Nerd Dreams Have Come True! …For a Price.
by saberwolf on Jul.07, 2010, under Uncategorized
*The internet never fails to amaze me…
How awesome would it be to meet a girl that likes to play video games as much as you do? How would you like that girl to be ”hott”? They don’t exist, right? WRONG! I honestly can’t believe this exists; but there is a BETA service on the web right now that gives you the ability to play video games with hot girls. GameCrush is a pay service that allows the nerdiest of nerds to have your ultimate dreams come true. It also gives an opportunity for sexy female gamers to make some cash. It’s similar to gaming prostitution but at least you don’t have to get naked, or do you? 
A Player (yes, they’re called “Players”) buys points–500 cost $8.25–and uses them to buy “game time” with a PlayDate (yes, they’re called PlayDates). Xbox titles including Modern Warfare 2, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Halo 3 cost 400 points and last up to 10 minutes. PC-based casual games like Checkers, Battle Ship, Billiards Pool, Four Across, and Tic Tac Toe cost a little less.
Players browse through PlayDate profiles, and once they find one they’re interested in they can send a gaming invite. Right now the system works with the Xbox 360 and the site’s own games, but the developers say they’re hoping to have PS3 and Wii integration soon.
If the PlayDate accepts the invitation, she can set her mood to “Flirty” or “Dirty” and it’s game on (though any real gaming girl would set her profile to “Hurty” and kick your ass). The pair can chat, play, or both for the amount of time purchased. When their time is up, the Player is invited to send the remaining 100 points to his PlayDate as a tip. The PlayDates can then trade their points for real-world cash.
After a gaming session, a Player can rate his PlayDate on a number of criteria, one of which is flirtiness, so future Players will supposedly know what they’re getting. I think I’ve seen a similar service advertised on Craigslist for different kinds of play dates.
Does it sound shady? Sure. Is it sleazy to pay women to chat with you over a game of Gears of War? To a degree, you bet. But if there is one thing that gamers know how to do, it’s waste exorbenant amounts of money on pointless shit.
Chatroulette, anyone?
APM: How fast is your god?
by saberwolf on Jul.06, 2010, under RTS
APM: Actions per Minute
In the world of RTS’s (Real Time Strategies) this rating is really the discintion between “no go’s” and Pro’s. The idea behind APM is how fast your can draw a picture on the screen of what you are trying to accomplish: victory. Korean Pro’s (the only RTS Pro’s that matter) can average around 300 APM per match. That’s retarded boss fast. You have to see it to understand how fast that actually is. It’s almost like the keyboard is just an extenstion of their hand. It’s almost scary. It’s actually comparable to watching ‘cst cHip’ play CoD:MF2 on 360; just unfare. (xbox live him, kids)
Razer recently released a very interesting documentary on competitive gaming teams. In the film they briefly go over APM and the overhead clips that they show are scary. Take a look: (20:30 mark for the APM demo)
Playstation 4 Concept? Eh…
by saberwolf on Jul.02, 2010, under Uncategorized
One year ago, German gaming webiste, Cynamite predicted how the new generation of consoles is going to look like. After the presentation of Playstation-Move and the introduction of 3D gaming at E3, we know a bit more about Sonys new console generation.
So, Cynamite took it upon themselves again to breakdown how the future-console is potentially going to pan out. Take a look. I have to link it through ‘google translate’ or you won’t be able to read anything.
cstMarch Roundup
by saberwolf on Mar.01, 2010, under Adventure, FPS, RPG, RTS
March Madness is upon us, and no, I’m not talking about NCAA basketball. March, seems to be the month that so many games demoed at E3 the year prior seem to poke their head out and appear on retail shelves. This month has so many goodies we figured we’d showcase some of the big names so you can start saving your couch change to purchase a few of them. Most of the video’s I’ve included are teaser trailers just to get you anxious but some include gameplay footage.
TAKE A LOOK!:
…on a side note, if your into the whole Red Steel concept (East meets West) check out: Sukiyaki Western Django. It’s a Western film done Kung-Fu style. Tarantino was involved, so it has to be good!
Final Fantasy XIII on X-Box, MS Fan’s Rejoice!
by saberwolf on Feb.27, 2010, under RPG, Uncategorized
If you didn’t notice from my post about DVD’s, Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the X-Box 360. As an X-Box owner you should be ecstatic. Square Enix makes the best RPG’s on earth and they spare no expense when it comes to the Final Fantasy series. Our boy over at IGN.com, Ignaxio, a.k.a. “X”, a.k.a. White Fudge, took the time out of his busy schedule to travel to Japan to get the public opinion of Sony losing its exclusive reign over the Final Fantasy franchise. The reaction he got was unparalleled.
Another big issue has been made about the compression and graphics engine differing from Sony version of the game…MSXBOX-WORLD.com breaks any concern you’d have
10 Minute opening game footage, YOU NEED TO SEE THIS!!!
Gunblades are so badass! Click for 1680 Wallpaper
