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Harmonix, makers of the best band simulation game Rock Band, has announced the sequel, if you will. Yes, thats right, Rock Band 2! It is said to be released in September. There is a catch though. Playstation 3 as well as the Wii will not receive the game for the console at first. Yes, only Xbox 360 will get it first.
You may be wondering a few things. Yes, all the songs you downloaded on Xbox Marketplace will be backwards compatable with the new Rock Band. Also, all the instruments are backwards compatible. There are also rumors of revamped instruments in the making.
You can never go wrong with a great party game where you and your friends can make total fools out of yourselves. Haha. I look forward to doing this in September when i get it for my Xbox.
Always and Never
~Pyro
Oh yeah! I dont know about you all but I am excited out of my mind for the release of Starcaft 2! According to Gamestop the release date is December 12th 2008 just in time for Christmas.
A little background about the first game. Release in Spetember 3, 1997, Starcraft centered around three races, Terran (or humans), Protoss (advanced humanoid aliens), and the Zerg (reptilian-insect like species). The game takes you through the battles and wars of the races in a remote region of the galaxy. They all have their own leaders. When you select the campaign you select one of the races to play. All of the races’ stories intertwine with each other and make for an amazing game. If you plan on playing Starcraft II for the storyline, you might want to pick up Starcraft and Starcraft:Brood War to understand what is going on.
Starcraft II has been on original gameplayers’ minds since Starcraft came out and nearly 10 years later our dreams are fufilled! Blizzard announced the game last year at E3 with an amazing trailer and since then I, as well as many others have been constantly checking the official site (http://www.starcraft2.com/) fr mroe and more updates.
So now, what has been changed and what has been added? Well first of all the units. NO,no they did not change all of the units and some of our favorites are back to ravage once again. Here they are by race:
Terran:
So these are the familiar units that were brought back. The Marine, Ghost, Battlecruiser, and Seige Tank has been announced as making a return. But the new units are outstanding! First we have the Reapers:
”Reapers are the most hardened terran criminals, taken from the most dangerous and violent prisons. Potential marines who prove too intractable even after resocialization are instead sent to the “Icehouse” in the Torus system, where reapers are trained.” says the official site. They attack with two gauss pistols, as well has D-8 charges to blow the crap out of anything! Although they are lightly armored, they have jetpacks whic allow them to jump from cliffs or across obstacles.
Another unit is the Viking. This seems to be a combo of the Wraith and Goliath from Starcraft I. IT is able to change from air unit to groundunit in a few seconds.
The AH/g-24 Banshee was a new design of other aircrafts. Instead of attacking air units it ONLY attacks ground units. IT is mounted with two turbo fans as well as cloaking, yes i said CLOAKING!!!!
The most amazing looking unit has to be the Thor. IT is a HUDe machine resembling a seige tank on roids! What is awesome is that it is built by an SCV which tells you its like a building. IT had cannons mounted on its back and is called the “Ultimate Heavy-assault Mech.”
Lastly for the Terrans is the TF-620 Nomad. It si a light-manufacturing center and observation post in one. It can construct an auto-turret as well as other permanent defensive buildings.
Protoss:
Ok so the Protoss now have a bunch of new units, so bear with me please. The returning units are the Zealots (”My life for Auir!” lol), the Carrier, the Dark Templar, and Observer.
One new unit is the Immortal. Since the dragoon shrine dedicated to creating the Dragoons was infested by Zerg, they are now no more. The remaining Dragoon are now these Immortals with twin phase disruptors. They are a critical fire support to the Protoss and can use their shields in battle.
Created by the Dark Templar with the inspiration of the Dragoons, they began to create the Stalker machines which is a fusion of the Dark Templars shadow-essence to the machine. One ability is te blink which allows them to jump a short distance in the blink of an eye.
The Pheonix are a replacement of the Scouts of old. They are mounted with twin ion blasters and can attack both ground and air targets. “Phoenix pilots can unleash a short-lived storm of destruction by overloading its warp field through the ship’s ion blasters.The area-effect discharge is devastating and can destroy a large number of enemies at once, but it comes at a price: in the aftermath the phoenix is left temporarily powerless and crippled.” says the official site.
The Colossus walks on four long legs which allow it to walk up and down cliffs. IT carries two thermal lances and htey switch instantaneousl from target to target. It was created as a wat machine, which is odd because Protoss machines are ussually for gathering.
The twilight archon are made by merging two templars together allowing them to form this beast of a unit. They use their psionic abilities to shoot fire and lightning from their hands! Muhahaha!
Last but not least for the Protoss is the Mothership. “At the heart of each mothership is a huge khaydarin crystal infused with an incredible amount of psionic energy. By tapping into this energy, a mothership can warp or crack the very fabric of space and time itself. The devastating power of a mothership can wipe out squadrons of enemy ships in the blink of an eye or lay waste to entire planets.”
Zerg:
Okay Blizzard has only announced three units for the Zerg on thier site so far, two of which are returning units. The Hydralisk and Mutalisk have been announced and im pretty sure they will bring out the zerglings soon enough, because who doesnt like to zerg rush 
The new unit is the Baneling, hwich is a mutation of teh Zergling strain. They are created with chemicals in their abdomins that are VERY volatile. They can roll up on their enemies and POW! explode all over them like a suicider. The thing that makes this great is that they can burrow, so you can pop one out fo teh ground roll up on a guy and blow the be-jeebies out of him!
Well that is about it for Starcraft II at the moment. Check the site out for more information on the game and new updates. http://www.starcraft2.com i am eager for this release and want December to come around SO badly.
Always and Never
~Pyro
The new Spiderman: Web of Shadows game being developed by Shaba Games and Treyarch is once again needing help. Activision has just announced that the fans can now vote on video game package options by visiting SeizeControl.com . As for now there are 2 options availible both with the web slinging spiderman stealing the show!
So far fans have had the optunity to vote on various aspects of the game. Everything from casting voice actors and the New York Comic Con to deciding the final models at San Diego Comic Con this coming month. Activision is doing alot to make sure the fans have a say in the next Spiderman game and so far it seems to be working.
Activision has also announced that polls will exist right through launch! Deciding everything from pre-sale gifts to goodies in campaign modes. So be on the look out for the upcoming Spiderman: Web of Shadows and be sure to be apart of it. The game has been announced for all current generation systems and has yet to have a ESRB rating.
SoldierOne
Well the most anticipated movie of the summer is only 17 days away! The Dark knight is the sequel to one of the best comic book related movies ever made and with reviews already hitting the internet it seems as though this may just be the absolute best. With Ironman finally falling off the top ten list last week people are doubting rather or not this movie will live up to the hype. Well all we can do is wait, i can gurentee you the guys here at the informer will be seeing this the day it comes out. However to hold you over till the release ill be returning with news and info about the movie as much as i can, just to help pass time.
In todays update i have several links of contests and other goodies that are coming. Along with a little tidbits and news to help you get excited!
First off Dominoes, the pizza in our world, has brought Gotham City to life. They are now delivering Gotham City Pizza! The pizza comes in a black box and even says Gotham City pizza on it, i am going to try and grab a box without the pizza in it soon so i can take pics. However along with this special pizza they have set up an entire site dedicated to the Dark Knight, and its FILLED with tons of goodies so i suggest you check it out. Here it is https://www.dominosvault.com/index.aspx On the site you can view trailers, behind the scenes stuff, and it even has 2 free contests to enter daily!
Speaking of contests this leads me to point number 2. Totoinoes, another pizza company lol, is also doing a special dark knight promotion found here. http://generalmills.eprize.net/darkknight/index.tbapp You able to enter daily, and you dont even have to buy anything, and it last till december! If you want a secret go read the rules and they give you a special code to use without having to buy a package.
Finally here is the offical site incase you over looked it with all the anticipation. http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/
In other news Batman tickets have already gone on sale! Yes they are pre-selling them to anyone that has the money to buy it now. You can visit movie ticket sites or visit your local theatres website to buy advanced screening tickets. However there is a bad side to this. Its noted that these tickets are already sold out in many places now. Most theatres are staying open till 3 AM just to meet the demand. Online movie tickets sellers are even reporting that the demand and selling rate for Batman tickets have already surpassed that of Ironman! Maybe we should add Batman to the top list today just to be fair?
