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I’m back from playing too many games and getting my wisdom teeth removed. Today I got the new and improved game AvP from Rebellion. I played a few matches online and played the first campaign level of the Marines and I think it’s awesome. The multiplayer needs to faster so you can get into games much quicker but other then that I’d give this game a 8.5/10, the same score that OXM has. I still suck at playing the Xenomorphs but I love the Infestation game mode, which brings back the memories of playing Zombies on Halo 2. I recommend anyone to pick this game up that loves Source games, the movies, or just loves to play some ‘Zombies’. Add me if you want to play some time. I’ll be playing AvP, Arcade games, Mass Effect 1 + 2, and soon BF: BC2.

If you haven’t picked up this game then I highly recommend you do so now. I’m late on this but till Sunday you can grab this half off at 400MSP, instead of the original price of 800MSP. The game includes 50 Single Player Levels, 50 Multiplayer Levels, 3 Boss Fights, 2 Gamerpictures, 1 Premium Theme, and 2 Avatar Shirts to be unlocked. Here’s the Link to the download or you can click on the picture to the left and head on over to the official website. Hopefully soon they bring on some DLC because The Maw did and it even says Content Downloads.

Around 12 hours ago the anticipated demo hit the Xbox Live Marketplace, and hundreds of people rushed to download. I was right on top of it and waited all night for that demo to hit, what a shame right? Well it’s not and I’m glad I did because it’s so thrilling. The demo has it’s ups and downs but demos aren’t meant to be perfect nor do they reflect what the final game will be, it’s just there for people to play and wanting to buy it more.

When I downloaded the demo I was all psyched out and thinking what will it be all about and 10 minutes later the demo finished and I got lucky and played as the Predator in my first match. It’s lucky because every game you get a random species but have the option to change it. The problem is that there can only be 4 Aliens and 2 Predators at a time so that’s why it’s lucky to become a Predator, because everyone wants to be it.

The Predator is awesome but somewhat hard to get the hang of because he has so many abilities and 3 different vision modes. The vision modes are what helps you see the certain species better. The red is for the predators, the green is for the aliens, and the blue goes to the marines. The problem I say that it’s hard to get used to is that you have to constantly keep switching between these, unless you have good eye sight. Just imagine how too powerful the predator would be if he had all 3 into 1. The weapons are sweet and fun to use as the predator. Who doesn’t want to throw a combi stick through an alien? You get to choose from the Combi Stick, Smart Disc, Proximity Mine, and the Plasma Catter which all have to be found on the map besides your Wristblades. 1 other thing is that your cloak never goes away but if you sprint it fades in and out and also when you attack it goes away till you reactivate it.

The Marines are just your basic humans, which in the demo it’s not good to play as since it’s all FFA and Humans must stay together to survive I think. The Marines start off with a Pulse Rifle and a Pistol while the Shotgun, Smartgun, Flamethrower, and Scoped Rifle have to be found on the map. You really never have to use your pistol because the Pulse Rifle has 99 bullets in it’s clip so it’s really useless. You also get a Motion Tracker so you can see who’s coming next to you. There’s really nothing else about a Marine besides that they will be awesome to play as in a Team game, but as FFA you are better off with the Alien or Predator.

Last but not least is the infamous Aliens that love to slice you open with there tail. The Aliens are swift but have the lowest amount of health, probably because they are meant to be the Assassins. Aliens are a deadly species if you know how to use them correctly, and can be unstoppable to others. A few things to know about the Aliens is that they have no weapons but who needs weapons when you execute? They can see any species that are close enough even through walls, they climb on all surfaces, and there Heavy Attacks are unstoppable. If I can not be a Predator then I turn to the Aliens because I love to just hang out and then attack like an assassin in the dark.

Now the Demo only has 1 Map which is dark and lays it’s advantages towards the aliens, 1 Game mode that is just a Free For All Deathmatch, and 1 Skin for each species. The way the demo looks is that you earn XP to unlock extra skins for the Species, which is awesome because I’d hate it to play out like Gears of War 2 did and earn you nothing besides just a rank. If you have something to look forward to then it’s so much better. Below you will find a few screenshots of the Species and a video. Have fun.

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A little rant is about to take place here, so prepare yourself with enough fire power to take down a zombie army.

Lately I’ve been actually watching more movies and television then playing video games, probably because there is Red Box 1 block away from my house and I’ve been getting into all these new TV shows out there. Since I wanted to see the new American Pie movie on my TV and the Red Box does not have it, I decided to go to the Xbox Live Movie Marketplace, Zune. I searched for it, found it, refused to pay the outrageous fee for it. You get to keep the movie for 24 hours when renting after you pressed play. I used to rent from Zune because it was cheaper then heading down to Movie Gallery and picking one up there, after you added the gas price in with it.

I refused to pay for this movie because you have to pay 320MSP just for the Standard Definition, which adds up to around $4USD. I could easily just walk down a block and rent 4 new movies (not including tax) for the same price. Why do they think this is a good idea? Well it’s Microsoft. I believe there TV Shows are the same way. It’d probably be cheaper just to go out and buy the Season on DvD (or blu-ray) and you could also watch it anytime, anywhere, anyplace you want. I think this is ridiculous and MS needs to revise there prices before it’s too late, Red Box is taking over the Movie business.

Now the final part to the Zune is the Music Video section, and ohh-muh-gawd is it awful! You can watch the Music Videos for free through YouTube or you can set up the Media Center from your PC to the Xbox and watch some that way, at least I do. I think it’s ridiculous (again) how you have to pay $1-$2 for a Music Video now, but when it first launched on the Pre-NXE it was free. I don’t understand how things work in the media business but I know for a fact that these prices do not bring in a lot of revenue. Hell the Red vs Blue episodes cost money on Zune while you go to there site and you can watch for free, or even better yet, buy the Box Set and DvDs for a lot cheaper then what Zune offers. I’m hoping that Microsoft fixes the prices in the future to lower them, but that’s like asking someone to jump off a mountain with no parachute. Would you do it?

That’s it for now, stay tuned for the next rant which will be talking about the Xbox Live Game Marketplace, oh please help us.

Prices all come down to $4 per Standard Definition Movie, $2 per TV Show Episode, and $1-2 per Music Video.
Note: these prices are for renting, not buying, except for the Music Video.

If you want to watch FREE TV Shows on your computer, then head on over to Hulu.com, they also have a small selection of Movies to watch.

This is just a reminder that the Aliens vs Predator Demo is set to hit the Xbox Live Marketplace on February 4th, same goes for the PSN and Steam. I highly recommend you try this demo since it looks amazing in the trailers. Once the demo hits I will give a brief post to what it’s all about and what to expect, with videos and images. To find out a little more about this demo then head on over to there official news post.