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.
Dark City on Blu-ray is a must buy
I was talking with Ludwig about this coming out on Blu-ray on Skype the other day and with a price of $18 bucks, I figured a purchase was in order. I'm pretty particular about what I buy on Blu-ray, because I think hi-def doesn't just make any movie. Action movies and stuff benefit, but for things like comedies and dramas, I usually just go regular DVD (the PS3 upscales amazingly, so the picture often looks great on plain old DVD). Dark City is a movie I already own on VHS and so I figured I might as well upgrade.
Boy am I glad I did. It's such a great flick, and definitely one of Keifer Sutherland's best performances. Sure, the end can be a bit much, but the look of this film, the atmosphere, as well as the OMGCR8ZYTHINGS crescendo the film comes to in the last half hour, really make it memorable. If you have a PS3 (or you bought a stand alone Blu-ray player for some super silly reason), check this out. Or, at the least, check out the regular DVD version.
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