Mass Effect 2 Teaser and New Resident Evil 5 Trailer

BioWare has released a teaser trailer for Mass Effect 2 and Capcom has released a new trailer for Resident Evil 5. I'm highly anticipating both of these games and can't wait for them to come out. Resident Evil 5 is being released on March 13, 4 days before my birthday ~_^

Vacation

Well, so far I'm enjoying my time up here in the frozen norths of Wisconsin...mostly because it means I don't have to work. Vacation is vacation no matter where you spend it =P

I also have some WoW news today. Apparently Jeff Kaplan has stepped down as the director of World of Warcraft and has moved on to Blizzard's "next-gen MMO"...whatever that is. Also, there's an interesting interview with Ghostcrawler containing some information about dual speccing that I know many people have been interested to know the details of.

Sessler's Soapbox

So, Killzone 2 is/was/will be released in the near future or past. I have no idea and don't really care, but this video of Adam Sessler ripping both Xbox 360 and PS3 fanboys a new asshole is priceless.

FFXIII Trailer

Square Enix released a new Final Fantasy XIII trailer today. Check it out. Too bad we still won't see this game state-side for over a year =(

EGM shutting down

Electronic Gaming Monthly is shutting its doors this month. Their last issue will be the already released January '09 issue. This definitely saddens me a bit since it's the only magazine I've subscribed to in years and was one of the least biased video game magazines I've ever had the pleasure to read. They stood their ground when threatened by companies to pull ads if they didn't give good reviews several times during the magazine's lifetime and their journalistic integrity and wit was the main reason I stayed subscribed for so many years, even after I was finding out about things weeks earlier on the Internet. It was a GOOD magazine and I hope the people who got laid off find greener pastures elsewhere and continue doing what they do so well.

I'm kind of a big deal on the Internet...

On the night of the Wrath of the Lich King release I (and many other nerds) met up with one of the WoW Insider guys at a bar named Duffy's in Chicago where we nerded out about WoW while waiting for the midnight release. Well, apparently someone was snapping pictures when I wasn't looking and I've been immortalized on the Internet...go me. I'm the guy right in the center with the orange shirt. If I look unhappy to be there, it's because the music was obnoxiously loud. Credit for finding the picture goes to my friend Sam; he's in the bottom left corner in the leather jacket and Psychonia of my life as a cartoon is in the back-right corner of the photo, sitting to my left.

I also saw this interesting article on FileFront this morning that points out the scary similarities between Robo's theme from Chrono Trigger and Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, along with an accompanying mash-up video.

Also, the Sonic Unleashed Demo hit Xbox Live this morning and I need to find time to play it.

I'm not dead yet...

So, the NXE didn't brick my box or anything, but it is a little excessive and confusing. I haven't used it for any considerable amount of time though, honestly. World of Warcraft is still eating my time. Gearing up a tank is a pain in the ass and you have to do it quickly enough to meet people's expectations, regardless of how absurd they are. People will only tolerate wiping so much before finding another tank and not bothering to give you another chance.

Also, I finished an anime called Claymore over Thanksgiving. It's nothing particularly special, but if you're in the mood for fan service, gore, and over-the-top action, this is for you. It's not a bad anime by any means, just the epitome of mediocrity.