Dont forget that Pre-Screening tickets are also availible in few supplies. Im trying to get my hands on some here but are having no luck.
In special news be sure to stay for the credits. The cast has decided to put “In Memory of Heath Ledger and Conway Wickliffe. Both of which lost thier lives during the making of this movie. Both will be missed tremendously and both deserve this alot.
Thats the news for now. Look for more coming very soon!
Soldierone
From several sources now im hearing about how the spartans are going to be returning! This is not another cheesy movie that no one cares about because its not funny movie, if you know what i mean. This is another full action packed, amazing visuels movie that is in the works!
Zack Snyder (director) and Frank miller (writer) have been signed on to come back and direct another 300 film. However its yet to be confirmed exactly what this movie may be, could be sequel, spin off, or even a prequel (going back in time). The ending of 300, however, would make most people assume the sequel option is out of question.
Miller is currently writing the graphic novel the movie will be based off. Snyder is waiting for the complete novel before he entirely comits to the film. He said its important to get the job done right as he takes his work seriously, he is currently working on the anticiapted Watchmen movie.
Many people have said 300 was the most remarkable thing ever viewed on a screen but will this movie live up? Many fans believe the movie should be left as a masterpieve rather than see WB squeeze out all they can with it. However there have also been 3 other similar movies announced within days of this announcment so who really knows. With Snyder behind the camera anything is possible.
Well the moment is finally here and all the sony fanboys, or just PS3 owners, can finally wave their hands in the air for Firmware 2.4. Well some may ask “Gee just another dang update i have to sit through” and im in that boat to, but this is not just aother upate, its a giant fireworks showcase!
2.4 is the highly anticipated firmware upgrade that many people have been asking for. Whats so special about it? Three quick features, In game xross Media Bar, In game music from your own collection, and finally TROPHIES. What is all of this exactly? Lets explain in the easiest way possible.
in game XMB is something special and very usefull that we have dreadfully needed let alone wanted. XMB refers to the main menu when you first start up your game, where you go to listen to music or start the game etc… so now instead of having to quit games to go look at a message or fix that darn headset that wont connect, you can merely push the ps button and never have to quit the game. Be sure to push pause though because sony has yet to perfect it to push pause on some games, so while your fixing that mic you can be getting owned by a heard of Nauzis in some WW2 game. So far from our sources it is known that not all things are clickable without leaving the game, for example you cant click on the PS store and go shopping while metal gear awaits your needs, the game will close and you will go directly to the store without any hassle or pause in loading. It is known that you can indeed click on messeges, talk to friends, and mess with the mic settings without any problems.
The in game music is another small feature we are finally getting as well. Basicly you listen to music while you play the game, enough said. However sony added a few other features like a whole new bar to play rewind and close music. Along with a sound setting, so if metallica is too loud and you cant here guys sneaking around you can easily just turn it down a little.
Finally the best part of the whole update! TROPHIES. That is if you live in your moms basement and play video games 24/7. Im only kidding. Trophies is a really neat feature to add some excitement to our gaming library. What happens is similar to that of the Xbox 360 achievments. You play a game, do random things throughout the game, and you get rewarded with a trophy. Each game will have a Bronze trophies, silver trophies, and gold trophies. Each trophy has a point count, but this count is only for the devs to know, so each developer an only use so many points. This keeps them from letting players get number one by playing their game or using it as a advertising product. However if you accomplish getting every single trophy in the game you then get a platnium trophy which will then boost your player score by tons! Each player is tracked based on the trophies they recieve and the total behind the scenes points the earn.
Trophies then are displayed for others to see through friends lists, and can even be compared with other players, and will at one point be on display with HOME. Note that not all trophies will be on display. Sony has also added another menu to the XMB which is where players can view their trophies and what all is missing from certain games. ALL future games, expecially first party sony games, will have trophy support! If they dont then dont waste your money on a lazy dev. Sony mentioned Stardust from the PSN store will be the first game thats ALREADY OUT to be UPDATED and have trophy support with others like Resistance coming later. You will, however, need to go back through all your games and replay them to earn the trophies, so no transfering a gamesave to cheat your way to the top.
