KOTOR MMO Confirmed

According to This Post on Portfolio.com, EA has announced that LucasArts is collaboration with Bioware to make a Knights of the Old Republic MMO. EA chief executive John Riccitiello confirmed the news in an interview, saying "We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development,". The first of which is the new Warhammer MMO which we knew about but he had this to say about the second, "And the one that people are dying for us to talk to them about -- in partnership with Lucas, coming out of BioWare, which is, I think, quite possibly the most anticipated game, full stop, for the industry at the point when we get closer to telling you about it." Now Joystiq mentioned that it seems Portfolio.com is the one to put two and two together to get KOTOR but the original article was update with this question and answer:

Does Riccitiello mean the oft rumored Knights of the Old Republic Online? "Yes," he said.

So there you have it! The greatest news I could have hoped for from E3 this year! I've never really been an MMO kind of guy but this is too good to pass up.

A video you have to see to believe

This video is crazy. A kid makes full on replicas of Halo weapons using only cardboard and paint. The weapons can even be reloaded. Truly mindblowing.

Deeply Disappointed

I just read on Joystiq that Bungie was supposed to announce a new project tomorrow morning but the announcement was canceled by Microsoft. This saddens me to my very core. I had been looking forward to this for quite sometime. Now I'll have to wait to find out about the Superintendent.

The Sword of Inscaprion

Today at work I was blanking parts that take so long I could sit down for 2 minutes after each one. This was cool for the first little while because I got to rest up and cool off a bit. After a while though I began to get antsy. Each part that I blank has an extra piece attached to it when it comes out that I have to remove. These extra bits are thrown in a big bin and eventually sold as scrap. I was playing around with a bunch of pieces of scrap when I found a long straight piece with a funny shaped end. I folded this end to wrap around my wrist a through my middle and ring fingers. I then proceeded to swing it around like an awesome sword. I, of course, was the coolest person at the plant cause I had an awesome sword like weapon until I swung it around real hard and hit the side of the scrap bin. The sword managed to snap apart and really hurt my wrist. Luckily it was pretty much time to go so it wasn't a bit deal that my arm hurt so bad I couldn't do my job. Time well spent.

Microsoft at E3

Yesterday was Microsoft's Pre-E3 Press Conference and it was jam-packed full of megaton bomb-style announcements. I will try to list these announcements in order but I'm going entirely on memory so it may be sketch.

Fallout 3 will be awesome.
Resident Evil 5 will have online Co-op. March 13th release date.
Gears of War 2 will be awesome and have a new 5 person Co-op mode. Nov. 7th release date.
Fable 2 is finished and will launch in October. Online co-op confirmed.

Complete Dashboard refresh this fall.
Includes Avatars, Netflix partnership, Primetime gameshow games, Live Parties, 8 person group chat.

Community Games launches this fall.

Geometry Wars 2 next month.
Galaga Legions next month.
Banjo Kazooie original for XBLA.
Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts this winter.
Viva Pinata Trouble in Paradise this winter with 100+ pinata species.

New Scene It game.
New Your in the Movies game with vision camera.
New Lips Karaoke game with strobe light microphones.

Infinite Undiscovery in September, 360 exclusive.
The Last Remnant this Holiday on 360 first.
Star Ocean 4 next spring, 360 exclusive.

Final Fantasy XIII day and date on Xbox 360 in NA and Europe.

The Jays Game

Yesterday my Dad and I went to the Jay's game at the Roger's Center. We had these awesome seats right behind Home Plate about 20 rows up. A.J. Burnett pitched for the Jay's against Andy Petitte for the Yankees. If you haven't been following the Jay's I don't blame you. They are in last place in their division and lose all the time.

The game started off excellently with A.J. pitching three straight strikes to get the first batter out. He continued to be excellent up until the ninth inning when they decided to pull him and bring in the closer, B.J. Ryan. In the second inning the Jay's put up the first run on a RBI single from Scott Rolen. Adam Lind was walked right after and, after trying a bunt on a couple pitches, Marco Scutaro blasted a three run shot into the Jay's bull-pen.

The Jay's won 4-1 and it was probably one of the best games I have been to. I really hope that new Manager Cito Gaston can pull things around after the All-Star break and they can get into the playoffs or something. It looks pretty doubtful right now though.

The Behemoth

Saturday was my works Family Picnic Day at Wonderland. It only cost me $10 to get two tickets to Wonderland and they included lunch. Caitlin and I left early from her house to get to the park at a decent time. Once we arrived we rode Top Gun Flight Deck first. Apparently since the last time I was there they have dropped the Paramount license so now they had to rename anything that was named after a Paramount movie. Totally lame.

