With the latest spectacle of Watson at Jeopardy, it seems not just TV game shows are getting the AI treatment. Hasbro entertainment has unveiled the first dice and paper-moneyless Monopoly game titled Monopoly Live. In an attempt to revitalize the dieing board-game genre, Monopoly has been revamped with an infrared watchtower which stands at ten inches tall and dominates the center of the board. The tower monitors player moves, rolls the dice, tells you instructions and corrects you if you make a mistake. The all seeing eye tower of monopoly live will take the element of subtle cheating out of the game. Tell me honestly that you never once cheated at a game of monopoly.
Monopoly live is meant to appeal to younger kids who are so enthralled with digital downloads and apps. Hasbro has also announced a board-game version of Angry Birds is in the works.
Lets face it, technology is vastly out classing and outmatching the archaic old school. With a generation who is so used to instant gratification, things like boardgames will be a thing of distant memory. AI taking over game-shows and now boardgames, what is next robotic vacuum cleaners.......wait we have that already (Roomba lol)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
To my readers (Updates, Blog News and Questions)
Updates: Well I have been busy busy busy for the blog here trying to find interesting things to talk about. Still looking for regular work, which is a drag.
News: The post Shameless English Vs American is currently the most popular post on the site with 88 views. Thank you all for constantly reading it. We are not even two months into 2011 and we are close to beating the amount of posts posted last year in 2010. Fictional Character Fiction Fight will become a regular weekly segment here on the blog. Another TV Show Comparison will be up soon because you all seem to enjoy that the most.
Questions to my readers:
I recently downloaded Audicity again and was thinking of creating a new podcast, would you guys listen to it, if I posted the RSS feed here on the site?
Should the Podcast be solo (meaning just me talking for an set amount of time each week)? Or should there be a co-host like my old Podcast?
News: The post Shameless English Vs American is currently the most popular post on the site with 88 views. Thank you all for constantly reading it. We are not even two months into 2011 and we are close to beating the amount of posts posted last year in 2010. Fictional Character Fiction Fight will become a regular weekly segment here on the blog. Another TV Show Comparison will be up soon because you all seem to enjoy that the most.
Questions to my readers:
I recently downloaded Audicity again and was thinking of creating a new podcast, would you guys listen to it, if I posted the RSS feed here on the site?
Should the Podcast be solo (meaning just me talking for an set amount of time each week)? Or should there be a co-host like my old Podcast?
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Is the Losers A Winner?
Based off of the graphic novel of the same name, we follow a team of "dead" Special Forces Operatives who are expertly trained and highly skilled. The team runs like a dysfunctional family for the most part. A five man team with each member specializing in a different area of expertise, but can take over in another area in a pinch. Every mission The Losers take on is expertly planned and executed to the T. When you want a job done you go to one group. But if you want the job done right then you go to The Loser.
The Losers get their start in Bolivia where they are double crossed by a man named Max who orders the team dead via missile to air lift. But what max didn't calculate was the fact that the team wasn't on the air lift, the missile killedthe pilots some soldiers and twenty five innocent kids. Realizing that the missile drive by was meant for them, the team throws their dog tags into the burning wreckage and are proclaimed dead.
Living the lives of random citizens in Bolivia The Losers are discovered by Aisha and brought back to the states. With the promise of getting even with Max and clearing their names, The Losers get to work.
For a comic to film adaptation this movie is okay, it transitions well. This is what I like to call an Action/Comedy because it has the stuff of an action film but it lacks the seriousness. An example of what I mean comes when Jensen (Chris Evans, dude is just popping up all over the place) is confronted by three armed guards. He pulls out finger guns. "I am a killing machine, a top secret government project with Telekinesis." Guard goes to cuff him and POP. Then you have the groups leader Clay (Jeffery Dean Morgan) he is this serious guy on the field but when on leave. He turns into his son Dean Winchester a drinking womanizer. (Seriously did you not see the Supernatural Reference coming.)
I give this movie a 7 out of 10.
The Losers get their start in Bolivia where they are double crossed by a man named Max who orders the team dead via missile to air lift. But what max didn't calculate was the fact that the team wasn't on the air lift, the missile killedthe pilots some soldiers and twenty five innocent kids. Realizing that the missile drive by was meant for them, the team throws their dog tags into the burning wreckage and are proclaimed dead.
Living the lives of random citizens in Bolivia The Losers are discovered by Aisha and brought back to the states. With the promise of getting even with Max and clearing their names, The Losers get to work.
For a comic to film adaptation this movie is okay, it transitions well. This is what I like to call an Action/Comedy because it has the stuff of an action film but it lacks the seriousness. An example of what I mean comes when Jensen (Chris Evans, dude is just popping up all over the place) is confronted by three armed guards. He pulls out finger guns. "I am a killing machine, a top secret government project with Telekinesis." Guard goes to cuff him and POP. Then you have the groups leader Clay (Jeffery Dean Morgan) he is this serious guy on the field but when on leave. He turns into his son Dean Winchester a drinking womanizer. (Seriously did you not see the Supernatural Reference coming.)
