CES 2010 Microsoft Keynotes (And first blog post of 2010!)

Hey all(I'm talking to all you imaginary users who read my blog, keyword: Imaginary),

I've been busy the last few months, well, last several months, which is why I haven't been posting on my blog that much, but just thought I'd go ahead and type up a blog post now.

As you know, CES 2010 started this week and lots of great stuff was revealed, including Google's new phone "Nexus One", along with other cool gadgets and new technologies.

Anyways.. MS's Keynotes at CES 2010 I thought really impressed, along with revealing a Holiday 2010 release of "Project Natal" which I think is incredibly HUGE considering they revealed it at last year's E3, so that's awesome. I'll definitely be picking up mine, as long as it's not like $600, which it could very well be. Probably worth it though.

Here's a video of the CES 2010 MS Keynote for your viewing pleasure:

Full CES 2010 MS Keynote (1:17:53)


I hope to be posting more frequently, whenever I have time in the new year, hopefully, even if it's just to showcase a video game trailer or whatever.

Happy New Year 2010 and thanks for reading!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Launch Trailer

On Nov. 4, IW finally released the launch trailer for their next EPIC game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

And within just a few short days, one of the most highly anticipated first-person shooters of 2009, will be released.

Well, in case you haven't yet seen this awesome new trailer, feast your eyes on it below, which I'm sure you'll be pleased.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be available worldwide on Nov. 10, 2009. Check your local video game retailers for midnight launch listings.. I'll definitely be on scene.. will you be?!

Madballs in... Babo: Invasion Mini-Review

Today I stumbled-upon a game on Steam called Madballs in... Babo: Invasion, a 3D shooter/arcade game created by Indie developer, Playbrains.

In all honesty, I've never even heard of the game before today. I was curious, so I searched for a demo on my Steam client and downloaded it. Took about 5 minutes to download/install. Started it up. The demo offers two levels: Boot Camp(the tutorial level) and First Contact, the first out of ten singleplayer levels.

The boot camp level basically gives you a feel for the controls/gameplay and what not and when you're ready, you can test out what you've learned by playing the First Contact level.

The game is simple. You take control of a ball in which you roll about the areas, gaining experience, finding and unlocking better and super awesome weapons, etc, all while defeating enemies that cross your path. There's also two camera modes, the default one that hovers over your Madball and top-down view mode. In my opinion, the default camera is the way to go.. and you can rotate the camera any way you want.

(Just for reference, for anyone who doesn't already know, the two characters: Oculus Orbus and Horn Head are actual "Madballs" from the popular bouncy ball toy back in the mid-80s. I use to play around with them all the time when I was much younger.. wow... crazy, the 80s.. wow!)

After you've beat the first level, you can take on the second faction(Scorcher). It's basically the same level, but with different characters and new and exciting weapons to choose.

Also, each character you control has two abilities each that you unlock by gaining experience. For example, the Magmor character can grow into a giant molten lava rock and can easily crush anything in his path just by running them over, for a short time.. really cool. Each character has it's own unique set of abilities.

And there's 4-player co-op, 16-player multiplayer, with 21 maps to choose from, Invasion Mode(build your own side of the map before each match starts and then battle it out in different maps each time!), 5 versus modes, over two factions, lots of classes, voice chat, unlockables and secrets, leaderboards, in-game steam achievements, and much, much more!

So to sum it all up... Madballs in... Babo: Invasion is a great game that you should own. It's a 3D shooter game with a twist. It's completely different and a really great experience. From the story, the 3D graphics, the sound effects, the music to the controls, gameplay, amazingly super awesome weapons and the great characters, it's all there: A truly unqiue and genuine gaming experience.

I wouldn't be writing this review if I didn't believe just that, now would I? Well, probably, but that's besides the point. lol.. just kidding. No, I wouldn't be writing a review about this spectacular game if I didn't believe there wasn't hours of fun!

So with that said, for this weekend only, you can get Madballs in... Babo: Invasion for $7.99 via Steam. What more can you ask for in a really unique game and at that low of a price? Nothing!

Get going now... the Madballs await!

Shadow Complex - The Foam Gun

IGN Video: Shadow Complex Xbox 360 Video - Video Special:The Foam Gun

Gotta tell ya.. Shadow Complex, Epic Games' newest venture for the XBLA is sure to be a mega hit.

IGN's latest video on Shadow Complex is the "Foam Gun". The Foam Gun is a unique weapon (or device) that allows you to freeze different things in place, like moving machinery or even enemies. Using the Foam Gun to freeze mechanisms can also grant you access to new areas. A really cool thing about the weapon is the ability to freeze enemies temporally and then destroy 'em with a grenade (or sticky nade) for a nice explosion!

Shadow Complex is due to be released for the Xbox Live Arcade on Aug. 19, 2009 for 1200 MS points.

Kevin "K-Spa" Spacey Explains Twitter to David Letterman

Twitter is huge. There's no question about it. Little over three years strong, Twitter gets around 30,000,000 uniques a month(or more). This is astronomical, considering the companies only been around for that long. Many other companies don't get that big in that amount of time.

Everyone(or almost everyone, hint David Letterman) uses Twitter. Companies use it to self-promote. Celebrities use it to talk about their daily lives, which I might add, a lot of "regular" folk are interested in. My point is.. lots and lots of people use it. Hell, even the President of the United States use Twitter. Twitter is THAT big.

Anyways, before I carry on and on and on.. a few days ago on Late Show with David Letterman, Kevin Spacey was on the show. David Letterman knows nothing about the power of Twitter, so Kevin took it upon himself to explain it to him. (By the way, his street name is K-Spa; suits him, haha) - Kevin has over 800,000 followers which is no small feat.

It's a pretty hilarious bit. David gets a little offensive which makes it even more funny. Watch it and learn a few things about Twitter from "K-Spa".

And note to David: GET ON TWITTER YOU LAZY/CHEAP Host! (hahahah)

Kevin Spacey: http://www.twitter.com/KevinSpacey

Linkin Park - "New Divide" Music Video

Linkin Park – “New Divide”

I am seriously a HUGE fan of Linkin Park(never been to one of their concerts, however, but I hope to change that soon) so I decide to help them out(they don't need help...) by promoting their newest music video entitled "New Divide".

This is a video game blog "mostly" but sometimes when I feel like it, I post non-gaming related stuff, like Linkin Park's newest music video.

"New Divide" seriously kicks some major ass. Every new song they release is awesome. Can't wait for the next one!

Enjoy!

P.S. Oh yeah, and remember to vote for "New Divide" starting tomorrow for VH1's Top 20 Countdown. Vote, vote, vote them to #1! All you gotta do is drag their song to the #1 spot and do this as many times as you can, so the song will be #1 on the top 20 countdown! Go here to vote starting tomorrow: VOTE June 13!

Project Natal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Microsoft's Project Natal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: