Monthly Archives: October 2006

Videos

Slipknot Movie on Two Disc DVD

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M. Shawn Crahan — aka Clown of Slipknot fame has a cool article on billboard.com where he talks about his work on the upcoming Slipknot DVD or as he calls it, the Slipknot Movie on DVD. As a huge fan of Slipknot, I am anxious to see the work Clown put together for this two disc DVD set, especially after reading this quote.

 

"My band tours for months and months and months on end," Crahan says, "and you'd think we're crazy to put up with the shit we have to put up with to get on stage for an hour-and-a-half. So that's what the movie had to feel like; it had to be one conscious thought … to just grab reality, grab the truth of it."

"I spent a lot of time organizing it in a way that I was speaking to you," he continues. "Hopefully people will pick up on that."

 

The release date is set for December 5th, just in time to stuff your stocking with a little Slipknot madness this Holiday Season.

Read the full article on Billboard.com .  

 

New Releases

Tony Hawk Project 8 Soundtrack

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While this isn't exactly new news, when I saw the other day that the new Tony Hawk console based skateboarding game would have a monster of a soundtrack, I had to find out more.  Tony Hawks Project 8, which is due in stores in early November, features a soundtrack of 56 songs from a wide variety of artist sampling hip-hop, punk, new wave, funk, metal and everything in between.  While I cannot comment on the quality of the game (although the reputation of this title is very good), I can vouch for the quality of the soundtrack.  Here's a partial list and you can click "read more" to see the entire list.

76% Uncertain – "Radio"
Aurelius- "Hemlock"
Bad Religion – "Social Suicide"
Black Mountain – "Druganaut"
Charizma & PB Wolf – "Devotion"
Claus Grabke – "Cause"
Cryptic Slaughter – "Lowlife"
Damian Marley – "Move"
Dead Milkmen, The – "Punk Rock Girl"
Die Young (TX) – "Anthem of the Prodigal Son"
Eagles of Death Metal – "Chase The Devil"
Funk Face – "Zoo York City"
Gnarls Barkley – "Gone Daddy Gone"
Gym Class Heroes – "The Queen And I"
Hieroglyphics – "At The Helm"
Hold Steady, The – "Your Little Hoodrat Friend"

 

I tracked down the track listing at IGN:  Tony Hawk's Project 8 Drops 56 Tracks

Continue reading Tony Hawk Project 8 Soundtrack →

GR1 Heavy Metal

2007 Small Broadcasters License

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Help us take Gamers Radio, GR1 – Heavy Metal and GR2 – Punk Rock, to the next level and get a chance to win one of three Free Ipods!

In January 2007, we will be eligible to file for a Small Broadcasters License, however the license is going to cost us $2000. That is a lot of money for something we do for fun. Here are some things we can do with this License.

500 Free Listener Slots instead of the current 100. Think of the times you have tried to listen, but the station was full.

10GB of song storage instead of the current 300MB. We would love to add more tons more great songs to the station, but we have been limited on space. Imagine what cool things we can do with 10GB of music storage!

We will be eligible to be listed in the ITunes Radio Directory. Not only is this cool, but if you listen via ITunes, there is no login to Live365!

We will be eligible to be listed on the Microsoft Media Player Radio Station website. Again, this would be cool!

You will be able to listen to Gamers Radio on Tivo!

As you can see, there are a lot of great things available to us with the Small Broadcasters License. With your help, we can achieve this goal.

As an added bonus, everyone who donates will be eligible to win a Free Ipod!

If you want to help us take Gamers Radio to the next level, please donate via PayPal. Please keep in mind that PayPal charges us a fee. 

Contest Details:

Under $1,000 = New 1GB Ipod Shuffle
$1,000-$1,999 = New 2GB Ipod Nano
$2,000 = 30GB Video Ipod

* All dollar amounts are total donations after fee's. 

Minimum $2.00 donation to be eligible for the contest.
Contest ends January 31st, 2007.

This contest is open to anyone who can legally participate based on your local laws. If you are not a US resident, you can still win, but you will be responsible for shipping and all applicable taxes.

Battlefield 2142

Rundown of Battlefield 2142 Reviews

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The reviews of Battlefield 2142 are starting to come in.  Thought I would consolidate and share the ones that I have seen so far.  Updated to include 13 reviews now.  Enjoy.

Gamespot 8.1 out of 10

Gametrailers 9.1 out of 10 (based on 275 user submitted votes)

Worthplaying 8.9 out of 10

Gamespy has held off on a final verdict pending more testing.

ActionTrip 8.5 out of 10

Boost Mobile Gaming 70%

Game World Network 86% 

Firing Squad 73%

Xtreme Gamer 89% 

GamingExcellence 8.3 out of 10

TrustedReviews 8 out of 10 

Game Chronicals 8.8 out of 10

3DAvenue 4 out of 5 stars 

GR2 Punk Rock

Major Update for GR2

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Wow!  After laughing hysterically at The Office last night, I spent the remainder of the evening processing a major update to Gamers Radio 2:  The Punk Phase .  I went into the update with the goal of diversifying the number of bands and I think everyone is going to be very happy with what I've added for new music.  First, I sent packing a bunch of the lower rated songs, others that sounded poor, and ones that I thought sucked whether anyone else liked them or not.  All in all about 50 songs came off the air and were replaced by around 75 for nearly 8 hours of music!

I took this opportunity to fix the songs that sounded like garbage, and I hope I did that, particularly with some of the Dag Nasty songs.  Let me know if you hear anything that sounds too low, too high, or of generally poor quality.

For the "new" music, I added some of the 80's punk and hardcore like Agent Orange, Black Flag, Descendents, Social Distortion and Bad Religion.  I also stepped back to the very roots of punk rock and added some tunes by a group called Wire and another little known band called The Clash.  Minor Threat and Fugazi have finally shown up, as have Pennywise and Operation Ivy.  There is a lot of more recent stuff as well and you'll hear songs by the Selby Tigers, Retrace, Pulley, Roughnecks, Rise Against and Avail among others.  You will have to listen to find out the rest.

I also want to call extra attention to a band called the Belligerents that includes our very own Hymen Slaughter (That's not his real name) on drums.  You can find three of their songs in the rotation and I don't think you will be disappointed.

Stop by the Gamers Radio Forums  or drop us a line at [email protected] and let us know what you think.

 

Battlefield 2142

Battlefield 2142 DVD Can Not Play Online

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And you guys think I make this stuff up. Battlefield2142.nl is reporting the following:

"Heads-up for everyone who ordered the DVD version of BF2142. Battlefield 2142 needs to be patched before online play can begin. The EA downloader version already has this patch build in.

This new patch is not yet available on EA Downloader, unlike the messagebox says. We expect the patch to be available at the same time as the EA Downloader version of Battlefield 2142 is available for online play."

 

Seriously, I can't write comedy material this funny…..

Battlefield 2142

Top 13 Reasons Why I Am Not Buying Battlefield 2142

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Tomorrow is the release date for the next game in the Battlefield series. It also marks the first time I will not be buying a Battlefield game since the original Battlefield 1942. I figured a lot of other people feel the same way, but EA's Marketing department will probably be at a loss for why the game flopped. To help them understand, I wrote 13 reasons Why I Am Not Buying Battlefield 2142. 

 

13. EA lies to you soldier! Their Quality Assurance department bombs you instead.

12. Official Ranked server program has taken the fun out of the Battlefield franchise.

11. Complete lack of support for easy to install Custom Maps that could lengthen the lifespan of the game.

10. Still smarting from my purchase of Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons.

9. EA absorbing DICE, especially considering all the great developers they purchased and ran into the ground previously. Origin, Westwood, Bullfrog and recently DICE Canada one day after the completion of the DICE/EA acquisition.

8. Lack of mod support for BF2 including buggy, hard to use mod tools.

7. Slick doublespeak Marketing tactics disquised as an appeal to the Battlefield Community.

6. The BF2142 Demo causes Crash To Desktop (CTD), which was a bug they "fixed" in BF2 previously!

5. Apparently $50 is not enough to insulate a person from in game advertisements or the ad tracking spyware installed with the game.

4. The "revolutionary" new "Titan" game mode has been around for years in the form of "Onslaught" for Unreal Tournament 2004 ($9.95 no less) as well as, objective mode in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons and numerous mods for Battlefield games.

3. Still no Capture The Flag (CTF).

2. Terrible unlock system designed more like a MMORPG instead of great, "quick fix" First Person Shooter (FPS).

1. As a Battlefield Fan who has purchased every Battlefield game and expansion since Battlefield 1942, I have finally got it through my thick skull that EA is going to promise the world before the game is released, then two weeks later announce their next great Battlefield game where they are moving all of the BF2142 coders who could have helped release patches in a timely manner leaving the battlefield community to wonder when we will receive a patch to fix all of the same problems that have been present since Battlefield 1942.

 

Post your thoughts on this in our forums. 

Battlefield 2

Battleracer 1.29 Released

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The Sir. Community has just announced that the newest version of the wildly popular Battleracer mod has been released. Dubbed 1.29, this version more than doubles the number of available tracks to race on and fixes some minor quirks present in older releases. Among the new features in this release are:

NEW TRACKS:
� Kubra Dam – 2 Circuit
� Dragon Valley – 3 Circuit, 1 Sprint
� Jalalabad – 3 Circuit
� Urban Speedway (custom map) – 1 Circuit
� Wake Island – 1 Sprint
� Songhua Stalemate – 1 Sprint

That's 12 new tracks, bumping up the grand total in Battleracer to 22! And of course all your lap and race times are counted and sent to the one-of-a-kind +R Central where you can check your global points, see who holds the world records, and more.

� Sprint gamemode: A race from point A to B
� New Paratrooper Jeep available in Kubra
� Reset Car function
� A myriad of anti-smacktard functions
� Bug fixes in the code

Learn more and find download mirrors at the Battleracer website.

World of Warcraft

Southpark Invades World of Warcraft

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There’s trouble in the online gaming world when the actions of a renegade player threaten to destroy Blizzard Entertainment’s award-winning game World of Warcraft. The future of the game lies in the hands of Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny when all new episodes in the tenth season of the widely-acclaimed series, “South Park,” premiere Wednesday, October 4 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.
Blizzard Entertainment, Comedy Central, South Park, World of Warcraft

In this episode, the boys come into contact with a gamer who doesn’t play by the rules. Even the creative people behind World of Warcraft don’t know how to stop the renegade. They are forced to put all of their hope into the hands of the kids of South Park. The boys dedicate their lives to defeating the mad gamer and saving the game for all.

“We were excited to hear that the creators of ‘South Park’ were interested in featuring World of Warcraft in the opening of their new season, and we really enjoyed collaborating with them to make this happen,” said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re looking forward to sharing the experience with our employees and our players as well when the season debuts this week.”

World of Warcraft is the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, with millions of players worldwide. In World of Warcraft, players assume the roles of legendary heroes as they develop friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory. The game’s upcoming expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, is due out by the end of this year. Learn more about World of Warcraft at the game’s official website: www.wow-europe.com.

Launched in 1997, “South Park,” now in its tenth season, remains the highest-rated series on COMEDY CENTRAL. “South Park” repeats Wednesdays at 12:30 a.m., Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., Fridays at 12:00 a.m., Saturdays at 3:00 a.m. and Sundays at 11:30 p.m.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are co-creators and executive producers of the Emmy award-winning “South Park” with Anne Garefino as executive producer.