I am really looking forward to getting my hands on the new Metal Gear Solid downloadable content. No. Wait. I am REALLY REALLY looking forward to getting my hands
on the new Metal Gear Solid downloadable content for the much-famed LittleBigPlanet, but I am also looking forward to seeing Sony attempting to make Home more
interesting. You know, something you actually want to fire up every now and then.
I know I am not alone in thinking the new LBP DLC is really really cool. In fact I've heard some 360 people talk about maybe possibly thinking about getting a PS3 after
their Xbox broke down again. The MGS DLC for LBP seems to be hitting a very sweet spot with a lot of people, and hopefully Sony can move some units because of
this.
Maybe the PS3 price drop that didn't happen will finally work it's magic in Q1 of 2009. I'd like that, my PSN buddylist is filled with internet people, but hardly any of my real
friends are in there. And thta's an issue, and it's one Sony should have done something about. six months ago. Maybe make some money selling software, attracting
developers, who attract gamers, attracting developers, and the circle goes on. Selling things is what all the other companies are trying to do, while sony seemed to have
been trying to minimize losses. Microsoft, on the other hand did a great job with their aggressive price drops, and I think it’s really sad that Nintendo and Sony played
stubborn kids and kept saying no, screwing the customer (read: you) in the process.
Speaking of screwing customers, Nintendo seems to be doing a great job doing just that. According to the big N we don’t want games for gamers, but games for my mom
and imaginary 15 year old sister. We don’t need support for external hard drives, what we really want is to expand the storage pace of our Wiis with SD cards! Yes,
Nintendo sure knew what the customer wanted!
Sony needs to make some major advances in the gaming market in 2009, or they’ll end up in last place. Sadly, there are 2 wars raging this generation; your mom, and the
gamers. Nintendo won over your mom, Sony might be winking at your dad for the BluRay drive in the PS3, but the 360 is just plain cheap, and your dad might like a game
every now and then too. Who owns the number one spot is clear: Nintendo, but after that it's anybody's guess. The second one is ours; the console war that we are used
to. This one is lost by Nintendo already, won by Microsoft, and Sony is coming in second place.
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A Balkan war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia was considered inevitable, as Austria-Hungary’s influence waned and the Pan-Slavic movement grew. The rise of ethnic nationalism coincided with the growth of Serbia, where anti-Austrian sentiment was perhaps most fervent. Austria-Hungary had occupied the former Ottoman province of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which had a large Serb population, in 1878. It was formally annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908. Increasing nationalist sentiment also coincided with the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Russia supported the Pan-Slavic movement, motivated by ethnic and religious loyalties and a rivalry with Austria dating back to the Crimean War. Recent events such as the failed Russian-Austrian treaty and a century-old dream of a warm water port also motivated St. Petersburg.
Myriad other geopolitical motivations existed elsewhere as well, for example France's loss of Alsace and Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War helped create a sentiment of irredentist revanchism in that country. France eventually allied itself with Russia, creating the likelihood of a two-front war for Germany.
In 1919, in recognition of his distinguished service during World War I, the U.S. Congress authorized the President to promote Pershing to General of the Armies of the United States, the highest rank possible for any member of the United States armed forces and was created especially for him and one that only he held at the time (General George Washington was posthumously promoted to this rank by President Gerald Ford in 1976). Pershing was authorized to create his insignia for the new rank, and chose to wear four gold stars for the rest of his career, which separated him from the four (temporary) silver stars worn by Army Chiefs of Staff, and even the five star General of the Army insignia worn by Marshall, MacArthur, Bradley, Eisenhower, and H. 'Hap' Arnold in World War II (Pershing outranked them all).
There was a movement to make Pershing President of the United States in 1920, but he refused to actively campaign. In a newspaper article, he said that he "wouldn't decline to serve" if the people wanted him and this made front page headlines. Though Pershing was a Republican, many of his party's leaders considered him too closely tied to the policies of the Democratic Party's President Wilson. The Republican nomination went to Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, who won the 1920 presidential election.
STFUAJPG.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Lost Odyssey.
in during elitism
In 1921, Pershing became Chief of Staff of the United States Army, serving at this posting for three years. He created the Pershing Map, a proposed national network of military and civilian highways. The Interstate Highway System instituted in 1956 bears considerable resemblance to the Pershing map. In 1924, then 64 years old, Pershing retired from active military service, yet continued to be listed on the active duty rolls as part of his commission as General of the Armies.
Pershing's tombstone at Arlington National Cemetery.
On November 1, 1921 Pershing was in Kansas City to take part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Liberty Memorial that was being constructed there. Also present that day were Lieutenant General Baron Jacques of Belgium, Admiral David Beatty of Great Britain, Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France and General Armando Diaz of Italy. One of the main speakers was Vice President Calvin Coolidge of the United States. In 1935, bas-reliefs of Pershing, Jacques, Foch and Diaz by sculptor Walker Hancock were added to the memorial.
On October 2, 1922, amidst several hundred officers, many of them combat veterans of World War I, General of the Armies, John J. "Black Jack" Pershing formally established the Reserve Officers Association (ROA) as an organization at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. ROA is a 75,000-member, professional association of officers, former officers, and spouses of all the uniformed services of the United States, primarily the Reserve and United States National Guard. It is a congressionally chartered Association that advises the Congress and the President on issues of national security on behalf of all members of the Reserve Component.
Take that ArrestDeveloper!
I dunno wat is going on
I'll admit that I laughed, so job well done, but this type of elitism really isn't cool -- there's nothing wrong with capz's blog entry. Except that you shouldn't respond and should instead wait for my "Best Game of 2008?" game debate article.
+10 points to Garison for using "STFUAJPG" :)
Chicken nuggets are a fun and tasty snack.
I want games for your mom and imaginary little sister.
Also, Desert Bus was the best game of 2008.
@RON
Yeah, WHATEVER.....................
Everyone knows that The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific was the best game of 2008, pfft, Desert Bus was not even close to it's awesomeness.
You fucking noob bitch, go play on your shitty Bus driving game
/end sarcasm
:)
i don't know, the game aquatopia is the shit and will move ps3's.
Uhm what?
I don't think Smash Bros. and all the upcoming games are for my mom, dude.
MGS4, GTA4, and Animal Crossing City Folk.
I'm with holmes...brawl takes the cake for me
i'm really hungry for some chicken nuggets now.
McNuggets, McNuggets, what?!