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Well, it's that time of year again, and just in case you aren't keeping up and happen to be reading this particular blog, you're in luck! Today you'll find out that there is a new Halo 3: ODST trailer out, showing off new characters, weapons, and a brief shot of a new gameplay mode, Firefight. They didn't say much about that. Anyway, there is also a new Halo game coming out, called...

Halo: Reach! I can't wait for this one. In this, you will, apparently, get to relive the Fall of Reach, the battle just before Halo 1 where all the Spartans (supposedly) died. If Chief and his fellow super-soldiers are Spartans, then this battle is their Thermopylae (like 300, for those who don't know Greek history).

Here's ODST

Here's Reach

X-men Origins: Wolverine could be called the prequel to the X-men series, but it focuses, obviously, on the origin story of Wolverine. It tells his story from his childhood, in the 1840s, to when he loses his memory, in the 1970-80s. This essentially tells all the non-comic book readers what they didn't know about Wolverine when they saw the X-men movies. He fights in many wars, including the American Civil War, World War 1, World War 2, and Vietnam, shown in the beginning credit sequence, a good move so that more of the story can be told without lingering on these things. The movie focuses on Wolverine and his time with Weapon X, a top-secret mutant team that does the government's dirty work. When Sabretooth gets claw-happy, Logan decides to leave, but not before we get to see Deadpool (sadly, not in suit) in action for the first time on the big screen. Ryan Reynolds executed his performance quite well, and I only wish he had more screen time. Logan then continues through more adventure, including getting the adamantium bonded to his bones, giving him the signiature indestructible claws. I can't say much more without giving away the story, but I recommend seeing it if you are a comic or Wolverine fan, although they change some things, like Weapon X is not a team project, but Wolverine himself.

The game adaption takes the general storyline from the movie, but takes a great deal of creative lisence, creating foes such as lava monsters. That being said, this is without a doubt, the... best movie lisence game ever made; and for that matter pretty much the best superhero game I've ever played. The action is fairly constant, but it does not get boring. It is not a simple linear hack and slash typical movie hero game. There is a level up system, a great variety of enemies, and when you level up, you unlock more ways to eviscerate your varied foes. The health system is reminiscent of Splatterhouse. You can tell how messed up you are by how much of your body is ruined, but it heals back in real time. The wounds are realistic, and this is also the bloodiest game I've ever played. When I saw the preview, I was worried that it would be underplayed, candy coated. This game is intense. There is exploration, which helps you find health and combat bonuses. I also preordered, unlocking the Weapon X arena, with a ladder challenge (think one-man horde mode), environmental kill room (stick guys on poles and what-not), a room where you can pick any number of enemies you have fought and fight them, and a dismemberment room for the severley disturbed. I cannot express my pleasant surprise and excitement fully here, but this game is a solid 9/10. Finally, a fun, rated-M Wolverine game. IT'S ABOUT TIME.

This is a simple browser game, but with KOTOR style item system, and similar combat (although less involved, more dice roll and less button mashing and quick decisions). It's about the best free game this side of Runescape. Keep in mind, it's old school. Each item appears on your character at the character screen, but the only thing that matters is the stats. You appear as a dot on a map, use WASX to move, and symbols and alerts guide you. Still great fun if you like the old school, and surprisingly well laid out. I suggest you give it a shot, here's an ad to click on:

The torrent-download site, The Pirate Bay went to court. The four founders are going to jail for a year, and have to pay $3,600,000 in fines. One of the founders said, of all things, that the verdict was "Epic Win". He said it was "lol to read the verdict". That is awesome. He said it was win because these sorts of sites would never stop. Anyway, here is the full article. Click on the picture, as well. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345485,00.asp

KGC Special - How Not To Fix Things

Welcome to the first KGC special blog: How Not To Fix Things. I will be detailing the fail of certain things that I have observed, especially the failings of those who try to fix things. The wrong way. Here we go.

