(Its 4 in the morning here, the grammar is probably non-existent)
 
I will try to justify to you all why I believe BW is the better game (unlike some others with their pointless complaining) 
 
At the heart of any game is its gameplay, and SCII fall short of the benchmark its predecessor. I'm sounding like a pompous ass but I have played a ton of SC on ICCup (the international gaming platform, the place to face the best) and watched the pro scene in Korea (Grand Finals is this Saturday!) That being said, I am really disappointing by the mechanics in SCII. Starcraft has always been about the careful balance between micro and macro, a thin line only the best can tread. This balance is something that must always be in the game, built into the game engine and be the foundation of the game. In BW the greats showed how to play, iloveoov the alltime macro beast and pros like Bisu showing fantastic micro. It is here I believe SCII fails. The micro.
 
 

Hear me out. Sounds crazy right? I have nothing against the GOTY Bombcast (I would probably agree if I actually owned the game and had a PS3) and support their decision all the way. Despite all the accolades that Uncharted 2 has received, I'd rather commend Capcom on their revival of a series and entire genre. This year (or more accurately last year) I spent most of my gaming time SPDing fools and the like. I've managed to break the achievement page on my profile, with my hours spent playing the game exceeding the showing capacity of the page. The game is so good.........from the balanced, finely tuned characters (screw you Sagat. I still hate you) to the days wasted at friends' homes learning how to use a stick, I've loved every single minute spent playing the game. I'm seriously considering buying a stick. Insane. My only gripe is the matchmaking. God. In spite of sitting for minutes spamming the X button hoping for a match, that game is still a gem. Look at me! Last time I actually played a SF game was SF2 at the mall, waiting for a movie to start. Just talking about the game makes me want to play it now. 
 
Rounds of applauds for Capcom everyone! Wooooooooooooooo  

My GOTY List.

Patrick Kane was charged earlier today with attacking a cab driver in his native Buffalo, starting because the cab driver lacked the 20 cents for change. The driver said he was choked and punched in the face by Kane and his cousin for not having the correct change. I remind you, this is a player in the NHL who will make millions in his future and made $875 000 last year. Completely disappointing for a man who is fresh off the cover of NHL 10 (soon to be best hockey game on the market) and the cover boy for the Chicago Blackhawks. This is absurd, why would you even.......ugh.......arg..........common sense, come on. Patrick Kane looked to be one of the main reason for the resurrection of hockey in Chicago and now has serioulsy jeopardized his image and standing in the hockey community. It's just frustrating to see shitty behaviour from him. I expect this from Terrell Owens and pricks like A-Rod but nowadays anything is possible I guess. 

I think this argument has been around for decades, maybe even during the 8-bit era. Now, I've heard arguments for both sides and have made up my own opinion, as seen by the title of this blog post. Jack Kroll of Newsweek wrote in 2000 that "games can be fun and rewarding in many ways, but they can't transmit the emotional complexity that is the root of art." I'm not flaming at the dude's thoughts but I disagree. Art is an expression in its simplist form, a expression, thought, idea that is in the physical from a subjective view. There is beautiful art, and ugly art to some. I think the gaming industry has produced some remarkable pieces of art. I believe that the gaming industry has three forms of art: graphic/stylings, story, music. 
 
The graphic/styling of the game would be the obvious form of art, actually viewable by the person. Some games have astounding graphics like Crysis, bluring the boundaries between virtual and real life. Games like Okami, while not running on powerful cards like the before mentioned Crysis, are as equally appealing to the eye.  
 
Story plays a huge part in a game (I think) and should be considered an art form. The Metal Gear series has always been pushing the boundaries of video game story telling, with Hideo Kojima telling his crazy tale of Snake. Are books not considered an art form?  
 
Music. The final piece of gaming art. Every game has a soundtrack, each composed to support and enhance the gaming experience. How many times have you wanted to find the soundtrack because it was mind blowing? For me, the Martin O'Donnell experience in the Halo franchise drove me to actually get the soundtrack. I'm sure the majority of people will tell you that indeed music is a form of art. 
 
Maybe individually these three art forms might not satifiy the critics of the gaming as an art form discussion, but together, they truly are an art form.  
 
And yeah...I'm kinda tired of this conversation too. But....whatevs.

Not much of a story but Seattle Seahawks reciever T.J. Houshmadzadeh is pissed off and boycotting the Madden franchise for his lowly rating of only 91. Hearing this, he got up and decided to do an interview where he raved about how his old team the Bengals are the reason for his Madden rating, throwing his old team under the bus. 

Might look like another Frets on Fire copy but Jamlegends has a number of features that I found interesting and enjoyable. The biggest feature I liked about this site is that all the songs are tracked by the users and anyone can upload songs they have tracked. You can challenge your friends and duel them, competing for the high score. It has all the usual things like friends lists, favourites songs, customizable controls, achievements, rankings, high scores etc.  All the songs have the usual four difficulty levels and the song base is varied from game-songs to classic rock. Although the song base is still small (noticable missing tracks include Metallica, Van Halen.......the majority of classic rock bands) it makes up for it in its charm. I'm not trying to campaign or adviertise for it or anything, I just stumble upon it and want people to give it a whirl.

Bloody hell. Mac this, iPhone that. All you Apple fanboys frustrate me. Bloody condesending douches. Not a single apple fan boy I have met in my life hasnt been condesending and a twat. And its even better, considering my damn English teach for all 4 years of high school is the biggest Mac humping d-bag around. Seriously. Doesnt shut the eff up about his precious apple until theres 5 mins left in class. Really? Always ranting about how great your damn computers are. I wouldnt be sick of Apple as much as if YOU PEOPLE STOPPED TELLING ME HOW APPLES AND MACS WILL SAVE THE DAMN HUMAN RACE.