SONY, THE LONG-TIME MANUFACTURER OF THE POPULAR PLAYSTATION CONSOLE, HAS TAKEN THE LEAD; AGAIN.
Since its launch November 2013 in North America, the company is reporting a whopping 30.2 million consoles sold to date, prior to Black Friday.
Microsoft did perform well in November, however, citing that “last month was our best November ever in the US for Xbox One, setting new records for console sales.”
Apparently beating the Japanese manufacturer in October in sales was not enough, as they have taken a back seat back into the number two position in units sold.
Microsoft led the charge in its launch of the X-box One with bundle after bundle, and also cutting its original price of the unit from $499 to $349, and then another $50 on Black friday, to $299. Often times with a choice of game(s).
Sony has quickly met that offer, and has risen to meet the special deal. The price tag on their unit is currently sitting at $299 with the choice of the Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection (3 games) or Star Wars Battlefront.
Supply and demand seems to be copacetic compared to last year’s launch of both consoles, where demand was too high and units were sparse.
Either way, for us, it is getting next gen tech into our hands at affordable prices. That is the bottom line.
Sony has the crown, for now. Your move, Microsoft.
Which console is your main? Sound off in the poll or the comments section below!
The Trailer for Bryan Singer’s 4th foray and 9th film in the X-men franchise is finally here!
The preview is opened perfectly with an ominous tone set by the lyrics from Snow Ghosts – The Hunted, and our first look at the new Jean Grey as played by actress Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones, Barely Lethal), warning of a vision of impending doom.
An ancient evil has awakened and threatens humans and mutants alike. (Haven’t I heard this plot somewhere before?) and wants to make a new world from the rubble (Definitely sounds familiar).
The difference here is he is the “First Mutant” and has been around for thousands of years and believes that all mutants are his children.
TOP THINGS TO TAKE NOTE OF:
1. Telepathic Jean Grey/Sansa Stark
2. Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique is back, with the (Old) New Crew.
Seen from right to left are Beast, Mystique, Dr. Moira MacTaggert, and in the back rows we have Quicksilver? Young Jean Grey and Cyclops.
3. Nightcrawler is back!
4. So are Jubilee and Angel.
5. Quicksilver makes a Speedy Return.
6. Apocalypse
The Ancient one (no not Cthulhu). Apparently he can grow in size? This might be a catering to fans griping about his size in early photos, as Apocalypse is generally a gigantic behemoth. Unless of course, this is some sort of dream sequence..
7. The 4 Horseman of the Apocalypse
Magneto
Psylocke
Storm
Arch-Angel
8. X-Men, Assemble!
Jean Grey, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Scott Summers/Cyclops.
9.Cyclops loses it, Again. (With no shades)
It’s like a repeat of an episode of Scooby Doo, where Velma loses her glasses and runs into the monster, but instead you shoot freaking laser beams from your eyes.
And finally, Number 10, what we have all been so eagerly waiting for….
10. BALD PROFESSOR XAVIER
Yes. Bald. Finally.
We assume he has fully succumbed to his treatment with his spinal injury and his powers having a direct correlation, choosing his powers ultimately over the ability to walk (as seen in Days of Future Past), but balding as a side effect, now resembling the Professor Xavier we know.
Honorable mention: No Wolverine.
Wolverine was actually one of the 4th horseman, the Horseman of Death.
Seeing as Hugh Jackman is saving his last Wolverine outing for the last Wolverine solo film, it’s sort of a shame we aren’t going to see him become Apocalypse dark minion.
We have lived to see another legendary human being come and go.
Nelson was most noted for his anti-colonial and anti-apartheid stances. This did not prevent him from having received 250+ honors, including being a 1993 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
He is held with the highest regards in south-africa, some tribes refer to him as father.
May “The Father of The Nation” rest in peace.
1918-2013
He was 95 years old.
( I personally need to brush up on my Mandela, I want to watch Invictus now, see Morgan Freeman’s performance of an iconic person for the first time)
PS: I find it disgusting that the “MEDIA” is still raging over Paul Walker (R.I.P) an actor, over a national savior and activist. This is why I read the news.
(Since there is no NDA for early access, I am going to share with you my experience thus far)
When Star Wars The Old Republic, Bio-wares fully voiced massively multi-player online role-playing game was released in December 20, 2011,
Star Wars and MMO fans a-like flocked to the game, making it a 1 million subscriber game within three days of its launch, making it the world’s “fastest-growing MMO ever”.
Now, almost 2 years later, the game seems to be thriving; especially with the latest launch of Galactic Starfighter.
We’ve all wanted this from the beginning, instead of being in a space ship handled on rails, not guided by the player.
Better late than never I say… (although I’m not so sure about the Diablo III pvp debacle AHEM.)
Ship customization is rather bare in the beginning, although this doesn’t mean there are high values for customization. There are 14 different space ships, and countless numbers of mods, weapons, colors, and combinations to chose from. So you can BK have it your way.
You start off with a basic Gunner ship, and a scout ship. They both have their roles within the battle. Of course your gunner ship will be your “grunt” so to speak. Heavy firepower, and medium mobility, with acceptable armor.. In the right pilots controls, it makes a deadly starting ship.
The scout ship on the other hand, is strictly for the pilot on a mission (shoot the missile into the small hole and destroy the deathstar! thats what she said. )
You are equipped with a power regenerator, for bursts of speed. Shield Regenerator, for those intense “Im about to blow up your ship” moments, and of course… the barrel roll. Which actually comes quite in handy when you are outrunning Sith ships.
You can also choose your crew members, but choose them wisely. They can provide pivotal roles in helping you win your sci-fi top-gun fantasy.