I give this movie a 7 out of 10.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
ITS TIME TO DU DU.......I CHOOSE YOU
This is the Anime Edition of Fictional Character Fiction Fights and this fight is gonna be be classically Anime Ridiculous Yugi/Yami Yugi Vs Ash Ketchum
BIO: Yugi Moto, is your typical Anime pushover, with a big heart and the willingness to stick up for his friends despite his short stature and odd very odd hair style. Yugi however has an alter ego a taller (somehow he changes size and no one seems to notice....thats anime for you) more confident and more importantly a game master. When the going gets tough Yugi activates his magical amulet to summon the spirit of Yami to his body to save the day. He has saved the world many times over and is considered a legend even in series where he is not the main character. His power is to summon the creatures of his cards to life.....wait no it is just hologram...until it goes to the shadow realm, then the monsters are real.
Bio: Ash is a 10 year old (15 if you are not an idiot)with the dreams of becoming the worlds greatest Poke'Mon Master, along with his best pal Pikachu travel the world and collect Poke'Mon and making friends and enemies all over the place. He has a total of 44 Gym Badges (which logically put his starter Pikachu at roughly level 90 how it gets beaten is beyond me). He has a tendency to be romantically clueless around the females he travels with and he has cross dressed on two known occasions.
THE FIGHT
It will be Set in the Shadow Realm, otherwise Yugi would just be chucking cards at the Poke'Mon. Here is where it would get interesting. The two would fight like they would normally fight. Both are battle geniuses so it would be pretty evenly matched on a strategy level. Until Yugi gets out his big monsters, then the battle would go into high speed and high power. I see the ending going to Yugi. Why because even with his high level pokemon, they are no matches for Yugi's toughest monsters like the Black Luster Soldier and the Egyptian Gods.
WINNER
YUGI
BIO: Yugi Moto, is your typical Anime pushover, with a big heart and the willingness to stick up for his friends despite his short stature and odd very odd hair style. Yugi however has an alter ego a taller (somehow he changes size and no one seems to notice....thats anime for you) more confident and more importantly a game master. When the going gets tough Yugi activates his magical amulet to summon the spirit of Yami to his body to save the day. He has saved the world many times over and is considered a legend even in series where he is not the main character. His power is to summon the creatures of his cards to life.....wait no it is just hologram...until it goes to the shadow realm, then the monsters are real.
Bio: Ash is a 10 year old (15 if you are not an idiot)with the dreams of becoming the worlds greatest Poke'Mon Master, along with his best pal Pikachu travel the world and collect Poke'Mon and making friends and enemies all over the place. He has a total of 44 Gym Badges (which logically put his starter Pikachu at roughly level 90 how it gets beaten is beyond me). He has a tendency to be romantically clueless around the females he travels with and he has cross dressed on two known occasions.
THE FIGHT
It will be Set in the Shadow Realm, otherwise Yugi would just be chucking cards at the Poke'Mon. Here is where it would get interesting. The two would fight like they would normally fight. Both are battle geniuses so it would be pretty evenly matched on a strategy level. Until Yugi gets out his big monsters, then the battle would go into high speed and high power. I see the ending going to Yugi. Why because even with his high level pokemon, they are no matches for Yugi's toughest monsters like the Black Luster Soldier and the Egyptian Gods.
WINNER
YUGI
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Guitar Hero R.I.P edition
Today videogame publisher Activision came out saying they will be discontinuing their Guitar Hero line for the foreseeable future. Even going so far as to halt and junk all the work going into the 2011 Guitar Hero game. They stated the reason for the discontinue of Guitar Hero was due to decrease in interest in the Genre. This is another big hit in the genre because back in December Viacom sold off Rock Band Developer Harmonix. Also last week Rock Band publisher MTV Games was officially shut down.
Activision has also discontinued their True Crime: Hong Kong. These two discontinuations will result in seven percent of Activision's work force being laid off.
Out of the ashes of this fire, Activision said that their pulling of the plug on those two franchises will help them focus on an internal studio dubbed "Beachhead" for future Call of Duty games and will be investing in a new online multiplayer game from Blizzard.
With the Death of Music Gaming Giant it is the end of an era so it seems. Fads come and go and come again. So maybe one day a few years from now we will see a rebirth of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
Source Yahoo News
http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/374-activision-axes-guitar-hero-franchise/
Activision has also discontinued their True Crime: Hong Kong. These two discontinuations will result in seven percent of Activision's work force being laid off.
Out of the ashes of this fire, Activision said that their pulling of the plug on those two franchises will help them focus on an internal studio dubbed "Beachhead" for future Call of Duty games and will be investing in a new online multiplayer game from Blizzard.
