The other day, Rich said something to me that really bothered me. He said that Monday Night Combat was “Just OK” and that it had “some issues to work out”. When pressed further I was hit with a response that makes me believe he thought he was playing a different game.

The first point to touch on is that this is NOT a standard shooter. Monday Night Combat is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) and its objectives go beyond just kills and deaths. I know its a new concept for you people, winning a game without having to reach a specified kill count, but you should really give it a try. I blame Bungee for bringing you chumps into my gaming scene. Since I have a severe lack of competent teammates, I am going to break this game down for you kids in hopes that you will suck less.

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EN GARDE!

Nintendo’s released a new Wii Virtual Console game!  Dust off your Wiis, find some new batteries for your WiiMotes, and put up that sensor bar, because ladies and gentlemen, this is the game we’ve all been waiting for!  The new release is SAMURAI SHODOWN III! It’s a classic fighter originally released in 1995 for the NEOGEO!
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Shit just got real.

Treyarch has just announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops is going to have actors Gary Oldman and Ed Harris voicing major characters.  Oldman is going to be reprising his role as Viktor Reznov from Call of Duty: World at War, while Harris is going to be voicing newcomer CIA operative Jason Hudson.  On top of the voice actors, screenwriter David S. Goyer has been brought in for script consultation.  Hopefully Goyer, who has writing credits from The Dark Knight and the Blade series, will be able to make a more coherent story than Modern Warfare’s twisted narrative.  The single player for Black Ops is looking better and better every time I’ve seen it, with drivable helicopters and some crazy looking weapons (Explosive Crossbows? YES!).

Call of Duty: Black Ops is coming out November 9th of this year.  Here’s to seeing Treyarch finally get a full development cycle to make a Call of Duty, and a chance to get out of Infinity Ward’s shadow.

BBC Worldwide and Blue Ocean have teamed up with God in an effort to make me waste even more money on useless Doctor Who paraphernalia.  FML.  The Sonic Screwdriver Wii Remote will, as far as I can tell, serve no functional purpose other than its innate ability to not get its purchaser laid.  I, luckily, have incredible hair, which will prevent being subjugated to such a terrible fate. Continue reading…

So…  Yeah…  Activision announced that the demos for DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: WoR will be available today for free download on Xbox LIVE.  Yay?  Hallelujah?  Happy-happy-joy-joy?  Ah hell, I don’t know, I’m really tired and this was the only email I got this morning that remotely resembled news so I fucking posted it.  God, it’s early and yes…  That was a Ren and Stimpy reference.  I feel it’s been long enough.  I’m bringing it back!  Demo track lists after the jump.

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