I just roll with the R2-D2 looking droid, he makes me feel comfortable with his “beeps and boops”.
Once you get your poop in a group, after creation of your ship, you can jump into combat!
The PVP game modes I have played are your standard capture the zone-fare. But this is a good thing. You capture “satellite-esque” floating structures and then they become armed with turrets etc. for defense. You capture these with your team by hovering around them and shooting off any potential customers. It’s just Like –
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Boom. Warhawk on the Playstation? Remeber that? Yeah. It was awesome.
Controls are pretty simple. W , A, S, D keys move your ship, and your mouse is for looking around, holding down space bar will make you haul ass.
Your ship comes with abilities bound to the left and right click on the mouse respectively, one for your primary, and one for secondary lock-on weapons.
Controls are tight, a good thing, and there are indicators everywhere for what you need to be doing and where you need to be aiming.
At first its kind of alot to take in, but then you kind of just look at the middle of the screen and zone in.
One little gripe I have, which I HAVE NOT, experimented with yet is the camera. It seems to be too close
to the back of the ship. This might make some players un-easy with motion sickness, but I doubt it.
Combat is satisfying, and its nice when you are dog-fighting and have the upper hand (I am about to blow this noob up)
Come back here ! Mathias! (my enemy for the round)
Thus far, this is a welcome addition to Star wars, The old Republic.
We have all wanted this since launch, and it’s here. Now every geek with the dreams of being a starship pilot (including me) can frolick in space
After being left last Sunday with this image firmly engraved in our minds, we knew that imminent war would be dawning upon
The Walking Dead.
Buuut what we really didn’t know, was how blown away (Tank anyone?) we would be by this mid-season finale.
“Brian” , also the artist formerly known as “The Govnuh”, whom you may know from “I Attacked Your Prison” and “I Attacked Your Prison 2” has a very pivotal talk with his camp, he pretty much asks them “Hey I’ve got this old vendetta, they’ve got supplies and a place though, wanna help me?”
Brian then enters the trailer
with Hershel and Michonne being held captive and he basically states what goes unsaid between the two rivaling groups,
we cannot coincide with one another in the same space.
Hershel tries to redeem the Brianator, saying that they can, but The Govnuh has none of it.
This leads to him ending an imposed question from Hershel about how Brian could justify his daughters possibly being killed in the attack and understanding because he was once a father, with a simple “Because they aren’t mine”. Thus showing that Brian Blake is indeed, a cold-hearted, murderous ass that missed the sharing activities of the 3rd grade.
One-eye Bri, also mentions that Michonne and himself could not reconcile, while her body language responds with concurrence.
(By the way, back in prison-ville) Rick drops the Carol bomb on Pookie a.k.a Daryl. Yeah he flips shit. Some how he doesn’t end up getting thrown over a railing though..
Later on..
One-eyed Bri, got his eye on the prize.
A nice “ode” to how they rolled up to the prison was presented, albeit with less people and less troop vehicles.
The talk. The talk we’ve all been waiting for.
It’s kind of funny because One-eye asks for Rick to come down for a “Talk” (while Rick is only equipped with his side-arm), then pretty much ends it with “I have a tank! and I am letting you leave here, what more is there to talk about?!”
Of course Rick pulls a page out of Rick’s own book, used by Hershel earlier, to try to sway the pirate into believing that they can coincide
and live together peacefully among the pea-pods of the garden (in some weird segregation-ey) way. Hershel agrees, but of course..
The Pirate wants all the booty to himself. (Michonne’s butt comes to mind)
Rick makes a very firm statement that they will not leave the prison. They will fight back. This is what initiates possibly the most cataclysmic part of this episode.
Hershel buys the farm. By Michonne’s blade, in The Governors hands. (In the comics this was Tyreese in Hershels place).
Rick’s reaction ignites an all out rage that has been coming to a head, and the shot heard round the walker infested world is heard.
This begins the war, with Rick ducking for cover as he takes a shot to the leg behind a bus.
Everyone else begins to pop off shots, including Maggie and Beth who completely lose it and shoot like wild women (justifiably).
The tank eventually makes its way into the grounds of the prison, But Daryl (while fighting off walkers and human targets) disables the tank
with a grenade down the cannon, enabling the death of the tank commander (Kirk Acevedo’s character [Band of Brothers]) to be killed with an arrow to the chest. Courtesy of Daryl.
Mean-while.. the Governor is taken surprise by Rick, camping from the bus before, and this results in the culmination of Rick getting his @$$ kicked into a pulp until….
Michonne kills The Governor. But Not Really. (She just critically wounds him through the back via her katana and walks away. Seriously.)
The others are trying to make their way to the bus, that eventually escapes. leaving a few behind.
The real killer happens to be Lilly (as in the comics).
The shot that symbolized the most to me was the one-eyed king being stepped on. Symbolizing his death.
Later on Rick searches for Carl, with luck. They reunite and share a brief moment of relief, then start searching for Judith.
While the battle was occurring, the children under Carol’s wing seemingly leave Judith behind, after being coerced to fight instead of run to the bus.
Back to the present:
What Rick and Carl find is this:
Is Judith dead? Victim to walkers? There’s alot of blood there. Was she taken onto the bus?
Either way, this is a huge hit to Carl and Rick, who have now lost both Lori and apparently Judith.
(who were taken away with one bullet in the comics)
First off. Rest in peace to Hershel.. Good ol’ Hershey’s kisses, Colonel Sanders, Spaghetti Tuesday man, whatever you may have called him. Take it easy old man. Your departure is saddening to say the least.
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