Archive, 2007 December
Published by Nick
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Hunk of Handsome. If you like him, see the movie Juno. He is not the main character but gets some sweet screen time. Juno is a good movie end in itself as well. 
Synopsis: Cera knocks up a babe in high school, funny stuff happens, and some serious stuff happens, while the babe figures out what to do with the baby.
Just be yourself, as long as that means that you are a successful person. - Michael Cera P.S. Watch Cera's internet mini-series, Clark and Micheal
Published by Bear
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Halo 3 is a great game. It took elements of both prequels and combined them into a solid package. Of course, it's not without its frustrations. In reality, few games have caused me as much bodily harm. Not directly of course, but I have nearly shattered several bones pounding fists, elbows, and the occasional skull into the concrete walls of my apartment. That being said, this map pack adds on to an already impressive title. The 800 point ($10) download consists of three new levels which are Rat's Nest, Standoff, and Foundry respectively. Each one is significantly different from any of the existing maps and adds new gameplay elements to the regular game types. Also, unlike Halo 2, the maps have been instantly thrown into the Matchmaking playlists. There's even a special category called "Heroic DLC" where you can play 6v6 games taking place solely on the three new levels.
Foundry
Foundry is basically a storage warehouse that shares the same textures as The Pit. It's fairly basic level with some interesting elevation changes. The cool thing about this map is that you can remove almost every item in the forge to get an empty room. It doesn't make for very interesting combat but it essentially allows you to create any level you want. They've also added some new items to the forge menu so that you can actually make stairs, walways, and fences instead of just traffic cones and plasma pistols.
Rat's Nest
Rat's Nest is an underground map with an elliptical track around the outside. The track is wide enough for one or more of the many vehicles in the map to terrorize anyone foolish enough to wander off. There's also plenty of close quarters combat in the infield for the shotgun/sword/hammer/mauler lovers. Some of my favorite moments in Halo 3 have been cruising around the outside ring of the map mowing down enemies in a Warthog (with or without a gunner).
Standoff
IGN referred to Standoff as a smaller version of Blood Gulch. I don't agree, but it is a fantastic map for CTF games. There are several hills and underground corridors to make for plenty of interesting elevation and line-of-sight changes. Another interesting element is the amount of entrances to the base/flag. I didn't count them all but I'd have to guess at lease four. It makes defending the game assets that much more difficult. Each of the maps seems to contribute to Halo 3 multiplayer. They are sure to evolve in the minds of players as everyone has more chances to get pissed off and frustrated, but, for now, they are a welcome refresh of the standard Halo 3 experience. Check out halowiki.net and IGN for more information.
P.S. Garvey, go buy a goddamn XBOX 360.
| Posted in: Games
Published by Maida
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
I'm typing this only four you. Just you. The only people in the hole world will see this. Is you and myself. MySpace. My Buddy my buddy my buddy my buddy, wherever hi goes, I (Vincent van) Gogh.
| Posted in: Work
Published by Bear
Monday, December 10th, 2007
His fans and friends also knew Adams as an environmental activist, a self-described "radical atheist", and a lover of fast cars, cameras, the Macintosh computer, and other "techno gizmos." Acclaimed biologist Richard Dawkins dedicated his book The God Delusion to Douglas Adams and in it describes how Adams came to understand evolution, consequently "converting" to atheism. Douglas was a keen technologist, writing about such inventions as e-mail and Usenet before they became widely popular, or even widely known.