With the Death of Music Gaming Giant it is the end of an era so it seems. Fads come and go and come again. So maybe one day a few years from now we will see a rebirth of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
Source Yahoo News
http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/374-activision-axes-guitar-hero-franchise/
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
America should not Run on Dunkin
Okay, before I get into this let first explain that I had been a fan of Dunkin Donuts for many years. Then things just started getting progressively bad. This story takes place back in 2008. I was working for a collections law firm at the time, everyday before work I would drive to the Dunkin Donuts and I would order my coffee and breakfast sandwich. First thing I noticed was the quality of the store had gone down once it received a new manager (I knew the guy was new cause it wasn't the usual manager who would greet me.) Thinking nothing of it I ordered my usual only to see my breakfast sandwich was burnt and so was my coffee. So I changed Dunkin Donuts, went to another same results burnt food and burnt coffee. Still not deterred I again went another Dunkin Donuts but changed my drink to one of their Latte's only to find out upon sipping it it was just Coffee with something called a turbo shot in it. AGAIN not deterred I went to yet another with the same results burnt food a Latte that wasn't a Latte and each store I had switched to dirty and the the food had made me sick that day.
I realize that when you are a high demand product especially in a fast paced environment things are bound to get hectic. BUT for god sakes will it kill you to clean when your not busy. Still undeterred I went back this time receiving an actual latte only to my disappointment they had burnt the espresso. Here it is eleven in the morning haven't had a good cup of coffee in months. My boss had noticed the change in my normal mood had gradually dropped from happy to be at work, to, talk to me and I swear I will end you. To which she had suggested I switch to Starbucks. I was no stranger to Starbucks but I was hesitant at first to completely change because Dunkin was on the way to work and convenient. But a change in driving schedule I found going to Starbucks wasn't a big deal.
Now for all of you who constantly say "STARBUCKS IS EXPENSIVE, I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOUR BUCKS FOR COFFEE!" Only the specialty drinks are higher in price. And to all of you who say "WE HATE HOW THERE COFFEE TASTES!" You do realize that you are probably drinking a bold blend. Try the Mild Roast Pike's Place. ALSO a cup of coffee (Not a specialty drink) is the same price as Dunkin.
It has been three years since I have switched to being a regular Starbucks customers and I haven't had any problems with the Quality of the stores or the products. The only way I would stray would be if America Suddenly got a chain of Tim Hortons Now that is good coffee.
Remember America Gets The Runs on Dunkin!!
I realize that when you are a high demand product especially in a fast paced environment things are bound to get hectic. BUT for god sakes will it kill you to clean when your not busy. Still undeterred I went back this time receiving an actual latte only to my disappointment they had burnt the espresso. Here it is eleven in the morning haven't had a good cup of coffee in months. My boss had noticed the change in my normal mood had gradually dropped from happy to be at work, to, talk to me and I swear I will end you. To which she had suggested I switch to Starbucks. I was no stranger to Starbucks but I was hesitant at first to completely change because Dunkin was on the way to work and convenient. But a change in driving schedule I found going to Starbucks wasn't a big deal.
Now for all of you who constantly say "STARBUCKS IS EXPENSIVE, I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOUR BUCKS FOR COFFEE!" Only the specialty drinks are higher in price. And to all of you who say "WE HATE HOW THERE COFFEE TASTES!" You do realize that you are probably drinking a bold blend. Try the Mild Roast Pike's Place. ALSO a cup of coffee (Not a specialty drink) is the same price as Dunkin.
It has been three years since I have switched to being a regular Starbucks customers and I haven't had any problems with the Quality of the stores or the products. The only way I would stray would be if America Suddenly got a chain of Tim Hortons Now that is good coffee.
Remember America Gets The Runs on Dunkin!!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sorry to my friends in Texas
But I am hoping y'all get snow in Dallas!!! Why, because then we can have a classic Superbowl. It is high time these pampered professionals get down to their roots and beat the snot out of each other in subzero temperatures. Like back in the glory days as my friend's dad tells me. My friends fathers all tell me when we sit down to drink with them that "The players of today wouldn't last one quarter against the players from back in my day." I am sure that has a sprinkling of truth in it but the players of yore weren't hopped up on steroids and were smaller then your average linebacker of today. So that is just a fantasy match that can only played once we get time travel.
But for now all I can hope for is a SuperSnowBowl in dallas. Both teams have had two weeks to prep for this game so my pre-prediction may not be valid anymore. But I will not give a prediction because I do not want to jinx either team. (Superstitious person here :P )
But for now all I can hope for is a SuperSnowBowl in dallas. Both teams have had two weeks to prep for this game so my pre-prediction may not be valid anymore. But I will not give a prediction because I do not want to jinx either team. (Superstitious person here :P )
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