Waffle Squadron Omega

The original Geometry Wars is often touted as “the best Xbox 360 launch title”…since most of the full-fledged, disc-&-box launch titles were generally lame. I was a latecomer to the 360 party, so I missed out on that little gem until somewhat recently. Though I really enjoy them, I’m not too great at retro shoot-em-ups. Having played a good few hours of it last night, I can say that Geometry Wars 2 delivers on its promise of Retro Evolved SQUARED. The new modes, multiplayer and enemy types make for a more well-rounded experience. A nice coat of shiny polish has been applied to the graphics, controls, music, everything. But, most important of all, I’m the only one of my Friends who owns it so far, so I’m on the top of my Friends Leaderboard! But for how long?!? Read on for detailed impressions…
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So I was just going to post about my time kicking it at the Pixel Junk Eden Booth where me and the wife got addicted to this new PS3 classic in the making, but I don’t want to short change you guys so I’ll hit you guys with the highlights.

First off here’s Kanna playing Motorstorm 3 where a hands on beta was available for the first time to the public. The game is incredibly fun and up to four players were getting it in at the booth a few feet away from the new SOCOM, Buzz and handouts of exclussive giveaways of Eye of Judgement Cards.

Of course my highlight of the day came when I sat in on the Attack of the Show Pannel and met Kevin Periera, Olivia Munn, Blair Butler and Cobra Commander. Kevin’s parents and Drunken Ted (Given away to whoever could make the quickest burrito) also made appearances. Those guys are soooo authentic!! It was really amazing to meet them and watch how they interact with another. The family-like chemistry was definatly there. Oh and I also met the “uber-fan” Fritz. Hey flew there from Philly!!! Someone give that man a job!!

All and all it was an awesome experience!!! Anyone that can find the AOTS panel online hit me up! Oh and check out this game I picked up at one of the booths. Its free from NCSoft. There are ads and microtransactions but they don’t hender the experience if you want to stay free. Its called Exteel and its a Mech-based p-vs-p game. Once you get past the Tutorial its lots of fun. If your on, find me. Tyger0! Holla…

Saw this on Kotaku tonight and thought it looked interesting.  A (supposedly fun) Malaysian MMO is now coming to the US with an closed beta starting in a few weeks.  It may be awesome and cool, or it may be nice to look at but boring as hell…but hey, a free game is free, right?

They’re giving away free beta keys at mmorpg.com, so get it while the gettin’s good!  You gotta sign up for a few free accounts and jump through a hoop or two, but I’m sure it’s nothing you smart folks can’t figure out.  See you on the webs!

So, somehow If Magazine got an exclusive interview with producer Erwin Stoff, where he revealed that he just signed a deal with Fox to product a live action Cowboy Bebop movie.

According to Mr. Stoff, the deal was just recently signed, so there’s no details available as of yet. More on the interview after this break.

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I’ve read this on a few sites, but I’ll start with some nested quotes from EvilAvatar:

From EG:

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Id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead has defended Doom III’s reputation, pointing out that the four-year-old first-person shooter is “the most successful game in id’s history.” Asked by Kikizo whether there were any ‘weaknesses in Doom III that need to be corrected’ for upcoming multiformat racing/shooting hybrid Rage, Hollenshead rejected the premise completely. “I think there are three people on the internet that keep making these posts that Doom 3 was ‘bad’, and they get no credibility from any other people… there’s some mass-misperception out there,” he said. “I get this occasionally - why don’t I think Doom III was successful? We sold over three million units! It’s the most successful game in id’s history.”

Read the full article.
How can 3 people create ‘Mass Misperception’? Sorry Todd… but I think Doom 3 was Doom 2 with new textures and real time shadows.

As I’ve said, I’ve read similar views on a few different sites in the past day or so.  Can anyone tell me where this is coming from all of a sudden?  All the people I talked to who played DOOM 3 when it was new agreed that it was a pretty frightening experience, though maybe it eventually becomes a little repetitive.  I remember reading all these articles about how revolutionary the graphics were and how they were actually attached to a good game.  Now all of a sudden everyone remembers it as being a festering piece of pewp?  I remember thinking it was the scariest game I’ve played in the dark at 2AM since Silent Hill.

DOOM 2 but with better graphics?  DOOM 3 had an actual story with actual characters.  DOOM 2 was just run-shoot-shoot-shoot-run-shoot-grab key-shoot-shoot-…oh, and by the way you’re now in Hell!!  Fun, but not really a completely immersive experience.  They felt like completely differnet games to me.  Is it just that I’m the only one with rose-colored hindsight glasses?