Today, whilst catching some sweet waves on the netweb, I heard a decent amount of clamoring coming from outside the door. This is to be expected when my little brother attempts to play video games, but it went on a little too long. I said "Stop banging", as I had had enough of that when my other brother played the drums (and impressively well, I might add). He eventually called for my help, and when I asked what for, he avoided answering for some time until he told me his Wii  controller was broken. He did not break this news lightly, but with much rage and intensity, or as much can be expected from an 11 year old. I usually tell him that not throwing and beating electronics helps a considerable deal, but he told me that this was the 6th wiimote he had bought. I stated the obvious by saying "you only need four", and he said that he had broken all of the others, and now this one. The yelling continued. This is how not to fix things.

You can now download the official KGC toolbar, with helpful features, including chat, messaging, and great links such as free music, etc. Highly reccomended for members, download here: http://KGCwebtool.OurToolbar.com/

Here are the XBL stats for the week of March 30:

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 RESIDENT EVIL 5
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 Left 4 Dead
9 Halo Wars
10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
2 Alien Hominid HD
3 Hasbro Family Game Night **
4 Castle Crashers
5 Peggle
6 Worms
7 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
8 UNO RUSH
9 UNO
10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade

Looks like COD5 finally came out over H3.

And, to finish with the lulz, here is an excerpt from an article:

"Just the other day, after playing Mario Kart, I bought some bananas and while driving home I started to throw the skins at passing cars in an attempt to make them spin out of control."

Read the whole article here: http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/formats/wii/mario-kart-should-be-rated-18-$1286730.htm

Beware the mist. And belligerent kart driving plumbers.

-krakenkiller

Well, I saw this movie opening day, with great expectations. The previews had promised awesome, and I came to see if that's what they had given. The action, story, and effects were not dissapointing. It made some profound statements about society, although they were ridiculing humans for their moral depravity while the movie had plenty of sex scenes and more violence than any war movie I've ever seen, including SPR, Black Hawk Down, and a number of others. Ah, irony. Nonetheless, it was very cool to watch Rorschach beat the crap out of criminals and then some. The major element of fail was that Dr.Manhattan had decided, apparently, that now he was blue, he didn't need pants. Yep. Almost the entire movie had his dick in it. I do not think I will ever see this movie again, despite the amazingly cool parts, which were cool. It wasn't really worth it.

I am : ( because EGM is going out of print (1up was bought by UGO). I know, old news, but I don't have time to get around to everything. Anyway, I read that magazine through picking it up at the stand or at my friend's house, and was seriously considering a subscription. But now, it's all over. They were a great magazine. At least the 1up site is still there.

Mass Effect trailer has been released. Dawn of War 2 is out. More info on Dragon Age Origins.

In DAO, you can choose from one of six "origins", including humans, dwarves, elves, and a mage. Each one has a unique starting story, and you will be viewed differently by the world in the game. This is an intriguing new step in the RPG world. I look forward to seeing how this will turn out.

In the Mass Effect 2 trailer, you will be shown a shocking new development of the story, which is planned to be a trilogy.

And Dawn Of War 2 has opened to generally good reviews, citing great controls, interesting new ideas for an RTS (no bases, control squads of story characters, loot pickups), but a mediocre campaign. Nonetheless, they said, the mulitplayer was great, and the character upgrading system was fun, something I would enjoy.

And, lastly, around 9 days until Halo Wars, but already it is recieving less than stellar reviews. Gamespot gave it a 6.5/10, a few 7/10s from other sites, but still pulled out a 9/10 from OXM, and Game Informer, two very reputable sources. But, either way, I already preordered it, so I am glad to hear about the high scores, and will enjoy it as a Halo fan. Gamespot cited low unit counts and small maps as the game's main downfalls, among other things: non-playable flood and scant multiplayer choices.

Still sounds very worth it to me, but the $80 for LE is a little over the top.

The Halo Wars has been available to Gold Members for a while, and was recently released for Silver Members. I have played the demo fairly thoroughly, and I liked it so much I preordered it. I didn't get the LE (limited edition) because the maps didn't seem worth $20, and the other stuff wasn't enough to justify the cost. Otherwise, I expect a lot from this game.

     Also, it broke records for the most downloaded XBL demo in 24 hrs.