the nausea! They're also suggested for pregnancy morning sickness and sea sickness. I had avoided playing my newly rented Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game because it continuously made me ill, but on my first try with the bands I was able to beat the entire second half of the game! In one sitting no less! Though this is the first motion sickness wristband I've tried, I'm curious if there might be a better brand out there. I wasn't nauseous when playing, but I could still feel a slight discomfort throughout my body, as though the motion sickness was still struggling to break through. Regardless, it was definitely the lesser of two evils. So I'd suggest getting this particular product, or another brand name's version if you have any problems with motion sickness, video game induced motion sickness, morning sickness or sea sickness.

Sonic the update

A while back I mentioned a new 2D Sonic game, and how it might not be awful! Well I got some more news about the title. It will be called Sonic 4: Episode 1... EPISODE???? From what they explained, this means they are going to go into more of a story. Still being released on only Xbox live arcade, PSN and WiiWare.

For more information go here.

Also coincidentally College Humor just put out a video about Sonic. Which I recommend you watch.

Comcast/NBC Merger In Question?

As watchers of NBC over the last few months know, NBC had inked a deal to be bought out by media giant, Comcast. According to Variety, United States House and Senate subcommittees are trying hand-over-fist to put a block on this already signed deal. The main condemer of the partnership is former NBC star of Saturday Night Live, Senator Al Franken. Franken makes a great quote that basically sums up why this merger would be troublesome:

"When the same company that produces the programs runs the pipes, we have a reason to be nervous."

Basically, we're looking at a strong potential for favoritism that could negatively effect everyone on the other networks. Also some history about false promises cable companies/networks made to the government are brought up, but I only make mention of it because some may find it an interesting read.

Personally, I never thought about the possibility of a monopolizing stronghold in the merger. I definitely see the danger though and am hoping that the deal between Comcast and NBC is deemed null in void. But then I also have a bias against NBC as of late. Keep an ear out for more updates though, as this thing could get just as ugly as NBC's last un-named blood feud.

CBVGR: Mister Mosquito

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Review: Welcome to the Clearance Bin Video Game Review by Organized Remains. Ever wanted to be in the mind/body of a fly? No? Well that's where Mister Mosquito for the PS2 is taking us. $10 is the lowest I found it on the internet.

What can I say, some of these Japanese games (the games that look like they came straight from Japan) I love. Some great examples are the Persona series, Hotel Dusk, and especially the Phoenix Wright series. Well Mister Mosquito's story isn't as great as the other games I've mentioned. You play as Mister Mosquito in a family's home. The family starts the game off by babbling about some photo album, but as the game goes on there is only one thing on their minds... Killing you! That's it for the story.

As for the game, I found myself having fun playing the game. You have to fly around and find people's blood spots. Once you find one, you press circle and dart over there. Then you must press R3 to poke through the skin, and then the sucking blood mini game starts. You have to spin the analog stick, but you must keep the circle on the left in the blue. Once you've collected enough blood from the blood spot you can move on to the next spot. As the game goes on some strategy is needed, like waiting under a desk until they stop in front of you.

The controls are just like a lot of flying games. The controls are just like a lot of flying games, but not the most fluid I've seen. It takes some getting used to, but they're not awful. My biggest problem with the game is the length. It took me around 3 hours to beat it. With only 12 stages to the game, most of the levels take place in the same room! Maybe they could have added more characters to the house. This family is only 3 people! Why no family of 4 with a pet dog?

Final Say: Luckily I didn't buy this when it was $50. For $10 though, it's hard to say, I'd have to compare it to going to the movies. It costs around $10 to see a movie in theaters, and that's usually only 2 hours of entertainment. In that sense the $10 is worth the 3 hours. Plus there are other collectibles and a harder mode to be unlocked. If this game looked fun to you from the video, then you should pick up the game. If you're not so much into flying games, maybe you should try something else.

New Shows Picked Up

Pardon the pun, but according to Variety, a variety of new television shows for the big networks have had their pilots greenlighted.


To ABC: "It Takes A Village" - Man conceives child with woman, but the two divorce. Man realizes he's gay, and finds a new partner, as does the woman. The show revolves around all four adults attempting to raise the first two characters' fifteen year old son. Talk about whacky and confusing! Seems like it has potential to be one of those family-night hits.


To CBS: "Reagan's Law" - New York City cop drama. Could go either way depending on the writing and acting of those involved. People love their cop dramas, but it could just as easily go south.


To NBC: "Perfect Couples" and "Beach Lane". Beach Lane stars Matthew Broderick (Bueller... Bueller... Bueller...) is a celeb, hot shot author hired for a small town newspaper by an eccentric and incompetent billionaire. If you ask me, this sounds way too specific, and doesn't leave a lot of room for characters out of their element, or room for a third dimension, and also a real stretch of believability on Mr. Deeds levels. But maybe I'm reading too much into it too early. "Perfect Couples" is about three separate loving couples in different stages of their relationships. Sounds kind of like Modern Family to me.


So if any of these shows interest you, keep an ear out for official premier dates. Personally, the only one I can see being much of a hit is "It Takes A Village" and maybe, MAYBE, though I don't personally dig the genre, "Reagan's Law". Heck, The Shield is over. That fanbase needs somewhere to go.

Thoughts on Assassin's Creed 2

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It's been some time since I've played the first Assassin's Creed. When I heard that Assassin's Creed 2 would fix all the problems from the first game, I wasn't sure what that meant. I thought the first one was pretty good, and since it's been awhile since I've played it I didn't remember any parts of it that were bad.

That's until I played Assassin's Creed 2. I realized that I was having more fun with it. I wasn't waking up as the guy after every mission, the map seemed bigger and better, and there was more to do.

I recently played through the first Uncharted game by Naughty Dog. I can see that both games have a similar jumping around and climbing objects style. When I first started playing Assassin's Creed 2 I was somewhat disappointed, because he did all the climbing for you, unlike in Uncharted. Later in the game however they teach you how to jump while climbing, and the Uncharted feel came into play. I was so used to not jumping to higher ledges, I wish they introduced this earlier, because I believe I was two thirds done the game when they taught me.

Final Say: I really enjoyed Assassin's Creed 2. It took me 12 hours and 20 mins to beat it, and I had fun throughout the whole 12 hours. If a remember correctly (I could be wrong) the first game had a lot more stealth in it. The second one didn't have so much, and maybe that's why I enjoyed it a lot more. I think if you have any interest in playing this game, you should go for it, because it'll live up to your expectations.