The second ride we went on was Psyclone which is still one of the best rides there. While waiting in line we spotted my sister and her friend Megan in line for the Behemoth. The line was ridiculously long but we had to try it so after Psyclone we went and got in line for the Behemoth. The line probably took about an hour for us to get through, which isn't too bad. Also there was vending machines right in the line in case we wanted a $5.00 bottle of vitamin water. (We decided we could wait)

The ride itself has very cool seating. There are three trains and each one has eight cars. The cars themselves have 4 seats that are setup so that everyone gets a good view. This is done by having the two front seats together in the middle and the two back seats apart on either side. The restraint is simply a lap bar that pushes you down into your seat. It is rather comfortable.

The ride begins with a huge hill that goes down at 75 degress. It feels like straight down and is absolutely excellent. After that are several hills that you hit at a good enough speed to feel completely weightless at the top. Its so pimp. If you haven't ridden it then you absolutely must.

Hedgehog!

Caitlin and I went to get her pet hedgehog today. He is still pretty small cause he is only 5 weeks old. He is really, really cute though. He is very adventurous and curious and not nearly as shy as I thought he would be. He really dislikes Caitlin's Mom though. He curled completely into a ball and stuck is quills straight out. He then bit her when she picked him up. I thought it was funny. A little while ago he also pooped on her dad. I don't think he meant anything by it though.

You'll notice I keep calling him "him" or "he" because he doesn't have a name yet. We can't think of what to call him. If you have any ideas make sure to leave them in the comments.

Mood: Cudly

I AM THE BEST!

I Guess I'll Have to Get an IPhone...damn...

Today while I was at work I must have crashed into something. At the end of the day I pulled my phone out of my pocket to check the time (watches are for losers) and the small screen on the front wasn't working! This really pisses me off. Already I have a pretty basic phone but it was in good shape and worked well. Without the front screen though, this phone is trash.

I want to get an IPhone a new phone that isn't too expensive and is rather nice. I don't really know anything about what phones are available though. I guess I'll just keep my crappy one for the summer and then worry about it in the fall. I don't really have any money anyway.

Mood: Distraught!

The Hiccup! (No 'S')

So today while I was working I managed to get the hiccups hiccup. That's right I hiccuped just once. One single, lonely hiccup. It sounds pretty uneventful but that's because you haven't heard what followed. Right after my single hiccup I felt like I was going to hiccup more but couldn't. This was accompanied by some of the worst chest pain I have ever felt. It lasted for about 20 minutes then slowly dissipated. Weird, I know.

Mood: Whimsical

Wall-E

Caitlin and I went and saw Wall-E tonight. I thought that while it started off a little slow, it definitely delivered by the end. Probably up there with the best of Pixar, I was really impressed with how they get the story and feelings across with characters incapable of speech.

There were several children in the theatre(it is for the kiddies you know) and at times it's pretty rough goings for Wall-E. There is one moment in the movie where a child actually jumped out of his chair and screamed because he cared so much for Wall-E's safety. Pretty impressive when you consider that Wall-E can't speak.

All in all I say it's a can't miss. Feel free to wait until it hits dvd or blu-ray if you'd rather see action packed movies on the big screen but you're screwing yourself if you don't get around to seeing this one.

Mood: Impressed

Cold Storage?!? More like Cold Suckage!

Just played some of the Bungie Day Halo playlist on the new map. It was my first time playing Halo since I finished school this year. That may not seem like a long time to some of you but during school I played everyday. Also it turns out that if you don't use it, you lose it. I know because I sucked royally. I did win a round of swords but I've always been the master of swords and with Bumper Jumper on its not even fair for the other players. I'm pretty sure in that match I managed to kill two guys with one sword lunge. After that I played a round of BR starts and got smoked. It was kinda embarrassing. Getting ready for bed now cause I work tomorrow(insert farting sound).

Mood: Embarrassed due to lack of skillz(note the "z").

Superintendent?

I was just on Bungie.net, the website for the creators of Halo(where have you been?), because today is Bungie Day! Every year on July 7th (07/07) they celebrate Bungie day because Bungie loves the number 7. It's weird, I know. Anywho, there is come craziness going on in the forums because a new person has been posting over the last couple months with the rank of Superintendent and fancy green text. I know it seems weird but Bungie fans eat this shit up. So now everyone is trying to find new info on this guy and who he is. Some people think he may end up being a new character from a platformer they are working on. Others think that he is pointing to them re-making an old Halo 2 map called Terminal cause it had a subway and he frequently says things like "Your tax dollars at work" and things you can hear in the background of the Halo 2 map.

He also has a little picture showing up everywhere. It has appeared on Bungie Employee shirts, during videos made by Bungie, on the Bungie webcam, and other misc. places. I for one am very intrigued and I hope it turns out to be the platformer thing. That would be awesome!

