Enjoy the new COD maps with double XP!

As mentioned in my article for the new CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR map pack, players will get to enjoy double experience points as soon as the pack comes out. The new maps will be available this on the 19th, which is this Thursday. World at War Map Pack 1 will cost about 800 microsoft points (10 bucks). This is good news for all. Online players will be able to level up much faster while playing on the new maps. Treyarch really knows how to please their fan base. The double XP dates are from March 19 - March 25. For more info on the new maps just check out the article.

Nintendo's Wii no longer kid friendly?

The Wii now has violent video games? WOW! THAT'S A SHOCKER! The problem with that is it's OLD FUCKING NEWS.

Now I forgot where this came from, but it was on the Yahoo! front page yesterday. Some Internet news source or blog had an article up basically condemning Nintendo's "kid friendly" for having a uber-violent video game made available for the platform. It comes in the form of SEGA's MadWorld, a violent over-the-top beat 'em in which you control Jack, a contestant on a grisly TV show where you kill others in the most bizarre and twisted way. The person that wrote this article blames Nintendo for killing their family friendly image. What this person fails to realize is that Nintendo has marketed the console for "everyone" of every age group. And yes that's even for the sick and twisted fucks like us who love fantasy. Because that's all video games really are, fantasy. You can make the most fucked up gory game in the world and it'll always be considered fantasy. It's not real, and I seriously doubt that a video game will drive someone to the point of insanity. What this person also fails to realize is that this isn't the first mature game for Nintendo's "kid friendly" platform.

Remember MANHUNT 2? I'm sure you do. It was all over the news because of its level of violence. MEDAL OF HONOR: HEROES 2 had you in the front lines shooting Nazis. RESIDENT EVIL 4 is a pretty violent game which has you shooting mad villagers in the head. Same with RE: UMBRELLA CHRONICLES. In that game you shoot zombies and giant monsters in the head. More importantly, NO MORE HEROES was an exclusive game for the platform, and I didn't see that in the news. NO MORE HEROES had gore, loads of blood and even foul language. HOUSE OF THE DEAD: OVERKILL has the most foul language. OVERKILL drops thousands of f-bombs, and nobody made a big deal about that. I could list more games, but I think you get the point already. What makes MadWorld any different from all the other mature Wii games? These are third party titles meaning Nintendo themselves didn't make them, so why even put the blame on them?

I'm sure you already figured this by now, but making these kind of complaints towards Nintendo is a complete waste of time. Somebody needs to wake up and smell the fucking coffee. The reason why you're starting to see more mature games for the console is because of the backlash from Wii owners who felt that they weren't being heard. The Wii is full of party games and ports, and the hardcore fan base was growing tired of the endless line of kiddy games. For the older fans, MadWorld is a breath of fresh air. Crying and complaining about Nintendo's mature line up is pointless. Who ever wrote this article needs to grow up, and get a new fucking job.

The Beyond is so fucking awesome!

Last time I saw this movie was last year when the Grindhouse Film Festival came to San Francisco. They put it in a double feature along with the film PIECES. I've seen this movie many times and continue to support it by buying the DVD. After watching it again tonight, I thought it would be nice to do a piece with our readers about Fulci's films. In the minds of horror fans all over, Lucio Fulci will always be a household name. His daring take on the genre has left us scarred with memories of grizzly blood and gore. Most of which were shown up close to give it that shock factor he is known for. I've seen most of his movies, and I always state that my favorite Fulci film is THE BEYOND. It's a grueling tale that takes place in a remote and cursed hotel, built over one of the seven gateways to hell. Buckets of blood hit the floor with a graphic frenzy of gory Crucifixions, chunk blowing chain-whippings, eyeball impalements, sulphuric acid meltdowns, flesh-eating tarantulas, throat-shredding demon dogs and ravenous bloodthirsty zombies.

YES! That right there is a delicious treat for horror fans. I LOVE this movie and I always encourage our readers to check it out if they haven't done so yet. THE BEYOND is a towering achievement in hair-raising, mind-bending cinematic terror. Sure it's gory as fuck, but that isn't where all the fun lies. It also has a great story and an even remarkable score. The music is spot on perfect and really makes you feel like you're one step away from hell. It's dark, twisted and magnificent! Once you see it, you'll never forget it. That's how awesome it is, and I'll never get tired of seeing it. We'll be doing a Lucio Fulci piece on our myspace blog where we'll be asking the rest of our readers what their favorite Fulci film is. Actually, I'll get to that once I finish this blog. Although I do recommend buying the DVD, you can still check out THE BEYOND for free online. You find them in separate parts on youtube as you can with most old horror features. If you haven't seen THE BEYOND yet, there's no time like the present! [BUY THE DVD NOW]

Tokyo Zombie finally arrives

Some call this the Asian "SHAUN OF THE DEAD." I call it, fun! The TOKYO ZOMBIE DVD arrives here in the states in April 7.

World at War #1 on XBL yet again!

Honestly, I'm not surprised anymore. CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR is number one on Xbox Live again. Followed by HALO 3 and CALL OF DUTY 4 which made it to the top 3. Yesterday GametrailersTV gave you the first look at the new WORLD AT WAR DLC. They showed off three new multiplayer maps. One maps takes you to Berlin, where you fight in the middle of a burning city. Another map takes you underground in a dark subway station. Much like the campaign level "Eviction." The last map takes place out in the jungle near a base where players will compete out in the daylight. The only thing Treyarch didn't show off was the new zombie mode map. I guess we'll have to wait till the maps come out, which should be sometime this month. It kills us that they haven't released an exact date.

Keep in mind today is the last day for double XP. Celebrating the release of the FREE Makin Day map, Treyarch has given everyone double experience points for the weekend. Free map! You hear that Infinity Ward? Come Monday, it'll be over. So hit up Headquarters as much as you can! It's great to see that Treyarch is giving out double XP every month. If memory serves me correct, they've done it more times than Infinity Ward did for COD4. That's sad considering Modern Warfare has been out for much longer. If Treyarch continues their support for the consumers, it'll encourage us to keep coming back.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles

1 Call of Duty: WaW

2 Halo 3

3 Call of Duty 4

4 Gears of War 2

5 GTA IV

6 Left 4 Dead

7 STREET FIGHTER IV

8 FIFA 09

9 Halo Wars Demo

10 Guitar Hero World Tour

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

1 Braid

2 3 on 3 NHL(TM) Arcade

3 Castle Crashers

4 Worms

5 UNO®

6 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

7 A Kingdom for Keflings

8 Death Tank

9 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

10 The Maw

The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.

Original Xbox Top Live Titles

1 Halo 2

2 Star Wars: Battlefront 2

3 Counter-Strike

4 Fable

5 Splinter Cell Chaos

6 Conker: Live Reloaded

7 Doom 3

8 Star Wars: Battlefront

9 Call of Duty 3

10 Burnout 3

Top Community Games NEW! (Full Versions purchased)

1 RC-AirSim

2 Aquarium HD

3 Bowling X

4 Miner Dig Deep

5 Rumble Massage

6 Remote Masseuse

7 DrumKit

8 TV Calibration

9 bricks4ever

10 Golden Royal Blackjack