Author's Note: I've been having immense problems trying to get this blog up due to Comcast being stupid. Don't ever get Comcast. Ever. If you have it right now, cancel it. Eventually I'll add images, but for right now just enjoy it for what it is. Images will be up either later tonight or tomorrow. This blog took me about an hour to write. It's short, but most of my time was spent trying to get the images that were in here formatted correctly.
 
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the 12th edition of my weekly Gaming Update series. I didn't play many games this week because my grandma has been visiting.

Yesterday we visited Washington DC for the second time. We spent a lot of time at the National Air and Space Museum, which was way cool. We saw a lot of planes from the olden days and space related equipment. Among the coolest things there was the capsule that Lance Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and that other guy were in when they landed on the moon, the space suit worn by one of them (complete with moon dust on it), the Wright brother's fight airplane, the fastest planes EVAR, a replica of the Skylab, multiple satellites that were in space, the suit worn by John Glenn and Yuri Gagarin, Apollo 11, and other interesting thingys. After exploring every inch of that place, we walked around DC in the 40 degree weather and took some pictures in front of the White House. We then made our long trek back to our vehicle, which took quite a while because we were so far away. We were going to ride up the Washington Monument, but they were out of tickets. :( We had a great time.
 

What I've Been Playing

 
I managed to play some Oblivion this week, and that game continues to be amazing. My Dark Elf is currently level 17 and I've been spending my time doing some side quests, exploring caves, and shutting down Oblivion Gates. Something I continue to notice is how great the graphics are. I love how Bethesda uses vibrant shades of green for the grass and trees, bright blue for the sky, and stark white for Ayleid ruins that you come across while exploring. The game just looks fantastic, even if it's 3 years old. Seriously, if you haven't played that game, do it now. Natetodamax commands you.
 
I also reached 10th Prestige, Level 55 in CoD4, something that I must say I am proud of. It took me 15 days, 7 hours, and 11 minutes of game time to reach this milestone. w00t!
 

What I Want To Play

*sigh*...... I'm starting to lose interest in Borderlands. I don't know why. I think it's because that I was so hyped for the game, and I got disappointed when I saw that the reviews for it were good and not amazing. I'm sure it's a great game but.... I don't know. Agh. Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are getting closer and closer, and I cannot wait. Those games are destined to be awesome.
 

Threads You Should Check Out

    * Hamst3r introduced us to a wonderfully composed classical version of the Bombcast theme.

Recent News

    * Mass Effect is being released on January 26
    * Trophy support on Giant Bomb is no more
    * Gearbox already announces DLC for Borderlands
    * Them Crooked Vultures debut album coming November 23
 

Song Of The Week

I heard this song from a Youtube video demonstrating mods for Left 4 Dead on the Xbox version. It's a beautiful song that everyone should listen to.
 
     
 

Site Shenanigans

I'm getting closer to becoming one of the top posters on Giant Bomb. I only need about 50 or so posts to make it. Cool beans. Also, I started working on a forum specific guide a few days ago. I'm not saying anything about it yet, but it should be EPIC. I even made a lot of progress on my Left 4 Dead Versus Guide. HOPEFULLY I'll finish that soon. It's been in the works since May >_>
 
And that concludes this week's Gaming Update. Anyway I hope everyone had a great week!
 
Until next time, children.