Mood: Intrigued...very Intrigued(Insert thinking pose including chin scratch)

He's a big-shot owner guy.

Today I received my first ever share certificate in the mail. I am now and official owner of Fortis Inc. I plan on using this singular share to join Fortis' Dividend Re-Investment and Share Purchase Plan. Then I will be able to buy shares without paying any fees and my dividends will be used to buy more shares at a discounted price. Then later I can sell all the shares at(hopefully) a higher price than I payed for them and make some money. Cool. Making money is neat when you don't really have to do any work.

Mood: Financial

Andrew's Lunch Capers

My brother is kind of not all there. Especially in the morning when he just wakes up, which makes for some interesting times at work. See Andrew is too lazy to bother making his lunch the night before(I am too!), so often he is left to quickly throw one together in the morning. Often something microwavable(hurray for Free Radicals!!).

Now these food stuffs require utensils to eat, especially when fresh out of the microwave, but often Andrew is too rushed to remember to bring one. It usually takes until lunchtime for him to realize he doesn't have a fork or spoon. If I have one I will lend it to him but often I don't bring one cause I don't need one(I eat a lot of pizza pops).

So far there have been three times that he has forgot and hasn't been able to borrow one. The first time he needed a spoon. After asking me and searching all through his lunch bag and the lunchroom, he decided he would buy a cup of Chinese noodles out of the vending machine cause they came with a spoon. It cost him $2.50 to eat his packed lunch that day and I'm pretty sure he still has the noodles.

The second time it was a fork that he forgot. See he had a chicken pie that you leave in the box when you microwave. Deciding not to spend money to eat his own lunch, he fashioned a make-shift spoon out of the cardboard box. It was basically just a folded piece of cardboard that he used like a scoop. Quite humorous.

The third and most recent time(today in fact) he was attempting to eat left-over beef stir fry. When he realized he had no utensil, he of course cursed his face off and then looked everywhere for something to help him eat. After searching my lunch bag and his own pockets, he decided to use the two pens he found as chop sticks. Suffice it to say they were pretty disgusting after he was done with them. The grossest part is that he had been using his pen all day to write on his time card, and I'm pretty sure he cleaned it off and continued to use it after lunch. Now I don't know how messy his hands get when he works but I know that mine are just covered in grease when I go to write on my time card.

All in all it was pretty disgusting. I'm hoping he can get even more creative the next time he forgets...oh yes there will be a next time.

Mood: Happy

POOP!!!!

My sister's dog cut a turd on my bedroom floor today. I left a note for her to clean it up when she got home but of course she still isn't home so I had to clean it up. I'm very unimpressed right now as you can imagine. I personally believe that there is no way in hell Amanda should have a dog. She is way too irresponsible!! The dog is teaching her things and she does seem happy and not such a bitch but she can barely look after it. She is too busy having a life and everything so whoever is home gets left looking after the dog. The problem is that my dad is more than willing to look after him. I really think my dad should have stepped up and not let Amanda keep the dog. He's also chewed on one of my 360 controllers and ruined my Rock Band guitar. I don't even know who to blame because apparently this happened when she wasn't looking after him!!! I try and say its her fault cause its her dog but she wont listen. It's just total balls.

Mood: Pissed Off

Fun, Fun, for Everyone

I'm at Caitlin's house right now. We just finished dinner and now we're in her room. She is cleaning up because she just set up her hedgehog cage and it takes up a lot of space. I can't wait for her to get her little hedgehog! I have seen pictures and he is so cute!

I haven't been blogging very much because I've been busy doing a whole lot of nothing. My week off is coming to a close and of course I got pretty much nothing constructive done. Oh well. I'm sure once I'm back to work it will be regular updates from me. I'm going to write more about news and current events and stuff. Cause I wanna get better at writing like a journalist or something.

Mood: Content

Saturday Night

Just catching up with Gary and Jenna Hubbert. There is nothing to do in Stroud on Saturday.

My Dad's Laptop

Today my brother and I went with my Dad to the local Best Buy and picked up a laptop for him. He got a nice 17" compaq with a 1.7Ghz processor, 3 GB ram, 160 GB hard disk, wifi, and windows vista.

Basically the only reason my dad wanted one was because he always sees me and my brother on the internet or whatever while watching tv or a movie. He wants to be able to do work and surf the internerd while watching tv basically. He is so high tech now...

My brother of course was trying to get him to buy the nicest laptop possible and all kinds of accessories. I was trying to find one that only had what he wanted and the sales person was trying to get him to upgrade to somewhere in between. Of course my dad didn't listen to his kids and instead went with what the sales person said. Oh well, it's his money not mine.

It's very funny watching him try to set it up. It's even funnier watching Andrew try and help him by telling him to set it all up the way Andrew wants it. They bicker like old people.

Mood: Entertained