Racist Avatar in 1 vs 100 on Xbox Live
So me and coworker Alexander Sliwinski were playing the live show of 1 vs 100 on Tuesday night and this fine young individual above ended up being the 1. Now, I know the new deal is that the 1 is chosen based on score, so the more you play, the better your chances at being in the mob or the 1 are. Still, are there no screeners? Nobody looks at the Avatars before they go on? Come on -- a blackface Avatar is not appropriate!
Note: Sorry for the crummy pic. I had to use my Pre and I was snapping from a projector, so it's not the brightest. But you get the idea!
[Via @DaveHinkle]
Finally! Gears of War 2 title update rolls out
It's about time they addressed this nonsense, considering Gears of War 2 has sold over 4 million copies now, they pushed DLC onto us very early on, and the online play has been just plain broken. Over at the official forums, Rod Fergusson dropped in to inform us of the changes this new title update brings. When I glanced over the long list, it looked like pretty much everything anyone had an issue with has been fixed. So now, as best as I can tell, the only problem you have to look out for online is host dropping. I'm sure that's still going to happen quite a bit. Oh well, at least there's no more kung fu flips and shield glitching. Hooray for being able to play again!
[Via Joystiq]
5 fun things to do in Fable 2
If you read my blog, uh, ever, then you probably know I'm deeply in love with Fable 2 right now. I'm just getting a kick out of every little bit of that game, squeezing it like a wet rag so I can get all of the precious liquid out. Well, I've noticed that there have been 5 things I do every now and then in the game that give me such a kick. Call them diversions or whatever, but they're great fun if your character is super evil like mine is.
My 5 best games of 2008
I've been thinking long and hard about what my 5 favorite games for 2008 are. I knew what my favorite game was immediately, and one other game guaranteed itself a spot on the list, but what about the other 3? It's tough to pick, considering just how many games released. But, I'm glad to say that I've finally narrowed my list down to 5 games. Here they are.
Going corrupt in Fable 2
I first wrote off Fable 2 because, well, the first game failed to deliver on promises and I expected as much of the second game. However, the more I saw people on my friends' list playing it, the more I got curious. Then I saw it pop up as Joystiq's Game of the Year and my interest was piqued enough. I chatted up Ludwig about it and he kind of brought me down off the fence. So I've been playing it for almost a week now.
First of all, my guy is incredibly corrupt. Like, I killed an entire village corrupt. He's gigantic, covered in scars, and has huge horns. I guess when you drive up the rent on every property you own, it catches up with you.
Am I the only one absolutely pumped for Dead Space?
It kind of seems so, seeing as how the game hasn't been all over the blogosphere. As someone who makes a living working in the gaming blog sector, I understand the push that PR does the week before a game releases, as well as when and after. Why have I not seen all that much on Dead Space yet?
Aside from the buzz of one review, and a write-up here and there, the gaming blogs have been woefully empty of Dead Space stuff. This game is looking like it will revolutionize the survival-horror genre, which is one of my favorites.
Maybe it's all this damn Nintendo news, which I guess I can't be all that mad at, as it's kind of caused a resurgance in hope that Nintendo isn't all about Wii Fit and Wii Music anymore (even in myself, I admit, who severely doubted the company from E3 on). Whatever it is, I'm here to say that it's the only thing on my mind right now and I'm incredibly anxious to play it. If you've got no idea what it is, check out some videos over at GameTrailers by clicking this link.
So I bought a Zune
I've been really good about watching my funds lately and as a treat to myself for making my goal (I won't get into it much, but I'll say that my bank account is looking pretty damn good), I bought one of those 120gb second generation Zunes. You know, this thing.
For the most part, I've used iPods. I got an iPod mini at first, to see if I liked the idea of an mp3 player. I liked it, but space became an issue shortly after (those things only held 4gbs when they came out), then I upgraded to a 30gb iPod video when they came out. Now, 30gb just doesn't cut it. With the huge storage space of the Zune, and its sexy screen, I'm finally ready to jump ship. Watching movies while on the plane with my iPod sucks, so I'm hoping it's better with the Zune (you can turn it sideways for 16:9).
So, yeah. Anyone want to buy an iPod?
Castle Crashers has locked onto my heart
Oh man, did you know Castle Crashers is available for download on XBLA? You need to get on that. 1200 points is steep, I know, but the gameplay is so damn good. I managed to get an hour in with Ben and my boss today, and with only one dropped game, we managed to plow through a bit of it. I think my level is 9 right now. Actually, I'm going to get back to playing it right now.
Quick bio:Hi! I'm David Hinkle, Contributing Editor for Joystiq, former Lead of DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy and co-host on the Xbox 360 Fancast. Basically, I write about games, talk about games and play games -- all the time.
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