I was listening to National Public Radio and was fascinated by this story. A non-profit fan made prequel to the Lord of the Rings. Director Chris Bouchard with the help of other fans are set to release a high definition 40 minute movie called "The Hunt For Gollum" over the internet Sunday May 3. There's some backlash as to copyright laws, but everything seems a go for Sunday, so I guess we'll see.

NPR link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103673352
The Hunt For Gollum - Movie Blog http://hunt4gollum.blogspot.com/
Dailymotion states it will show the full 40 minute movie when released: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8znyl_trailer-2-the-hunt-for-gollum_shortfilms
The main link seems to be down.

Here's a trailer.

I've read Sweep's blogs for years, uh... months. Love you Sweep.

10. They're fun.
9. You can make your own games.
8. You can make established games your own.
7. Games are games, no matter what.
6. They made video games.
5. Video games got better... and better.
4. Video games allowed for many experiences and challenges throughout different genres.
3. Video games allowed me to fulfill fantasies.
2. Video games have a voice.
1. I like games. 

Deus EX made an appearance on my PC. It looked pretty good after modding it. I've played about 20 hours of it, good stuff... if you like stealth play or sneaking, in this case. On Steam, I bought the Ubisoft Classic Sale or whatever it was called for $10/US. Four games and I got;

Beyond Good & Evil: Played it on the PS2, great game. I'll play it... whenever. I have a gamepad if needed, but yeah... should be a trip.
Far Cry: Actually I have this, but my copy comes with some nasty "starforce" which I've cleansed myself of, so WTF.
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946: I played the demo many years ago and liked it even with the keyboard and mouse. This game gives me a reason to pick up a flight stick, and I think I can find one on the cheap.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic: I played the demo and liked it, but found too much bad in my research to purchase at full price. I knew I would like it... a little trial and error, but some fun to be had playing the same level over and over.

All these games are a good purchase in my mind.

Played in the Team Fortress 2 Bombing Run. I had a good time... I didn't know the maps very well, but maybe that's my bad.

Real Life: "Spoilers" "Do not enter"

Diary of a 44 year old gamer.

My wife's disease, LUPUS is not well. She has a diabetic ulcer on her heel and it will not heal. My brother-in-law... hung himself... he suffered from Behcet's disease... he had much pain and for whatever reason committed suicide.  My wife's sister "his wife" is a raging drug addict and has tried to commit suicide as well, but she likes to get high and now enjoys huffing "Dust Off"... what the fuck. She's at my house now, and we hope to send her to a home to get help, but...  we've tried before. My mother has been diagnosed with lung cancer, and I'm hanging on... playing my games. All of this is within the last week, thus is my life.

Love you all, take care. Thanks for reading.

One interesting note is that while PGA Tour 10 is set to ship this June, that doesn't necessarily mean the same is true of the MotionPlus peripheral. Now that I've played Tiger with all of this added control precision, I don't ever want to go back to the old Wii standard, but gamers who don't access to the MotionPlus add-on can still enjoy the title without it. "When the Wii MotionPlus is released, you can pick one up and it will work with your copy of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10," says Shenkman.

The season is changing and so have my gaming habits. Not the time spent mind you, but the games played, and what a time I''ve had. Fallout 3 brought in the winter and I fell in, out, in, out... in...... and out of love with it. Dead Space was my treasure, my holiday strategic dismemberment. Fable 2 wasted away my pleasure in a frivolous pursuit, but for the loved ones. Some other games died a lonely death... a toy... not played much by me. "R.I.P. (Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution)". My World of Goo experience is still giving me a physics experiment I can't believe...crap... maybe later.

This season calls for basketball, college hoops style and I delivered. Old but new to me College Hoops 2K8, dance baby, dance.  Okami has made an irreverent  appearance onto my Wii. Stay strong my friend with hope, I will see you to the end. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition still has a strong hold on me. The little stories it tells, just picking it up and playing it in pages. Steam is still hot... is it not. 1080 Avalanche... now I be trippin', but fun to be had on the cheap, plus a downhill racer to be beat.

Shout out:Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play... until motion plus support.

Thanks for reading...

I had a bad day and took it out on GiantBomb and for that I'm sorry. Bad blog is bad.

The winds of Christmas are dying down and there is a new glow in the air... a time to sit and a time to share.

The Earth is making a pigrimage pass once again around the sun. On a universal scale, this time is small, but it's with our scale that we count time. The New Year is every new moment and I live it, but New Year's Eve has been a favorite of mine... you can make it your own, but I like a good party. That party could be with the one you love... alone or with friends and acquaintances. I hope everyone here at GiantBomb has a happy and safe New Year.

It was a great lead up to the holidays, Fallout 3 kept me warm and cozy until the holiday games came to be mine. Here's what I'll be playing until my birthday in two weeks and probably beyond.

Dead Space: I've been playing this game since Christmas Day and I must say... well worth it. I love the genre and this game fits the bill. Like I've been saying "Nothing says peace on earth like strategic dismemberment".

World of Goo - WiiWare: Played the demo on Steam and bought the game with Wii Points. The Wii version plays just as well as the PC version. If you have any interest in puzzle games, do yourself a favor and play this game on a PC or Wii... just play it, you won't regret it.

Just bought:

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts: This game kept moving up on my holiday wish list and beat out Civilization Revolution for a buy. I played the demo of Nuts and Bolts and wanted more and now I have it. It's still in shrink wrap, but I'll be playing this for a while.

Fable II: This game almost fell off my holiday wish list, but I found it on sale for $44.99. I'll be playing this all month as well. 

What I didn't get:

My LCD HDTV... maybe sometime next year... no worries. I wanted one more game, but the monies ran dry.

My birthday is in two weeks, so that means more games... Oh, it feels good to be alive and be a video gamer.

See you next year GiantBomb, Happy New Year.