I'm a (short-lived) Xbox Live Celeb!

So, Josh and I spent like 50 hours playing Saint's Row 2 together. It's a great game and if I ever get time from playing Fable 2 and Fallout 3, I'll probably write about it. Anyway, the last few days I keep getting random messages from gamers that I don't know. Today I found out why - I'm a short-lived Saint's Row 2 celebrity.

The first message was masterfully written as "HOW DID U THROW SUM 1 SO FAR??????"

After a second, I realized that he was talking about Saint's Row 2. I ignored it but meant to write back later. I just thought he was trying to get the achievement for throwing someone in the game.

Today I got a bunch of other messages from strangers asking about the same thing. When I finally figured out why, I looked at the leaderboard for Saint's Row 2. Some of the early messages make me think that I was number one on the Throwing leaderboard for a while. When I looked at it, I was number 3 and I'm currently number 4 because one of the guys I told how to do it got it down enough to capture second place.

There's my celebrity status. Throwing people 6,971 feet in Saint's Row 2. :-P

Call of Duty: World at War Beta

I haven't been gaming much lately. I've been really busy in my personal and professional life(hence the lack of updates on the site). The other weekend I actually played LEGO Indiana Jones most of the weekend. I was cleaning out my e-mail the other day and what did I find? A beta code for Call of Duty: World at War.

I participated a lot in the Call of Duty 4 site and beta so I must have gotten the beta code through that. I did sign up on the World at War site when it first started, but I haven't been active at all on the site so the beta code was a bit of a surprise.

The beta clocks in at a little under 900 MB. It is a lot like Call of Duty 4. It has Perks, Classes, Challenges and Levels. The beta right now caps players at Level 11 and it doesn't take too long to reach that level.

A few things are different. Of course, first of all, the series has returned to World War II so the weapons are a little older(reloading seems to take longer). The four different armies are Russian, Germany, Japan and the US.

There are also vehicles in this game. I don't know what all are available, but I have driven a tank around. Another interesting change is dogs! Get enough kills in a row without dying and you can unleash the hounds upon the enemy. Attack dogs will run around for a minute, attacking the enemy. You can kill the dogs, but these dogs tend to swarm and can do some good damage. When I unleashed a pack today, they killed three enemies during their minute long rampage.

Welcome Back 50 Cent!

50 Cent: Blood in the Sand has been brought back to life. The game was originally dropped when Activision and Blizzard merged. Now THQ has announced that they have picked the game up and will publish it.

Nothing like playing a rapper who fights extremists in the Middle East. Extremists who stole his crystal skull that he got as payment for a benefit concert?

October Game Releases

October’s here. The weather’s getting colder, and we need more activities inside. What games can the publishers scare up for us?

 

DS Titles

October 13
* Bratz: Girls Really Rock
* Kage Densetsu: The Legend of Kage 2
* Prey the Stars
* Tak: Mojo Mistake

October 14
* Battle of the Giants: Dinosaurs
* Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer
* FIFA Soccer 2009
* Littlest Pet Shop: Garden
* Littlest Pet Shop: Jungle
* Littlest Pet Shop: Winter
* Lovely Lisa
* My Japanese Coach
* Naruto: Path of Ninja 2
* Rock Revolution
* Smart Girls Party Games

October 20
* Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?: Make the Grade
* Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games
* Pass the Pigs
* Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band
* SpongeBob: Nicktoons Globs of Doom

October 21
* Away Shuffle Dungeon
* Backyard Football 2009
* Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp
* Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
* Dancing with the Stars: Get Your Dance On!
* Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell
* Ener-G: Dance Squad
* Ener-G: Gym Rockets
* Ener-G: Horse Rider
* High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance
* The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
* Master of the Monster Lair
* Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
* Theresia
* Tornado
* Transformers Animated
* What's Cooking? Jamie Oliver

October 27
* Go Diego Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue
* MechanicMaster
* The Wonder Pets: Save the Animals

October 28
* Bella Sara
* Ben 10: Alien Force
* Goosebumps HorrorLand
* Jagged Alliance
* Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ
* Monster Jam: Urban Assault
* My Sims Kingdom
* Ninjatown
* Petz Rescue Ocean Patrol
* Petz Rescue Wildlife Vet
* Rubik's World
* Shrek's Carnival Craze
* Six Flags Fun Park
* Zenses - Oceans
* Zenses - Rainforest

PC Titles

October

PS2 Titles

October 13
* Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno
* Bratz: Girls Really Rock
* Tak: Guardians of Gross

October 14
* Dokapon Kingdom
* FIFA Soccer 2009

October 17
* Cake Mania Baker's Challenge

October 20
* Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition
* NHL 09
* Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band
* SpongeBob: Nicktoons Globs of Doom

October 21
* Backyard Football 2009
* Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp
* Disney Sing It
* The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
* Onimusha: The Essentials
* Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
* Think Fast Bundle

October 26
* Guitar Hero World Tour

October 27
* Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess
* Go Diego Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue

October 28
* Baja 1000: Score International
* Ben 10: Alien Force
* Goosebumps HorrorLand
* Mana Khemia: Alchemist of Al-Revis
* Monster Jam: Urban Assault
* Moto GP '08
* Pro Bull Riders: Out of the Chute
* Shrek's Carnival Craze
* SingStar Country
* SingStar Lengends

PS3 Titles

October 13
* Blitz, The League II

October 14
* Dead Space
* FIFA Soccer 2009
* Golden Axe: Beast Rider
* Rock Band 2
* Rock Revolution
* Saints Row 2
* SOCOM: Confrontation

October 20
* Midnight Club: Los Angeles
* Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition

October 21
* Bioshock
* Disney Sing It
* Eternal Sonata
* Far Cry 2
* The Legend of Spryo: Dawn of the Dragon
* Legendary
* LittleBigPlanet
* Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

October 26
* Guitar Hero World Tour

October 28
* Baja 1000: Score International
* Fallout 3
* Moto GP '08
* MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
* SingStar Vol 2

PSP

October

Wii

October

Xbox 360

October 7
• Crash: Mind over Mutant
• Fracture
• Guilty Gear: Overture
• NBA 2K9
• NBA Live 2009

October 13
• Blitz, The League II
• Legend of Spyro: Dawn of Dragon OSG

October 14
• Dead Space
• Deer Hunter Tournament
• FIFA Soccer 2009
• Golden Axe: Beast Rider
• Rock Revolution
• Saints Row 2

October 19
• Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle

October 20
• Midnight Club: Los Angeles
• Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition

October 21
• Dance Dance Revolution: Universe 3
• Disney Sing It Bundle
* Fable 2
* Far Cry 2
• The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
• Legendary
• Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

October 26
* Guitar Hero World Tour

October 28
* Baja 1000: Score International
* Fallout 3
* High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance
* Moto GP '08
* Scene It? 2