Odd Happenings

The blog is currently experiencing some "growing pains" as I attempt to add and change some of the posting settings. Most notibly, the text size in almost all browsers are too large.

Stay tuned, and I hope to have all the issues worked out by next week. Untill than, posts may be fewer than normal...as I spend more time on working behind the scenes.

Finished AP Testing

As of today, I offically am finished with AP testing forever. I took my very last one, MacroEconomics today. It was more difficult for me than Gov was, but no where near as hard as Computer Science. Here's my hopeful grades:

APCS: 3
Lit: 2/3 (Does not really matter for my college)
Gov: 5/4
Econ: 3

E306: New COD2 Maps

Four new maps are available to download for Call of Duty 2 over the marketplace. One set of two is free, and the other costs 400 MS points.

There was also a slew of trailer releases this morning, including three compilation trailers for Windows gaming, 360 games, and 360 Aracade titles.

E306: Other MS Things

Here's a short list of some of the stuff talked about during the press conference. Note these are all off the top of my head...so names and details may change. I'll post a better, more collected list tonight.

1. UNO game added to XBLA
2. Trailer for Gears of War up
3. GTA IV coming to Xbox 360, maybe ahead of PS3
4. Fable 2 trailer, annouced
5. Forza 2 trailer, annouced
6. Wndows Live/Local--like an Xbox 360 on your PC
7. Play XBLA titles on your phone
8. Camera shown, new section on Martketplace
9. New demo of Dark Planet (the Mech game)
10. More games... cheek out Martketplace or GameSpot for full details of event.

E306: Finish the Fight in 2007

E306: Microsoft press conference.

Halo 3. Its true.I said it. Its coming. its here.

The trailer for Halo 3 is now up on the Xbox Live Martketplace. So is a theme and some gamer pics.

Bungie.net has changed to accomedate the new game.

2007 can't come fast enough.

MS has won the console war. Its. over. Period.

E306: PS3 Copies 360; Wii

E306: Sony Press Conference

During the Sony pres conference, the following was revealed about the next gen of Sony toys:

1. PSP titles will have a new "Greatest Hits" category
2. PSP will work with PS3 simultanously... shown as a rear view mirror for drving game
3. PSP will play emulated PS1 games
4. PS3 will lunch November 11 in Japan, Novemer 17 in US
5. Will cost $499 for 20 GB HDD, &599 for 60 GB HDD
6. Controler will have "motion capturing" abilites (JUST LIKE WII!!!!!)
7. Many games shown, including new EyeToy card game that I perosnally think is very cool. Many games are hack and slash, or driving games. One cool FPS set in UK after WWII (but, it didn't happen)
8. A Marketplace like system, like the 360s. (This is ironic, becuase, as Sony yells on and on about their system, I'm using my 360 to download a new demo of test drive.)

In essence, not a very orginal confernce, to say the least. If I was Nintendo, I'd be violently pissed off at Sony. Violently.

I'm rooting for Nintendo now. Sony will have a hell of time getting me to fork out 500 bucks for a copy cat system that offers NOTHING orignal.

I will continue to offer updates from E3 throughout the week. Nintendo's confernce is tomorrow morning, and Microsoft's is in the afternoon. I won't be able to post immediate thoughts on Nintenos (like this one, this post was started before the show was over :) ) as I'll be in the middle of AP Gov, but, I'll be front and center for the BIG show: Microsoft.

I'm rooting for Nintendo and Microsoft to shove it down Sony's face. Come on guys, show us the true next generation.