Beauty and The Chief

My girlfriend with my Legendary edition Halo 3 helmet. 

What Do You Drink While You Game?

When I game, I usually have a cup of hot coffee, light and sweet, by my side.

Coffee just gets my juices flowing when I am playing a game. It helps me get through parts that get me frustrated or I don't want to get through it.

Before starting Bioshock 2 I was playing Batman: Arkham Asylum. I was playing on hard difficulty and I can say that the bosses are so damn annoying after having their thug buddies come in and mess with me while the heavy-built boss is slamming into you, killing and throwing me into despair. Coffee lets me take a break, have a sip of sweet dreams going down my throat and having a moment to think on the situation at hand.

Coffee also has many effects on the human body that help me game. It grants smarts, at least in my case. I think faster, react more timely and do things i wouldn't do faster if i wasn't drinking coffee.

Coffee helps me be more productive when I am gaming. Some say I am addicted to the stuff and to them I say "WOOO!!!! YEEAAAHHH!!!!" and slowly walk away.

What Am I Playing?

Bioshock 2

Will I Buy Kinect? Maybe, Just Drop The Price

I understand what the Kinect, Microsoft's new peripheral for the Xbox 360, can do. It allows users to play video games and control their consoles with their bodies. That is the one thing that has me excited about Kinect. I can control Netflix by moving my arms around; that is awesome. I not only get to watch Mythbusters, but I get a mini-workout as well. Okay, maybe it is not much of a workout but I am trying to give it the benefit of the doubt...

Kinect will run for $150. That is just way too much for me. I am jobless, living with my mother for the time being and jobless. Did I mention I don't have a job to support such an expensive hobby like video gaming? I think I did. Maybe if it was $75 or $85, THEN and only then will I be interested in such a fine piece of technology as the Wii without the Wiimote, I mean Kinect is.

Featured Site of The Week: Goozex

I am a person who recycles. Well, recycles video games.

I found out about a great video game/movie trading site called Goozex a few weeks ago and it's helped my gaming habits get back into shape.

Goozex works on a points system that lets gamers buy used and some new titles with points they've earned from trading old or used games and movies. 100 points equates to $5, 200 points for $10 until 1000 points which is $50.  

It is a pretty cool site because you can buy games which would be almost $50 at one place, but be an equivilent of $15 on Goozex.

I've gotten games like Assassins Creed 2, Fable 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum and a few more titles for very cheap prices.

Featured Site of the Week: Good News: Shut Up!

There are many video game web sites out in the internet. They try to bring you news, reviews and other things you want. Some do it unsuccessfully. Do you know why? Because they just suck!

Not really, they just do not have that character which makes other sites what they are. Good News: Shut Up! is one of those sites which character. Created by Arien Russell and James Henry, it brings news and reviews to gamers with feeling.

They also have a podcast that runs every Wednesday where they share their voices and opinions outside of the site amongst themselves and with special guests.

They bring their humorous talents together with other gamers in order to let their voices be heard. If anything, they are gamers like you and me.

Check them out at goodnewsshutup.com

Hulu On The Xbox 360 Could Make My Day If It Happens

There have been numerous rumors going around the internet that Hulu will be coming to the Xbox 360.

I think this is a great thing for users who enjoy watching television shows and movies streamed to their consoles. But, I do not think it is so great that users have to pay a fee for older content while the newer will be free. That is what most of the rumors state will commence when the service might hit Xbox Live.

Is it really fair that Xbox Live users have to pay another subscription fee for old content? Why can't we just have our early episodes of House or Lost free of charge? Can we not have it like it is on the Hulu site?

The fate of the video streaming service might be revealed in this years E3, which is not so far away.