I'm sure this is no suprise to anyone, but The Dark Knight (155.34 million) has unseated Spider- Man 3 (151.1 million) for the best openeing weekend reports the Los Angeles Assoiciated Press. The record is attributed to the buzz surrounding the death of actor Heath Ledger who plays Batman's arch-nemisis The Joker. The movie was hailed by critics across the nation, and Oscar buzz is in the air for the deceased Ledger. The Dark Knight also set the record for top single-day movie gross as well bringing in 66.4 million for the movie's Friday debut. Once again topping [i]Spider- Man 3(59.4 million).

I personally am glad to see the movie well recieved and a big hats off to a very talented actor. Rest In Peace Heath you will be missed.


Until Next Time

Eric

"Rage" E3 2008 Trailer




For the second conscutive E3 the team over at id software tease us with more "Rage". The creators of "Doom" and "Quake" depart from thier often used dark and stuffy settings for a brighter and more expansive setting not unlike the Mad Max series, or Fallout. The difference being a comet collision instead of a nuclear apocolypse. As reported by Gamespot the game is a little first person shooter mixed with dune buggy driving/racing. The game is under the direction of co-founder of id software John Carmack. "Rage" is using id software's new tech 5 engine and has been in development since 2007. The trailer looks great, but I was hoping for its second appearence at E3 they would have some gameplay as well, but it's not over yet now is it. Awww who am I kidding?

I know you've all been following the hype on this game for awhile, and at long last here it is. Beijing 2008 boasts the most realistic Olympic simulator since "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games." You can actually play real Olympic athletes! Here's the list of events for those of you who can't wait until you buy the game:

Track
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
100 m hurdles (women only)
110 m hurdles (men only)

Field
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw

Aquatics
50 m freestyle swimming (men only)
100 m backstroke swimming (men only)
100 m butterfly swimming (men only)
100 m breaststroke swimming (men only)
3 m springboard diving (women only)
10 m platform diving (women only)

Gymnastics
Parallel bars (men only)
Vault (men only)
Rings (men only)
Floor exercise (women only)
Beam (women only)
Uneven bars (women only)

Shooting
Skeet shooting (men only)
10 m Air Pistol (men only)
25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (men only)

Other
Archery, individual (women only)
Weightlifting, +105 kg (men only)
Cycling, team pursuit (men only)
Canoeing/kayak K1, kayak single (men only)
Judo, 81-90 kg (men only)
Table tennis, singles (men only)

In addition, the game will support competition in the male decathlon or the female heptathlon or 5, 10 or 20 random events.

Did I mention online multiplayer? Well for you hardcore PvPers you can compete online in any event. I can't wait for the heated battles in the floor exercise.


Now am I trying to make fun of the Olympics? Hell no. The Olympics are a noble undertaking and in no way do I wish to demean the efforts of the athletes and thier events.

Am I making fun of this game? You're damn right I am. It seems foolish to me that this game would get made for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Yet they fail to reach the console with the largest casual audience the Nintendo Wii. Ahh the minds at SEGA must have been on vacation when that desicion was made. Some extra market resaerch may have paid off big here. It's one thing to watch the Olympics, but to play them over and over seems a little far fetched to this guy. How many times can you win the gold in Table Tennis until it looses its luster? In my opinion this game looks boring at best and has renewed my interest in watching flies f**k.

And that's My 2 Copper.

If you're a Bond fan like me don't forget to check out the debut trailer for the new Bond game "The Quantum of Solace." GametrialersTv reported on Friday that they would be unveiling the debut trailer on July 9. The game is being developed by an internal developer for Activision using the CoD 4 engine. The game reportedly will take you through events in the new movie as well as "Casino Royale". Here are some screens to wet your appetite.



Like he doesn't know you're back there you douche.






Parachute....hrmph...I'm James Bond.

For those of you who may not be in the know. Midway is attempting to breath new life into their successful Mortal Kombat series by clashing it with the DC Universe. In the latest episode of Gamtrailers Tv Geoff Keighly interviewed the team behind the game to find out more about it. Here's a quick run down of that interview.

Characters
DC Universe- Batman, Superman, The Flash, and Catwoman

MK Universe- Sub Zero, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, and Sonya

Arenas
The Batcave
Metropolis
Hell
The Graveyard

Gameplay
Ed Boon the creative director for the game explains that there are three different fighting styles that will be employed throughout the game.
The first is tha classic arcade punch, kick, special move etc....

The second is called close fighting where you grab your oponent and bring him in close for a pounding described to be similar to a boxing game.

The third is termed free fall combat which allows you to continue to fight with your opponent as you fall to another level of the arena you are fighting in.


Random Ramblings

There are fatalities for the MK characters and DC villians, but the Heroes will have non-lethal fatalities because the developers feel that the heroes wouldn't actually kill their opponents. Scorpion will have his old burn to death finisher from MK I and II. I'm glad they didn't stick with the "create a fatlaity" like in the last one.

There will be visible damage to the characters as well as costume damage.

They are going for a "T" rating as opposed to the standard "M" whic is kind of a bummer.

They are not sure if downlobale content will be made available for the game which I think would be lame as this game is full of opportunities to add more characters and arenas.

There will be online play. Which is a no brainer.

Jimmy Polmiotti reports that the end battle is epic and there are more than two characters fighting in it.

All in all this game looks promising so far in my opinion. The combat looks excellent as well as the general gritty design of the game. As a long time fan of the Mortal Kombat series it's nice to see them try something new to revitalize the franchise which hasn't been as impressive lately. I hope it works.

In honor of my One Year Anniversary coming up in one week I thought I'd take a moment and write a little sattire on the subject of marriage. This article is all in good fun, and I still consider marrying my wife one of the smartest desicions I have ever made. Enjoy.

You know I was thinking about marriages in MMOs, and I thought it would be great if some devs would finally develop a marriage system that mirrors our world a little more accurately. Now I’m not saying we need to tarnish the always quaint “and they lived happily ever after” type of ceremony which one finds online more often than not. I’m just saying we add a few little extras to spice the experience up a little bit. Here’s what I came up with:

1. For the solo player, or the player that can’t find a mate you can quest for your NPC wife/husband. This quest would take you from tavern to tavern looking for the love of your virtual life. Don’t forget to raise your newly acquired drinking skill to help resist the effects of drunkenness as that tends to make the ugly girls prettier and the dumber guys more interesting. If that doesn’t pan out you could always look at the local personals board to view the portrait and profile of single NPCs who are also looking for love. Be careful though all may not be as it seems.

2. All weddings will generate two random sets of in-laws whose sole purpose is to make your marriage more difficult through criticisms of your mate and guilt trips that you spend more time with the other set of randomly generated in laws than you do with them.

3. The married couples would combine their bank inventories, and the newlyweds would not be able to withdraw money or items or make auction house purchases with out the approval of the other.

4. The married couple will be automatically grouped together upon login with the exception of Thursday evenings which will be known as guys/girls night out.

5. Last but not least if you find out the married life isn’t for you no problem you can get a divorce where each spouse will have to hire an attorney found conveniently in any major city for 5,000gp. These two attorneys will then haggle everything you own including the equipment on your back through a series of random loot roles. While in the process you and your soon to be ex can engage in name calling and accusations for experience points.

Now I know this seems a little over the top, but just take a minute and plug this in to your favorite MMO. You have to admit you’d never look at an online wedding the same again. Feel free to add to my idea below or tell me what you think I always appreciate the feedback.


And that’s my 2 copper.
Until next time.