Sony also added a few extra perks like a google search bar on the XMB and some other neat features to tie in the fun. The update is expected to hit PS3’s on July 2 2008, just 2 more days! Hope everyone enjoys and we will get more info as soon as possible!
SoldierOne
As i was reading the news this morning, i noticed another article about gas prices. I was very interested yet very disturbed as many of us are today.
A new record for crude oil has been set at around $143 per barrel! This is a 50% growth from the beginning of the year! Amazing if you really think about. It used to be $96 at the beginning of the year, but since higher demands from China and many other developing nations, the prices have risen and will continue to rise until we are forced to rely on another supply. But sadly this will never happen. We are way to dependant on foreign oil and we can never control OPEC.
While the Middle Eastern countries are stuck paying a whopping 65-91 cents per gallon while we are here paying at least $4.00.
What can we do about oil prices? Nothing really. All we can do is hope they go down and enjoy maybe walking or bike riding. A little exercise didnt kill anyone did it? Try even getting a hybrid car or a vegetable oil based car. They are even developing a water based car, but we all know the governement would never let that happen. I mean really it would screw up their economy. All i can say is that i hope you all can continue paying these prices, especially if you own a muscle car.
Always and Never
~Pyro
After a long awaited arrival, Blizzard now has announced Diablo III! If you are not excited then you probably never played one of the best action-RPG games, Diablo II, or if that isnt the case, than you are just boring. Haha, totally kidding.
Announced at the Worldwide Invitational in Paris, which I wished I could go to, Jay Wilson, the lead designer for the game, walked onto the stage and started the demo showing a massive Barbarian. Hooray!
You may be thinking, “My god! My puny computer will never be able to run this amazing game. It must have requirements similar to that of Crysis!” Well i am here to say dont worry. Pull your head from your pillow and stop crying. The games graphics are isometric again somewhat like Starcraft 2. The edge to this is that you dont need an epic computer just to run the dang thing.
Okay, so what is new here? Why should you be enthralled in this? two words: destroyable environments. This is one of my favorite added features to games. The game makes good use of its Havok engine. I dont know about you but I hate when you cant destroy trees, trash cans or other parts of the level. With this added to the game it should make the player feel as if he is his character and he can destroy almost anything he needs. It is the little things that make a game worthwhile.
Another feature added to Diablo III is a new class, the WItch Doctor.This character class has abilities that focus on his/her pet and also taking over the minds of his/her enemy. I dont know about you, but i get all warm and fuzzy inside everytime i control an enemy in other games. How much more so will it be in Diablo?
Blizzard, as everyone expected, has not set a release date. I think we all know this was gonna happen since they said Starcraft:Ghost would come out in a few years then they pushed the date back until they just canceled it. But hey, what can i say. As long as it is amazing, they can take all the time they need. They pride themselves on quality. “We intend to take as much time developing Diablo III as is necessary to ensure the game meets our own high expectations and those of our players,” says Blizzard on one of their FAQ.
So, with anticipation for the game i plan to spend all night playing Diablo II, preparing myself and holding myself over until Diablo III is released. My last words of this are: This game is going to be epic! No doubt in my mind.
Always and Never
~Pyro
You be asking what makes this blog any differnt from the millions of blogs on the web? Well there is alot of things. For one we are not just covering one type of entertainment, we cover it all. With more than one person writing for the blog its alot easier to cover alot more. We also have a very high interest in writing and entertainment so we tend to want to write alot more, so you can gurentee to be up to date by reading here! We will keep our blog updated nightly, after we get home from work and clan matches and all that.
Not only will we be posting news but we will continue to post our opinions and reviews on several things as well. Expect to see many features coming over time including a monthly top ten list for each category, opinions and reviews on movies games and comics, and many other really cool things. We may also be introducing several contests and many things for you guys to compete in. Its all in the works and we gurentee this blog will be the best blog you ever visited.
Along with that we are starting off with Dustin(Soldierone) and David (Pyro) we will tag our articles with our names so you know who is writing them.
Thats the info for now, expect this to be updated as time goes on. Also be sure to check out the about us page as well!
